(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM)) The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, DTCM, Dubai has launched the "Convoy of Goodness" campaign, as part of the 14th Dubai Ramadan Forum, held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation.
The "Convoy of Goodness", which will run until July 4th, aims to acquaint people with the virtues of the Holy Month of Ramadan and its teachings of tolerance, and introduce them to the events and activities taking place on the sidelines of the 14th Dubai Ramadan Forum.
The convoy, in cooperation with Dubai Police, will travel across the Emirate of Dubai to distribute gifts and Islamic educational materials, which include USB drives containing Holy Quran recitation and guidebooks offering information about the jurisprudence of fasting and the best way to benefit from the month of Ramadan, in addition to the agenda for the lecture series and other activities and events of the 14th Dubai Ramadan Forum.
The convoy consists of 14 volunteers from different nationalities, embodying the spirit of cooperation, brotherhood and the synergistic will to do good. They will visit residential and commercial areas, and major streets in the city, as well as hospitals, shopping malls, beaches, hotels and mosques to distribute the Ramadan bags to people of various nationalities and religions.
The Dubai Ramadan Forum, in its 14th edition this year, will be held from June 24th to July 4th, 2015, and includes many social, religious, charitable and volunteer activities, some of which are being held this year for the first time, such as the Exhibition on the History and Art of Arabic Calligraphy, in which Emirati, Arab and non-Arab calligraphers are taking part.
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