The Islamic Ministry received a record amount of money as alms last year, reports Haveeru.
The Ministry received Rf 36 million (US$2.8 million) last year, an increase of Rf 9 million (US$700,000) on 2009.
Assistant Director General Ahmed-ulla Jameel told Haveeru that the number of people giving alms had also increased, as a result of “an increased public awareness about religious matters.”
The Ministry’s Alms Committee would distribute the money to the poor, Jameel told Haveeru.
