Red Crescent

American  

noun

1. an organization functioning as the Red Cross in Muslim countries.

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Red Crescent British  

noun

1. a national branch of or the emblem of the Red Cross Society in a Muslim country

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Example Sentences

Several family members were killed, but Hind managed to answer a callback from the helpers at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.

From BBC

Ben Hania's film sets out to tell the story - in Arabic and English - of what happened to Hind and her family, from the perspective of the Red Crescent volunteers at the Ramallah call centre in the occupied West Bank.

From BBC

The feature mixes audio of the girl's heart-rending real final phonecalls with the Red Crescent, with a visual dramatisation using actors to represent the volunteers.

From BBC

Some convoys entered with the Syrian Red Crescent with Damascus’ knowledge, Tarif said.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s because — not a spoiler, if you followed the internationally reported story — the hoped-for rescue of that life on Jan. 29, 2024, despite the best efforts of the Palestine Red Crescent Society’s Ramallah-based emergency coordinators, didn’t happen.

From Los Angeles Times