Mohammed sponsors Umrah trip for 120 residents

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Published Tuesday, July 27, 2010

By Staff

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has funded more than 120 citizens, including students from the Rashid Summer Camp, to visit Saudi Arabia on a private plane to perform the Umrah pilgrimage.

Also, among those chosen to travel to Mecca are outstanding students attending summer camps in Abu Dhabi and the Northern Emirates, as well as a number of Government of Dubai employees working in support of summer activities in the emirate.

The pilgrimage, which is being organised by Dubai Hobbies Club, will feature a programme packed with religious activities, such as visiting sacred sites and revered monuments in Makkah and Madinah.

Chairman of Dubai Hobbies Club and co-ordinator of the Rashid Summer Camp Aref Ali Al Abar thanked Sheikh Mohammed for his kind gesture and continued support by sponsoring worshippers to perform Umrah.

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