Joplin Mosque Rebuilding Underway

[Shirib]

Remember that Joplin Mosque that got burned down a couple of days ago? Well there has been an online campaign to raise money to rebuild it and so far they've raised over half the funds 183 thousand in 2 days, with over a 1,000 people donating.

A lot of these people who are donating, are non Muslims who just want to help out and stand for justice.

If you have anything to spare, please do so.

Here's the story

Joplin mosque raises half its rebuilding goal in 2 days

A fundraising campaign for the fire-ravaged Joplin, Missouri mosque has raised half its rebuilding goal in only two days.

The mosque has raised $126,000 of its $250,000 goal in an online campaign that's attracted nearly 1,000 donors, many of them anonymous. A suspicious fire early Monday morning razed the mosque. This last blaze followed an arson attempt caught on tape five weeks ago that the FBI is still investigating.

When asked about the fundraising response, Navid Zaidi, president of the Islamic Society of Joplin says: "It's really awesome." Zaidi, who is a physician, told Yahoo News that finding rental space for the congregation during Ramadan and the rebuilding itself will be a big project. The mosque is insured against fire, but the congregation is raising extra funds for a security system and to help potentially rebuild within Joplin city limits, instead of in the more remote location where it used to be. Some Joplin residents are also organizing a "Neighbors" rally in support of the congregation to be held Aug. 25, the Joplin Globe reported.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/jop ... 00402.html

Link if you want to donate.

http://www.indiegogo.com/joplinmosqueofficial?c=home

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and dont use the word mosque, warya

[Shirib]

and dont use the word mosque, warya

huh?

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The English term mosque is derived from the Spanish word for mosquito and came into use during the Christian invasion of Muslim Spain in the fifteenth century. The forces of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella boasted they would swat out Muslim prayer houses like mosquitoes.

[Shirib]

The English term mosque is derived from the Spanish word for mosquito and came into use during the Christian invasion of Muslim Spain in the fifteenth century. The forces of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella boasted they would swat out Muslim prayer houses like mosquitoes.

is that real?

anyhow the article was using it, i was mimicking them.

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Mashallah! Its good to see that good will still exists!