HIBAPRESS – W.A.M.
The Bayt Mal Al-Quds Ash-Sharif Agency held an Ramadan Iftar ceremony in the city of Jerusalem on Friday evening, in the presence of the Director in charge of managing the agency, Mohamed Salem Asharqawi, and a group of prominent Jerusalemite figures and Islamic and Christian religious references, in addition to representatives of civil institutions and associations.
Participants in the Iftar ceremony included, in particular, Adnan Al-Husseini, member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, head of the Jerusalem Affairs Department, Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, the Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestinian Territories, Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, President of the Supreme Islamic Council, Hatem Abdel Qader, Secretary-General of the Supreme Islamic Council, Archbishop Atallah Hanna of Sebastia of the Greek Orthodox, Major General Bilal Al-Natsheh, Secretary-General of the National Popular Conference for Jerusalem, and Hatem Abdel Qader, Secretary-General of the Supreme Islamic Christian Council.
Adnan Al-Husseini said on this occasion, “We celebrate with our brothers coming from Morocco, from the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Ash-Sharif Agency, on the occasion of the blessed month of Ramadan. We have been accustomed to meeting them every year during this holy month when they come to Jerusalem to provide aid to the needy.”
He stressed that it is a “praiseworthy tradition” that the agency has been doing and continuing, expressing his happiness at the visit of the Moroccan delegation to Jerusalem in light of the difficult circumstances the city is going through.
For his part, the Mufti of Jerusalem praised the role of the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Ash-Sharif Agency in supporting the people of the city in the fields of education, health, and social affairs, especially in humanitarian aspects and supporting needy families, pointing out that its efforts are reflected in its various activities, whether in Bedouin and rural gatherings, or through the distribution of aid to destitute families.
He expressed his thanks to the agency for these “blessed efforts in the holy city and its suburbs, which is a grateful assistance from Morocco, its king, government, and people, and we hope that it will continue to serve the people of Jerusalem.”
For his part, Sheikh Ikrima Sabri praised the efforts of the agency, headed by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, President of the Jerusalem Committee, in providing services to the Jerusalemites during the blessed month of Ramadan.
Hatem Abdel Qader, for his part, expressed his thanks to the agency for organizing this Ramadan Iftar in the holy city, stressing that the agency “has spared no effort in supporting Jerusalem, its people, and its institutions.”
He added that the month of Ramadan represents a renewed occasion that confirms the historical ties that connect Moroccans with Jerusalemites, Palestine, and the city of Jerusalem.
At the end of the Iftar ceremony, “Ramadan Food Basket” coupons were distributed to the associations and institutions benefiting from the agency's programs.
The Bayt Mal Al-Quds Ash-Sharif Agency had launched its annual social assistance campaign from the villages of Nabi Samuel and Al-Jadira, northwest of Jerusalem, which this year includes the distribution of five thousand food baskets containing 22 kinds of basic materials for the benefit of needy Palestinian families in Jerusalem and the villages of the governorate.
The program also includes providing food supplies for the takayas and social centers to prepare about 20,000 Iftar meals daily, between hot and cold meals, throughout the holy month, in addition to distributing Eid al-Fitr clothing to 500 orphans sponsored by the agency, and organizing religious and cultural evenings, and training programs for local associations in the fields of marketing and human development.
