15,000 Meals Distributed Daily by The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

His Highness the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, has always been a role model in which the UAE continues to represents through morals and values.

The Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi is distributing 15,000 iftar meals a day during the holy month of Ramadan under the name of His Highness the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre has collaborated with the Armed Forces Officers Club & Hotel - the strategic partner of the Centre on this initiative to distribute 15,000 Iftar meals per day during the holy month of Ramadan, for companies’ staff in labor sites located in different parts of Abu Dhabi.

Iftar meals are prepared following the highest standards of food health and safety, in cooperation with the Armed Forces Officers Club & Hotel, which is a key supporter of this project, and distributed in direct coordination with the Specialized Economic Zones, in support for humanitarian efforts and actions taken by the UAE leadership and philanthropic institutions aimed at minimizing the effects of COVID-19 pandemic.

Shaikha Al Kaabi, CEO of Armed Forces Officers Club & Hotel, said: "This initiative by the Armed Forces Officers Club & Hotel embodies the images of the Humanitarian cooperation to promote the values of coexistence and tolerance in the country, through the preparation and delivery of Iftar meals throughout the holy month of Ramadan, in direct cooperation and coordination with the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre, to people of different cultures in a number of labor sites located in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.''

She also added saying, 'These efforts revive the values of the Founding Father, who was known for his infinite generosity, that went beyond the country to extend to the entire world, reflecting the lofty principles of brotherhood and giving, implanted by him and established by our wise leadership afterwards. This initiative also reflects the culture of giving on which the country was founded, based on its Arab and Islamic identity.''

Amal Bamatraf, Director of the Cultural Communication Department at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre, said: "The efforts of the Centre, in coordination with the Armed Forces Officers Club & Hotel, to offer charitable and humanitarian initiatives that promote human understanding among members of society of different cultures, is a reflection of what the founding father of the UAE has established in the society, who never discriminated between cultures. As we take a moment to remember all the humanitarian achievements of the founding father, we stand witnessing a march of great grace and giving that has brought about the harmony the has made the UAE an example of the initiating generosity and the act of giving."

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