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Bladewire · 05-31-2017, 02:47 PM

I wish muslims would openly stand up against ISIS the same way, but this is a wonderful thing they did.

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?No amount of money will bring back the victims, but we do hope to lessen their families? burdens in some way.?

Muslims Raise Over Half A Million Dollars For Portland Victims | HuffPost

Best, an Army veteran and a married father of four, worked for the city of Portland and was remembered as a ?hero? by his family. ?He couldn?t just stand by and do nothing. He died fighting the good fight protecting the innocent,? his eldest son, Erik, told KATU News.

The fund was quickly approaching its $550,000 goal on Wednesday.

Muslim Americans are raising money to support the families of three men who stood up to an anti-Muslim attacker on a train in Portland, Oregon over the Memorial Day weekend.

The alleged attacker, Jeremy Christian, 35, was yelling racial and Islamophobic slurs at a Muslim woman and a black woman seated on the light-rail train on May 26 when Rick John Best, 53, Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, 23, and Micah Fletcher, 21, intervened.

Christian reportedly stabbed all three men in the neck, killing Best and Namkai-Meche. Fletcher was treated for his injuries and released from the hospital.

A LaunchGood fund set up by Muslim nonprofits the Muslim Education Trust and CelebrateMercy raised over $500,000 in the days following the attack.

?We wish to respond to hate with love, to evil with good, as our faith instructs us, and send a powerful message of compassion through action,? the organizers wrote.

The funds will primarily help cover short-term needs of the grieving families, including funeral and memorial expenses, the organizers said. Any extra funds will go towards helping the families manage long-term expenses.

05-31-2017, 02:47 PM
Bladewire StraightBro Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Monarch Beach, CA USA Posts: 56,232	Muslims Raise Over Half A Million Dollars For Portland Victims of Trump Supporter I wish muslims would openly stand up against ISIS the same way, but this is a wonderful thing they did. ------ ?No amount of money will bring back the victims, but we do hope to lessen their families? burdens in some way.? Muslims Raise Over Half A Million Dollars For Portland Victims \| HuffPost Best, an Army veteran and a married father of four, worked for the city of Portland and was remembered as a ?hero? by his family. ?He couldn?t just stand by and do nothing. He died fighting the good fight protecting the innocent,? his eldest son, Erik, told KATU News. The fund was quickly approaching its $550,000 goal on Wednesday. Muslim Americans are raising money to support the families of three men who stood up to an anti-Muslim attacker on a train in Portland, Oregon over the Memorial Day weekend. The alleged attacker, Jeremy Christian, 35, was yelling racial and Islamophobic slurs at a Muslim woman and a black woman seated on the light-rail train on May 26 when Rick John Best, 53, Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, 23, and Micah Fletcher, 21, intervened. Christian reportedly stabbed all three men in the neck, killing Best and Namkai-Meche. Fletcher was treated for his injuries and released from the hospital. A LaunchGood fund set up by Muslim nonprofits the Muslim Education Trust and CelebrateMercy raised over $500,000 in the days following the attack. ?We wish to respond to hate with love, to evil with good, as our faith instructs us, and send a powerful message of compassion through action,? the organizers wrote. The funds will primarily help cover short-term needs of the grieving families, including funeral and memorial expenses, the organizers said. Any extra funds will go towards helping the families manage long-term expenses.