Re: Hungarian Muslims Plan Friendly Games for Sudan
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- Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 02:06:04 +1100
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> Hungarian Muslims Plan Friendly Games for Sudan
> By Gyorgy Jakab, IOL Correspondent
>
> BUDAPEST, January 18, 2006 (IslamOnline.net) - Hungarian Muslims are
> planning soccer friendly games in Sudan next month to raise funds for
> re-opening a much-needed hospital to cater for the poor.
>
> "Sport is a peaceful activity, Islam is a religion of peace, let us
organize
> friendly games to build peace and show the peacefullness of Islam to the
> outside world," Zoltan Bolek, President of the Hungarian Islamic Community
> (HIC) which organizes the games, told IslamOnlie.net Wednesday, January
18.
>
> Hungary's Budapest Honved team is planned to play five friendly games in
> Sudan to help raise necessary funds (estimated at 200,000 euros) to reopen
a
> three-storey closed hospital downtown Khartoum.
>
> Bolek, who reverted to Islam 27 years ago, said that the Hungarian Muslim
> efforts were a sign of solidarity and national pride.
>
> "Solidarity because Muslims are brothers and are supposed to help each
> other," Bolek said.
>
> "It is also a national pride because Hungary is a small country, and
Muslims
> make up only small minority within this small country, still they are
ready
> to help, sometimes even over their normal capabilities."
>
> The charity funds will be allocated for restoring the delapelated
building,
> which belongs to the Sudanese Umm El-momineen Charity, and buying
necessary
> medical equipment.
>
> Famed Players
>
> Famed Hungarian players of the good old days like Gyula Grosics will
> accompany the HIC mission.
>
> "Our prime goal is to help those in dire need," retired striker Lajos KU
> told IOL.
>
> Bolek also said the Sudanese suggested to hold the games in honour of
> Hungary's legend footballers like Ferenc Puskas, who trained Egypt's
Zamalek
> team in the past.
>
> He noted that internal troubles had made it difficult for the Hungarian
> national team to come to Sudan.
>
> Bolek further said the Sudanese Ministry of Sport will cover the expenses
of
> the five games.
>
> "These friendly games present another chance to further deepen
> Hungarian-Sudanese relationship."
>
> Sudanese Imams
>
> Bolek said that he will tackle with Sudanese scholars the possibility of
> dispatching imams to Hungary to educate Muslims about their religion.
>
> It is also planned to have Hungarian Muslims travel to Sudan to study
Arabic
> and Islam, he added.
>
> The HIC was established in 1988. It was then the first Muslim organization
> in the then Communist central European country.
>
> The HIC has sent five relief missions to Sudan's troubled region of Darfur
> region, in addition to several others to tsunami-hit Aceh province,
> Indonesia, war-torn Iraq, Bosnia and recently Kashmir.
>
> http://islamonline.net/English/News/2006-01/18/article05.shtml
>
>
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