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Related: About this forumGood news: In the South, a new helping hand: Muslim disaster relief teams
From the article:
Imagine Delores J. Porters surprise, then, when she gingerly stepped onto the exposed floor joists of her torn-out home to find a troop of young Muslim volunteers in blue Islamic Relief USA T-shirts installing support beams in the 90-degree heat.
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http://religionnews.com/2017/08/24/in-the-south-a-new-helping-hand-muslim-disaster-relief-teams/
MineralMan
(146,350 posts)I don't get it. I'd think she'd be relieved and thankful. I would be.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)One hopes that if this was so, that her experience will lead her to a more nuanced opinion.
MineralMan
(146,350 posts)Where I live, there is a good deal of positive media coverage of Muslims in the Twin Cities area. There's some negative coverage, as well. To which coverage should I pay attention? My answer to that question is: Neither. Instead, I will see what specific Muslims do and react to that, just as I do with any other group of people.
I can't see that a person's religion has much to do with how that person will behave. Observation has taught me that.
Tanuki
(14,930 posts)"It just tells me you have people who have a generous heart and it doesnt matter what religion they are. Its just a blessing. She also hugged each of the volunteers. If she was surprised, it was probably because there is no mosque in her tiny town and she probably rarely if ever sees anyone who is Muslim, much less comes home to find a group of young Muslim volunteers restoring her ruined home. Kudos to these young people who are not only going out of their way to do a good deed for a stranger, but hopefully educating the public about the goodness and decency of the majority of their community and winning over some hearts and minds.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)They were amazingly caring and helpful w clearing my flooded storage space after Sandy. I was super grateful- I think I was all the way from Minnesota they came from too? Amazing people. I don't live in a disaster prone area, so except for 9/11 and Sandy I'd never seen such an sorely needed and well organized effort. They blew me away. I guess people in other areas would be more aware of their existence.
ck4829
(35,096 posts)And when the Red Cross objected, they were told to leave too.
I've provided medical assistance before so I will just say this... If you're picky enough to discriminate against who provides you aid, then maybe you don't really need it. I'm not going to save you if you want to be like this.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)But I agree with you, and thank you for doing the volunteer work that you do. I know three doctors who participate in medical assistance programs in the rural southern and western US.