Curtain of Kaaba door presented to UN

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Thursday 30 Jul 2015 - 13:25 Makkah mean time-14-10-1436 New York (IINA) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the UN Abdullah Al- Muallami unveiled on Tuesday a beautifully framed old kiswa (covering) of the door of the Holy Kaaba at the Indonesian Hall, one of the newly refurbished halls of the world body. The kiswa curtain was presented to the UN in the early 1980s and that piece has now been replaced with a new one. Ban Ki-moon thanked Saudi Arabia for the precious gift. Al-Muallimi said King Abdulaziz, founder of Saudi Arabia, set up a factory for the Kiswa of the Kaaba. Ever since then his sons and successive kings have been taking its care with sincerity and diligence. King Fahd presented the original curtain of the Kaaba door as a gift to the UN in 1983. Al-Muallimi also presented the UN chief with a commemorative shield containing a model of the Kaaba door curtain.  HA/IINA