LONDON – A new ‘revolutionary’ donation platform, aiming to empower Muslims, has been launched in the UK, with a goal of offering support to registered charities and promoting public benefits and charitable purposes.

“MuslimGiving is an umbrella organization for UK based Muslim charities,” Muslim Giving website says.

“Our primary goal is to help Muslim charities secure vital funds, by providing a bespoke online donation platform for the charities, fundraisers, and donors.”

The team behind MuslimGiving have a collective experience of over 50 years who have seen first-hand both the needs and challenges for charities, fundraisers, and donors.”

According to a 2014 census, the total population of Muslims in the United Kingdom was estimated to be 3,114,992.

BBC also said that Islam is the fastest growing religion the northwestern European country, and its adherents have the lowest average age out of all the major religious groups.

The largest ethnic groups of Muslims in the UK are Pakistanis and Bangladeshis. Smaller groups are Indians, Arabs, Kurds, Turks, and Africans.