ICESCO to provide financial support to Palestinian students in Morocco

The Rabat-based Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) will provide financial grants to the Palestinian students attending Universities and Institutes in Morocco.

The initiative, announced as part of the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, is meant to offer support to the Palestinian students amid the challenging circumstances confronting their families in Palestine due to the brutal Israeli aggression, the ICESCO said in a press release.

Addressing the Palestinian students at the ICESCO headquarters, the chief of the pan-Islamic organization Salim M. AlMalik recognized the students’ symbolic representation of the Palestinian cause and the ongoing sacrifices and honor it embodies. He noted that ICESCO, along with all its leaderships and staff, shares the students’ grief for the martyrs, beseeching Allah Almighty for the prompt recovery of the wounded, the release of the captives, and the safe return of the displaced to their homes.

He affirmed that ICESCO’s support for the Palestinian students in Morocco reflects a sincere effort to demonstrate the organization’s solidarity and assistance. He also commended the Kingdom’s warm embrace of these students and acknowledged the care they receive from the officials of the State of Palestine and its Embassy in Rabat.

Moreover, he called on the Palestinian students to empower themselves with knowledge to actively support their country with enthusiasm and determination. He further stressed that the youth and children in Palestine are capable of writing a history marked by dignity, heroism, and sacrifices, notwithstanding the challenging events unfolding in their homeland.

“Your challenge is to develop science and creativity to build a hopeful future,” said Al-Malik

On his part, Mohamed Salem Cherkaoui, Acting Director of Bayt Mal Al-Quds Al-Sharif Agency, who attended the event, highlighted the Agency’s role and efforts to support the Palestinian cause. With unwavering conviction, he affirmed that the Palestinian people will rise from the ruins to rebuild all that has been ravaged by the occupation.