Zahra Bandukwala, a 17 year old student at the British School of Bahrain, and her teammates won First prize in the Race4Good Challenge to help uplift the Bung village in Nepal. Race4Good is a global competition organized by the Federation of British International Schools (FOBISIA) in Asia that provides senior school students around the world…
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The leader of the worldwide Dawoodi Bohra community, Sultan al-Bohra Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, initiated the planting of 80 indigenous date palm trees in Al Qusais, Dubai to foster positive climate action and promote sustainable development in the UAE. To inaugurate the project, Syedna Saifuddin planted a date palm tree at the reservoir near Burhani Masjid…
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President Sisi of Egypt confers the ‘Sash of the Nile’ award on the leader of the worldwide Dawoodi Bohra community Sultan al Bohra Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin in recognition of his various contributions to Egypt.
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Jamila Navagharwala employed her Origami skills to craft 10,593 swans in her bid for the Guinness World Record.
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Community members attend Sultan Al Bohra Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin’s sermon in Dubai.
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Dawoodi Bohra community members serve 150,000 meals daily during Ashara Mubaraka congregations.
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Around 75,000 Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community members — 20,000 from the UAE and 55,000 from across the world — have gathered in Dubai to mark Ashara Mubaraka — the annual Muharram congregations.
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This story was reported by Gulf Today on June 6, 2023 The Dawoodi Bohra community across the UAE successfully organised a Dawoodi Bohra Green Drive on Sunday to mark World Environment Day. The event was organised to promote sustainable living and raise awareness of the importance of taking care of the environment and tackling climate…
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‘Creative Engineers’ student team from MSB private school Dubai, won in ‘Explore category’ in the global Lego League contest in Houston.
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This article was reported in Gulf Daily News on April 24, 2023 Every year, the Dawoodi Bohra community takes part in the group’s global initiative, Project Rise, aimed at uplifting and elevating the less fortunate. The Dawoodi Bohras, a religious denomination within the Ismaili branch of Islam, work in partnership with governments and NGOs to…