Othman Moqbel (born July 1968) is a British-Palestinian non-profit executive. He is currently CEO of Action For Humanity, the parent charity of Syria Relief,[1] the largest Syria-focused NGO in the UK.[2][3] He was formerly a trustee of AVECO,[4] Charity Futures.[5] and was CEO of Human Appeal from 2010 to 2017.
In 2017, Othman Moqbel was nominated for the BOND Humanitarian Award.[6]
Education and early career
editMoqbel 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).[7] He previously served as a Muslim faith adviser to the University of Nottingham.[8]
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.[7]
Action For Humanity
editOthman Moqbel is CEO of Action For Humanity, who are the parent charity of Syria Relief.[9] Mr Moqbel led the rebrand in order to reach beyond Syria and have a more international presence.,[10]
Human Appeal
editOthman 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.[11] 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.[12]
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.[13]
Allegations and libel damages
editIn 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.[14]
Human Appeal “categorically” denies any link to Hamas and the Charity Commission confirmed that Human Appeal was not “under any investigation”.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Leading NGO condemns UN failure to renew Syria cross border resolution". Middle East Monitor. 2022-07-10.
- ^ Moqbel, Othman (2019-08-17). "More than 200 children have died in Idlib since April yet we are forgetting about the Syrian conflict". Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24.
- ^ "Syria Relief announce 107 new schools through partnership with Chemonics - Syrian Arab Republic". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "ACEVO Board".
- ^ "Charity Futures Board".
- ^ Ashman, Jemma (2016-01-14). "Humanitarian Award". Bond. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ a b "Othman Moqbel | Muslim Charities Forum". www.muslimcharitiesforum.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ "Othman Moqbel | LinkedIn". uk.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ "Leading NGO condemns UN failure to renew Syria cross border resolution". Middle East Monitor. 2022-07-10.
- ^ "CEO Spotlight: Othman Moqbel, Action For Humanity". animo.
- ^ "Othman Moqbel | Muslim Charities Forum". www.muslimcharitiesforum.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ "Meeting the Muslim heroes of Manchester". Evening Standard. 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ "BBC Local Live: Greater Manchester and east Cheshire on Thursday 26 January 2017". BBC News. 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ "Jewish Chronicle pays libel damages to Muslim charity". 5Pillars. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ "The Tories have been accused of 'demonising' Muslims after banning an event". The Independent. 2015-10-05. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2017-01-05.