Meeting Visually Impaired Students in Albania (January 2014)
In January 2014 a Union delegation visited Albania, met visually impaired students and introduced Braille Quran services.
The founding delegation of our Union visited Albania in January 2014. During the visit, the delegation met visually impaired students and exchanged views on the Braille Quran and accessible religious services for visually impaired Muslims in the Balkans.
The visit to Albania was one of the Union's first contacts with visually impaired Muslims in Europe before its official establishment.
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