Concord Islamic cultural center seeks donations to help displaced Afghans

The president of the board of directors at Concord’s Noor Islamic and Cultural Community Center, Sedique Popal, tells the story of the hummingbird fighting a raging forest fire while all the other animals fled for their lives.

“The hummingbird kept coming back to the fire with a few drops of water, and would extinguish little bits of fire,” Popal said. “Finally, a lion said ‘What are you doing? You need to flee. You can’t put out this fire.’”