IMA conducts Mega Desert Family Picnic 2011


Hundreds of people from different walks of life participated along with their families in IMA Desert Family Picnic 2011 hosted by Indian Muslim Association (IMA), Kuwait. The theme of the event was ‘Service to the Mankind is Service to the Creator. This was apparent in all the activities through out the picnic. Huge premises with separate tents for men and women and many small tents for basic amenities in a desert provided a great escape from the routine to the entire family members.

IMA’s Desert Picnic is a customary annual event which consists of educational discourses, entertainment interludes, sports, mushaira (Urdu poetry session), several kinds of competitions and various other activities so that  the entire family can rejoice in a leisurely atmosphere. Islamic books stall was available during the picnic with displayed various contemporary books in different Indian languages.

Picnic started with the breakfast followed by brief morning session. Mohammad Aslam President of IMA welcomed the audience. Mr.Khaja Arifuddin, an educationalist from Andra Pradesh graced the event as a guest and gave a discourse on “Importance of Charity”. Mr. Mushtaq Mehdi gave picnic guidelines to the entire participants to ensure discipline and safety during the entire event.

Various sports activities such as volleyball, running race, cricket, tug of war etc were conducted separately for men and women.  In a parallel session, many prominent Urdu poets participated in Mushaira and presented their poems to a big applause and appreciation from the audience. Mr. Khalid Azmi conducted the Mushaira session.

Mr. Sharafuddin, highlighted the  “Importance of Social Service” in Islam during the Friday Sermon based on relevant Islamic teachings. Sumptuous Hyderabad biryani prepared specially by the IMA volunteers was served to all the participants for lunch.   

Afternoon session included stage shows, cultural programs and multi media presentations under various relevant educational themes presented by the artists of IMA youth wing.  It was one of the prime attractions of the picnic that added flavor to the atmosphere. Animations and cutting edge technology were employed to the whole stage activities.

During evening session Mr. Jamal Al Noori, Chairman of Abdullah Nouri Society participated as guest of honor and distributed prizes to the winners of various competitions besides giving brief talk aptly to the occasion. Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad conducted the program. M/s. Ahmad Ali, Iqbal Ahmad & Rizwan Danish Mohammed were event mangers for this successful event.