United Muslims Association of Hong Kong

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United Muslims Association of Hong Kong
香港穆斯林聯會
Formation1980s
FoundersOmar Ramju Sadick, Mohammad Alli Din
HeadquartersTuen Mun, Hong Kong, China[1]
Region served
Hong Kong
WebsiteOfficial website
United Muslims Association of Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese香港穆斯林聯會
Simplified Chinese香港穆斯林联会

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.

History[edit]

The organisation was established in 1997 by Omar Ramju Sadick.[2][3]

Activities[edit]

It 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]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "UMAH". umah.hk. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. ^ United Muslim Association of Hong Kong (14 August 2023). "HOME". United Muslim Association of Hong Kong.
  3. ^ "LC Paper No. CB(2)575/17-18(02)" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ "SUBJECT: RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ON RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION POINT OF VIEW" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Trial told of Muslim power dispute". South China Morning Post. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

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