Hidayah Foundation holds ‘Fun & Care Fest-2013’

[email protected] (Abdul Latheef)
May 2, 2013

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Riyadh, May 2: Hidayah Foundation, Riyadh organised its Annual Get-Together named ‘Fun & Care Fest – 2013’ on Thursday April 18 at the Al Rushd Istrah. The event was a culmination of nearly two months of meticulous planning.

Under the able guidance of the President Abdul Rahman and continuous follow up and supervision of the Event Manager Ilyas Hussain, and the get-together was a grand success by all standards.

There was a gathering of over 1500 guests from different parts of India and the sub-continent who attended the event. According to Abdul Rahman “We had many visitors from Mangalore and Dubai including Hyder Ali, Chairman of Presidency Homes and Infrastructure and Prestige international School, who were the main sponsors for the event. He was showcasing the forthcoming projects of Presidency Homes to the visitors.

Chairman of Hidayah Foundation, Khasim Ahmed, President of the Head Quarters, Haneef Hajee Golthamajal and Administrator Abid Asghar were also present.

The main program began with recitation of Quran by Master Aqeel Farooq. Hafiz Imran Omri delivered a lecture on charity. He said charity should be a collective effort. It has blessings of Allah as well as it has the capacity to become power of the community.

Abdul Rahman welcomed. Mohammed Ashfaq, Vice-President made a brief presentation on the achievements of Hidayah Foundation and the recent developments that are taking place. He highlighted the developments on the Hidayah Share and Care Colony wherein 24 new houses are being built in the 2nd Phase. He informed everyone that the new website of Hidayah Foundation www.hidayahfoundation.org was operational.

The gathering and sponsors were all praises for the environment created by Ismail Kemmunje. He and his team put in a lot of hard work and exhibited their talent in putting up a beautiful display for the event.

Sheikh Mansur, General Secretary gave an eye opener to the audience with his presentation on ‘How to Stop Wasting Food’. Being in-charge for the Monthly Ration Program, he explained to the audience how Hidayah Foundation channels nearly 12 lakhs per year to feed about 89 families in many villages surrounding Mangalore. He invited the audience to participate in this noble effort.

Anyone who is interested in participating in the Monthly Ration Program can contact Mansur on 0568763438 [email protected]

Mohammed Ali B K, Abdul Khader Khozama, Abdul Hameed, Ayaz, Mansur and others were present. Sports and quiz competitions were also organised as part of the event.

Woman’s wing of Hidayah Foundation also organised variety of competition such as Qur’an competition for kids under the leadership of Ghazala Ilyas. Qirat was given by Juveriya Majeed B K. The prizes for this program were sponsored by Sheikh Ansar of A-1 Plastics. Mrs. Sureena Abdullatheef coordinated the programme.

Abdul Latheef Idrees anchored the event and Hyder Ali, Chairman of Presidency Homes and Infrastructure sponsored the event.

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Agencies
August 8,2020

Dubai, Aug 7: One may call it good luck, but for two Indian expats it was God who prevented them at the last minute from boarding the Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala, killing at least 18 people on board.

According to India's Civil Aviation Ministry, the Boeing 737 aircraft on a flight from Dubai to Kozhikode overshot the runway at Kozhikode airport on Friday evening. There were 184 passengers including 10 infants, 2 pilots and four cabin crew onboard the aircraft.

Noufal Moin Vetten, an Ajman resident working as an office boy in a Sharjah school, was booked to travel on the flight and had checked in as per schedule.

Recounting his miraculous escape, Vetten, a resident of Malappuram, Thirunavaya, whose visa was cancelled a week ago, told Gulf News: “I was handed my boarding pass, but when I reached immigration, they told me I had to pay a fine of Dh 1,000 (Rs 20,430) for overstay. I had only Dh 500 (Rs10,215) with me.

"I called my school PRO and he told me to come back. He said they would follow protocols and pay the fines before sending me,“ he said.

Vetten was disappointed and called his family to let them know.

“When I heard about the crash, I was saddened for all the passengers. But I'm so relieved I missed it. God has been really merciful,” said Vetten.

Afsal Parrakodan, a resident of Abu Dhabi, had a similar stroke of luck.

“My work visa was cancelled about a week ago. After getting my boarding pass, I was told I had to pay a fine of Dh1,000 at the immigration counter, but I had only Dh500 on me.”

“I was very keen to board the flight and be with my family. So I called a friend who brought me the additional Dh500, but by then, my baggage had been offloaded and the flight's doors were closed,” said Parrakodan.

“I was feeling very sad and called my mother to tell her I had missed the flight. But a few hours later, when I learnt of the crash, I couldn’t help but feel relieved and thankful to God for saving my life,“ said an overwhelmed Parrakodan who plans to fly back next week. 

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August 6,2020

Dubai, Aug 6: Non-resident Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist Dewakara Alva passed away on Thursday August 6. He was 63.

Alva, who hailed from Mangaluru, was the director of Federal Insurance Brokers LLC, Dubai and was residing in Dubai for around four decades. He was reportedly suffering from health problems for last few months. 

He was a patron of Tulu and Kannada language and culture in United Arab Emirates. He was a member of various NRI organizations including UAE Tulu Koota and UAE Bunts

Alva is survived by wife Saritha, daughter Powshali, and son Manal.

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Media Release
June 4,2020

Dr Soofi Anwar, Director Academics of University of Stirling RAK, UAE Campus, has achieved the prestigious professional recognition of Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) UK. He has achieved this milestone through the Stirling Framework for Evidencing Learning and Teaching Enhancement (SFELTE), the Continuing Professional Development Framework (CPD) for learning and teaching at University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. 

He was recognized for this achievement on recently concluded virtual Learning & Teaching Conference-2020 organized by University of Stirling Campus in UK.  He has secured his Ph.D. in Management from University of Azteca, Mexico.

Dr. Soofi Anwar has over 20 years of experience in teaching and academic leadership at higher education level and has worked in leading universities in UAE, Bahrain and India. He was conferred the prestigious Middle East Education Leadership Award, as the Best Professor in Management-2018 in recognition of his academic excellence, exemplary leadership in higher education. Prior to his current role, he has worked on leadership position in Birla Institute of Technology Offshore Campus RAK.

He has completed his MBA from Dept. of Business Administration, Mangalore University in 1999 and his B. Com degree from Canara College Mangaluru.

He has published numerous research papers in management and in the area of teaching and learning in higher education in reputed academic journals and international conferences proceedings. He is a member of editorial board of two leading management journals and engaged in reviewing faculty research publications in the area of management and marketing. 

He is a son of Haji Abdul Khadar Kodijal and Mrs. Mariyamma from Konaje, Mangaluru.

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