The Iftar tent at Al Wakra has hosted more than 30,000 fasting persons during this Ramadan, the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has said. The tent by the General Directorate of Endowments, according to an official statement from Awqaf, receives more than 1,000 guests every day.
The tent is set up as part of the Iftar Endowment project by Awqaf’s Endowment Bank for Righteousness and Piety with contributions from donors and philanthropists.
The General Administration of Endowments has set up tents at Ain Khaled (Thursday and Friday Market), Al-Sailiya (New Central Market), Industrial Area (Eid Musalla, Street 23 Al-Attiyah) Industrial Zone Street 38, Al-Rayyan (Eid Prayer Hall), Al Montazah, Umm Salal Mohamed, Al-Wakrah (opposite the old Al-Wakrah Market), Al-Khor (Othman Mosque), Bin Omran (Eid Prayer Hall), Al-Aziziyah (Eid Prayer Hall), Souq Al-Ali, Al-Sulaimi ( North Farms Area), Muraikh, next to Mosque No. (879) and Al Thumama. Iftar kits are distributed at Old Airport (behind Family Shopping Centre), Umm Ghuwailina (Council Cooperation Traffic Signals), Bin Mahmoud (Jaidah Bridge), Souq Al Faleh (near Al-Qubab Mosque) and Salwa Road (Azab Abu Nakhla Complex).
According to the statement, the administration has chosen the best restaurants to prepare meals. It is ensured that restaurants adhere to health measures, the meals are diverse and the materials used for food distribution are environmentally friendly and recyclable. The administration supervises the preparation of meals in these restaurants to ensure compliance with requirements.
