Mosques in New York City are struggling to house and feed migrants as the country s latest immigration surge becomes increasingly more African and Muslim. The challenge has become all the
Mosques in New York City are struggling to house and feed migrants as the country s latest immigration surge becomes increasingly more African and Muslim. The challenge has become all the
Mosques in New York City are struggling to house and feed migrants as the country s latest immigration surge becomes increasingly more African and Muslim. The challenge has become all the
Up north in the Bronx, an imam has turned the two-story brick residence that houses his mosque into a makeshift overnight shelter for migrants, many of them men from his native Senegal. 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 challenge has become all the more pronounced during Ramadan, which began March 11 and ends April 9.
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.