Detroit’s Muslim community helps those in need during water crisis: Giving water is the best form of charity, according to the Prophet (PBUH)
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Robert Brennan and Kristen Holt of United Way recieving 1 of 2 checks from Anwar Khan of Islamic Relief USA and Muzammil Ahmed of MMCC
MMCC and Islamic Relief-USA gave $100,000 to Detroit residents this week to help with the water crisis. Over 25,000 Detroit residents have had their water shut off since last year due to aggressive collection policies brought on by the Detroit bankruptcy.
A check of $50,000 was given to both the Detroit Water Fund AND Wayne Metro Community Agency to help Detroit residents get water for their homes.
This act of charity was inspired by our Islamic teachings and our desire to be a positive force in revitalizing Detroit. This has been widely covered by the media (Detroit News, Huffington, NPR, and more).
Detroit’s water problems have been highlighted by the United Nations, the Daily Show and many others. Detroit has given so much to the Muslim community over the decades, we are compelled to help it recover.
So many other great efforts are also underway, including the the Huda free medical and dental clinic; Zaman International; DREAM for Detroit, the Ramadan Fight Against Hunger, Muslim Family Services, Detroit Muslim Mission, and many more! Join these efforts now, be a part of the solution!
Please help us continue our work to make the Michigan Muslim community a valued part of Michigan: Please consider making a donation today! (MMCC is a 501c3 non-profit)
Ray Hanania is an award winning political and humor columnist who analyzes American and Middle East politics, and life in general. He is an author of several books.
Hanania covered Chicago Politics and Chicago City Hall from 1976 through 1992 at the Daily Southtown and the Chicago Sun-Times. He began writing in 1975 publishing The Middle Eastern Voice newspaper in Chicago (1975-1977). He later published “The National Arab American Times” newspaper (2004-2007).
Hanania writes weekly columns on Middle East and American Arab issues as Special US Correspondent for the Arab News ArabNews.com, at TheArabDailyNews.com, and at SuburbanChicagoland.com. He has published weekly columns in the Jerusalem Post newspaper, YNetNews.com, Newsday, the Orlando Sentinel, Houston Chronical, and Arlington Heights Daily Herald.
Hanania is the recipient of four (4) Chicago Headline Club “Peter Lisagor Awards” for Column writing. In November 2006, he was named “Best Ethnic American Columnist” by the New American Media. In 2009, Hanania received the prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award for Writing from the Society of Professional Journalists. He is the recipient of the MT Mehdi Courage in Journalism Award. He was honored for his writing skills with two (2) Chicago Stick-o-Type awards from the Chicago Newspaper Guild. In 1990, Hanania was nominated by the Chicago Sun-Times editors for a Pulitzer Prize for his four-part series on the Palestinian Intifada.
His writings have also been honored by two national Awards from ADC for his writing, and from the National Arab American Journalists Association.
Hanania is the US Special Correspondent for the Arab News Newspaper, covering Middle East and Arab American issues. He writes for the Southwest News newspaper group writing on mainstream American issues.
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