The United Muslim Association of Hong Kong (UMAH; Chinese: 香港穆斯林聯會) is a registered charity and Islamic organization in Hong Kong established to organize and manage community worship centres i.e. mosques, schools and elderly care homes for the Muslim community in Hong Kong. UMAH has commenced a new project named the Sheung Shui Mosque and Islamic Centre and elderly care home in Sheung Shui.
香港穆斯林聯會 | |
| Formation | 1980s |
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| Founders | Omar Ramju Sadick, Mohammad Alli Din |
| Headquarters | Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, China[1] |
Region served | Hong Kong |
| Website | Official website |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港穆斯林聯會 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港穆斯林联会 | ||||||||||
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History
editThe organisation was established in 1997 by Omar Ramju Sadick.[2][3]
Activities
editIt currently operates the UMAH International Primary School in Yen Long and a home for the elderly, Haji Omar Ramju Sadick Care and Attention Home in Tuen Mun. UMAH also manages an ongoing project to establish a new mosque named the Sheung Shui Mosque and Islamic Centre and an elderly care home in Sheung Shui.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "UMAH". umah.hk. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ United Muslim Association of Hong Kong (14 August 2023). "HOME". United Muslim Association of Hong Kong.
- ^ "LC Paper No. CB(2)575/17-18(02)" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "SUBJECT: RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ON RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION POINT OF VIEW" (PDF).
- ^ "Trial told of Muslim power dispute". South China Morning Post. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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