على الرغم من أن الدين الإسلامي يعتبر أكثر الأديان التي، رسخت مفهوم وتعزيز ثقافة المسؤولية الاجتماعية، غير أن هناك اعتقادا خاطئا لدى البعض، بأنه مفهوم إسلامي ارتبط فقط بالأعمال الخيرية، بما في ذلك الصدقات وغيرها من أعمال البر الخيرية، التي يقوم بها بعض المحسنين تجاه الفرد والمجتمع.

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Green Globe announced certification of the Al Manzil and Qamardeen Hotels in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Following Dubai’s transition towards a green economy, both properties have been demonstrating leadership in adopting policies and initiatives to minimize their impact on the environment. 



“It is a true honor that Al Manzil and Qamardeen Hotels, owned and operated by Emaar Hospitality Group, have been rewarded with one of the most prestigious…

When Fathi Buhazza's airline received a government contract to fly humanitarian aid from the UAE to earthquake-ravaged Pakistan five years ago, he regretted taking money for charitable work.

"We were paid a lot of money for our services," he said. "I did not feel that this is part of our value to benefit from the misery of other people, so we decided to waive our costs for…

Student participants in the recently concluded summer internship program have commended the approachable faculty, high-technology laboratory facilities and the right ambience at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology for encouraging research outcomes in clean energy and advanced sustainable technologies.



A total of 16…

PepsiCo, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, has a long tradition in community service and corporate social responsibility.

Kuwait Finance House (KFH) concluded its social and religious voluntary program that it organized during Ramadan. The program included numerous initiatives and charitable contributions, in addition to other surprises that were announced at the time.…

In line with General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) efforts to undertake Social Corporate Responsibility initiatives, GCAA teamed up with UAE Genetic Disease Association (GDA) and signed an MoU to provide support to GDA’s activities in UAE, notably those evolving around preventing the occurrence of Thalassemia, a common genetic disorder in UAE.

The MoU was signed in GCAA’s Dubai…

The Dubai government’s first green building that can significantly cut down energy consumption and generate 600kW of electricity using solar power is fast taking shape on Shaikh Zayed Road in Al Quoz.

The construction of the new green building, which is dedicated for the water and civil division of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), will be completed shortly, Dewa said on Sunday.

The building with a total space of around 340,000 square feet…

Forget charity. Invigorated since the revolution, Egyptian social entrepreneurs are redefining development by using free market principles to help the poor. Some of them are even turning a profit. 

As an earnest young undergraduate at the American University in Cairo in 2002, Raghda El Ebrashi founded a service club to help uplift the poor. El Ebrashi, who was halfway through a business degree, began her endeavor like any good student. She…

في ظل الأوضاع الاقتصادية الصعبة التي يعانيها الأردنيون من شرائح مختلفة؛ خصوصا ذوي الدخل المحدود، ومع استمرار التأثيرات السلبية لظاهرتي البطالة والفقر على المجتمع، تظهر جلياً أهمية برامج المسؤولية الاجتماعية لشركات القطاع الخاص التي تنفذها منفردة أو بالشراكة مع القطاع العام، خصوصاً أن هذا المفهوم نشأ أصلاً لملامسة وتغطية احتياجات المجتمعات المحلية ومشاركة الشركات لهموم الناس ومشاكلهم.…

Chairman of the Executive Committee in Charity Committee for Orphans Care, HRH Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, has cherished and commended STC's role in serving the community.

The Prince commended the telecom company in an acknowledgement letter that was sent to the Group CEO of STC, Dr.…

As part of Arab Bank's corporate social responsibility program "Together," the Bank recently hosted an Iftar for 200 orphans at the Children's Museum, a non-profit educational initiative of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, in collaboration with a number of community based organizations registered under the Ministry of Social Development and the Children's…

Emirates Islamic Bank (EIB) announced that it is one of the sponsors of the sixth Takatof Ramadan Project, launched recently by the Emirates Foundation for Youth Development.

The Ramadan project is in line with the vision of the Takatof initiative (Social Volunteering Programme), which seeks to…

In the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan, Barclays Bank PLC announced that it has donated 38 computers to the Dubai Autism Center (DAC) in order to support and facilitate DAC's holistic approach to intervention and therapy. The Barclays IT team volunteered to set up and install the computers to create a dedicated facility for the students and instructors of the…

In a committed effort to give back to the community in Jeddah, SIPCO - the Saudi-owned bottler of Pepsi and other Pepsico products for western region in Saudi Arabia - is sponsoring up to 6,000 Iftar meals daily.

As part of its corporate social responsibility program, Pepsi-Bugshan has partnered…

HSBC Kuwait this Ramadan ensured that families in need and the less fortunate were able to share in the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan. Staff volunteers signed up for the activity and served 315 Iftar meals daily.

The activity commenced at the start of Ramadan and will continue until the end…

The staffs from PARK ROTANA & PARK ARJAAN, Abu Dhabi, headed by Mr. Adolph Mujaes, Director of Human Resources, gave a surprise to our MBM Women employees on 15^th August 2012 by giving away  Well care Packs (100 Nos.) in association with Labors of Love UAE for Ramadan.

The well care packs had a sheet, towel, hand towel, toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo and conditioner, during the occasion Ms. Angel Wesley of Labors of Love UAE appreciated the Rotana management for their…

ETA M&E Division had organized an IFTAR on 10.08.2012 for the Workmen residing at their Al Faya Camp with the support of Labours of Love UAE and Volvic Mineral waters. Over 750 Workmen had joined this IFTAR, and they appreciated the initiative taken by the M&E ADH Management and the Labours of Love UAE, a nonprofit service organization. Mr. V. Sivapal, Senior Executive (HR & Admin) thanked Ms. Angel,of Labours of Love UAE for accepting our request to host such a grand…

Vodafone Egypt maintained its society development initiatives this year, highlighting its pioneering role in corporate social responsibility (CSR). The telco aims to reach the highest number of people in society to spread sustainable development ideas. 



Vodafone focuses on improving education and eradicating illiteracy. The mobile operator gives a special priority to resisting poverty and benefiting from mobile phone technology in development and providing…