When Faatimah Knight reached out to her Muslim
friends and acquaintances to try and help black
churches that had been destroyed by fire, she had
no idea how much they could collect.
Today, they have managed to raise just under
$30,000 – money that will be used to help up to
seven churches that were destroyed in the
American south in the aftermath of the Charleston
shooting and the campaign against the
Confederate flag.
“We have been overwhelmed by how generous
people have been,” Ms Knight, 23, told The
Independent . “We will stop it today…We will figure
out how to distribute the money.”

Ms Knight’s campaign – carried out as Muslims around the world marked the festival of Ramadan – followed a smaller, more modest enterprise she had set in motion in the days after the shooting dead of nine people at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17. She and some friends wanted to gather $500 to send flowers; they ended up raising $900.

And when she and the same friends read about the series ofchurches that were burned down and the probe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, they similarly wanted to act. At least three of the fires were said to have been arson – with fears they may have been destroyed by people disgruntled by moves against the Confederate flag.

A number of Muslim organisations have responded to her call, including the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative, the Arab American Association of New York and Ummah Wide, but she said people of other faiths had also donated.

“It’s Ramadan and we are experiencing firsthand the beauty and sanctity of our mosques during this holy month,” says a message posted on the launchgood.com website.

A church in South Carolina burns after a fire breaks out on June 30, 2015

“ALL houses of worship are sanctuaries, a place where all should feel safe, a place we can seek refuge when the world is too much to bear.”

Ms Knight, a Masters student at the Chicago Theological Seminary, said of her acquaintances some people had questioned the campaign and asked why she was raising money for Christian houses of worship, as opposed to a Muslim cause. But most were supportive.

She Islam taught of the need to protect the weak and vulnerable. She said while the black Christian communities of the South might not be weak, they were vulnerable.

“I’m a black person and I do identify with the wider black community at that level,” she said. “Historically, the black community has been vulnerable.”

She added: “Traditionally, when we have been on our best behaviour, we have created space for other faiths, and let people worship as they see fit.”

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Thanks Angel, you have a heart of gold. One who is good is good, it has nothing to do with religion.


Religion is the worst thing that have ever happened to mankind. If you still don't know why... Then you are really on a long thing