Saudi Arabia opens registration for Ramadan volunteers

Cairo: Saudi Arabia has opened registration for volunteers wishing to serve worshippers in Islam’s two holiest mosques during the upcoming sacred month of Ramadan.

Applications for engaging in volunteerism in the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina are accepted from females and females in coordination between the Presidency of Religious Affairs for the Two Holy Mosques and the Ministry of Human Resources.
Cairo: Saudi Arabia has opened registration for volunteers wishing to serve worshippers in Islam’s two holiest mosques during the upcoming sacred month of Ramadan.

Applications for engaging in volunteerism in the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina are accepted from females and females in coordination between the Presidency of Religious Affairs for the Two Holy Mosques and the Ministry of Human Resources.
The presidency, the official said, has set up a database to facilitate identifying volunteer opportunities, work needs, and receiving requests via an electronic platform in such volunteer fields as guidance, awareness promotion, religious affairs, media, technical fields, row management, and translation.

Ramadan traditionally marks the peak season of the Umrah or minor pilgrimage in the Grand Mosque amid stepped-up preparations from Saudi authorities to cope with the expected influx of worshippers.

The current season of Umrah, which can be undertaken around the year, began in late June after the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
Many pilgrims also head to the Prophet’s Mosque, the second holiest place, and visit other Islamic landmarks in Medina.