http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/08/1356350/-Muslim-groups-in-Detroit-donate-100-000-to-help-avoid-water-shutoffs-for-residents?detail=email
Positive news for Detroit residents on the verge of having their water shut off:
Two Muslim organizations are donating $100,000 to provide assistance to Detroit residents facing water shutoffs or recovering from recent flooding.
The Michigan Muslim Community Council has partnered with Islamic Relief USA, the largest Muslim charity organization in the country, to help thousands of households at risk of having their water shut off. The grant will be divided between the Detroit Water Fund, United Way of Southeastern Michigan and Wayne Metro Community Council.
The organizations are hoping to encourage others to follow suit:
"We are hoping this is going to be contagious," Anwar Khan, CEO of Islamic Relief USA, said in a statement. "The most important thing we have is not our money, it's our energy and our enthusiasm, and it's our people. … Also, it is important to us in our faith to help our neighbors. It is a part of our faith to help our friends."
wow that would be a slap in the face of right wing America coming to the aid of other Americans in need of something as basic to life as water but unfortunately they won't see it that way because the don't care one way or the other, they will probably ramp up their attacks on the Islamic name and broad brush them while never speaking to the fact that they did nothing but wait for them to die either from dehydration or disease for them apathy is a badge of honor, remember the 2012 primary when they cheered for a fellow American to die on the hospital gurney for lack of insurance then continue their fight to deny it to those same people.
