As many as 14 persons from various nationalities have embraced Islam in Aflaj Governorate, south of Riyadh. The Director of the Governorate's Department of Endowments, Mosques, Call and Guidance, Sheikh Mohammed bin Mishnan Al Mubarak disclosed that the persons included 7 Filipinos, 3 Sri Lankans, 3 Nepalese, and one Indian, noting that preachers from Community Awareness Branch explained Islam to the converted people.