Othman Moqbel

Othman Moqbel is a British non-profit executive. He is a trustee of AVECO[1] and Charity Futures.[2] Currently CEO of Syria Relief, the largest Syria-focused NGO in the UK.[3][4] Formerly, he was CEO of Human Appeal from 2010 to 2018.

In 2017, Othman Moqbel was nominated for the BOND Humanitarian Award.[5]

Education and early career

Moqbel earned his BA and MA in Islamic Studies from the University of Jordan (Amman) and holds a diploma in Muslim Chaplaincy from the Markfield Institute of Higher Education (Leicester).[6] He previously served as a Muslim faith adviser to the University of Nottingham.[7]

He previously worked with Human Appeal and as a project manager for another charity, Muslim Hands. He has also served as president of the Federation of Student Islamic Societies in the UK and Ireland (FOSIS), and as a facilitator for youth leadership and development courses with the Muslim Student Trust.[6]

Human Appeal

Othman Moqbel was the CEO of the long-standing UK based NGO, Human Appeal until May 2018. During his time there the charity increased its reach both internally, having established new programmes in the UK, and externally, having worked in 25 countries worldwide. Projects now span across 24 countries worldwide and have seen a drastic increase in beneficiaries as well as long term sustainable development programmes.[8] Most recently, Othman Moqbel and Human Appeal launched an appeal for the victims of the Manchester attack. Moqbel emphasises that no matter what background, faith, religion, ethnicity – everybody must stand united against anyone who wants to divide people.[9]

In 2013 Human Appeal were awarded the International Charity Award at the Global Peace & Unity Festival, followed by being named “Charity of the Year” at the 2017 British Muslim Awards for their outstanding achievements and contribution to British society.[10]

Allegations and libel damages

In 2013 the Jewish Chronicle paid an undisclosed amount of libel damages to Othman Moqbel and two trustees of Human Appeal after accusing the organization of having ties to terrorism.[11]

Human Appeal “categorically” denies any link to Hamas and the Charity Commission confirmed that Human Appeal was not “under any investigation”.[12]

References
  1. "ACEVO Board".
  2. "Charity Futures Board".
  3. Moqbel, Othman (2019-08-17). "More than 200 children have died in Idlib since April yet we are forgetting about the Syrian conflict". Independent.
  4. "Syria Relief announce 107 new schools through partnership with Chemonics - Syrian Arab Republic". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  5. Ashman, Jemma (2016-01-14). "Humanitarian Award". Bond. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  6. "Othman Moqbel | Muslim Charities Forum". www.muslimcharitiesforum.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  7. "Othman Moqbel | LinkedIn". uk.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  8. "Othman Moqbel | Muslim Charities Forum". www.muslimcharitiesforum.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  9. "Meeting the Muslim heroes of Manchester". Evening Standard. 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  10. "BBC Local Live: Greater Manchester and east Cheshire on Thursday 26 January 2017". BBC News. 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  11. "Jewish Chronicle pays libel damages to Muslim charity". 5Pillars. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  12. "The Tories have been accused of 'demonising' Muslims after banning an event". The Independent. 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
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