Malaysian Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA ) plans to establish model mosques in its land schemes to benefit the settlers and their families in more ways than as just houses of worship, FELDA chairman Dr. Mohr Yusuf Nor said here. He added that each mosque, besides being a place of worship, would also have facilities such as a kindergarten, clinic, library and such, Prename reported. "The location of these mosques would be determined later. We are now looking into a suitable design," he told reporters on Saturday after presenting a RM300 contribution to each of 19 mosque officials in Terengganu FELDA schemes. Dr. Mohd Yusof also said that a special committee would look into the possibility of establishing these facilities at the existing 400 mosques in the FELDA schemes nationwide. The mosque would eventually become an important institution in FELDA schemes, and various programmes would be held there for youths and children, he concluded. -- SPA
