Muslim youth give 'alms' to councillors

Muslim youth give 'alms' to councillors

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Dozens of youths from Atta'wabiin
Muslim Congregation visited the East Kalimantan Legislative
Council on Monday and handed over 100 kilograms of rice as alms
to the provincial councillors.

They had planned to hand over 2.5 kilograms of rice to each of
the 45 councillors, but only some received it because not all
councillors were present at the office on Monday.

The giving of alms was aimed at mocking councillors in order
to make them aware that there were still many poor people in the
province who needed to be assisted, said Ali Idrus Assegaff, the
coordinator of the congregation. -- JP