A reminder from the Prophet Muhammad to give to “mankind” is painted outside a non-descript building in South Brooklyn that has opened its doors to migrants of all faiths.
For the past nine months, the Muslim Community Center has collectively housed some 75 asylum seekers. But they want to do more. “As a Muslim, it’s an obligation upon us to help house migrants and people who are travelers and we decided to take that step,” Soniya Ali, the center’s executive’s director, told CNN. The center is among the faith-based organizations that have applied with New York City to house migrants.
When asked about her motivation for starting the shelter, Ali told CNN she was only five when her family came to the United States from Kashmir. “I can definitely understand what they are feeling when they talk about their families or children that they left behind or their wives or whomever they left behind because I do have family members that are back home that are not here,” Ali said. “And you do feel that sense of longing so I understand that part of their journey and their situation.
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