So as another thread reported, a mosque in Peterborough was set on fire after the Paris attacks.
Canadians however do not stand for this and have already raised over $100,000 to restore the mosque in such a short amount of time
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Rattled by an arson attack on the city’s only mosque, the community of Peterborough, Ont., displayed a unified front – with politicians, police and community leaders condemning the arson attack on Monday.
The most powerful statement came from ordinary members of the community who raised more than the initial target of $80,000, forcing organizers of an online fundraising campaign to raise the goal to $100,000 – the upper limit of the estimated repair costs to Peterborough, Ont.’s only mosque.
More than 1,700 donors – from Peterborough and beyond – had raised $91,000 by Monday afternoon, just 24 hours since the online fundraising page was set up on Sunday and less than 48 hours since the arson attack.
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle27272714/
