Gift of the Givers (founded as Waqful Waqifin)[1][2] is a South African non-governmental organisation[3] and disaster relief group.

[5] Gift of the Givers has worked in many parts of world, including Gaza City,[9][10] Bosnia, Somalia, Haiti and Zimbabwe.

[4][13] Since 2002, the Gift of the Givers team has provided over R30 Million of aid to the people of Palestine in the form of food and medical supplies and establishing a childcare centre in Gaza for children impacted by poor living conditions.

[20] The organisation also assisted with hunger alleviation and addressing childhood malnutrition for impoverished communities in the Eastern Cape through 50 feeding centres.

[28] Career and founding of organisation Sooliman's drive for the establishing of Gift of the Givers, was the instruction of a Sufi sheik, Muhammed Safer Dal Effendi of the Jerrahi tariqah, which happened in Istanbul, Türkiye on 6 August 1992.

[32] Some of the projects where he has been involved include: Gift of the Givers founder, Dr Sooliman was invited to give the Helen Suzman Foundation's 2024 Memorial Lecture.

On 23 October 2024, an open letter was written to the foundation and published in The Times Of Israel, calling for Sooliman's invitation to be withdrawn on account of him "directly or indirectly" funding terrorism.

[53] The letter's main focus was on Dr Sooliman's as a person who is allegedly "dedicated to the destruction of the Jewish State, disrespects the rule of law and who identifies with radical Islamist ideologies".

[54][55] In the week after the letter was published, the Helen Suzman Foundation released a media statement confirming Dr Sooliman as speaker as planned.

[56][57] Other highlights of the letter's content included: This sparked a series of related accusations, most notably from Marika Sboros[7] and The Kiffness[60][61] Sooliman denied the charges, saying he could account for every cent received and donated[62] as well as affirming his support for Palestinians as well as the Gift of the Givers' support of an additional submission South African made on 28 October at the ICJ against Israel.