CITY COLLEGE — “I wanted to donate money simply because it brings me closer to Allah,” Arifa Begum said. She was one of hundreds of Muslim students at The City College of New York who helped raise close to $92,000 in three weeks for the annual Charity Week.
Four groups at CCNY took the lead in raising the money: Muslim Student Organization & Women In Islam, Students for Justice in Palestine, Muslims Giving Back and Doctors with Deen. They all held events that ranged from cultural, to games, to entertainment and educational that charged fees and brought in the money.
