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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO May 9, 2023 — Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed food packages that provide 111,000 meals to families in Mexico in time for the Ramadan season.
Food packages were distributed to approximately 515 families, 80 percent of which are single-mother households. The packages included items such as rice, flour, pasta, canned goods and cooking oil.
According to the Pew Research Center, there are an estimated 840,000 Muslims in Latin America, and this number is growing. As minorities, many struggle to practice their faith and meet their needs amidst the region’s growing poverty levels. Baitulmaal has been in the region providing food assistance to families in need.
Baitulmaal delivered food packages for more than 3.6 million meals worldwide this Ramadan. To learn more about or contribute to these efforts, visit Baitulmaal.org.
Baitulmaal is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides life-saving, life-sustaining and life-enriching aid to people in need around the world. With headquarters in Texas, the charity has domestic offices and representatives in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan and New Jersey as well as international offices in Africa, South Asia and the Middle East.
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