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Islamic Help does not have an office in Iraq. It formerly used facilities, to carry out its orphan sponsorship programme, in the [[Abu Hanifa Mosque]], which was for a long time a major centre of the Sunni insurgency that occurred there.<ref>{{Cite news|title = G.I.'s and Iraqis Raid Mosque, Killing 3|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/20/world/middleeast/gis-and-iraqis-raid-mosque-killing-3.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2004-11-20|access-date = 2015-10-01|issn = 0362-4331|first = James|last = Glanz|first2 = Richard A. Oppel|last2 = Jr}}</ref> While the chief coordinator of the office in 2010 did condemn the taking of civilian hostages, he did say that those who kidnap or help kidnap U.S. soldiers “may have a point”.<ref name=":1" />
==Awards and nominations==
In January 2015, Islamic Help was nominated for the Charity of the Year award at the [[British Muslim Awards]].<ref name="asianimage">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/business/11745550.British_Muslim_Awards_2015_finalists_unveiled/|title=British Muslim Awards 2015 finalists unveiled|work= |location= |publisher=''Asian Image''|date=23 January 2015|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref> In February 2016, it was awarded the Charity of the Year award at the British Muslim Awards<ref name="asianworldnews">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asianworldnews.co.uk/business/british-muslim-awards-2016/|title=British Muslim Awards 2016|work= |location= |publisher=''Asian World''|date=17 February 2016|accessdate=1 April 2016}}</ref>
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