Kuwait revokes ban on iftar at mosques

Kuwait has allowed mosques to host iftar meals in the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan, reversing an earlier ban, a local newspaper has reported.

The Ministry of Awqaf (endowments) and Islamic Affairs has issued a circular, declaring permission to hold iftar banquets at mosques in line with certain regulations, Al Anba said.

These regulations obligate agencies interested in offering iftar meals to present a request to the administration of the respective mosque to get official approvals after coordination with the imam.

Other rules include holding the iftar banquets in courtyards of mosques around 30 minutes before the adhan or the call to the sunset prayer marking the breaking of the day-long fasting and clearing them immediately after the iftar.