When Umm Isa took her daughter Hajjar to hospital with breathing difficulties, she suspected the two-year-old might have a chest infection. On arrival at the Rochdale Infirmary in Greater Manchester, her maternal instincts were proved correct.
What Umm Isa could not have seen was the precise nature of her daughter’s infection, that she had pneumonia – or that two hours later, Hajjar would be dead.
“Afterwards I discovered that she had also had leukaemia,” Umm Isa explains. “That was when the shock really kicked in.”
Unfortunately, the bureaucracy associated with Hajjar’s death, and Umm Isa’s desire to have her daughter buried according to Islamic tradition, left the wife and mother of five bewildered and with little time for mourning or for grief.
“Ideally I wanted everything to be done in three days. We were able to organise a post-mortem on day two and on day three we were given the death certificate. That enabled us to proceed with the funeral on day three.”
Soon after the funeral, the UK National Health Service (NHS) offered Umm Isa one-to-one bereavement counselling. It was an opportunity she embraced, but soon came to regret, when confronted by the cultural gulf that existed between the counsellor and herself. Umm Isa is a British Muslim of Pakistani descent, a background her counsellor – who was none of these things – struggled to understand.
“I just felt overwhelmed by the burden of having to explain who I am and what I believe,” Umm Isa explains. “It was just too long a process for me to have to explain everything so that he could then try to support me. I couldn’t take it. I couldn’t keep going back when I wasn’t getting anything out of it.”
What Umm Isa was looking for was support from somebody who was culturally and religiously “on the same page”, the kind of support she believed could really only come from a fellow Muslim.
“I needed support. What I needed to hear were little reminders of hadith about grief, about being sad, about being able to cry.” Unfortunately, the support Umm Isa needed was not forthcoming, even from her family and friends, the people who knew her best.
“They didn’t know how to support me because I didn’t behave in the manner they expected. They would come and sit in front of me and just stare at me,” Umm Isa explains. “I was told repeatedly, ‘Have patience. It’s OK. You have other children.’ But each child is their own little person. You can never replace any of them.”
The main problem the family had with Umm Isa’s continued grieving – beyond the three day period that is commonly understood to be allowed for public mourning within Islam – was the fact that they viewed her behaviour not only as being contrary to the tenets of Islam, but as something that was sinful, or haram.
Left alone with her grief, it was two years before Umm Isa found the kind of support she had been looking for. Her consolation came from Sorrow to Serenity, a book that combines recognised grief recovery techniques with passages from the Quran and the hadith. It was written by Hafizah Ismail, the founder of Children of Jannah, a charity dedicated to providing faith-based support to Muslims who have experienced the loss of a child.
The organisation takes its name from the Islamic belief that children who die enter Jannah, or paradise, where they are cared for by the Prophet Ibrahim.
“During the period between the death of my daughter and the founding of the Children of Jannah, I had nothing,” Umm Isa explains “but when I downloaded Sorrow to Serenity, it gave me the help and the encouragement I needed to continue.”
Ismail established Children of Jannah in 2011 in response to a cry for help from her sister who was struggling to deal with the loss of her own two-year-old son.
“‘Hafizah, please help me’ [she said]. ‘How am I meant to work through these emotions? It’s not getting any easier’. I just didn’t know what to say to her. I didn’t know how to help her.”
Even though Ismail was able to access a wide array of bereavement support material online, none offered the kind of faith-based support that she knew her sister needed.
“I remember one particular night when I stayed up, scouring the internet, using words like bereavement, death of a child, Muslim, Islam. Key words that I thought would help me support my sister and my family but I couldn’t find anything.”
Ismail started to do her own research into the science of bereavement, mourning and grief as well as Islamic teaching on the subject, but it was when she established Children of Jannah as a Facebook page that the project was transformed from a very personal attempt at self-help into a charity that has since provided support to thousands of Muslims around the world.
A registered charity since 2012, Children of Jannah is staffed entirely by volunteers and depends upon sales of Sorrow to Serenity – 4,000 copies sold so far – and donations to fund its website, telephone help lines, bereavement support groups, and one-to-one counselling for family members and siblings.
“I didn’t set up Children of Jannah from an intellectual perspective,” Ismail explains. “It wasn’t a matter of coming up with a business plan, or that I thought it was a good idea. It was because there was this massive need.”
It wasn’t long before Ismail, an educational consultant who is now also a certified grief recovery specialist, was overwhelmed by the response.
“We didn’t advertise Children of Jannah when it started but the response was crazy. It just snowballed and was really taken out of my hands. People I had known for a long time were suddenly coming forward and saying ‘I’ve experienced something similar’. I sat there thinking, Why do people not talk about these things? Why did I not know that?”
