Muslim non-profits are raising money to rebuild black churches because “all houses of worship are sanctuaries”

[Robotic]

A group of Muslim organizations in the US have launched an online campaign to raise funds to help rebuild the eight black churches thatburned down in Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, and Georgia after the June 17 deadly shooting in a Charleston, South Carolina church.

“To many it is clear that these are attacks on Black culture, Black religion and Black lives,” says the campaign’s website, organized byMuslimARC, the Arab-American Association of New York, and Ummah Wide, a digital media startup focused on Muslim issues. “We want for others what we want for ourselves: the right to worship without intimidation, the right to safety, and the right to property.” Three of the fires have been ruled as arson by investigators, with the others under investigation to determine the cause.

Since launching on July 2, the Respond with Love campaign’s more than 500 supporters have already surpassed its $20,000 funding goal, reaching roughly $23,000 as of this posting. The initiative will continue through July 18, with money going to churches based on need in consultation with pastors and church leaders, according to the campaign.

California-based imam and Muslim scholar Zaid Shakir wrote the following to explain the motivation for the campaign:

The American Muslim community cannot claim to have experienced anything close to the systematic and institutionalized racism and racist violence that has been visited upon African Americans. We do, however, understand the climate of racially inspired hate and bigotry that is being reignited in this country. We want to let our African American brothers and sisters know that we stand in solidarity with them during this dark hour. As a small symbol of that solidarity, during this blessed month of Ramadan, we are gathering donations to help rebuild the seven churches that have been burned down since the racist murders in Charleston, South Carolina.

Source: http://qz.com/446642/muslim-non-profits ... nctuaries/

[RoobleAlWaliid]

Islam, the religion of peace!

[Bandit]

Go away naaya

[Cherine]

those who have been driven unjustly from their homes only
for saying, 'Our Lord is God.' If God did not repel some people by
means of others, many monasteries, churches, synagogues, and
mosques, where God's name is much invoked, would have been
destroyed. God is sure to help those who help His cause— God is
strong and mighty{Surah 22:40}

I support what they're doing, i think it's a good gesture

[Robotic]

Go away naaya

[SiennaEarth]

So they're rebuilding churches, a place where people associate partners with Allah (God) by saying he has a son, holy spirit etc..?

SMH...

[Bandit]

Go away naaya

Your thread sucks lets talk about something more interesting like how good you look in your eid outfit
Most of Sweden sounds lame you probably didn't have someone complement you or praise you let me fill the void
For you

[mahoka]

How about telling their cousins to stop beheading people and raping yazidis. Arabs have xaared on Islamic name anything they do won't be enough

[Alpharabius]

Islam, the religion of peace!

I've gotten so use to that statement being said in a sarcastic tone by Islamaphobes , that whenever someone says/writes it , even when they mean it , i automatically take it as sardonic rather than geunine. smh.

the Islamaphobia halkaas ayay ina gaadhsiisyey

[Alpharabius]

This a good move by the Arabs of America , by re-building these churches that were burnt down , they are essentially re-building the tarnished image of Islam and Muslims that the mass media has succeeded in demolishing. This is what Muslims of the west should be doing instead of resorting to violence and extremism , it's acts like these that extinguish the racist and Islamophobic fire that the media are so hell bent on lighting.

[original dervish]

No matter what you do the majority of kafirs will always be your enemy.
They should have built a mega mosque or spent the money on dawah.

[RoobleAlWaliid]

Islam, the religion of peace!

I've gotten so use to that statement being said in a sarcastic tone by Islamaphobes , that whenever someone says/writes it , even when they mean it , i automatically take it as sardonic rather than geunine. smh.

the Islamaphobia halkaas ayay ina gaadhsiisyey

I felt the same way, before typing it, but it's our duty to change this.

[Robotic]

Go away naaya

Your thread sucks lets talk about something more interesting like how good you look in your eid outfit
Most of Sweden sounds lame you probably didn't have someone complement you or praise you let me fill the void
For you

LOL! Bax waryaa.

[FAH1223]

No matter what you do the majority of kafirs will always be your enemy.
They should have built a mega mosque or spent the money on dawah.

This is dawah

[eliteSomali]

^ They are probably not doing it to spread the message, I suspect their main objective is to appease the non-muslims in this country and maybe change their negative views on Muslims. I see it as an appeasement.