Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association

Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association
中華回教博愛社
Founded 1922
Location
Area served
  Hong Kong
Website www.islam.org.hk/cmcfa

The Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association (CMCFA; Chinese: 中華回教博愛社) is an Islamic organisation in Hong Kong, with around 250,000 members.[1] The group currently operates five different schools in Hong Kong.

History

The association was founded in 1922 at 7 Chan Tong Lane, Wan Chai. It was then incorporated as a charity organisation in 1963.

Activities

The association not only conduct religious activities related to the Chinese Muslims, but they also manage and maintain six non-profit schools: one college, two primary schools and three kindergartens.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau)", International Religious Freedom Report, Washington, DC: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, 2009, retrieved 2010-08-09
  2. ↑ http://www.islam.org.hk/eng/E-HISTORY.asp

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