Qatar: KMCA hosts Ladies Day

Doha: The women’s wing of Karnataka Muslim Cultural Association organized a Ladies Day, an event for the women hailing from Karnataka on June 20, at the Indian Cultural Center, Doha, Qatar.

The event received an overwhelming response in the cooking competition with more than 40 entries in the salads, main course and dessert categories. The cuisine was judged by Chef Marcel of Taj Rasoi, Marriott

Aalima Zayeda Usman enlightened the gathering with a sermon on the importance and etiquettes of Ramadan.

Dr. Malini presented a different perspective into the various health stages of womanhood, and our coping mechanism.

The dynamic and talented Mrs. Milan Arun, graced the occasion by being the chief guest, who also distributed the prizes to the various winners of the cooking competition.

The winners of the day in three separate categories are as below:

Salad Category:

1st Place was awarded to Ms. Afiya Munaf

2nd Place was awarded to Ms. Shahnaz Parveen

3rd Place was awarded to Ms. Noor Azra Jameel

Main Dish Category

1st Place was awarded to Ms. Rehana Irshad

2nd place was awarded to Ms. Aisha Mohammed

3rd Place was awarded to Ms. Arshia Zafar

Dessert Category

1st Place was awarded to Ms. Shaheela Zahur Shaikh

2nd Place was awarded to Ms. Arshia Zafar

3rd Place was awarded to Ms. Zubaidah Khanum

Chef Marcel was quite impressed by the level of competitiveness in the sheer efforts put into the presentation of the dishes and congratulated all the participants on their culinary strengths.

KMCA President Mr. Niyaz Ahmed presented a memento as a token of gratitude and thanked the chef for his valuable time and expertise.

President Niyaz Ahmed on behalf of the KMCA executive committee thanked and congratulated the newly formed KMCA women's wing comprising of Ms. Masooda Ibraiz Khan, Ms. Masiha Ashfaq, Ms. Aisha Rafique, Ms. Sana Zia-ul-Haq, Ms. Taj Mujeebulla and Ms. Rehana Masum on their dedication and efforts in making this event possible and their commitment to the success of the first ever KMCA Ladies Day.

The evening ended on a gastronomical note, with the gathering getting the opportunity to taste all the homemade delicacies prepared by the contestants.