US Muslims Pledge $10m for Katrina Victims
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A coalition of major American Islamic groups have formed a task force to coordinate humanitarian relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, pledging to raise $10 million for the effort.
"It is a national and Islamic obligation to assist one’s neighbors when they are in need," Sayyid Syeed, the secretary general of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), said in a press release e-mailed to IslamOnline.net.
"The American Muslim community pledges to do its part in helping those Americans, of all faiths, who suffered such great losses in lives and property."
Read the whole article at:
http://www.turks.us/article.php?story=20050905090303358
A coalition of major American Islamic groups have formed a task force to coordinate humanitarian relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, pledging to raise $10 million for the effort.
"It is a national and Islamic obligation to assist one’s neighbors when they are in need," Sayyid Syeed, the secretary general of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), said in a press release e-mailed to IslamOnline.net.
"The American Muslim community pledges to do its part in helping those Americans, of all faiths, who suffered such great losses in lives and property."
Read the whole article at:
http://www.turks.us/article.php?story=20050905090303358
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