Muslim groups fundraise to restore black churches, ‘support victims of arson’

Muslim organizations have raised $23,000 to help rebuild eight historically black churches that have burned down since the deadly attack on a prayer group in South Carolina. Three fires are believed to be arson, while the rest are under investigation.

 The groups ‒ including Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative, the Arab  American Association of New York and Ummah Wide ‒ encouraged  Muslims to reach out during their holy month of Ramadan. They  touted the connections between Muslim and African-American  communities in the US, saying the groups are “profoundly  integrated in many ways, in our overlapping identities and in our  relationship to this great and complicated country.”