Mangalureans in Riyadh come together at KMYA Iftar meet

Riyadh: Around 500 Mangalureans, including women and children, took part in Iftar meet 2016 conducted by Katipalla Muslim Youth Association (KMYA) Riyadh at Alwaha resort in exit 16 in Riyadh recently.

KMYA Riyadh has been organizing Iftar parties for the last 8 years and it is a quite familiar and sought after program among the Mangalurean Muslims living in Riyadh.

After iftar, Haafiz Jasim Bashir lead the magrib prayer. Janab Parvez Ali, President of KMYA presided over the formal program and welcomed the guests. In a short speech Janab Mohammed Kotekar explained the importance of fasting and do’s and don’ts” in Ramadan.Sulaiman Rahiman, Chairman of Iftar Committee, thanked members and Iftar committee for their relentless support to carry out this Iftar Meet 2016 successfully.

KMYA is a non-profit social and community organization that came into existence in 1989 mainly for catering the educational needs of and supporting for the needy and poor families of the community in Katipalla and neighboring places. Keeping the socio-educational conditions of the village in view, the birth-pang of community services of Katipalla youths in Saudi Arabia delivered the Association, and named it as KMYA, with its wing in Dammam also. Despite that, KMYA has done other services and works for the welfare of the community, especially the poor section of Muslim society.

Abdul Aziz PS, Shabeer AK, Vice presidents KMYA, AbdulJabbar, General Secreatary KMYA and Executive members Ameeruddin Hassan, T A Khader, Rafi Ali, Ashpak Ahmed, Sulaiman Rahiman, Saif Mahin, Mohammed Haneef P.M., S. Imtiyaz, Hussain Shafi,P.H. Mohiuddin, Basheer Ahmed, Zubair S.U. were present on the venue.