DDHK News, England - The Muslim Community of Manchester, England, donated blankets to ease the suffering of cold Syrian refugees in refugee camps. The fundraising was conducted at a Manchester city mosque, Central Mosque, Rochdale.
"I am very proud of the people of Rochdale for the contribution they have made," said Akhtar Hussein, a Muslim resident, at the Rochdale Central Mosque. “I am very grateful to everyone who contributed. This is amazing. "
The fundraising campaign with the hashtag # Blankets4Syria raised £ 30.000. This humanitarian action was carried out after there was news that an ambulance aid from Rochdale was destroyed in a bomb explosion in Syria.
The fundraising campaign began with appeals at Friday prayers which raised £ 14.000.
The conflict in Syria killed at least 125.835 people, including 44.381 civilians, 6.627 children and 4.454 women.
More than two million Syrians have been forced from their homes to neighboring countries. (mel / onislam.net / localhost / project / personal / ddhongkong.org / ddhongkong.org). *
