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Egyptian Red Crescent Society

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Egyptian Red Crescent Society
جمعية الهلال الأحمر المصري
Founded1911; 115 years ago (1911)
FounderAli Youssef
TypeHumanitarian Aid, Nonprofit organization
LocationCairo, Egypt
Region served
Egypt
MethodAid agency
Websiteegyptianrc.org

The Egyptian Red Crescent Society (Arabic: جمعية الهلال الأحمر المصري, romanized: Jamʻīyat al-Hilāl al-Aḥmar al-Miṣrī) is a humanitarian society that provides emergency medical services and humanitarian aid in Egypt. It was founded in 1911 by Sheikh Ali Youssef in Cairo.[1] It is a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.[2]

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  1. ↑ "The role of women in the Egyptian Red Crescent". Egyptian Red Crescent Society. 10 February 2021. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Egyptian Red Crescent Society". International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
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