Qatar Charity organizes Iftar table for Indonesian community

The Friends Cultural Center (FCC), one of the Qatar Charity Centers for Community Development, held an Iftar event for the Indonesian community living in Qatar, in cooperation with the Indonesian Embassy in the country.

The event, in which 600 community members, including men, women, and children, took part, came as part of the activates of Qatar Charity’s ‘Baraha’ a special Ramadan programme for expatriate communities living in Qatar.

Some 350 men, 200 women and 50 children attended the event, which had many activities for adults and children, including awareness lectures, religious competitions, drawing and coloring contest for children and the general knowledge competition for men and women.

The Indonesian expatriate community members participating in the Iftar event held for them by Qatar Charity considered it an opportunity to interact with each other, strengthen the brotherly relationship between the members of the community, encourage to share views and opinions, exchange ideas and information, and promote human values and the values of cooperation and solidarity among the community.

In a statement, Prihandoko, in charge of the Indonesian community, appreciated the cooperation with Qatar Charity’s FCC in organizing the Iftar table for his community members, noting that he receives support from the center not only in Ramadan but also after Ramadan to organize numerous events for the Indonesian community. He also thanked Qatar Charity and the Indonesian Embassy for their cooperation in organizing the Iftar table.

Zain Al-Arefin, a translator, expressed his pleasure at participating in the Iftar table, pointing out that he has been taking part in this table for 5 years. He also thanked Qatar Charity for organizing the Iftar table, hoping cooperation would continue between the Indonesian community and Qatar Charity in the future. 

For his part, Mohammed Hafez, mu'adh-dhin, a person who calls to prayer, thanked Qatar charity for organizing such a wonderful programme that brought an opportunity for the Indonesian community members to get together and break their fast in one place.

This Iftar table contributes to making the participants aware of Islamic principles and values, urges them to do charity, and provides an opportunity to get to know each other, Hafez added, pointing out that he has been attending this event for ten years.