the Red Crescent
noun
: an organization in Islamic countries that helps people who are suffering because of a war or natural disaster
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The film uses voice recordings between Hind Rajab and the Red Crescent volunteers who got the emergency call and try to keep her on the line to get an ambulance to her.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Smoke rises from an area near the Red Crescent building in Tehran after an Israeli airstrike Wednesday.
—Sara Monetta, NBC news, 19 June 2025
There was no immediate public reaction to the findings from the Red Crescent or Civil Defense.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Injuries Red Crescent and U.N. officials have said 17 paramedics and emergency workers from the Red Crescent, the Civil Emergency service and the U.N. had been dispatched to respond to reports of injuries from Israeli air strikes.
—James MacKenzie and Alexander Cornwell, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Smoke rises from an area near the Red Crescent building in Tehran after an Israeli airstrike Wednesday.
—Sara Monetta, NBC news, 19 June 2025
There was no immediate public reaction to the findings from the Red Crescent or Civil Defense.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Injuries Red Crescent and U.N. officials have said 17 paramedics and emergency workers from the Red Crescent, the Civil Emergency service and the U.N. had been dispatched to respond to reports of injuries from Israeli air strikes.
—James MacKenzie and Alexander Cornwell, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
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“The Red Crescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Red%20Crescent. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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