Good news: Texas Muslims are turning mosques into shelters to help Harvey victims

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

As devastating flooding from Harvey continues around the Houston area on Tuesday, the city’s Muslim community is stepping up: turning mosques into 24-hour shelters and bringing in diapers, water and food from their own homes.

To read more:

https://mic.com/articles/184130/texas-muslims-are-turning-mosques-into-shelters-to-help-harvey-victims#.f4Nl7n0f2

[chillfactor]

1. marvelous news!!!!

just neighbors helping neighbors. good for them!

[guillaumeb]

2. Good for everyone who is helping out, in Houston or across the nation. eom

[sprinkleeninow]

3. There ya go. Brothers and sisters in humanity. eom

[Gothmog]

4. There are a dozen or so Muslim precinct chairs in my county

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This does not surprise me at all

[guillaumeb]

5. One hopes that the media will also notice this work,

and that people will develop a more nuanced view of the Muslim community. A stark contrast to the brutal stereotyping practiced by Trump and some of his supporters.