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Irish Examiner
02-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
'A heartfelt thank you': Organisers of Coffee for Palestine campaign thank customers for support
The people behind the Coffee for Palestine campaign have thanked all those who supported the initiative that aims to raise money for children and communities in Gaza. Participating businesses pledged the value of 10 coffees a day for seven days to the Coffee For Palestine campaign from June 23 to June 29. The campaign reached many counties across Ireland, with more than 270 cafés, 51 of which were Cork-based, as well as Monks Coffee Roasters in Amsterdam and Humble Coffee in South Africa, participating this year. But what made the campaign's impact even more special was a message received by participating café, the Palestinian-owned Izz Café, directly from Gaza. Izz Café shared photos of one of their friends in Gaza standing amidst the ruins of their home, holding up the Coffee for Palestine campaign poster. The team at Izz Café said the photos left them speechless and were brought to tears "because it showed that love and solidarity reached them'. Speaking to the Irish Examiner about the campaign, Clare Condon of Good Day Deli said: 'Coffee For Palestine all began in June 2024 when it got to the point where we were so appalled and distraught about what was happening in Gaza, that we felt we had to do something as opposed to watching it on our screens helplessly. 'It was pretty clear that a lot of people in our industry wanted to do something also, but there was a lot of uncertainty around how to help or which organisation to donate to. 'I approached Eman from Izz Café and Deirdre from Studio Boon with the idea to ask cafés to pledge 10 coffees per day for 7 days to our campaign. The idea was simple and had the potential to raise a lot of funds with a multiplier effect of others joining. Eman and Deirdre were immediately on board and we started planning our campaign for September. 'Eman guided us on the political and cultural sensitivities and chose the charities for the campaign, as she has the best knowledge on what is happening on the ground. Clare Condon of Good Day Deli and co-founder of the Coffee for Palestine campaign. 'Deirdre designed the logo and the visual identity of the campaign. The Coffee For Palestine logo utilises the tatreez coffee bean motif, known as 'Habbet Binn' ةبح نب. This symbol holds cultural significance in Palestinian embroidery, particularly in the Jaffa and Gaza regions. Serving as a delightful and intricate representation of a coffee bean, a fundamental element in Palestinian hospitality and social gatherings, this motif symbolizes warmth and welcome. The colour palette is inspired by the food and flora of Palestine.' Condon said a lot of thought, work, planning and strategy went into their first campaign, with an aim to keep the campaign as simple and as sharable as possible so that it was easy for others to get involved and raise as much funds as possible. More than 150 cafés and restaurants were involved in 2024 and more than €50,000 was raised for charities and communities on the ground in Gaza. Condon said that the goal for this year's campaign was to engage even more cafés and restaurants to raise more funds – a goal which was met, with more than 270 establishments taking part this year. 'We had a new volunteer Campaign Manager, Emer, and Creative Producer, Shahd this year who were instrumental in widening the reach across Ireland,' Condon said. She spoke of the importance of the campaign to show people in Gaza support and compassion by raising awareness and letting them know that we are thinking of them everyday and said 100% of proceeds from the campaign will go directly to five organisations providing urgent support on the ground in Gaza. Those organisations include: Gaza go Bragh, a grassroots Irish initiative fundraising directly for emergency aid, water and food in Gaza; Unicef Gaza Gaza Crisis Response, delivering life-saving supplies and protection for children in Gaza; Medicine Sans Frontiers, offering vital surgical care, medical aid, and mental health services in Gaza's overwhelmed hospitals; Palestinian Red Crescent Society, emergency medical responders, providing ambulances, trauma care, and humanitarian relief; and Communities on the Ground, a community-led giving initiative selected by Eman from Izz Café. 'It's also important to support the cafés and restaurants that have committed to donating to the campaign. Small independent cafés and restaurants are so important in our communities and often have social impact goals as well as running businesses,' Condon said. Speaking following this year's campaign, Eman Alkarajeh said: 'From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone who shared a cup of coffee with us, you shared much more than a drink; you shared hope. 'A very special thank you to my dear friends Deirdre from Studio Boon and Clare from Good Day Deli, who stood beside me with their warm hearts and strong voices. This campaign would not have been the same without you. You made it feel like I wasn't alone, you made it feel like Palestine was right here with us. 'And to our talented friend who designed and printed our beautiful logo, thank you for giving our message a face. Your work brought light, even when the skies over Gaza were dark. From Gaza from under the rubble, from Cork with all our love, Thank you. We will never stop talking about Palestine.'
Extra.ie
24-06-2025
- Business
- Extra.ie
How a cup of coffee is fueling change for thousands of children
Coffee for a good cause? Count us in! A popular fundraising initiative has returned for 2025, with a number of small Irish businesses getting involved. The Coffee for Palestine 2025 campaign will see a group of cafes and restaurants raising funds for children in the war torn region over the course of this week. Coffee for a good cause? Count us in! Pic: Shutterstock From June 23 to June 29 they will pledge the price of 10 coffees a day for 7 days to the campaign, in a bid to raise much needed funds for charities and communities on the ground in Gaza. The charities are chosen by Eman from Café Izz,Cork, with the initial campaign in 2024 involving over 150 cafes and restaurants and collectively raising over €50k. This time the campaign is eager to engage even more cafes and restaurants, to raise more funds, and reach more people in Gaza. The charities for 2025 include; Gaza go Bragh, UNICEF Gaza, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and Communities on the Ground. Popular Dublin cafes involved in the initiative are Grindstone, Nobo, Russell Street Bakery, Kaph and many more. With over 180 establishments across the country currently involved, check out the Coffee for Palestine Instagram page to find your nearest cafe and get involved. You can also find the Coffee for Palestine map here.
