Kuwait - KUNA
Secretary General of the General Secretariat of Awqaf Abdulmohsen Al-Kharafi said that the Islamic nation must cooperate in supporting the Jerusalem cause and the Al-Aqsa Mosque issue.
Al-Kharafi's statement came after his meeting with waqf al-omma (nation waqf) delegation which serves the Jerusalem and Aqsa Mosque issue, headed by Mohammad Al-Omari on Saturday.
Al-Kharafi noted that the General Secretariat of Awqaf works on bringing awareness toward the waqf, run its financial and investment matters in accordance with the Secretariat's legal terms.
Al-Omari on his part noted that the waqf supports the Jerusalem case through several programs and projects including education centers, reconstruction, attracting visitors to the area, housing, infrastructure of the mosque and social services.
The waqf works on allowing big numbers of prayer-goers and Islamic education seekers to reach the mosque, by providing them with buses to easily reach their destination, thus safeguarding the Islamic identity of the mosque.