As a mark of solidarity with African Americans, several Muslim organizations and activists have launched a fundraising campaign to help rebuild black churches across the south that have been target of arson attacks over the last month.
An online campaign as been launched by American Muslims to raise donations in an effort to rebuild the seven churches that have been vandalized in the wake of Charleston terror attack.
Kicked off last Thursday, July 2, the campaign has collected $22,800 so far, going beyond its $20,000 goal.
“All houses of worship are sanctuaries, a place where all should feel safe, a place we can seek refuge when the world is too much to bear. We are calling on you to help add our support to faith communities across the country pooling their resources to rebuild these churches,” statement on the fundraising page said.
The project is co-sponsored by Muslim ARC, the Arab American Association of New York and Ummah Wide.
The spat of black churches attacks followed the tragic death of nine people who lost their lives during a shooting at a Bible study meeting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina last June.
Twenty-one year-old Dylann Roof has been arrested and charged with their murders in what is being investigated as a hate crime by the FBI as all the dead were African Americans.
Earlier this month, American Muslims in Massachusetts held a special Ramadan Iftar in remembrance of Charleston victims, where part of the reflections and prayers were dedicated to those affected by this tragic event./With On Islam