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Hurricane Harvey Victims Are Finding Shelter In Mosques</h1></div><div class="gf"><div class="kh gg"><noscript><img src="https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/29/ca386607-5cce-48fd-9a7a-3ac81498dd54-getty-840193350.jpg?w=740&h=444&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&q=70" srcset="https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/29/ca386607-5cce-48fd-9a7a-3ac81498dd54-getty-840193350.jpg?w=375&h=225&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&q=70 375w, https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/29/ca386607-5cce-48fd-9a7a-3ac81498dd54-getty-840193350.jpg?w=375&h=225&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&q=70&dpr=2 750w, https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/29/ca386607-5cce-48fd-9a7a-3ac81498dd54-getty-840193350.jpg?w=740&h=444&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&q=70 740w, https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/29/ca386607-5cce-48fd-9a7a-3ac81498dd54-getty-840193350.jpg?w=740&h=444&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&q=70&dpr=2 1480w" sizes="(min-width:768px) 740px, 375px" alt/></noscript><img src="https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/29/ca386607-5cce-48fd-9a7a-3ac81498dd54-getty-840193350.jpg?w=740&amp;h=444&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;auto=format&amp;q=70" srcSet="https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/29/ca386607-5cce-48fd-9a7a-3ac81498dd54-getty-840193350.jpg?w=375&amp;h=225&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;auto=format&amp;q=70 375w, https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/29/ca386607-5cce-48fd-9a7a-3ac81498dd54-getty-840193350.jpg?w=375&amp;h=225&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;auto=format&amp;q=70&amp;dpr=2 750w, https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/29/ca386607-5cce-48fd-9a7a-3ac81498dd54-getty-840193350.jpg?w=740&amp;h=444&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;auto=format&amp;q=70 740w, https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/uploads/getty/2017/8/29/ca386607-5cce-48fd-9a7a-3ac81498dd54-getty-840193350.jpg?w=740&amp;h=444&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;auto=format&amp;q=70&amp;dpr=2 1480w" sizes="(min-width:768px) 740px, 375px" alt /></div><cite class="pT gh"><a href target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images</a></cite></div></div><div class="gi"><div class="gm"><div class="fU"><span class="fW">By</span><a href="/profile/tara-wanda-merrigan-1909251" class="fX" rel="author">Tara Wanda Merrigan</a></div><time dateTime="2017-08-29T14:10:14.776Z" class="fV">Aug 29 2017</time></div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Fp%2Fis-joel-osteens-megachurch-open-hurricane-harvey-victims-are-finding-shelter-in-mosques-79679%3Futm_term%3Dshare" title="Share" class="gl kR" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="kS"></i>Share</a></div><div class="gj"><div class="gn gk"><p>After Hurricane Harvey dumped two feet of rain on Houston â and it is likely going to return to bring more â dry shelter is in short supply in the city. Houston's convention center held nearly twice as many people as its capacity limit last night, so smaller centers like the<a href="https://isgh.org/harvey/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Islamic Society of Greater Houston's mosques are sheltering Harvey victims</a>.</p><p>According to the website of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston, <a href="https://isgh.org/harvey/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">two mosques in its network are open as shelters 24 hours a day</a>. A statement on the society's website read:</p><aside>Houston and surrounding areas are in a state of emergency. Our prayer is for all of those affected by Harvey. Our Social Services Committee continues to work to ensure people in need receive food, shelter, and comfort in the wake of this horrific event.</aside><p>Several people on social media said that<a href="https://twitter.com/DoctorYasmin/status/902465033711575044" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> 21 ISGH mosques were open</a>, although that information has not been verified. Bustle has reached out to ISGH for more details.</p><p>On its website, the ISGH listed four social service distribution locations, and noted its partnership with <a href="https://www.baitulmaal.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Baitulmaal, a Texas-based nonprofit organization</a>, to provide "hygiene products, food, and water to those in need as soon as conditions permit."</p><p>The ISGH is the most prominent Islamic center in the fourth largest city in the U.S.<a href="http://www.islamophobia.org/15-reports/172-recent-anti-islam-incidents-in-texas.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Islamophobic incidents have been rife</a> in recent years in Houston and other parts of Texas; earlier this year, a state representative reportedly accused local Muslims of<a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/2015/04/09/irving-police-step-up-mosque-security-amid-hate-mail-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> seeking separate laws and courts</a>, leading to an influx of threats to at least one Islamic center in Irving, a suburb of Dallas.