'Muslim Live-8' for Darfur crisis

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Sami Yusuf to headline 'Muslim Live-8' for Darfur crisis
<small class="date">26th August, 2007

</small>A concert in the spirit of Live 8 is being planned in order to raise awareness and funds for the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan.

Editor of the Muslim magazine Fareena Alam told a press conference last week that the response from the British Muslim community had been an "embarassment"

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Saifuddin Ahmed of Muslim Aid said it was "quite shameful" that Muslim nations had donated less than western countries.

Islaam tells us the best charity is the one given in private , but I know Muslim countries have been sending aid for months , everyday In July in one week alone five thousand tents have arrived in Darfur from Muslim countries.