{"article":{"id":23475,"heading":"Muslims Help Los Angeles Poor","author":"Willem Jansen","created":"2002-12-10 10:39:59","modified":"2013-11-10 23:47:56","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 06:47:56","article":"<p>Photos by Michael Riddick of Net.Profiles <br>  <br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imageevent.com\/icdra\/homeless\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.imageevent.com\/icdra\/homeless<\/a> <br><br> On Sunday, December 1, the Coalition to Preserve Human Dignity held a Health Fair for the Needy in downtown Los Angeles. At the fair, the Coalition made health screening, influenza inoculations, &lsquo;hygiene packs&rsquo; (soap, toothpaste etc.), blankets, towels, socks, bottled water and food available to the homeless. More than 4,000 people were helped. <br><br> The following organizations are members of the Coalition: ILM Foundation, Systems for Human Empowerment, Islamic Relief, UMMA Clinic, Friend in Deed, Dawah 2000, IslamiCity.com, Inter-Faith Communities for Justice and Peace, Masjid Ibaadillah, Islamic Circle of North America, Muslim Public Affairs Council, Omar Ibn Al-Khattab Foundation, Drug- and Crime-Free Youth Foundation, Orange County Islamic Foundation, Inter-Faith Council of Orange County, Islamic Center of Irvine, Bilal Islamic Center Youth Group, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Common Ground: Muslim-Jewish Study Group, Muslim Student Association and American Federation of Muslims from India.<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/www.ilmfoundation.com","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"While government is otherwise engaged, Muslim groups are attending to the needs of the poor of Los Angeles.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2002\/12\/girlgroup.jpg","filesize":"10.1 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2002\/12\/23475.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2002\/12\/girlgroup.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2002\/12\/girlgroup.jpgthumb.jpg"}},"attachments":[{"id":23476,"heading":"4,000 were helped.","article":"","author":"Willem Jansen","parent_id":23475,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2002-12-10 10:39:59","modified":"2005-08-15 01:05:44","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2002\/12\/homelessline.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2002\/12\/homelessline.jpg"}}],"comments":[]}