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riversedge

(70,286 posts)
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 07:51 PM Jan 2019

Muslim youth group collects trash at national parks during government shutdown

Source: the hill




By Justin Wise - 01/06/19 04:49 PM EST


Members of a Muslim youth group collected trash and cleaned up national parks around the U.S. on Saturday and Sunday in an effort to assuage the damage done amid the government shutdown.

Dozens of people associated with Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, the largest national organization for Muslim youths, cleaned up litter, emptied trash cans and swept the grounds in places such as the Everglades National Park in Florida and Joshua Tree National Park in California, according to CNN.

More than a dozen young Muslim men on Saturday also reportedly picked up trashed at the Independence Mall in Philadelphia, the site of Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. .....................

A group of volunteers were also spotted cleaning up areas at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, CNN noted.
"Service to our nation and cleanliness are important parts of Islam," Dr. Madeel Abdullah, president of the youth group, said in a press release, according to CNN..............................

Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/424089-muslim-youth-group-collects-trash-at-national-parks-during



Whow. Wonderful for these groups to step up during this time of Trump shut downs.




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Muslim youth group collects trash at national parks during government shutdown (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2019 OP
Visitors take pictures of the #LibertyBell through a window @INDEPENDENCENHP due to the partial gove riversedge Jan 2019 #1
Meanwhile, Proud Boys throwing McDonalds wrappers out of truck windows. dameatball Jan 2019 #2
I feel bad for the muslims, they always go above and beyond dem4decades Jan 2019 #3
Post removed Post removed Jan 2019 #5
Yup.. druidity33 Jan 2019 #11
A leader puts the good of his country littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #12
Pretty Cynical orangecrush Jan 2019 #13
As I understand it, the Koran teaches that being a good neighbor is important catrose Jan 2019 #8
Truth! orangecrush Jan 2019 #14
Agree Roy Rolling Jan 2019 #16
Cool! BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #4
I posted the link on the Hill article TNNurse Jan 2019 #6
The group doing it here in Philly has been featured on the news locally BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #7
Muslim Youth stepping up to America's shame. djacq Jan 2019 #9
K & R Thanks for this, riversedge. ♡ eom littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #10
Later . . . Roy Rolling Jan 2019 #15
And Trumpkins? sandensea Jan 2019 #17
There is so much good in our country rickyhall Jan 2019 #18
K&R Scurrilous Jan 2019 #19

riversedge

(70,286 posts)
1. Visitors take pictures of the #LibertyBell through a window @INDEPENDENCENHP due to the partial gove
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 07:56 PM
Jan 2019


John McDevitt
? @JM1060
Jan 5

Visitors take pictures of the #LibertyBell through a window @INDEPENDENCENHP due to the partial government shutdown.


dameatball

(7,399 posts)
2. Meanwhile, Proud Boys throwing McDonalds wrappers out of truck windows.
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 08:11 PM
Jan 2019

Okay, I have no proof of that, but come to your own conclusions.

dem4decades

(11,301 posts)
3. I feel bad for the muslims, they always go above and beyond
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 08:24 PM
Jan 2019

And no one else does. And i don't think they get ther credit and acceptance they deserve.

Response to dem4decades (Reply #3)

catrose

(5,073 posts)
8. As I understand it, the Koran teaches that being a good neighbor is important
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 09:20 PM
Jan 2019

My Koran classes have been over 10 years ago, but I think it's so important that it's one of things you're judged on after you die. So when they pick up trash, open free medical clinics, and the like, I think of them being good neighbors.

Roy Rolling

(6,928 posts)
16. Agree
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 10:27 PM
Jan 2019

Injecting a bit of anti-religious zealotry is the same as the anti-Muslim bigotry the cleanup seeks to counteract. You can hold your tongue, I got this.

If the topic were a debate on the merits of spirituality vs. atheism, then a response might be "they are Muslim theists cleaning up, not lazy atheists".

And that statement would be equally disturbing to me and others. It is disrespectful to atheists. Same as disrespecting Muslims for their theist views.

*steps off soap box*

BigmanPigman

(51,626 posts)
4. Cool!
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 08:34 PM
Jan 2019

Thank you volunteers...I applaud your efforts!

I worked in The Bourse while in college (it's the big terra cotta bldg on the left and was the commodities exchange).

TNNurse

(6,929 posts)
6. I posted the link on the Hill article
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 08:48 PM
Jan 2019

on Facebook, just to piss off some people. I will probably get some grief and I will ignore it.

BumRushDaShow

(129,376 posts)
7. The group doing it here in Philly has been featured on the news locally
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 08:59 PM
Jan 2019

My thing is - there will be more tomorrow and the next day and the next as long as Turtle refuses to let the House appropriations legislation get a vote and then let the chips fall where they may if the bills get signed or vetoed.

sandensea

(21,657 posts)
17. And Trumpkins?
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 10:41 PM
Jan 2019


A Republican enjoying his “Coal Roller” - diesel trucks modified with chimneys and equipment that can force extra fuel into the engine, thereby emitting large amounts of black smoke.

Their idea of “pissing libruls off.”
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