Oklahoma Muslims Aid in Tornado Relief in Bid to Build Bridges | Sojourners

Oklahoma Muslims Aid in Tornado Relief in Bid to Build Bridges

Vintage style Oklahoma USA stamp. Photo courtesy RNS/shutterstock.com

Oklahoma is probably one of the tougher places to be a Muslim in America, but Muslims have stepped in to help with the cleanup of a massive tornado that killed 24 people.

“As Oklahomans, we’re part of this community, and our hearts just break for what happened,” said Adam Soltani, executive director of the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, one of several Muslim groups collecting donations.

“We want to show the compassion and mercy that Islam teaches us.”

 

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