UAE | Heritage and Culture
Red Crescent hits the road with iftar scheme
The Red Crescent Authority (RCA) is doing its bit to ensure that long-distance travellers on the country's roads and highways don't have to forego their iftar meals.
- WAM
- Published: 23:12 September 5, 2008
-
Sufi chants bring Ramadan evening to life in Abu Dhabi
Sufi chants bring Ramadan evening to life in Abu Dhabi
-
Khalifa gesture draws wholesome praise
Khalifa gesture draws wholesome praise
-
Majid attends lecture by Egyptian scholar
Majid attends lecture by Egyptian scholar
-
A dash of coconut in Kenyan iftars
A dash of coconut in Kenyan iftars
-
Only traditional food in their Afghan home
Only traditional food in their Afghan home
-
Family time and Tunisian traditions keep them buzzing
Family time and Tunisian traditions keep them buzzing
-
Porridge keeps her child happy
Porridge keeps her child happy
-
Ramadan prayer times calendar
Click here to see the prayer timings for the whole month of Ramadan
-
Interactive: Ramadan, a time to reflect
An interactive guide to Ramadan, prayer times and etiquette
Dubai: The Red Crescent Authority (RCA) is doing its bit to ensure that long-distance travellers on the country's roads and highways don't have to forego their iftar meals.
Red Crescent volunteers have been handing out 3,000 iftar meals each day since the beginning of Ramadan to them.
The mini-iftar packages will be distributed on the bus fleet of the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport. The RCA's vehicles will also help dispense the meals.
Petrol stations on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai, Abu Dhabi-Al Ain and Abu Dhabi-Al Sala highways are also being used as distribution points for the scheme.
According to Sultan Mohammad Al Shehi, Director of the Hifz Al Ne Ma project, which means to say "keeping Allah's grace", the plan is to distribute a total of 90,000 iftar meals by the end of the month.
This will ensure drivers do not miss iftar.
Share this article
Related Articles
More from UAE Heritage & Culture
More from UAE
Popular in UAE
-
Your pictures
Readers' pictures
A Selection of the best Gulf News reader pictures this week
Latest news
- Parking free in Dubai on holidays
- For many, it's business as usual
- Careers off the beaten track
- Notes in Brief
- Arabian Horse Foundation honours Swayze
- Emirati students to be chosen for German internship
- Residency section clears 6,000 cases
- Residents opt for other gifts as gold soars
- UAE residents spend hours trying to cross into Oman
- Traditional theme at Etihad celebrations
- Dubai in for breezy conditions
- The true meaning of festival of sacrifice
- Maguindanao massacre victims remembered
- Rulers exchange Eid greetings
- Mohammad endorses Watani campaign
Community Reports
-
School buses must do safe drop-offs
Some bus drivers let students off at the wrong side of the road
-
Munching on a health hazard
Residents must be careful about consuming snacks and sandwiches prepared along the roadside as they attract dirt and bacteria
-
Faded signage fails to guide visitors
Reader seeks better upkeep of signboards in green areas
-
Noise pollution must be regulated
Residents are finding it difficult to sleep well at night owing to ongoing construction work
