MAKKAH: The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques represented by the Spatial Guidance Department of the General Administration of Languages and Translation, continued receiving visitors in various international languages under the “We Welcome You in Your Language” initiative.
The initiative is considered as a contribution to the excellent hospitality of the visitors to perform their rituals and enrich their experience with comfort and ease during the Holy Month of Ramadan. The Deputy General President for Translation and Technical Affairs, Ahmed Bin Abdulaziz Al-Hamidi said that the administration was always keen to welcome the Grand Mosque guests with generosity and kindness in the Grand Mosque yards and corridors.
According to the SPA news agency, the visitors are received in their own languages with the kindest terms and are introduced to the primary services provided by the presidency. Furthermore, they are helped to access and benefit from them in more than 50 international languages.
Arab News reported that 250 scouts serve 60,000 voluntary hours in Makkah. The Ministry of Education Monday launched its seasonal initiatives during the holy month to serve visitors to the Grand Mosque; one such initiative entails having the Bader Scout Center perform 60,000 hours of voluntary work during Ramadan.
This work is done in cooperation with the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques and the security forces, covering all field trails. More than 250 scouts will help visitors at the Grand Mosque, in its various courtyards and on the roads leading to it. The voluntary teams from the Bader Center start their voluntary work after Al-Asr (afternoon) prayer and continue until midnight; their program includes distributing dates and coffee to fasting people at the tawaf area during iftar.
Scouts at the Grand Mosque
Scouts also guide the worshippers within the Grand Mosque after having followed certain courses set by the security forces at the mosque, at the tawaf and sai entrances, to help organize the crowds.
