By Sidra Al JammalAs the need for disaster relief continues to rise in Morocco and Libya, several Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) student groups organized a fundraiser to support the victims of the earthquake and floods that struck North Africa earlier this month. The TMU fundraiser was held from Sept. 18 to 22 as a collaboration between the Arab Students’ Association (ASA), Middle Eastern Students’ Association (MESA) and Islamic Relief Canada. Samia Musa, co-president of Islamic Relief TMU, shared that they started the fundraiser to help those directly affected. “Despite having a diverse faculty and student body, our university did not attempt to raise awareness,” she added. “Many students on campus, the Muslim and Arab community, were very proud of what we were doing and supportive of it.”Qadoumi recalled heartfelt gestures from some TMU students.
