Muslim Groups Join Fundraising
in US
Washington, DC: The Washington-based
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) joined a number
of other Muslim and Pakistani-American groups in fundraising
efforts on Eid Al Fitr.
There was a very good response from Muslims nationwide.
"CAIR and the other groups seek to raise public awareness
of the continued suffering in areas devastated by the earthquake
and inform Muslims and Americans of all faiths about the
need for long-term US involvement in relief efforts. It
also reaffirmed American Muslim and Pakistani-American commitment
to quake relief and reconstruction," said CAIR Board
Chairman Parvez Ahmed in a press statement.
The United Nations has warned of “a second, massive
wave of death” that may result from lack of international
donor response to the destruction of homes, hospitals, schools,
water distribution systems, and roads in the quake-ravaged
Pakistani regions.
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