Ismail is keen to point out that communication problems surrounding loss and grief transcend communities and that it is essential to distinguish between practices that are determined by culture, and those that are defined by religion.
“Islam teaches patience and perseverance and the fact that all good and bad things are predestined, that they come from God, but if you say to a parent ‘Be patient’, what you’re sometimes doing is putting a block on their grief.”
For Ismail, it is when the distinction between culture and religion becomes confused that the kinds of problems experienced by her sister and by Umm Isa are most likely to arise.
“A lot of the parents that we’ve supported have said ‘We were advised that after the three days we shouldn’t talk about it. That there should almost be a block on our grief and that we weren’t being patient.’ Islam doesn’t teach that.”
From its origins in Ismail’s family home, Children of Jannah now operates from permanent offices in Rusholme, central Manchester where Ismail volunteers for the half of the week when she is not working.
The charity has already spread to Nigeria and Australia and within a month it will launch its second UK-based operation in London, with events designed to reach out to the police officers, health service professionals, coroners, chaplains, imams and mosque leaders who increasingly contact the charity with requests for assistance.
In June, Ismail will travel to Houston, Texas, where she will launch the charity’s US operation, an expansion in operations that is both a source of pride and a source of sadness for its founder.
“In a way that makes me sad, but in a way it makes me happy, because people who need it are finding support. We want to be a beacon of hope, but there’s so much demand.”
Ismail attributes the charity’s success to its non-judgemental approach and combination of spiritual knowledge with its volunteers training in listening and empathy skills and techniques born from experience.
“We’ve worked with thousands of parents and family members and we’re basing our approach on what they have said to us, not just what we think works. The whole charity is based on the reactions of real people, of Muslim mothers and fathers and siblings and aunts.”
Even when Children of Jannah cannot provide the kind of personal support that defines its operations in the UK, the charity still attempts to reach out to communities that it identifies as being in need. The day before our interview, Ismail and her team had given a second batch of 1,000 copies of Sorrow to Serenity to a Manchester-based doctor who was joining an aid convoy destined for Syria.
“People give money, they give food, they give blankets, they provide shelter and medication to practically support the people of Syria, but who is looking after the emotional needs of these people? We thought, we have the book, let’s translate it. It took us almost six months to get an Arabic version translated, but we wanted the best version possible.”
The Charity’s only conditions in sending the book is that the convoy record the book’s distribution by taking photographs and collecting testimonials. It is a technique that Children of Jannah have previously employed when sending copies to Palestine and Libya.
“Hopefully we can raise more money and send even more books that can be left with parents. Some of these children will have died in horrendous circumstances, you cannot bring them back, but what you can do is to try to provide some support and some hope of their reuniting in another place, Jannah, the place we think of as Heaven.”
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The White Lotus: Season three
Creator: Mike White
Starring: Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Natasha Rothwell
Rating: 4.5/5
Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.
Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.
“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.
“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.
Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.
From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.
Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.
BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.
Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.
Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.
“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.
“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.
“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”
The smuggler
Eldarir had arrived at JFK in January 2020 with three suitcases, containing goods he valued at $300, when he was directed to a search area.
Officers found 41 gold artefacts among the bags, including amulets from a funerary set which prepared the deceased for the afterlife.
Also found was a cartouche of a Ptolemaic king on a relief that was originally part of a royal building or temple.
The largest single group of items found in Eldarir’s cases were 400 shabtis, or figurines.
Khouli conviction
Khouli smuggled items into the US by making false declarations to customs about the country of origin and value of the items.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he provided “false provenances which stated that [two] Egyptian antiquities were part of a collection assembled by Khouli's father in Israel in the 1960s” when in fact “Khouli acquired the Egyptian antiquities from other dealers”.
He was sentenced to one year of probation, six months of home confinement and 200 hours of community service in 2012 after admitting buying and smuggling Egyptian antiquities, including coffins, funerary boats and limestone figures.
For sale
A number of other items said to come from the collection of Ezeldeen Taha Eldarir are currently or recently for sale.
Their provenance is described in near identical terms as the British Museum shabti: bought from Salahaddin Sirmali, "authenticated and appraised" by Hossen Rashed, then imported to the US in 1948.
- An Egyptian Mummy mask dating from 700BC-30BC, is on offer for £11,807 ($15,275) online by a seller in Mexico
- A coffin lid dating back to 664BC-332BC was offered for sale by a Colorado-based art dealer, with a starting price of $65,000
- A shabti that was on sale through a Chicago-based coin dealer, dating from 1567BC-1085BC, is up for $1,950
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Five expert hiking tips
Always check the weather forecast before setting off
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Set off early to avoid sudden weather changes in the afternoon
Wear appropriate clothing and footwear
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In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe
Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010
Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille
Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm
Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year
Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”
Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners
TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013
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The specs: 2018 Volkswagen Teramont
Price, base / as tested Dh137,000 / Dh189,950
Engine 3.6-litre V6
Gearbox Eight-speed automatic
Power 280hp @ 6,200rpm
Torque 360Nm @ 2,750rpm
Fuel economy, combined 11.7L / 100km
Where to donate in the UAE
The Emirates Charity Portal
You can donate to several registered charities through a “donation catalogue”. The use of the donation is quite specific, such as buying a fan for a poor family in Niger for Dh130.
