The Muslim Community Representative Committee in the Mekong Deltaprovince of An Giang convened its third congress in Chau Phong communein Tan Chau township on March 19.
The congress appointed 17 committee members for the 2015-2020 term.
Home to more than 15,000 Muslims, An Giang currently houses 12 mosquesand 16 smaller Islamic structures, most of which are located in ChauDoc and Long Xuyen cities, Tan Chau township, and An Phu, Chau Thanh,and Chau Phu districts.
The committee has workedwith local authorities in recent years to help the Islamic Cham ethnicgroup improve their livelihood, open Vietnamese-Cham bilingual classesat primary schools, and organise the annual sport and tourism festival.
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Pham Dung, who isalso Head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, valued thesocio-economic achievements made by the local Islamic Cham people.
He also appreciated the committee’s efforts in disseminating the Partyand State’s guidelines and policies on religion to local Muslims.
During the 2015-2020 tenure, the committee plans to uphold itsachievements by continuing to foster school attendance and providechildren with improved healthcare services. It will also call uponreligious followers to engage in poverty alleviation and theGovernment-initiated new-style rural area building programme.-VNA
The congress appointed 17 committee members for the 2015-2020 term.
Home to more than 15,000 Muslims, An Giang currently houses 12 mosquesand 16 smaller Islamic structures, most of which are located in ChauDoc and Long Xuyen cities, Tan Chau township, and An Phu, Chau Thanh,and Chau Phu districts.
The committee has workedwith local authorities in recent years to help the Islamic Cham ethnicgroup improve their livelihood, open Vietnamese-Cham bilingual classesat primary schools, and organise the annual sport and tourism festival.
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Pham Dung, who isalso Head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, valued thesocio-economic achievements made by the local Islamic Cham people.
He also appreciated the committee’s efforts in disseminating the Partyand State’s guidelines and policies on religion to local Muslims.
During the 2015-2020 tenure, the committee plans to uphold itsachievements by continuing to foster school attendance and providechildren with improved healthcare services. It will also call uponreligious followers to engage in poverty alleviation and theGovernment-initiated new-style rural area building programme.-VNA
