Muslim groups have launched an online fundraiser to help rebuild several historically African-American churches that were burned to the ground in the United States.

The organizations that have called on Muslims to reach out during the holy month of Ramadan managed to raise $23,000 in five days.

"We are calling on you to help add our support to faith communities across the country pooling their resources to rebuild these churches," the groups wrote on the campaign LaunchGood fundraising page.

"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," it wrote.

The coalition includes US organizations, Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative, and the Arab American Association of New York, as well as digital startup Ummah Wide.

Like African-Americans, American Muslims are also vulnerable to intimidation, but not to the same extent as the black community, according to the groups.

Organizer Imam Zaid Shakir said Muslims can understand the “climate of racially inspired hate and bigotry that is being reignited in this country.”

He said the American Muslim community should stand in solidarity with African-Americans.

“To many, it is clear that these are attacks on black culture, black religion and black lives,” the coalition wrote.

“These kinds of attacks on black churches are a very old form of intimidation in the South, historically used to strike fear into the hearts of Black people,” it added.

At least eight churches have burnt down after a young white man shot dead nine African-American worshippers at the black church Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17.
SOURCE:http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2015/07/08/419278/US-African-American-Muslims-church-black-burn-fire-racism

THIS IS WOT HUMANITY IS ALL ABOUT AND RESPECT FOR OUR RELIGION TO LIVE IN PEACE............." CHRISTAINITY ARE D CLOSEST PAL TO D ISLAM" DAT IS Y, A REAL MUSLIM WILL NEVER B HAPPY WEN SOME FAKE IDIOTS ARE KILLING D INNOCENTS CHRISTAINS,BURNING THEIR HOUSE WORSHIS N B SHOUTING ALLAHU AKBAR!!.WE DENY DEM BCOX DE AR NT 1 OF US,THEY AR TERRORIST.

I hope they are doing it with pure mind sha, becos it won't take dem a minute to burn it down again during religious crisis,good move anyways

onomeglo:
I hope they are doing it with pure mind sha, becos it won't take dem a minute to burn it down again during religious crisis,good move anyways

u c ??
Dats wot am talking abt peace.let us try n b positive wit our thought...dont tell me u dont hav churches n mosque arund ur area, now hav u ever seen d Muslims oppressing or destroying d church?
Jst let us tink positives 2wards oursefs n evrytin will b fyne.