The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Ho Chi Minh City held a meeting with the representative committee of the local Muslim community on July 4 on the occasion of Raya Aidil Adha – a major holiday on the Islamic calendar.
President of the VFF Committee of HCM City To Thi Bich Chau (fourth from left) presents flowers to congratulate the representative committee of the local Muslim community on July 4. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The VietnamFatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Ho Chi Minh City held a meeting with therepresentative committee of the local Muslim community on July 4 on theoccasion of Raya Aidil Adha – a major holiday on theIslamic calendar.
President of the municipal VFF Committee To Thi BichChau said over the past years, the representative committee and the managementboards of mosques’ areas in HCM City have guided and encouraged followers touphold the national pride and adhere to the Party and State’s policies.
Muslims have joined hands with localresidents to overcome difficulties and challenges while actively taking part inpatriotic emulation movements and campaigns launched by administrations and VFFcommittees.
She highlighted the improved materialand spiritual life of Muslims in HCM City thanks to authorities’ assistance andtheir own efforts, expressing her hope that the representative committee and the management boards will continue helping raise followers’ awareness of Vietnam’sintegration and development process so as to contribute to the great national solidarity and local development.
Chau also pledged that the municipalVFF Committee will keep coordinating with relevant agencies to createfavourable conditions for their religious activities to take place in line withthe Law on Belief and Religion and related legal documents.
Ly Du So, head of the Muslimcommunity’s representative committee, appreciated the administration and VFFCommittee’s care for the religion followers.
He said the representative committeeand management boards will continue encouraging and helping Islamic dignitariesand followers to strive for a better life, participate in campaigns launched byall-level administrations and VFF committees, preserve and bring into play culturaland religious values, and help with the development of HCM City./.
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President of the VFF Committee of HCM City To Thi Bich Chau (fourth from left) presents flowers to congratulate the representative committee of the local Muslim community on July 4. (Photo: VNA) 
