Saudi gift programs hand out dates in Malawi, Uzbekistan
RIYADH: A charitable initiative organized by the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance has handed out dates to more than 40,000 people in Malawi and Uzbekistan.
In Malawi, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques gift program distributed 5 tonnes of dates to about 23,000 people. Iftar meals were also provided.
The event took place at the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Institute in the city of Blantyre, in the presence of the institute's director, Mohammed Muaz Nadwi; the head of the Fatwa Committee of the Malawi Council of Scholars, Mohammed Abdul Hamid Silika; and executive member of the Malawi Muslim Union, Omar Adam Kashilinga.
In Uzbekistan, 5 tonnes of dates were given to about 20,000 people at the Charity Waqf Association. Guests at the event included the Saudi deputy ambassador to Uzbekistan, Hamoud Al-Mutairi; and the deputy mufti of Uzbekistan, Zainuddin Ishunkulov.
The ministry was represented at the events in Malawi and Uzbekistan by the religious attaches in South Africa and Kazakhstan respectively.
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