Islamic relief for Haiti

As governments and communities worldwide mobilize to help earthquake-stricken Haiti, Muslims in the United States are doing their part by raising funds and partnering with organizations — both religious and secular — to aid earthquake victims.

This spirit of cooperation in Haitis greatest time of need is highlighted by Islamic Relief USAs ongoing interfaith aid partnership with the Mormon Church.

We are partnering with the Mormon Church on shipments of aid including hygiene kits and temporary shelters, Naeem Muhammad of Islamic Relief USA told America.gov of relief slated for Haiti. We do a lot of partnerships with them, such as in Indonesia with the tsunami and in Pakistan with the earthquake.

Impoverished Haiti is familiar territory for the Zakat Foundation of America. Zakat Foundation Executive Director Khalil Demir told America.gov his organization has partnered with California-based What If? Foundation to support a meal program for Port-au-Princes children. What If? Foundations chairwoman of the board, Margaret Trost, told America.gov she is grateful for the Zakat Foundations support.

The Zakat Foundation has made it possible to feed these children in large part because of their grant to us last year, Trost said. Now, both organizations are working together to send earthquake relief to Haiti.

The Zakat Foundation aims to send two chartered cargo planes laden with supplies to Haiti. Muhammad of Islamic Relief USA said he hopes his organization will have an assessment team on the ground within days.

Fundraising for Haitian earthquake relief efforts is of utmost importance to these and other Muslim-American organizations. Islamic Relief USA launched a worldwide appeal for $1 million in aid and the Zakat Foundation pledged $50,000 in immediate assistance.

There has been a huge response from people to our request for aid. It is the same here as it would be in Muslim countries — we have been receiving donations nonstop, said the Zakat Foundations Demir.

The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has established a special Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund (HERF). We established the fund because we realize the magnitude of the devastation and feel we are morally compelled to contribute to alleviate the suffering in Haiti, said ISNA Secretary-General Safaa Zarzour in a press release.

Muslim Americans at the local level are donating earthquake aid to Haiti through ISNA and other large Muslim-American organizations. In Chicagos 400,000-strong Muslim community, fundraising efforts are under way to help Haitian earthquake victims, according to Kiran Ansari, interim executive director of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago.

We have set up a fund at the council where we will send funds to organizations like the Zakat Foundation and Islamic Relief USA, Ansari told America.gov. We have sent out a request to all the khatibs in area mosques to make the situation in Haiti part of their Friday sermon.


If you can, please help respond to this disaster with a donation. Call 0300 200 1999, visit your local shop or donate online through https://www.oxfam.org.uk/donate/haiti-earthquake/index.php

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[franky225]

Great to see everyone trying to help out. Whatever faith,colour or country.

salute to you guys

franky225

[iluvtiesto503]

pretty lame indeed! i'm a palestinian american who is fed up with the saudi's. what can you expect from a nation who's as crooked as they come. i watched a doc. on the muslim pilgrimmage to mecca and a black man of muslim faith was discriminated there.i wouldn't be surprised if deep down the saudi's believe that haitians are beneath them because they are black and most are of the christian faith.God bless you my friend and I hope one day Israeli's and Palestinian's will live together in peace.

[sylvestsharron]

nice clip thanks for sharing i enjoyed it =)

[SvalbardJanMayen1976]

@starvisionmobil How many people fell for your scam?

[showlink]

"The Zakat Foundation aims to send two chartered cargo planes laden with supplies to Haiti." - Let's just hope it's not planes "bin laden"!!! Just joking - don't get your knickers in a knot.

[TheRatiniked]

@wilberswilbers

NO they sent Muslims to help out!

I don't think they sent KKK to kill them.. you're way off if you thought that!

[starvisionmobil]

Assalamu Alaikum, My Name is M. Anwar Hussain I need to zakat I have lots of credit Please sent your zakat Below the bank Account ANOTHER ACCOUNT IS M.ANWAR HUSSAIN S.B. ACCOUNT NO. 11554957047 STATE BANK OF INDIA G.H. BRANCH ERODE-638011 PHONE NO 0424-2277089 Regards M.ANWAR HUSSAIN 9245196865 ( NOTE: YOU MAY KINDLY FORWARD THIS LETTER TO ANY INDIVIDUALS /ORGANISATIONS OR GROUP THAT MAY BE WILLING TO OFFER SOME HELP)

[nadiahas]

long live ISNA

[TheAlgeriankiller]

@westonward78 ALLAH bless you brother,amin.from paris

[Mrmoc7]

This was kind hearted. It shows that humans, and that means ALL HUMANS, are capable of being GOOD. Now, if only you guys can see that your ability to be good is independent of which God you believe in. If only you could see the shared humanity that connects us all, the sheer capacity for benevolence which resides in our genes and supersedes any religiously hypocritical claim to moral authority. Oh, if only you could see....