Mosques in NYC struggle to house and feed an influx of Muslim migrants this Ramadan

Mosques in NYC struggle to house and feed an influx of Muslim migrants this Ramadan

Above a bodega in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, a mosque congregation hosts iftar, the traditional Islamic end of fast meal, for hundreds of hungry migrants every night during this holy month of Ramadan.

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Imam Omar Niass, second from left, leads evening prayers with mostly Senegalese Muslim migrants March 15 at the Bronx's Masjid Ansaru-Deen mosque in New York. The mosque, formerly the Imam's home, has been a temporary shelter since 2020 where hundreds…

Mosques in NYC struggle to house and feed an influx of Muslim migrants this Ramadan

NEW YORK (AP) — Islamic institutions in the Big Apple are struggling to keep up with the needs of the city's migrant population as an increasing number of asylum seekers come from Muslim-majority African countries. The post Mosques in NYC struggle to house and feed an influx of Muslim migrants this Ramadan appeared first on Religion News Service.

NYC mosques struggle to house surging migrant population this Ramadan

New York mosques are grappling with the task of meeting a surging number of migrants' needs during Ramadan while striving to provide meals, shelter and assistance.

Mosques in NYC struggle to house and feed an influx of Muslim migrants this Ramadan

NEW YORK (AP) — Above a bodega in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, a mosque congregation hosts iftar, the traditional Islamic end of fast meal, for hundreds of hungry migrants every night during this holy month of Ramadan.

Mosques in NYC struggle to house and feed an influx of Muslim migrants this Ramadan

NEW YORK (AP) — Above a bodega in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, a mosque congregation hosts iftar, the traditional Islamic end of fast meal, for hundreds of hungry migrants every night during this holy month of Ramadan.