Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Quran in Braille distributed in Yemen
Sana’a, Jan 2 (IANS/WAM) The Khalifa bin Zayed Humanitarian Foundation of the UAE has distributed 40 copies of the Quran written in Braille language for blind students in Yemen.
The student are from the Al Noor Government Centre affiliated with the ministry of labour and social affairs in Sana’a.
Jamil Al Humairi, director of the centre, hailed the generous initiative, and thanked the people and government of the UAE and the foundation for the continuous support to the Yemeni people.
—IANS/WAM
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IANS 2013-01-02 22:30:06
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