At a function here Tuesday night the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) honored local and foreign media personnel covering Haj activities this year. Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Ali, President of the IDB, briefed his guests on the activities and achievements of the bank since its inception in 1984, citing the establishment of the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development aiming at combating poverty and unemployment in member countries. The IDB's Utilization of Haj Meat Project, he said, makes it easy for pilgrims to perform their slaughtering ritual meeting all Shariah and health requirements and by ensuring that the environment around the holy sites is clean and protected To emphasize the new service for buying adahi coupons online, the IDB President said the project's website, www.adahi.org, is designed to enable individuals intending to buy sheep online to do so with a credit card or through a money transfer in collaboration with Al-Rajhi Bank. He said the IDB has made provision for 700,000 sheep heads and 10,000 cows and camels. All animals are inspected by 700 veterinary doctors and 400 Shariah scholars to ensure that the cattle meet all Shariah and health stipulations. Dr. Ali said the IDB is cooperating with the Ministry of Municipal Affair and Housing to produce gelatin. He said a SR40 million gelatin factory will be set up in Makkah next year.
