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KUWAIT, Feb 18 (KUNA) -- Grand Imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed
Al-Tayeb and his accompanying delegation paid a visit Tuesday to Kuwait Zakat
House to get acquainted with the House's role in collecting and distributing
alms as well as in serving needy people.
Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb and his accompanying delegation were welcomed at the
Zakat House HQs by Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic
Affairs Nayef Al-Ajmi and Director General of the Zakat House Ibrahim Al-Saleh.
In a speech on the occasion, Minister Al-Ajmi cheered the visit of the
Egyptian religious delegation which also included Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Ibrahim
and Minister of Awqaf Mohammed Gomaa.
Al-Ajmi shed lights on Zakat House's concept, establishment and mission
inside and outside Kuwait.
For his part, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb thanked Minister Al-Ajmi and Zakat
House's officials for their warm welcome.
He pointed out that he is looking forward to transferring the very
successful experiment of Zakat House to Egypt.
He noted that the charitable activities of Zakat House branch in Egypt
could be seen across Egypt. Zakat House built scores of mosques and
educational institutions in different Egyptian cities. It also offers Egyptian
and non-Egyptian poor students financial assistance to help them complete
their study. (end)
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