Islamic Union of Hong Kong

The Islamic Union of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港伊斯蘭聯會) is an Islamic charitable and non-profit organisation in Hong Kong, China. The headquarters of the union is at the Ammar Mosque and Osman Ramju Sadick Islamic Centre.[1]

Islamic Union of Hong Kong
香港伊斯蘭聯會
HeadquartersAmmar Mosque and Osman Ramju Sadick Islamic Centre
Location
Membership
700
Websitewww.iuhk.org

History

The organisation was founded around 80 years ago by Muslims from South Asia and Maritime Southeast Asia who were in British Hong Kong to trade with the Republic of China. In 1980, the constitution of the organisation was revised to fulfill the requirements for incorporation as a legal entity under The Companies Ordinance of the British Hong Kong government.[2]

Activities

The organisation regularly holds various types of classes, such as sewing, dawah, embroidery, handicraft, computer, English language, martial arts, Quran, Adhan etc. in several languages, such as English, Indonesian, Chinese and Filipino.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Contact Us". Iuhk.org. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. "History of Muslim in Hong Kong". Islam.org.hk. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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