By Matthew Kupfer

In the week after Eid al-Adha, the Sadaqa Food Bank dealt with a welcome surplus of donations.

Volunteers at the Muslim food bank, which serves a clientele of all religious faiths, spoke with The ImmPression about volunteering and what makes Sadaqa special.

For more information on the Sadaqa Food Bank, visit www.sadaqafoodbank.net

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Volunteers Abdullah Ken, Ali Mian and Umar Iqbal prepare food. Photograph: Matthew Kupfer / The ImmPression.

Left to right: Abdullah Ken, Ali Mian, Hafed Nabbus, Omer Jaimshaid, Umar Iqbal and Syed Mumtaz Akhtar. Photograph: Matthew Kupfer / The ImmPression.

Umar Iqbal lowers a donation of Halal lamb meat into one of the food bank's freezers. Photograph: Matthew Kupfer / The ImmPression.

A food package for a group of four to five people. Photograph: Matthew Kupfer / The ImmPression.