Young Muslim men from across the country have spent their weekends clearing trash from National Parks affected by the partial government shutdown. Armed with brooms and trash bags, members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) ― a nationwide youth group that works with young Muslim men ― got to work clearing rubbish from parks that have been operating with only skeleton staffs. More than a dozen young men with ⁦@MuslimYouthUSA⁩ are cleaning up Independence Mall today in pouring rain. In a press release the association’s president, Dr. Madeel Abdullah, said important parts of Islam included “service to our nation and cleanliness.” “We could not sit idly by as our national parks collected trash,” the statement read per CNN. We met at Cuyahoga National Park today to help maintain our beautiful park.

Source: Huffington Post January 07, 2019 07:18 UTC