Category Archives: UAE

Mustafa Chawala: An Up and Coming Artist

Mustafa Chawala at the Dubai World Art 2022 exhibition

Mustafa Chawala is a student, artist and resident of Abu Dhabi, UAE.   While pursuing his education at Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, Nairobi, Mustafa also holds a deep-rooted passion for sketching and has had the opportunity to showcase his work in three exhibitions, most recently at Dubai Art World 2022. In this article, we look at how he…

Rich tributes pour in for UAE’s pioneering educationist Zainab Tahir who died in India

Dubai: Rich tributes have been pouring in for Zainab Abdul Hussain Taher, 85, one of the pioneering educators in the UAE who passed away in India.

Founder director and founder principal of Arab Unity School (AUS), Taher passed away on Monday, May 2, in her hometown Mumbai in India, the school said in a message posted on social media on Thursday.

Head of Dawoodi Bohra community visits Sharjah

Sultan Al-Bohra, the 53rd Al-Dai Al-Mutlaq Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin arrived in Sharjah. On his arrival at the Dubai airport, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin was accorded a warm welcome by Dr Hamad Bin Al Sheikh Ahmed Al Shaibani, Director General of the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai (IACAD), senior government officials and foreign diplomats, along with representatives of the Dawoodi Bohra community in the UAE.

Dawoodi Bohras of the Middle East Mark World Cleanup Day 2021 by Mobilising Volunteers Across the Region

World Cleanup Day is the largest one-day civic action to engage volunteers across 180 countries emphasising the global waste management issue and its impact on the environment.

This World Cleanup Day, The Dawoodi Bohras of the Middle East undertook multiple cleanup and awareness drives across different locations as part of Project Rise, the community’s global philanthropic arm and in keeping with the United Nations’ Sustainable Goals agenda.