The Holy Trinity Cathedral (HTC) hosted its 3rd annual Ramadan Iftar dinner and its 2nd in collaboration with the Pearl of the Islands Foundation (PIF) to enhance understanding, break stereotypes, and build bridges. The act of coming together under...
Beth Shalom co-hosted an Iftar Dinner with the Pearl of the Islands Foundation (PIF). This was a first for Beth Shalom and possibly a first in New Zealand where a Synagogue hosted Muslims for the daily breaking of the...
Our 11th annual Friendship & Dialogue Iftar dinner took place on the 15th of May at Sorrento in the Park, Auckland. We hosted at least 115 people which included diplomatic corps, members of parliament, academics, community and religious leaders,...
On the second day of Ramadan this year, Pearl of the Islands Foundation Inc. (PIF) co-hosted its first ever Iftar dinner with the Auckland University of Technology (AUT). Over 80 people attended comprising mainly of academics and community/religious leaders...
Pearl of the Islands Foundation Inc. (PIF) kicked off the season of fasting by co-hosting its first ever Iftar dinner with the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board on the first day of Ramadan. The Iftar dinner took place within the Diversity...
In late March, a talk on ‘Islam between tradition & modernity’ was given at the Pearl Centre, in Newmarket, Auckland. The speakers on the night were Associate Professor Mehmet Ozalp (Director and Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, Australia) and...
It was a pleasure to fundraise at the Auckland International Cultural Festival once again this year. Foods sold as part of our fundraiser included doner kebab, kebab on skewers, baklava, Turkish delight, Turkish coffee and apple tea. We were...
We are proud to announce that we have raised funds for 48 Food Parcels in our latest appeal. PIF has prepared 50 parcels for distribution. We would like to extend our gratitude to everyone for helping with our appeal....
In a display of celebrating religious diversity and acceptance, members from the Pearl of the Islands Foundation (PIF) and congregation from the Holy Trinity Cathedral joined together for a Christmas Lunch, hosted by PIF, in Newmarket. Following the Cathedral’s...
A Deepavali function, in collaboration with the Auckland Tamil Association (ATA), took place at our Newmarket centre during the weekend. Diwali signifies a cultural, religious and seasonal holiday for many Hindus in Asia and beyond. Diwali symbolises the victory...