May 2021 Newsletter (Issue 22)
Welcome to the Pearl of the Islands Foundations’s May 2021 (Issue 22) Newsletter! Click on the link below and see what we have recently accomplished.
Saturday School
We have started a Saturday School Programme to teach basic Arabic, reading in Arabic and core values to primary school children. Teacher Alaa Abusafia is a native Arabic speaker with previous teaching experience. Children are having class and playtime...
2nd “Diversity Forum & Iftar Dinner” with Auckland Council
Pearl of the Islands Foundation Inc. (PIF) put together the 2nd “Diversity Forum & Iftar dinner” with the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board on the 11th of May 2021. The Iftar dinner took place in the Manukau Hall of the council...
PIF co-hosted the 2nd annual “Diversity & Dialogue Ramadan Iftar dinner” with the University of Otago
Pearl of the Islands Foundation co-hosted the 2nd annual “Diversity & Dialogue Ramadan Iftar dinner” in collaboration with the University of Otago on the 5th of May. Over 60 distinguished guests attended this event. The event started with Karakia...
Pearl of the Islands Foundation joined the 4th annual ‘Iftar at the Cathedral’ hosted by the Holy Trinity Cathedral
Holy Trinity Cathedral hosted the 4th annual ‘Iftar at the Cathedral’ on the 3rd of May. Pearl of the Islands Foundation’s members were invited to this magnificent event along with other communities. Reverend Ivica Gregurec was the Master of...
Iftar dinner at Beth Shalom Progressive Synagogue
Beth Shalom co-hosted an Iftar Dinner with the Pearl of the Islands Foundation (PIF) on the 1st of May 2021. The evening started with the call to prayer by Mehmet Kosar. Dinner initiated with delicious hors d’oeuvres. Paul Wilton led the...
12th Friendship & Dialogue Iftar Dinner
Pearl of the Islands Foundation Inc. (PIF) co-hosted the 12th Friendship & Dialogue Iftar dinner with the Hon Michael Wood. 100 distinguished guests from various ethnicities and backgrounds attended. The dinner was held at Sorrento in the Park on...
AUT Diversity & Dialogue Iftar Dinner
Pearl of the Islands Foundation Inc. (PIF) co-hosted its second Iftar dinner with the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and Al-Hikmah Trust on the 22nd of April 2021. Over 80 distinguished guests attended comprising mainly of academics and community/religious leaders...
PIF hosts the Holy Trinity Cathedral to celebrate unity
We put together a Christmas Breakfast for our friends from the Holy Trinity Cathedral and members of the community. Christmas is a time of unity, sharing, and happiness. We thank all those that joined us! In a display of...
We farewell Yasir
He will be moving to public service after working with us for several years. Yasir has been a delight to have around. His dedication and work ethic has been an inspiration to us all. We believe Yasir will attain the success...