OnIslam (7th March 2012) describes a volunteering project undertaken by Muslim students from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. have volunteered to build homes for residents in south Parkesburg in West Virginia:
"In a new outreach to show the true face of their religion, Muslim students are volunteering to help build homes for residents of the US state of West Virginia.
"They are one of the most delightful groups of students you are ever going to meet," Gwen Miles, volunteer coordinator for Wood County Habitat for Humanity, told the Parkesburg News and Sentinel on Wednesday, March 7.
"This is the first group of Muslim students (to volunteer here) and the first group we've had from as far away as Washington, D.C.”
"Not many students would give up their Spring Break to come work in cold and snowy Parkersburg," Miles said.
"They are making the best of it."
"I asked how we can best translate our faith into action, how we can best be Americans,” said Imam Yahya Hendi, Muslim chaplain for Georgetown University.
“The idea is to be there for those who are overlooked," he said. "The students decided to take this idea seriously."
Read the full article and quotes from the students here.
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