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

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said the Lebanese Red Cross was distributing aid to households, including blankets, mattresses, meals, bread and safe drinking water.

From Barron's

Night-time footage released by the Iranian Red Crescent shows rescuers removing fallen masonry to try to reach Berivan's trapped mother as she begs to know: "Is my daughter alive?"

From BBC

A Red Crescent worker, Hamidreza Jahanbakhsh, is among the dead, and several of its facilities have been damaged.

From BBC

The BBC has verified footage of several damaged hospitals, including the 17-story private Gandhi hospital in Tehran, close to the headquarters of the state broadcaster which was the target, a Red Crescent hospital in the town of Mahabad in western Iran, and a hospital in the southern port of Bushehr, from which babies in incubators were seen being evacuated on 3 March.

From BBC

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said at least three Palestinians suffered head wounds and were taken to hospital after confronting the attackers, some of whom were also reportedly injured.

From BBC