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Tribune News Network
Doha
Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is conducting a Ramadan iftar project in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, during the Holy Month of Ramadan in cooperation with the Zakat Al-Quds Committee.
Every day, a group iftar banquet is held at the yards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, offering a total of 7,954 iftar meals over the month with funding from QRCS.
In his remarks, QRCS Secretary-General Ali Hassan al Hammadi said,"Well before the start of Ramadan, we began preparing for this project to promote the feelings of solidarity, share the Ramadan spirit with our brothers in Jerusalem and provide them with necessary food in these summer days."
The director of the Zakat Al-Quds Committee stressed the importance of the project for keeping the Al-Aqsa Mosque visited.
He thanked QRCS and Qatar for their benevolent contributions for the Palestinian people in Jerusalem.
QRCS's Ramadan iftar project in Jerusalem is implemented by the Zakat Al-Quds Committee, which has since its establishment in 1988 conducted many similar projects in Ramadan. It has considerable experience, effective personnel and accurate database about the beneficiaries such as families with widows, orphans and poor people.
The project is part of QRCS's Ramadan Campaign for 1438 A.H, which involves QR85 million worth of humanitarian and development projects. These include international projects in 15 countries at a total cost of QR65 million as well as health, social, qualification and development projects in Qatar at a value exceeding QR19 million.
