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Yzabelle Bostyn

Inspirational Leeds woman turned heartbreak of her brother's murder into charity helping thousands

Noushin Raja had just got onto her dream graduate scheme when her 17 year-old brother was robbed and killed by drunk youths, causing her world to crash around her.

She confessed: “I was the happiest person in the world, but after that I lost all interest in the world and my career.”

Feeling lost, she turned to her faith for support. Islam teaches that when someone dies you can honour them and heal yourself with ongoing charity, or, ‘Sadaqah Jariyah’.

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