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Muslims affected by Katrina
jannah
09/08/05 at 01:13:04
slm,


May Allah help them all inshaAllah.

http://www.webrouge.com/icbr/katrina/katrina.htm

Current Relief Statistics (as of 9/6/05)

   * 2 Muslims Passed Away
   * 98 families registered at ICBR
   * 46 apartments have been acquired
   * 25 families already moved to apartments & working on moving the rest
   * 20 Individuals at Lindale Musallah
   * 70 Individuals at  Prescot Masjid
   * 20-40 Individuals at the Nation of Islam
   * Donations & Support as follows:
     Islamic Center of Milwaukee visited the ICBR on 9/7/05 and donated medical supplies & $11,200 in cash. They also went around town to other Masajid & helped as well. ICNA has been helping with relocating families to apartments as well as transit assistance thru Baton Rouge. Islamic Relief has been helping financially with transit, relocations and misc. needs Bait Almal has passed by the ICBR on Monday 9/5/05 with water supplies. Kind Hearts has donated $50,000 cash to the ICBR and is committed to a lot more funds. Other organizations are with us and helping. Specifics will follow.


Re: Muslims affected by Katrina
jannah
09/08/05 at 01:16:13
Asalaamulaikum,
>
>
> Louisiana is going through a time of trial right now
> and they need our help. I've been in contact with a
> board member of the Islamic Center of Baton Rouge,
> where thousands of Muslims from New Orleans are
> currently housed.
>
> They desperately need not only our help, but support
> and empathy from other Muslims. Please make checks
> payable to the Islamic Center of Baton Rouge and mail
> them to Dr. Khalid Alshibli, who is a Professor at
> Louisiana State University and part of the Islamic
> Center of Baton Rouge's Board of Directors.
>
> You can also mail them letters, cards, phone cards,
> non-perishable food items, books, toys, or other
> items.
>
> Islamic Center of Baton Rouge
> Dr. Khalid Alshibli
09/08/05 at 10:29:54
jannah
Re: Muslims affected by Katrina
Kathy
09/08/05 at 09:56:05
[slm]
Just verifying... if you recall Cara and I got usedrecently...
I would like to send this post out to all my e-mail buddies as well as our masjid mailing list. But don't want to loose my credibility.

[quote] Islamic Center of Baton Rouge
> Dr. Khalid Alshibli
[/quote]

Has this person been verified?
09/09/05 at 08:53:43
Kathy
Re: Muslims affected by Katrina
jannah
09/08/05 at 10:29:15
slm,

dang good point Kathy... i was thinking if anyone has family or contacts down there they could find out for us.. I would never send a check to a personal name that's meant for an organization. So someone tried to call the number but it said the phone lines were down due to the hurricane.


Here is the official Islamic Center of Baton Rouge homepage: http://webrouge.com/icbr

It has a bank number and a different address to send supplies to...

I do see Khalid Alshibli's name as a board member, but not sure what that address listed under his name is supposed to go to.

I found that address listed for some indian? guy

Maiden Name  : Dr. Deepa Perera
FYVV         : 1976
Married Name : Wathugala
email        : dwathuga@dotdmail.dotd.state.la.us
Address      : 5141 Landing Court, Baton Rouge, La 70820, U.S.A.


strange i'll remove the address until we can find out more



Re: Muslims affected by Katrina
jannah
09/08/05 at 13:58:28
Looks like its legit... but the bro even says to send it to the mosque not to him!!


From:      "Khalid Alshibli" <alshibli@lsu.edu>  

I sent this to my friend in Alabama to send me a check payable to Islamic
center of Baton rouge to my home address.

The address is my home address. You can ship directly to the Islamic center
address. I was giving him my home address to make sure receiving it. The
address of ICBR is:

Islamic Center of Baton Rouge
820 W Chimes St
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Best regards
********************
Khalid A. Alshibli, Ph.D., PE.
Assistant Professor
Louisiana State University & Southern University
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
3505C CEBA
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-6405
Email: Alshibli@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-9179
Fax (225) 578-8652
http://www.cee.lsu.edu/facultyStaff/Alshibli_Khalid/index.html
********************
Re: Muslims affected by Katrina
jannah
09/08/05 at 16:30:31
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/8/05) - The newly-formed Muslim Hurricane Relief Task Force (MHRTF) today announced the launch of a website, www.mhrtf.net, designed to offer information about the American Islamic community's efforts to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina. MHRTF recently announced a pledge to raise $10 million in humanitarian relief.

The news website lists Muslim charities in the task force engaged in Hurricane relief. Those charities include: (in alphabetical order)

ICNA Relief - http://www.icnarelief.org/
Islamic Relief - http://www.irw.org/
Kind Hearts - http://www.kind-hearts.org/
Life for Relief and Development - http://www.lifeusa.org/

Other task force members include: Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA), Muslim American Society (MAS), Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), and Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA).

Additional groups who agree to the task force's guidelines will be added as the relief efforts develop. MHRTF guidelines for collection and distribution of funds will focus on financial transparency and accountability as set forth in relevant government regulations and standards. Because of Islamic guidelines, no proselytizing of hurricane victims will be allowed by any member of the task force.

CONTACT: Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, E-Mail: ihooper@cair-net.org
Edina Lekovic, 213,383-3443, communications@mpac.org
Mohamed Elsanousi, 317-839-1803, melsanousi@isna.net


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