Officials of the Hamad Medical Corporation and Ministry of Endowment and Islamic Affairs at the Ramadan Library Tent at Hamad General Hospital.
DOHA: The Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) together with the Ministry of Endowment and Islamic Affairs inaugurated the Ramadan Library Tent at Hamad General Hospital (HGH).
The facility, dubbed ‘healing and mercy,’ contains a huge collection of books and material intended for boosting awareness of the virtue of fasting, and the etiquette of visiting patients.
The tent was jointly inaugurated by Executive Director of HMC’s Corporate Communications Department, Ali Abdullah Al Khater and Head of Projects at HMC, Ezzudine Fadhl Al Salahi and Mohammad Al Mahmoud, and Fahad Al Fuhaid from the Ministry of Endowment and Islamic Affairs.
Al Salahi pointed out that the tent is open to the public, day and night, throughout the holy month of Ramadan.
In addition to the assortment of books offered in Arabic, English, and Urdu, there are seats for those who wish to sit and read and enjoy hot drinks and dates after breakfast.
The activities at the Library Tent, which witnessed a remarkable turnout on the first day, is being overseen by the Mutawwaa Office at HGH.
The Peninsula