IMWA AWARD CONFERRAL 2011 - REPORT

IMWA’s Award Conferral of Quran Competitions 2011 was held on Friday, 30^th Dec 2011 at Jamiat Al-Islah, Rawda, Kuwait which was compered by br. Abdulazeem Majgaonkar, supported by   masters  Khazi Mohammed Owais and Rayees Shareef.                                                                                                  

The function started with recitation of Holy Quran by master Mohammed Owais,   which was translated by masters Nader and Hamza.

Br. Mohammed Manshauddin, the President of IMWA welcomed the Chief Guest ,  H.E. Mr. Satish C. Mehta, The Ambassador of India to Kuwait  and  the Guest of Honor  Mr. Abdul Aziz Al-Duaij, Deputy General Manager of  Islam Presentation Committee (IPC), Kuwait. He also welcomed the guests, dignitaries, IMWA members and its executive committee and more importantly, the winners of the Quran Competition. He did highlight the difficulties encountered by the association in organizing the Competition and requested the parents to encourage the children to participate in the Competition and take   advantage of the same. He also informed the audience about introduction of   an interesting subject, “Islamic Calligraphy” in this year’s competition, which was very much liked by the children.   

The President thanked the Sponsors who supported in conducting this Program.

The President   requested the Chief Guest, the Indian Ambassador to release this year’s IMWA SOUVENIR.  During his speech, H.E. The Ambassador acknowledged the importance of understanding  the Holy Quran and   appreciated IMWA’s ambitious plans in this regard  and  quoted “The seeds we  sow today in this direction will bring fruits tomorrow in the form of  good Citizens of India.’’

Then a gift was presented to the Ambassador by the guest of honor Mr. Abdul Aziz Al-Duaij.

This year IMWA also started a new “Academic Excellence Award” in the name of late Abdullah Hamza Dalwi. The Awards Conferral , started by the Ambassador giving the first Academic Excellence Award to  Sharifa  Alimiya Tiklye,  who achieved the 2nd rank in the Xth. Standard,  CBSE Exams 2010 from  Jabriya Indian School.  The Ambassador congratulated and gave his blessings to Sharifa.

This was followed by Conferring Awards to the Winners.  Before leaving the venue, H.E. The Ambassador congratulated IMWA for conducting such a Program and expressed good wishes for IMWA’s success in its future endeavors.