Georgia mosques are alert to take in more than 1000 Irma evacueesAs tens of thousands of Florida residents flee the state before Hurricane Irma makes landfall,their neighbors prepare to welcome evacuees in need of shelter. In Georgia, 12 mosques were readying themselves on Friday to take in as many as 1000 evacuees in need of a place to ride out the storm.“We just got everybody on board final night so we’re still trying to work out the details, and ” Hamid Qureshi,a Georgia resident and the regional director of ICNA Relief, a nationwide Muslim charitable organization, or said in a phone call with Micon Friday morning. Read more.
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