09-12-2005, 09:47 AM
Bismillah
as salam alykom
I received this email from a friend in the US and felt a must to share it here
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MUSLIM EVACUEES NEED HELP IN "NEW ORLEANS" PLEASE READ.
assalaam alaykum wa rahmatAllah,
> If you have seen the news lately, you saw a glimpse
> of the devastation we are witnessing here in south
> Louisiana. I will be brief and spare you all the
> emotional details, I just want to let the Muslim
> community at large know that there are hundreds of
> thousands of New Orleans residents who are displaced
> by Hurricane Katrina, including thousands of
> Muslims.
>
> The community here in Baton Rouge is not very
> large, but we tried to arrange for the displaced
> families to be hosted in individual homes, so many
> of us are hosting 15 or 20 people, but there are
> still a large number of people who are living in the
> masjid here, which has very limited bathroom access,
> no showers, etc. (not adequate living facilities for
> families). Right now there are at least 7 or 10
> infants in the masjid under 1 years old who need
> formula, diapers, etc which are urgently needed
> because supplies in the stores are very minimal to
> unavailable. We are not an affluent community, but
> by the grace of Allah (subhannah wa ta'ala), a generous donation
> came in , and the masjid is providing
> three hot meals a day for hundreds of New Orleans
> refugees, but we really need our national community
> to come together insha'Allah. People lost their
> home, their jobs, their businesses, and have no
> where to go for the next few months.
>
> Anyone who can help in any capacity, if it may be
> to send boxes of clothes, toiletries, or donate
> money, or even to organize a group of children to
> make greeting cards to lift the spirits of the
> children here, you can email me back and I can
> coordinate it through the appropriate officials at
> our masjid. If you would like to direcly contact the
> masjid:
>
> Islamic Center of Baton Rouge
> 820 West Chimes Street
> Baton Rouge, LA 70802
> ph# (225) 387-3617
>
> We are trying to do what we can for all those that
> are here, but we can't do it alone, please, we
> really need a national response insha'Allah.
>
> Most important we need your duaa'
>
> jazakum Allahu khayran wa barak Allahu feekum.
>
Your sister in the din
Happiness is in as salafiyyah
Umm Aa'ishah Lubnaa Abdoul Haliym Bintur.R. Junious
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