Indian Mosque Builds Football Turf to in ‘Child-Friendly’ Measure
In a bid to make the Masjidul Rehma in Kannur district child-friendly, the mosque authorities have set up an artificial football turf on its terrace. The mini turf has come up on the third floor, with the 20-year-old mosque located at Panur being renovated earlier this month.
“Our concept is to make the mosque child-friendly and arrange facilities for the overall development of the children who come here for prayers and studies,” said Nisthar Kizhuparamba, the khateeb of the masjid.
He said a tuition centre and an institute for differently-abled children are functioning under the Karunya Charitable Trust at the mosque. “We also have over 150 children studying in the madrassa attached to the mosque,” Nisthar said.
He said the idea of the football turf came up as the mosque had an open terrace. “We thought of utilising the space creatively,” he added. There are around 250 kids at the Yes Academy for the differently-abled, besides 30 staff. The inmates are given counselling, speech and physiotherapy at the academy.
Source: Indian Express
