Eid Charity Inagurates 216 Mosques Abroad

Doha, July 31 (QNA) - The Sheikh Eid Charity has inaugurated 216 mosques in a number of countries all over the world from January until the end of June of this year with a cost of QR16 million, and has contracted to build 241 others costing over QR20 million in cooperation with charity organizations in the respective countries. Mosque locations include Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, India, Bahrain, Niger, Yemen, Indonesia, Pakistan, Kosovo, Bangladesh, Thailand, Togo, Comoros, Ghana, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, and Nigeria, Head of the Project and Foreign Aid Department at the Eid Charity Ali bin Khaled Al Hajri said. The Association thoroughly studies countries benefitting from the project to evaluate their need, he said, adding that the mosques are considered to be Islamic centers housing libraries and clinics as well for residents. (QNA)