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Representative of Kuwait permanent Mission to the UN Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghunaim hands over Kuwaiti donation to chief of Islamic center in Switzerland in the presence of Kuwaiti Advisor Saud Al-Saeedi
(with photo)
GENEVA, Nov 1 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait donated USD 604,000 to the
Islamic Cultural Center in Switzerland to build two projects in La
Chaux-de-Fonds, west of the country.
Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations Office Ambassador
Jamal Al-Ghunaim told KUNA that this kind of donation is not new to Kuwait; a
country that always strives to inform communities across the world about
Islam, its moderate values and its role in building civilizations.
Undersecretary of the center Mohammad Karmous lauded Kuwaiti support to
Islamic centers in Europe and, especially, in Switzerland. He noted that the
financial aid will help construct two projects: a museum and a mosque with an
adjacent school.
The projects aim at familiarizing the non-Muslims with the Islamic culture,
its moderate values and practices. They will focus on building channels of
dialogue and encourage mutual respect of religion so that people from
different religious backgrounds will be able to live in peace and harmony.
These projects, he noted, will allow the center to achieve progress in its
endeavors to support Muslim communities and clear any misconceptions about
Islam.
Since its inception in 1999, the center has been organizing classes for
teaching Arabic language, holding lectures on Islamic culture and history and
discussing common issues facing Muslim communities in Europe. (end)
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