Arraid

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Arraid is the independent Federation of Social Organizations registered on 7 February 1997 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Federation of Social Organizations "Arraid" is a confederation of nine organizations located in different cities of Ukraine: "Al-Manar" - in Kharkiv, "Al-Masar" - in Odesa, "Al-Nour" - in Kyiv, "Al-Amal" - in Donetsk, "Ahrar" - in Simferopol, "Al-Bayan" - in Luhansk, "Al-Nibras" - in Lviv, "Al-Isra" - in Vinnytsia, "Al-Iman" - in Zaporizhia. The structure of "Arraid" also includes the association "Ansar Foundation", engaged in translation on Russian of video, audio- and printed Arabic and English information about Islam. “Arraid” is translated from Arabic as "pioneering". The Federation of Social Organizations (former Interregional Association of Public Organizations IAPO) was founded in 1997. The Association integrates public organizations from ten regional centers of Ukraine. The “Arraid” Association is a non-profit organization involved in cultural, educational and charitable activities, providing aid for Ukrainian citizens irrespective of their religion, confession or race.…

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1. date of foundation: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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