Muslims just donated 30,000 bottles of water to victims of Michigan poisoning

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Muslims just donated 30,000 bottles of water to victims of Michigan poisoning

The city of Flint, Michigan, is grappling with a shocking water crisis. Republican Governor Rick Snyder's administration tried to save money by selling polluted Flint river water to the residents of Flint instead of using Detroit's water sources, and ended up poisoning a hundred thousand people with lead. Now that he's been exposed, the governor is suddenly extremely concerned about the situation that he was aware of but allowed to fester, only declaring a state of emergency and begging for help from the federal government after the whistles were blown.

Americans all over the country are joining together to send clean water to Flint in an inspiring show of compassion and unity. The Muslim community of the neighboring city of Dearborn has collected over 30,000 bottles of water for the Red Cross through an organization called "Who is Hussain?" Organizer Dr. Aziza Asakari said that "we saw what needed to be done and we decided to do it. We reached out to schools, neighbors, friends, mosques, anyone and everyone to help us by donating a case of water, or money towards a case."


Resident Mohammed Almawla shared his sentiments: "Prophet Mohammed (عليه السلام) taught us 'Your neighbor comes before your own household.' As a resident of Detroit this is not only a Flint problem this is a Michigan problem and I feel obligated to help to the best of my ability."