By Ashraff A.Samad
The Kuwait Government has gifted 25 tons of dates in view of the fasting period for the Ramadan Festival commencing next week.
The Kuwaiti Embassy in Colombo yesterday (08 Feb) distributed dates to 16 Muslim Organizations under a special Ramadan programme.
The dates are to be distributed through 16 Muslim charitable organizations registered in Kuwait and Sri Lanka.
The Kuwait donors visited Sri Lanka, meeting Dr. Mansoor Jabbar, Charge de affairs of the Kuwaiti Embassy in Sri Lanka. Acting Ambassador Abdullah Al Muhannaz presented the consignment of dates.
This project was coordinated by the Al Hima organization Director, As-Shekh Noor Ullah Moulavi and Moulavi M. Ishaq. (Newswire)