American Muslim Youth Donate to Haiti Relief Efforts

March 23, 2010 - PRLog -- The American Congress of Muslim Youth, a Washington, DC Muslim organization has announced it has donated $ 70,000 to Haiti earthquake relief efforts.

In a press statement, Khalid Ahmed, President of the organization stated that most of the funds were from the hard work of dedicated Muslim youth who contributed and the generous donations of individual businessmen in Kuwait. “Kuwait has been a major leader in supporting humanitarian efforts “said Ahmed. The organization joins many American Muslim organizations in providing much needed relief funds.

The organization has started a national campaign to donate can goods and used cloths to Haiti. “We are hopeful that we will be able to do more to support the relief efforts”, said Ahmed.

The American Congress of Muslim Youth, while a small organization, has been active in many international programs as well as educating Muslim youth in the principles of moderate Islamic ideology and interfaith dialogue.

Most recently the organization has administered several leadership  training programs for American Imams and women in the United Arab Emirates.

The organization hope to develop a campaign to build a Mosque in Haiti to provide a place of worship for Haiti's growing Muslim population. The estimated population of Haitian Muslims is about 10,000. In the United States the Muslim Haitian community is concentrated mostly in Miami, New York, Boston and Chicago.

Khalid Ahmed stressed that "the funds donated are not directed to assist the Muslim community only".

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The American Congress of Muslim Youth is dedicated to educating American Muslim youth in the principles of moderate Islamic ideology and interfaith dialogue.