Qatar: Grand finale of ICC One Communication Championship-2014 held

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November 17, 2014

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Doha: Yet another eventful page is turned in the history of ICC ONE Toastmasters Club. The Grand Finale of ICC One Communication Championship 2014 was conducted on November 14, at the Giwana Ballroom, Radisson Blu Hotel.

ICC ONE Toastmasters has been conducting this event continuously for the past 11 years as a token of its social commitment towards promoting education and public speaking to the residents of Qatar. The 2014 Championships comprised of three segments – the Juniors speech contest featuring contestants from Schools and Gavel clubs and the Humorous and International speech contests open to all residents of Qatar of age 18yrs and above. All three categories attracted many enthusiastic applicants. Eliminations were conducted in the months of October and November and 6 finalists per category were shortlisted for the Grand Finale.

The first segment, the Schools / Gavel Clubs Speech contest was anchored by Nevine Kamel, a seasoned HR professional, a freelance Trainer, Coach & Public speaker. The mesmerizing event showcased confident teenagers with vibrant oratory skills. It was indeed a treat to watch the high schoolers oozing with energy and speaking on topics that were diverse and truly inspirational. The 1st Place winner, Sara Salah El Amin from Shantinekaten School, spoke on the topic ‘Live in the Moment’ and exhorted the audience to stop waiting for tomorrows and live life now. The 2nd place winner, Shwetha Grace Eapen representing ICC Gavels, spoke on - ‘In the company of Lions’. She urged the audience to seek the company of great minds because we become like the people we hang around with. The third place winner was Vikram Kumaresan representing DPS-MIS. In his speech titled ‘The war’, he stressed on the values of a being an optimist in life. The audience popular poll was won by Ms Shwetha Grace Eapen.

The second segment, the Humorous Speech contest had the Contest Chair in Issam Alameh, an IT Professional who kept the audience regaled with witty comments. The Speakers had the audience pealing with laughter at the funny stories and comical body language weaved around hilarious topics. The 1st Place Winner was Surendra Kumar who narrated amusing family stories on the theme ‘I Love you’. The second prize Winner was Deepak Shivankar, who under the topic ‘My Mysterious Mentors’ comically presented the ordeal of training under mentors. The 3rd place winner, Jithu John Koshy, jestfully portrayed the stress of daily routines under the topic ‘The Last Day’. This segment was truly the most entertaining round for the audience. The audience popular poll also was won by Surendra Kumar.

The much awaited final segment, the International Speech contest, was the crème de la crème of the evening and was anchored by Euphracia Kalii, an Aircraft Maintenance Specialist in the Technical department of Qatar Airways. The 6 eloquent finalists vied with each other to educate the audience with their unique perspectives. The 1st Place winner, Diego Denzil Fernandes, with the speech title ‘10 minutes in my busy life’ spoke powerfully on how fatigue can be a killer and how it is important to find 10 mins. to pull over and rest before driving on while exhausted. The second place winner was Nerieza Manosca S Dilmao. In her speech titled ‘The wave that was’, she movingly depicted the unbreakable human spirit in the face of calamity. The third prize winner, Omar Mohammed Fayyad, spoke on ‘The power of influence is in our hands’. He persuaded the audience to be a spark of influence in the world as one little influence starts off a chain which touches many hearts. The audience popular vote was also won by Mr Diego Denzil Fernandes.
The gala evening culminated with a spectacular Award ceremony wherein the Chief Guest was Capt. Ravi Kumar, Defence Attache at the Indian Embassy and Guests of Honour were Hassan Chougule, Businessman, Educationist and Social Activist and James John, Deputy General Manager of Gulf Times. Besides Trophies, Winners carried away Cash Awards and household gifts. Winners in both Humorous and International categories were awarded Qr.5,000/- each while the Junior Champion collected Qr.2,000/-.

The success of the event can be credited to the tireless effort of the organizers and the diligent performance of anchors and role players. The hunt for the champion speakers of Qatar for the year 2014 was thus successfully closed. ICC ONE TOASTMASTERS club commits itself to continuing this challenging quest for years to come.

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March 15,2020

Markaz Al Madeena Association, Eastern province, conducted JALS-E-UCHILA get together program at Dammam, Saudi Arabia on March 5,2020 on account of celebrating 28 years of social service dedicated by the organization.

The event chairman Noushad Uchil inaugurated the function. The organization president presided the program and delivered talk about the intention of the organization. Hashim Uchil has intorduced the social and academic contribution of the organization of past 28 years. Jamal Uchil welcomed the gathering and Ismail G.I. host the program.

Games, Quiz and prize distribution to the winners and senior social workers was the special attraction of the event. The planning committee of the event includes Iqbal, Farooq, Shahul Hameed, Ramza, Nabeel, Afthar, Ashraf and Shafi.

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January 28,2020

Riyadh, Jan 28: The celebration of the 71st Republic Day was held on January 26th by the Central Committee of the Indian Social Forum Riyadh at the Ramada Hotel Auditorium in Riyadh. People from different Indian states and different religious backgrounds were present during the event.

The program was inaugurated with the unity song, Saleem Moulavi– Regional committee member India Fraternity Forum/Riyadh inaugurated the program.

Social Forum Central Committee president Janab Harris Mangaluru chaired the program and welcomed the guests. In his presidential speech he described and uncovered stories of freedom struggle and participants of Indian Muslims for the freedom fight. He urged everyone to fight against unconstitutional Citizenship Amendment Bill which passed by Centre government. He said that the We will continue its agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the NRC and would not relent unless the Union government withdrew the Act.

Indian Social Forum Karnataka State Committee member Janab Mohammed Naveed delivered the Republic Day message. He said India was formed based on concept of ‘unity in diversity’ and it becomes every Indians’ responsibility to safeguard it. He expressed concern over CAA, NRC and NPR. Across India, students at other universities are against the Citizenship Amendment Act passed by Centre government.  The law offers amnesty to undocumented migrants from three neighboring Muslim-majority countries but only if they are non-Muslim. Critics say that by excluding Muslims, the law establishes a religious test for Indian citizenship, in violation of the secularism enshrined in India's constitution. The Indians, irrespective of caste, creed, religion and region have firmly resolved to oppose the draconian laws and fascist moves to debar the poor. Constitution granted to every person and citizen of India who are not ready to put them on a test of ideology of RSS and programs of BJP to implement the Brahmanist mind-set. He said that the police atrocities against CAA/NRC/NPR protesters had increased only in BJP-ruled States and  there were several loose ends in the police story about the incidents leading to the firing.

Eng Shahul Hameed – Coordinator of Tamil Nadu Islamic Federation, Dr. Jahangeer Ahmed - Assistant professor/King Saud university, Mohammed Rafi – Gen Secretary of India Fraternity Forum Regional Committee, Mr. Abdul jaleel– Vice President of Indian Islahi Center, Mr. Basha –Member of IFT Executive Council , Mr. Ajmal Hussain – Member of Pravasi Forum central Committee, Younus Wallan – President Humanity Forum Riyadh. All delivered the message on the eve.

Basheer Karandur, General Secretary of Social Forum Central Committee, welcomed the gathering and Social Forum Riyadh Tamilnadu State Committee President Jabir presented the vote of thanks. Abdul Basheer was master of ceremony.

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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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