Joplin mosque raises half its rebuilding goal in 2 days
A firefighter helps extinguish the fire at the Joplin mosque. (T. Rob Brown/AP/Joplin Globe)
A fundraising campaign for the fire-ravaged Joplin mosque has raised half its rebuilding goal in only two days.
The mosque has raised $126,000 of its $250,000 goal in an online campaign
that's attracted nearly 1,000 donors, many of them anonymous. A
suspicious fire early Monday morning razed the mosque. This last blaze
followed an arson attempt caught on tape five weeks ago that the FBI is
still investigating.
When asked about the fundraising
response, Navid Zaidi, president of the Islamic Society of Joplin says:
"It's really awesome." Zaidi, who is a physician, told Yahoo News that
finding rental space for the congregation during Ramadan and the
rebuilding itself will be a big project.
The mosque is insured against
fire, but the congregation is raising extra funds for a security system
and to help potentially rebuild within Joplin city limits, instead of in
the more remote location where it used to be. Some Joplin residents are
also organizing a "Neighbors" rally in support of the congregation to
be held Aug. 25, the Joplin Globe reported.
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