Hilal Ahmar ( ar, الهلال الأحمر, fa, هلال احمر, tr, Hilâl-i Ahmer, ur, ہلالِ احمر) means ''Red Crescent'' in English. Hilal Ahmar is a
charitable organization; the equivalent of the
International Red Cross. Hilal Ahmar is a humanitarian non-profit organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness in Pakistan.
The Hilal e Ahmar was renamed the ''Kızılay Derneği'' in
Turkey in 1935.
Red Crescent society in
Pakistan is still called Anjuman e Hilal e Ahmar Pakistan. It was founded on December 20, 1947 by the founder of Pakistan,
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...
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See also
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List of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...
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Turkish Red Crescent
Turkish Red Crescent (Turkish: ''Türk Kızılay'' (official) or ''Kızılay'' (for short)) is the largest humanitarian organization in Turkey and is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
The organization was founded i ...
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Pakistan Red Crescent Society
Pakistan Red Crescent Society ( ur, ہلالِ احمر پاکستان), is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical and relief services in Pakistan. The organization was founded on 20 December 1947 after Pakistan's independen ...
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Iranian Red Crescent Society
The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), officially the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, جمعیت هلال احمر جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Jamʿiyyat-e Helâl-e Ahmar-e Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân) is a n ...
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Algerian Red Crescent Society
The Algerian Red Crescent is an Algerian humanitarian volunteer organization founded in 1957. It has been recognized by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement only since 1963.
History
Context Behind the ICRC and CRA
The Algeria ...
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Saudi Arabian Red Crescent Society
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Syrian Arab Red Crescent
The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) ( ar, الهلال الأحمر العربي السوري ''Al-Hilal al-Aḥmar al-Arabi al-Souri'') is a humanitarian nonprofit organization. Its headquarters are in the Syrian capital city of Damascus. The s ...
External links
International Red Cross and Red CrescentHilal Ahmar IndonesiaRed Crescent and Red Cross Club
Arabic words and phrases
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