KUWAIT CITY -- The Palestine Charitable Committee at International Islamic Charitable Organization (IICO) enabled 35 disabled Palestinians perform Hajj this year, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
Chairman of the committee Sheikh Nadir Al-Nouri said they targeted people who were injured during the Al-Fourqan conflict in 2008 and the Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000 in Gaza Strip.
The committee gave 35 such people a chance to perform Hajj and each person was allowed to take six companions along to take care, he said, adding the committee spent $97,000 on the project.
He mentioned that more than 80 percent Palestinian families are living below the poverty line and that unemployment has exceeded 45 percent.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Palestinian group enables 35 disabled people to perform Hajj
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