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An online crowdfunding page created by two Muslim groups has raised over $50,000 for victims of Saturday’s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, synagogue massacre.
What are the details?
The campaign, which was kicked off on LaunchGood, debuted Saturday. In less than 24 hours, the site has received more than $50,000 in donations to be given to shooting victims, their families, and their loved ones.
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The page’s initial goal was to reach $25,000, but that amount of money was amassed in just six hours. The groups forged on, in an effort to see how much people would donate.
The page reads, “The Muslim-American community extends its hands to help the shooting victims, whether it is the injured victims, or the Jewish families who have lost loved ones. We wish to respond to evil with good, as our faith instructs us, and send a powerful message of compassion through action.”
“Through this campaign,” the page adds, “we hope to send a united message from the Jewish and Muslim communities that there is no place for this type of hate and violence in America. We pray that this restores a sense of security and peace to the Jewish-American community who has undoubtedly been shaken by this event.”
The two non-profit organizations behind the fundraiser are MPower Change and Celebrate Mercy. The groups have partnered with the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh in order to disburse the funds once the fundraiser ends. Read more