Author Archives for Amy Pettitt

2022 Qurbani Feedback

July 28, 2022 2:42 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

YOUR IMPACT We closed Eid ul-Adha 2022 with a total of 42,779 Qurbani orders. With your help and support, we were able to distribute a total 492,000 kgs of meat to 82,000 families in need in Pakistan, allowing them to

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Why making a will can be a positive emotional experience

July 21, 2022 5:59 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

The Sunnah of Reflecting on Death For Muslims, there is nothing morbid about reflecting on death. In fact, doing so is a sunnah and prescribed by our Prophet (PBUH). Abu Huraira reported: ‘The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “Remember often

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Anam’s Greatest Achievement

September 8, 2021 11:45 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Anam was raised to become a high achiever. At age 24, she holds a Master’s Degree in clinical psychology, and is recently married. But beating cancer is an achievement she has Shaukat Khanum Hospital to thank for. When she was

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Close the Care Gap

February 10, 2022 6:03 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Where you live shouldn’t determine if you live. This was our statement for World Cancer Day 2022. Our ‘Close the Care Gap’ campaign for World Cancer Day 2022, aimed to raise awareness of inequality in medical care. Shaukat Khanum Hospitals

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Team Bramhope

February 10, 2022 7:16 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Tariq Qadeer, from Leeds, has been a volunteer and supporter of IKCA for many years. He spoke to us about his love of the outdoors and the many years he’s dedicated to supporting cancer charities with his treks and challenges.  

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IKCA’S interview with Luke Grenfell

January 22, 2022 4:04 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Luke Grenfell ended 2021 with a visit to Shaukat Khanum Hospital, on the Pakistan leg of his Bristol to Beijing cycle. We spoke to him about his journey so far and his personal fight with cancer. In 2018, at age

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All I knew about cancer was that people did not survive from it – Rizwana’s Story

November 23, 2021 1:51 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

All I knew about cancer was that people did not survive from it. When Rizwana was diagnosed with cancer, her first thought was for her children. She was worried about what would happen to them, without her, because she believed

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Bristol to Bejing

December 16, 2021 10:16 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Meet Luke Grenfell. Luke is cycling from Bristol to Beijing to raise funds for cancer charities, and to show people that even with cancer we can live rich and fulfilled lives. In 2018, at age 24, Luke was diagnosed with

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Lucky Draw Winner: Naveed Shaikh

January 20, 2022 10:26 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Meet Navid Shaikh, our IKCA Lucky Draw winner for 2021. Due to travel restrictions caused by the pandemic, Naveed had to delay his trip to Pakistan, until late last year. Now back in the UK, Naveed wrote to us about

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