IMA-Kuwait hosts spectacular family desert picnic

naeem@coastaldigest.com (Moyhammed Iqbal Katipalla)

March 26, 2012

Kuwait City, March 26: Indian Muslim Association (IMA)-Kuwait organised a 'Family Desert Picnic 2012' on the outskirts of the city. The theme of the event was ‘Be merciful to the people, Allah will be merciful to you’ which was apparent in all the activities throughout the picnic.

Spacious premises with separate tents for men and women and many small tents for basic amenities in a desert provided a great escape from the routine to the entire family members. Picnic started with the breakfast followed by brief morning session.

It is a customary annual event, which provides educational discourses, entertainment, sports, mushaira (Urdu poetry session), several kinds of competitions and various other activities to the entire family to rejoice in a leisurely atmosphere. Islamic books stall was established during the picnic which displayed various contemporary books in different Indian languages.

Mohammad Aslam President of IMA welcomed the audience. Sheikh Jamal al Noori, head of Abdullah Noori Society was guest of honor.

Islamic scholar Rizwan Falahi from India participated as guest and gave a discourse on the importance of social services and briefed about the various social activities in India. Mohammed Hasan gave picnic guidelines to the entire participants to ensure discipline and safety during the entire event.

Various sports activities such as volleyball, running race, cricket, tug of war etc. were conducted separately for men and women. In a parallel session, many prominent Urdu poets participated in mushaira and presented their poems with big applause and appreciation from the audience.

Khaja Arifuddin, an educationist from India gave Friday sermon under the topic importance of social service in Islam and highlighted the importance of social service based on relevant Islamic teachings.

Evening session included dramas, cultural programs and multimedia presentations under various relevant educational themes presented by the artists of IMA youth wing. It was one of the prime attractions of the picnic that added flavor to the atmosphere. Cutting edge technology was employed to the whole stage activities.

During evening session prize distribution to the winners of various competitions were given by the guests. Delicious Biryani was served to all the participants for lunch. More than thousand people with their families participated in the event. Sharafuddin Soofi conducted the programme. Mohammed Hasan and Noman Vasaikar were Picnic organizer for this successful event.

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Dear Sir,

I need your mobile contact number because 28 december picnic i need information about this event

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IMA Kuwait hosts online Eid get-together amid covid lockdown

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June 1,2020

Kuwait: Eid is usually a time of family get-togethers and feasts after weeks of dawn-to-dusk fasting. But this year people celebrated at home, with virus fears dampening the holiday spirit and strict restrictions in place.

Kuwait went under full curfew before the start of Ramadan leaving people to practice fasting and Ramadan rituals at home, Even Eid al-Fitr came under full lock-down period.

As situation demanded, IMA Kuwait celebrated the Eid Get-together online via video conferencing tool, All IMA members participated joyfully in Eid Milan online gathering which was scheduled immediately after Eid prayer. Members participated and congratulated each other on the eve of Eid.

The IMA president Shamvel Parviz addressed the gathering and thanked them for joining online for this unique Eid celebration which will be remembered in history. He also advised members to be aware of conditions of neighbors, friends and family and assist them if they need help in this difficult time.

Eid al-Fitr follows weeks of fasting and marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Thousands of Muslims all over Kuwait followed strict guideline and performed Eid prayer at home along with their family.

As a part of social service activities IMA also distributed ration kits before start of Ramadan and during Ramadan for needy people all over Kuwait.

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Living with cornavirus: Indian Social Forum, Dammam holds webinar

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May 30,2020

Dammam: Indian Social Forum, Dammam, Karnataka chapter organized a "Live along with COVID-19" webinar on 29 May 2020 in association with HealthCare Polyclinic, Dammam.

The webinar at Zoom App. featured over 150+ resident Kannadigas from Saudi Arabia's eastern and neighboring provinces.

Dr. Shailendranath made a presentation on the program and gave useful information. Indian Social Forum Dammam, Karnataka Chapter President Sharif Joktake delivered the keynote address. General Secretary Irshad Jokatte stalled the program.

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Friday Forum Kuwait hosts inter-school Islamic elocution competition-2020

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January 5,2020

Kuwait: Friday Forum Kuwait conducted its 12th inter-school Islamic Elocution Competition at Hotel Rajadhani Palace, Khaitan on 1st January 2020.

The competition, which was held in the senior and junior categories had participation from 15 Indian Schools across Kuwait comprising of 43 students. In the senior category, Ayisha Wafiya of Indian Community School, Khaitan bagged the first prize and Efrem Joseph of Indian Community School, Amman won the second prize.

In the junior category, Hima Jameela of Indian Community School, Khaitan bagged the first prize and Fadhel Kandapath of Fahaheel Al Wataniya Indian School won the second prize. Nawaal Yaseen Ebrahim of Indian Community School (SR), Salmiya and Rhruthunanda of Indian Learners Own Academy, Abbasiya won the consolation prizes in senior and junior categories respectively.

This year, the event was fully conducted by the ladies wing of Friday Forum. Dr. Thasneem Amir, Ibtisam Basheer, Toast Masters Ola Rasheed, Fatma Abduhedeid, Shazia Thabassum and Marium Rangat were the judges for the competition in senior and junior categories. The event started with the Qira’at by Saneera Riyas, followed by welcome speech by Dr. Sajna Mohammed.

The prizes were distributed to winners by Shahina Mansoor, Femitha Faseeh, Dr.Thasneem Amir, Dr. Sajna Mohammed, Zeenath Yacoub, Safna Sayam and Saneera Riyas. The Souvenir for the program - “INSPERIA 2020”- was released during the event by the chief editor Farha Abdul Rahman. The program was compered by Thanveera Noushad and the program convenor Subeana Shabeer conveyed the vote of thanks.