Many Muslim-Americans are coming together to raise money for the families of the victims killed in the San Bernardino, California shooting.
Hundreds of supporters have raised $150,000 and many donations have been flooding in to an online fundraising page called “Muslims United for San Bernardino.” The page was created on December 3 to help ease some of the financial burden of the families of the 14 victims who were gunned down by a married Muslim couple last week.
The director of the fundraiser, Tarek El-Messidi, told TIME magazine that “it’s literally been collecting over $1,00 per hour since it became a national campaign. This is exactly what we need. This channels all of our frustration, all of our anxiety, all of our fear into a constructive act of kindness.”
As of Wednesday afternoon, the fundraising page collected more than $152,000, with most of the donations coming from Muslim-Americans. The page exceeded their goal with the help of a $15,000 gift from Meraj Mohiuddin, 38, from Phoenix, Arizona. Mohiuddin told TIME magazinehe donated so big because he saw they hadn’t met their goal and it was “too important” and it’s all about “helping your neighbors.”
