NRI Digest

Kuwait City, May 7: A public programme on ‘Importance of Education in Islam’ was organised by Indian Muslim Association (IMA) in cooperation with Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs at Jamiyatul Islah auditorium at Rawda. Speaking on the theme of the programme, Maulana Hafiz-ur Rahman from Islamic Education Society, Kuwait quoted several verses from the Holy Qur'an and narrated instances that

Riyadh, May 6: Katipalla Muslim Youth Association (KMYA) gave a glorious farewell to its former President and and founder member P.M Mansoor who rendered his 34 years service in Saudi Arabia and 24 years service to Katipallians, on its 4th Executive Committee Members Meeting held at A.K Shabeer's Residence in Batha, Riyadh. The occasion started with recitation of holy Qur’an by Saif Mahin. The

Jubail May 6: First ever cricket tournament of Hidaya Foundation Jubail unit came to an end with Eastern Blues winning ‘Hidaya Foundation Jubail cup-2013’ by defeating SAB Middle East. Winning the toss SAB decided to bat first in the 8 overs final match but their batsmen failed to score freely in front of tight bowling with well supported fielding by Easter Blue players. SAB batsmen able to score

Dammam, May 4: India Fraternity Forum (IFF) Dammam executive council took a decision to continue volunteer services for filling and verification of Emergency Certificate (EC) application forms for Indian nationals and extend the services to neighbouring cities such as Hasa and Jubail during this weekend. The decision has been taken in response to the Indian Embassy seeking support of volunteers

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

Dammam, May 1: The silver jubilee celebration of Dammam Unit of Jam’iyyatul Falah attracted a large number of Indian expatriate families and singles mainly from coastal Karnataka. The twilight programme organised at Hala Istirah in Dammam recently brought a festive mood among the crowd. The celebration of Jam’iyyatul Falah’s silver jubilee event showed up a huge gathering with more than 1200

Dammam, Apr 29: India Fraternity Forum (IFF) and volunteers from Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mangalore local organizations have taken up the task of filling and verifying Emergency Certificate (EC) forms at VFS office (Indian Embassy Passport Collection Center) in Dammam as it is found that many Indians find it difficult to fill the EC Forms on their own. EC form filling/verification service was

Riyadh, Apr 28: Bajpe Surrounding Minorities Ithihad (BSMI)-Riyadh’s family get-together-2013 attracted a large number of Nonresident Indian families and individuals at Ajyan Resort, Exit 16 in Riyadh. The programme commenced in the evening with the recitation of Quranic verses from Master Ayman Bin Abubakar Zain. BSMI portfolio was presented by Mr. Syed Bawa Bankal. Chief guest Yusuf Baithar

Jeddah, Apr 27: Jamiyyatul Falah, a Mangalore based NGO, conducted limited over tape ball knockout series of cricket tournament at Bagdadiya flood light ground, Jeddah, recently. The event was inaugurated with the recitation of verses of Holy Quran by Mohammed Iqbal. Opening bowl by Shaikh Nadeem (co-sponsor of the tournament) from MSC Shipping Co, was played by Shabih Ahmed Kazi (founder member