Tareeq Alzuhoor Charity: Its Founding, Programs, and Story Since 2005

Tareeq Alzuhoor Charity (TAZC) traces its beginnings to 2005, when Iraqi musician Naseer Shamma founded an initiative to help Iraqi children with congenital heart disease receive treatment. Today, its website connects that history with support for displaced families in Gaza. This guide brings together the founding story, program status, and places to find further information.

2005 and 2023: two different milestones

The About TAZC page identifies 2005 as the start of the charitable initiative and 2023 as the year of its formal U.S. nonprofit registration. These dates describe different stages: the beginning of the work and the later registration of the U.S. organization. They should be read separately when exploring the charity’s history.

The About page also publishes registration details and documents, including an IRS determination letter and Texas filing records. Readers looking for those records can view the official documents published by TAZC rather than relying on a short summary of its history.

Iraqi children’s medical treatment: a completed program

TAZC’s Treatment Abroad Program archive reports that more than 1,300 Iraqi children received treatment through its partnership with Narayana Health City in Bangalore, India, during 2005–2018. This is a figure reported by the charity for a defined historical period.

The program is listed as completed. Its photographs document that earlier chapter; they do not indicate that the same treatment program is accepting new cases today. Questions about the archive or its outcomes can be directed to the team.

Food parcels for displaced families in Gaza

Food Parcel Distribution in Gaza is listed as active in 2026. It supports displaced families, prioritizing households caring for orphaned children or children under six. Its program page is the reference for the currently published description and available support options.

Three questions about TAZC

Who founded Tareeq Alzuhoor Charity?

Naseer Shamma founded the initiative in 2005. Read about his wider humanitarian work in Naseer Shamma and TAZC, which links to official UNESCO and IFRC sources.

Is the Iraqi children’s treatment program still active?

The website marks it as completed for 2005–2018. Visit Our Work to distinguish the archived medical program from the currently listed Gaza food program.

Where can I find the people and documents behind the charity?

Meet the people listed on the board of directors page and review the documents on the About page. For information not covered there, contact TAZC with a specific question about a program, volunteering, or partnership.