Indian Express
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
No word since last call 2 days, Chhattisgarh parents worry about daughter, her family in Iran
Chhattisgarh prisons department employee Kasim Raza (60) last spoke to his daughter, who lives with her husband and children in Iran, on Wednesday. She told him she was scared and wanted to come back to India amid the escalating Israel-Iran conflict. Since that call, there has been no communication from her. Raza's 29-year-old daughter, Eman, lives in the Iranian city of Qom. Her husband, Madhya Pradesh native Ejaz Zaidi (34), is pursuing maulviyat (traditional Islamic education) in Iran. They have two sons aged five and three. Qom is the city where several Indian students from the Iranian capital of Tehran, which has faced multiple strikes from Israel, have been moved to. While this gave the Raza family some hope that the city is relatively calm, the fact that there has been no communication from their daughter since Wednesday has left them worried. 'The last phone call we got from Eman was on Wednesday, when she said she was scared, that she wanted to come back to India, and that things were not going well in Iran. She and her mother were crying on the phone. I will soon submit a letter to the Indian government through the state government requesting them to make arrangements to get my daughter and her family back home,' Raza told The Indian Express from their home in Raipur. Raza last saw his daughter in 2023, when she had come to India for 45 days and stayed with her parents for a couple of weeks. Raza's wife, Shaheen, said, 'Our son-in-law was to come to India on June 13 for Muharram, but his flight got cancelled due to the ongoing conflict. We saw news that internet has been suspended (in Iran) for safety. We are unable to contact them, so we believe the internet is not working there. This is the first time we are facing such an issue. I got very scared when my grandson told me, yaha pe war chal rahi hai (a war is going on here). They do not understand what a war is!'
Time of India
18-06-2025
- Time of India
Boy dies after fall while playing with father
Thiruvananthapuram: A four-year-old boy, who sustained a head injury while playing with his father, died on Tuesday night while undergoing treatment at SAT Hospital. Police identified the deceased as Eman of RL Sadanam near Karikkathin at Chulliyoor. Eman was the only child of Rajin, a bus driver, and Dhanya, a homemaker. According to police, the incident happened on Tuesday evening. Eman was playing with his father, who was sitting on the floor. Suddenly, the boy ran towards him and climbed on his chest. The father was unable to catch him in time and Eman fell over the father's shoulder and hit his head against the wall. The boy sustained a grievous head injury and was soon rushed to a private hospital at Parassala. After his condition turned critical, doctors referred him to SAT Hospital, where he was put on ventilator support. However, he died at 11.30pm. Parassala police registered a case under Section 194 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita for unnatural death. His body was sent to relatives after a postmortem and inquest at the medical college hospital. The funeral was held at his house on Wednesday evening.
CairoScene
28-05-2025
- Health
- CairoScene
Daleela Launches Region's First Free Women's Health Summit in Cairo
Daleela Launches Region's First Free Women's Health Summit in Cairo From PCOS to motherhood, Daleela's summit brings Arab women's health into focus; free, accessible, and built for her. 'This pain is normal.' 'I didn't know this was even a thing.' Sentences like these echoed in the mind of Nour Eman, founder of women's health platform Daleela, for years. She heard them from women all across the MENA region, from every walk of life. Now, through Daleela, Eman is rewriting the script. After years of building an AI-driven health assistant and a platform rooted in real, accessible care, Daleela has launched its first live Women's Health Summit in Cairo: a free, unapologetic space for education, healing, and community. 'We wanted to take everything we've built digitally - the AI assistant, the diagnostics, the content - and bring it to life in a way that feels real, human, and communal,' Nour Emam tells CairoScene. The summit's scope is expansive. It spans medical deep-dives on conditions like PCOS and endometriosis, panels on birth trauma and body image, and taboo-shattering sessions on FGM, period shame, and sexual confidence. But it's also deeply emotional, integrating workshops, breathwork, and movement designed to address trauma that lives in the body, not just in charts. 'Women's health isn't just physical,' Eman says. 'We carry silence and shame in our nervous systems. The workshops are just as important as the science.' One of the summit's most anticipated panels is Motherhood Unfiltered, hosted and moderated by the founder herself. 'Because I've lived it, the beautiful parts and the messy parts,' she explains. 'I didn't want it sugar-coated. I wanted women to hear the truth and feel seen.' What makes the summit unprecedented is how open it is. There are no pricey tickets, no exclusivity. All attendees need is the Daleela app. 'We built this platform to make healthcare more accessible, not more gated,' she says. 'Making the summit free was never a marketing decision, it was a valuable one.' The event also centres regional voices, with Arab practitioners and specialists leading the charge. 'Too much women's health advice online is filtered through a Western lens. We wanted women to feel represented, not lectured.' More than just a one-off gathering, this summit is part of Daleela's bigger vision: 'The summit plants the seed, but the daily app experience, the content, the partnerships, that's where the long-term shift happens. This is about changing how women in our region access care, feel seen, and stay informed.' And for women attending for the first time? 'I hope they walk away feeling more connected to their bodies, and less ashamed of them. If even one woman walks out feeling a little lighter, it's all worth it.'
