New portal on sign language launched
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Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has launched a new Ramadan portal for people with hard of hearing, adding 130 visual materials...
Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has launched a new Ramadan portal for people with hard-of-hearing, adding 130 visual materials in the sign language.
The portal is part of Islamweb.net, which aims at providing religious materials to all segments of the community.
Addressing the launch ceremony at the headquarters of the ministry yesterday, Assistant Director of the Department of Religious Call and Guidance Jassim Abdullah Al Ali said that the Department is constantly developing the portal for people with hard-of-hearing by adding dozens of visual materials regularly.
He said that the initiative aims at providing more information to the targeted group as contribution from the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs to serve the community.
Al Ali said that the ministry has taken important steps in developing religious and guidance services, including launching the new version of the Ramadan portal for people with hard-of-hearing, adding 130 visual materials.
