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Islamic Help hosts anniversary dinner

Islamic Help hosts anniversary dinner

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Danielle Hicks

13:05, 5 JUN 2014

Aqib Nisar (Islamic Help), Zobia Akhtar and Kamran (Islamic Help), at the Islamic Help - Decade of Difference 10th Anniversary Dinner.1 of 5
Atif Iqbal, Zaher Khan, Tariq Jahan and Haji Abdullah, at the Islamic Help - Decade of Difference 10th Anniversary Dinner.2 of 5
Raashid Salim, Farhan Arif, Peter Wilson and Rahid Salim, at the Islamic Help - Decade of Difference 10th Anniversary Dinner.3 of 5
Sadak Mirza and Saif Ahmad (Islamic Help), at the Islamic Help - Decade of Difference 10th Anniversary Dinner.4 of 5
Nadeem Malik (Hazrat Sultan Bahu Trust), Oussama Mezoui (Islamic Help), Dr Mohammad Ali Jawad (Smiles Better) and Zohab Musa (Islamic Help), at the Islamic Help - Decade of Difference 10th Anniversary Dinner.5 of 5

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