How Zakat is bridging the Middle East’s $1 billion-a-day crisis
As Ramadan 2026 draws to a close, the Middle East is confronting a stark reality. While the region’s ongoing conflicts are estimated to cost a staggering $1 billion a day, humanitarian organizations are grappling with shrinking budgets and record-breaking displacement.
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), more than 19 million people are currently internally displaced across the Middle East.
Amid these overlapping and incessant crises, Zakat has transformed from a religious obligation into a sophisticated, multi-million-dollar engine of survival.
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