</p><figure class="gt"><div class="gu" style="padding-top:66.6667%"><div class="kh"><noscript><img src="https://imgix.bustle.com/uploads/getty/2017/8/29/8713246b-9152-45d2-9cd4-1098257dd376-getty-840345040.jpg?w=614&fit=max&auto=format&q=70" srcset="https://imgix.bustle.com/uploads/getty/2017/8/29/8713246b-9152-45d2-9cd4-1098257dd376-getty-840345040.jpg?w=349&h=232.6667&fit=max&auto=format&q=70 349w, https://imgix.bustle.com/uploads/getty/2017/8/29/8713246b-9152-45d2-9cd4-1098257dd376-getty-840345040.jpg?w=349&h=232.6667&fit=max&auto=format&q=70&dpr=2 698w, https://imgix.bustle.com/uploads/getty/2017/8/29/8713246b-9152-45d2-9cd4-1098257dd376-getty-840345040.jpg?w=614&fit=max&auto=format&q=70 614w, https://imgix.bustle.com/uploads/getty/2017/8/29/8713246b-9152-45d2-9cd4-1098257dd376-getty-840345040.jpg?w=614&fit=max&auto=format&q=70&dpr=2 1228w" sizes="(min-width:768px) 614px, 349px" alt/></noscript><img alt /></div></div><cite class="go">Scott Olson/Getty Images News/Getty Images</cite></figure><p>The ISGH taking in flood victims stands in contrast with another much bigger religious organization in Houston. Pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/29/pastor-accused-failing-open-megachurch-victims-hurricane-harvey/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">faced backlash for not opening its doors to flood victims immediately</a>, although Osteen appeared to offer to take them in once shelters are full.</p><p>On Saturday, after it became clear that Hurricane Harvey â which made landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/26/us/hurricane-harvey-landfall/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the strongest to hit the continental U.S. in a decade</a> â was going to be a major ordeal for Houston, Osteen, a world-renowned televangelist tweeted that <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen/status/901529457621688320" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">he was praying for the "safety of our Texas friends &amp; family."</a></p><p>But he has not offered much beyond well wishes. After <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/joel-osteen-faces-criticism-social-media-closing-houston/story?id=49480146" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">facing significant criticism on Twitter</a>, Osteen released a statement Â on Monday saying that his megachurch was "prepared to house people once shelters reach capacity." According to Lakewood's website, <a href="https://www.lakewoodchurch.com/Pages/Hurricane-Relief.aspx?sourcecode=17DRLW" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the church is accepting donations and organizing volunteers</a> for post-Harvey relief.</p><p>According to CBS News, on Monday night <a href="https://twitter.com/NorahODonnell/status/902488289395056640" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Houston's convention center housed over 9,000 individuals</a> when its capacity is 5,000. The <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/us/joel-osteen-houston-megachurch-criticism/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">area around Lakewood Church was flooded</a> on Monday, CNN reported, and at least three people who tried to seek refuge there were taken to the convention center.</p><p>Those seeking shelter in Houston or surrounding Harris County should call <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2017/08/27/233347/list-of-houston-area-shelters-for-those-forced-out-of-homes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">713-426-9404</a> to inquire about group shelter and call <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2017/08/28/hurricane-harvey-relief-efforts-how-help/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">713-881-3100</a> to reach officials at the Harris County Office of Homeland Security &amp; Emergency Management. Local media outlet <a href="http://www.khou.com/news/local/list-harvey-shelters-around-houston-area/468037262" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">KHOU has a list of shelter centers </a>around the Houston area, including mosques, churches, and high schools.</p></div></div></article></div><div class="p"><input id="navCheckbox" type="checkbox" class="s" /><label for="navCheckbox" class="q"></label><nav class="r"><label for="navCheckbox" class="I"><span></span></label><div class="t"><i class="u"></i></div><div class="v"><a href="/" class="w">Homepage</a><a href="/career-inspo" class="w">career inspo</a><a href="/news" class="w">News</a><a href="/entertainment" class="w">Entertainment</a><a href="/beauty" class="w">Beauty</a><a href="/fashion" class="w">Fashion</a><a href="/lifestyle" class="w">Lifestyle</a><a href="/flowcharts" class="w">Flowcharts</a><a href="/books" class="w">Books</a><a href="/tech" class="w">Tech</a><a href="/food" class="w">Food</a><a href="/features" class="w">Features</a></div><div class="x"><a href="https://bustle.company/" class="y">Company</a><a href="/about" class="y">About Us</a><a href="/advertise" class="y">Advertise</a><a href="/apps" class="y">Apps</a><a href="/labs" class="y">Labs</a><a href="/tos" class="y">Terms</a><a href="/privacy" class="y">Privacy</a><a href="/dmca" class="y">DMCA</a><a href="/contact" class="y">Contact Us</a></div><div class="z"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bustledotcom/" title="Facebook" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="A"></i></a><a href="https://twitter.com/bustle" title="Twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="B"></i></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/bustledotcom/" title="Pinterest" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="C"></i></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bustle/" title="Instagram" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="E"></i></a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bustle/id1019829583?mt=2" title="Podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="F"></i></a></div><div class="G"><span class="H">Â®</span> 2018 Bustle</div></nav></div></div> <script>__INITIAL_STATE__ = {"id":"79679","type":"ARTICLE","title":"Is Joel Osteen's Megachurch Open? 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