Several Muslim-American non-profit and relief organizations joined forces to deliver 110,000 bottles of water to Flint residents amid the lead-filled water crisis. Volunteers distributed water and helped at a local food bank.
“As Muslims, it is our religious and civic responsibility to help our neighbors,” Amina Iqbal, director of operations of the non-profit social justice organization Michigan Muslim Community Council (MMCC), told NBC News. According to a statement from the MMCC, providing water is one of the Muslim faith’s highest forms of charity.