The General Authority of Islamic Affairs & Endowments
The site has an e-donation service accepting debit card, credit card or e-Dirham, an electronic payment tool developed by the Ministry of Finance and First Abu Dhabi Bank.
Al Noor Special Needs Centre
You can donate online or order Smiles n’ Stuff products handcrafted by Al Noor students. The centre publishes a wish list of extras needed, starting at Dh500.
Beit Al Khair Society
Beit Al Khair Society has the motto “From – and to – the UAE,” with donations going towards the neediest in the country. Its website has a list of physical donation sites, but people can also contribute money by SMS, bank transfer and through the hotline 800-22554.
Dar Al Ber Society
Dar Al Ber Society, which has charity projects in 39 countries, accept cash payments, money transfers or SMS donations. Its donation hotline is 800-79.
Dubai Cares
Dubai Cares provides several options for individuals and companies to donate, including online, through banks, at retail outlets, via phone and by purchasing Dubai Cares branded merchandise. It is currently running a campaign called Bookings 2030, which allows people to help change the future of six underprivileged children and young people.
Emirates Airline Foundation
Those who travel on Emirates have undoubtedly seen the little donation envelopes in the seat pockets. But the foundation also accepts donations online and in the form of Skywards Miles. Donated miles are used to sponsor travel for doctors, surgeons, engineers and other professionals volunteering on humanitarian missions around the world.
Emirates Red Crescent
On the Emirates Red Crescent website you can choose between 35 different purposes for your donation, such as providing food for fasters, supporting debtors and contributing to a refugee women fund. It also has a list of bank accounts for each donation type.
Gulf for Good
Gulf for Good raises funds for partner charity projects through challenges, like climbing Kilimanjaro and cycling through Thailand. This year’s projects are in partnership with Street Child Nepal, Larchfield Kids, the Foundation for African Empowerment and SOS Children's Villages. Since 2001, the organisation has raised more than $3.5 million (Dh12.8m) in support of over 50 children’s charities.
Noor Dubai Foundation
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum launched the Noor Dubai Foundation a decade ago with the aim of eliminating all forms of preventable blindness globally. You can donate Dh50 to support mobile eye camps by texting the word “Noor” to 4565 (Etisalat) or 4849 (du).
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The specs
Engine: 6.2-litre supercharged V8
Power: 712hp at 6,100rpm
Torque: 881Nm at 4,800rpm
Transmission: 8-speed auto
Fuel consumption: 19.6 l/100km
Price: Dh380,000
On sale: now
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Formula Middle East Calendar (Formula Regional and Formula 4)
Round 1: January 17-19, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
Round 2: January 22-23, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
Round 3: February 7-9, Dubai Autodrome – Dubai
Round 4: February 14-16, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
Round 5: February 25-27, Jeddah Corniche Circuit – Saudi Arabia
The Brutalist
Director: Brady Corbet
Stars: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn
Rating: 3.5/5
Kanguva
Director: Siva
Stars: Suriya, Bobby Deol, Disha Patani, Yogi Babu, Redin Kingsley
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RESULTS: 2018 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - EUROPE
Albania 0 Italy 1
Finland 2 Turkey 2
Macedonia 4 Liechtenstein
Iceland 2 Kosovo 0
Israel 0 Spain 1
Moldova 0 Austria 1
Serbia 1 Georgia 0
Ukraine 0 Croatia 2
Wales 0 Ireland 1
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RESULTS
5pm: Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 1,400m
Winner: AF Tathoor, Tadhg O’Shea (jockey), Ernst Oertel (trainer)
5.30pm: Handicap (TB) Dh70,000 1,000m
Winner: Dahawi, Antonio Fresu, Musabah Al Muhairi
6pm: Maiden (PA) Dh70,000 2,000m
Winner: Aiz Alawda, Fernando Jara, Ahmed Al Mehairbi
6.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 2,000m
Winner: ES Nahawand, Fernando Jara, Mohammed Daggash
7pm: Maiden (PA) Dh70,000 1,600m
Winner: Winked, Connor Beasley, Abdallah Al Hammadi
7.30pm: Al Ain Mile Group 3 (PA) Dh350,000 1,600m
Winner: Somoud, Connor Beasley, Ahmed Al Mehairbi
8pm: Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 1,600m
Winner: Al Jazi, Fabrice Veron, Eric Lemartinel
