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Muslim Resettlement Agency to Welcome Refugees across Tampa

  • Tampaโ€™s first Muslim-led resettlement agency, Radiant Hands, is preparing to welcome refugees in September.
  • The agency has undergone months of training to ensure a smooth transition for the refugees.
  • Radiant Hands has helped Muslim immigrants with housing, food, and jobs since 2015.

Helping refugees make an easy transition in their new chosen home country, Tampaโ€™s first Muslim-led resettlement agency is preparing to welcome refugees in September.

Under the Department of Stateโ€™s Bureau of Population, Refugees & Migration, Radiant Hands is now a federal resettlement agency.

โ€œWeโ€™re very excited in welcoming the escalation of the services and the expansion to increase the capacity of the resettlement in the state of Florida,โ€ Radiant Hands Executive Director Ghadir Kassab told ABC Action News.

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As Tampaโ€™s only Muslim resettlement organization, Radiant Hands has joined Lutheran Services, Church World Service, and Gulf Coast Jewish Family to provide service for refugees.

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โ€œThese people have been displaced from their full country, and theyโ€™re coming into a place that they know nothing about. They donโ€™t know anything about the people,โ€ said Chaikirah Parker, founder of the African American Muslim Alliance of Tampa Bay.

โ€œThey donโ€™t know anything about the culture and the land. And so being able to have a Muslim organization or an establishment thatโ€™s familiar with their heritage, it makes it feel a little bit more like home.โ€

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Smooth Transition

The agency, Radiant Hands, has undergone months of training under Islamic Relief USA and the International Rescue Committee to ensure a smooth transition for the refugees.

โ€œBy the end of September, thereโ€™s going to be 30 individuals. But for 2024, weโ€™re working on 120 individuals, and the population is coming from all around the globe,โ€ said Kassab.

Operating since 2015, Radiant Hands has helped Muslim immigrants with housing, food, and jobs.

The organization even operates a kitchen and tailor to give those immigrants a chance to make money from their skills.

โ€œThis is one place that people can call home. They can be able to be immersed in the culture and in the society,โ€ said Parker.

It is the duty of Muslims to accept and protect refugees for as long as they seek protection.

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said, โ€œThe best of people are those that bring most benefit to the rest of mankind.โ€