RELIEF and REHABILITATION PROGRAM

A program to provide relief & rehabilitation to Muslim victims of sectarian violence and natural disasters in India. Help is channeled through existing Muslim charities, orphanages etc in India.

1987: The AIM Relief and Rehabilitation Fund established to help the needy Muslims in India.

1991: Organized a fundraising dinner, collected $15,000 in donations and distributed them to victims of communal riots in various Indian cities.

1998: Raised and distributed relief funds ($4,000) for the victims of cyclones in Orissa and Gujarat.

1999: Raised and distributed relief funds ($4,000) for the victims of the massacres in Kosovo.

2001: Raised and distributed relief funds ($20,000) for the victims of the earthquake in Gujarat.

2002 / 2003 : The Gujarat genocide: In the aftermath of the massacre of Muslims in Gujarat, organized fundraising events in several cities in Eastern US, collected about $200,000, and distributed the money to the victims in Gujarat through several charitable organizations. The funds were utilized to build a very large number of houses and re-build damaged houses for the thousands of victims of the 2002 genocide of Muslims in Gujarat.