KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait has begun removing dozens of charity collection boxes run by Islamic organisations in a bid to regulate fund-raising and prevent misuse, an official said yesterday. "We have removed about 25 boxes in the past three days. Our operation will continue over the next two weeks to remove more than 80 boxes," Ahmad Al Sane, the head of a government committee entrusted with the removal, told AFP.
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Faisal Al Hajji said on Wednesday that charity boxes were not a "civilised" means of raising funds and "could give an impression contrary to the noble goals of the charities."
| I dunno. In this country we seem to be able to leave a jar on the counter of the local 7-11 with a picture of a sweet kid who needs an operation or chemotherapy or something, and most folks will throw a few coins or a bill in trusting that the money will go help the kid. And it does. Wonder why that doesn't work in Arabia-land? |
| Widows and orphans are always in desperate need of ammo 'n' forged identity papers, Steve. Ev'rybody knows that. |
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