Creating the future leaders of our Khoja Community
In our world today, it’s becoming more evident that the power of oratory and communication is often underestimated. It’s intriguing to think that one of the most vital skills that we require, the art of public speaking, was never something that was taught to us as part of a set curriculum. Rather it was something […]
Read MoreHow to raise $1.2 million in a month
Q&A with Sibtein Asaria WF Executive Councillor for Eradication of Khoja Poverty, and Chairman of The World Federation Foundation Fund Sibtein, you recently raised $1.2m in barely a month for HBT, which offers interest-free small business loans and established the Khoja CodeGirls program in Karachi. How did you do it? Raising for HBT was special […]
Read MoreGalvanising poverty eradication in Africa
World Federation envoys have travelled to Africa to understand at first hand regional challenges around eradicating Khoja poverty and to galvanise collaboration. Sibtein Asaria (WF Councillor for Eradication of Poverty) and Mustafa Kassam (WF Councillor with portfolio of Education) met AFED leaders and Jamaats in Arusha, Dra es Salaam, Nairobi and Mombasa. Their goal is […]
Read MoreSeniors talk with WF President
Seniors of JIC Mombasa have discussed community issues with WF President Anwar Dharamsi with AFED Chairman Shabir Najafi. Topics covered ranged from Tableegh (Islamic Education), to social vices and economic development. The Seniors heard updates on WF and AFED activities. WF and AFED also donated one package each for Ziyarat trips, which the Seniors will […]
Read MoreQur’an Competition – time to enter
Jamaats are being invited to enter a competition to foster knowledge and love of the Holy Qur’an. On the 14th-16th June 2019, the KSIMC Birmingham will be holding the second Lady Fizza Qur’an Competition (LFQC), and the competition will be open to all Jamaats under CoEJ. Open to all LFQC 2019 will take place in […]
Read MoreSacred Texts project promotes tolerance
The World Federation is supporting a British Library project called Discovering Sacred Texts. Shaykh Mohammed Ali Ismail, Deputy Head of Islamic Education, met with the British Library to discuss the project, which will launch online in September 2019 and will feature around 240 digitised sacred texts from the Library’s collections. Earliest Qur’ans The British Library […]
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