A delegation from Qatar Charity, including Mr. Hassan Al-Nuaimi, General Supervisor of Qatar Charity's office in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Mr. Muhammad Washan, the director of the office, visited the office of the Chief Scholar in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Mufti, His Eminence Sheikh Dr. Hussein Kavazovic.

The Qatar Charity delegation was received by the Deputy Head of Scholars, His Eminence Sheikh Dr. Anas Levakovic, Mr. Ibrahim Malanovic, Social Affairs Officer, and Dr. Wasim Tadvi, Coordinator of Relations with the Islamic World at the Presidency of Scholars.

Cooperation

During the visit, several issues related to the prospects for fruitful cooperation between Qatar Charity office and the Presidency of Scholars were discussed regarding topics and programs of common interest, including equipping a TV station within the media center of the Islamic Sheikhdom with the latest equipment and supplies, as well as providing devices and equipment for one of the scientific research institutes.

The media center provides cultural services aimed at spreading the tolerant teachings of Islam and preserving the civilized Islamic identity of Bosnian society.

 Many residents of neighboring countries who speak the Bosnian language benefit from its services, such as the Muslims of Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo, and the Bosnian communities in the diaspora, because the broadcast is also via the Internet.

The deputy chief scientist, Dr. Anas Levakovic expressed his happiness with this visit, which strengthens the bonds of fraternal relations between the two brotherly peoples of Qatar and Bosnia. He praised the role of the State of Qatar and its benevolent people in providing a helping hand to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina over the past years through fruitful and constructive coordination through various institutions, in particular the Qatar Charity office in Bosnia. And his developmental achievements and the qualitative projects he is implementing.

It is noteworthy that the State of Qatar has actively contributed to the implementation of many vital projects in Bosnia, foremost of which is the establishment of a modern building for the Islamic Library in Sarajevo and the restoration of the College of Islamic Studies in Sarajevo.

extended efforts

The Islamic Library is a historical legacy due to the manuscripts it contains in various sciences and literature in Arabic, Turkish, and Persian. Qatar Charity has contributed earlier to providing modern devices and equipment that contributed to preserving these manuscripts that were subject to damage and loss.

Qatar Charity office in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the last period, in coordination with the Islamic Sheikhdom, has built a number of mosques, printed many books, sponsored a number of imams and preachers, provided full support to an Islamic school for several years, and sponsored the teaching staff of the College of Islamic Studies in Sarajevo, in addition to providing two service cars for the Islamic school and equipping and furnishing an educational hall in an Islamic school.

Qatar Charity is also in continuous coordination with the Islamic Sheikhdom in all the areas in which it operates in Bosnia and Herzegovina, about the implementation of in-kind aid projects such as the distribution of food baskets, heating materials, seasonal projects, and other.