• AMEENA JEHANGEER CHOJOO DURING THE PRESENTATION OF HER BOOK

      INTRODUCING AMEENA JEHANGEER CHOJOO C'est un rendez-vous evocateur de l'histoire qui nous rassemble ce soir a Shezan. L’histoite de la rose et le hennai. Ameena Jehangeer Chojoo, un être exceptionnel, enthousiaste mais discrete, un etre de passion pour la recherche anthropologique, une lumière dont l'oeuvre va nous éclairer et nous inspirer. La lutte d’Ameena pour remplir ce vide dans l’histoire Mauricienne a et continuera d’avoir une formidable résonance. Revolu le temps de jingoism................ un etalage des notables de la communaute et les photos de vieux masjids pour representer l’histoite d’un peuple. Revolu le temps ou la presse occidentale voulait imposer [...]

  • CONFERENCE IN CAPE TOWN ORGANISED BY AWQAF SOUTH AFRICA 2023

    In 2023, AWQAF South Adfrica organised a conference on Food Security where the ex-Minister of Agriculture of Khazakstan, Hon Yerlan Baidaulet offered the surplus of 7m tonnes of wheat his country produces each year, to the Muslim World. Ruksana Moreea and Dawood Auleear participated in the conference.   commitee meeting Inside the conference hall A tour of Cape Town after the conference Dinner at the Water Front oplus_0 oplus_0

  • VISIT BY THE PRESIDENT OF ALIF SOCIETY TO THE PERLIS ROYALTY

    ALIF SOCIETY has a long love affair with Malaysian Education. Malaysian Universities have helped graduate over three hundred ambitious young boys and girls who are gainfully employed in Mauritius and abroad, in a variety of fields such as: engineering, actuarial science, architecture and finance, including Islamic finance. In fact, the first two Mauritian Graduates in Islamic banking were sponsored by Alif. Alif Society girls, as in most societies, have proved to be head and shoulders above the boys …………………… one is leading a team of 30 researchers on cancer at the University of Southampton in England where an Alif surgeon is [...]

  • RECEPTION IN HONOUR OF CJ BERNARD SIK YUEN

    ALIF SOCIETY HONOURED CJ SIK YUEN OVER A DINNER AT BAECH GARDEN RESTAURANT IN GRAND BAY ON HIS PROMOTION TO CJ.     SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT OF ALIF SOCIETY In its long list of Honorees, it is the first time that ALIF is inscribing a member of the Judiciary. Simply because he is different. He is all smiles at functions. He speaks his mind. He speaks of his vision. He had over half an hour for me in an office where he said he was squatting. If you doubt my words, go to China Town street market and you will [...]

  • EID CELEBRATIONS AT INDIAN HC IN EBENE APRIL 2025

              GIFT TO ALIF SOCIETY BY INDIAN HC     The luxurious reception hall of the Indian High Commission in Ebene was decorated in Eid images, and its parking lot was full to the brim with the cars of the guests who were mostly notables of the local Muslim Community. The occasion was Eid Milan, and Mr. Anurag Srivastava, the sympathetic Indian High Commissioner, and his staff hosted us at 1830 hours in the majestic style that the Indian High Society usually does. The MC, an elegant lady member of the staff, welcomed the guests [...]

  • Honouring S. Lotun, F. Aumeer n V. Florens 9 May 2025

    SPEECH SAFINA LOTUN 9 March 2025SPEECH FATHER LABOUR 9 MAY 2025SPEECH FARHAD AUMEER 9 MAY 2025SPEECH DR FLORENS 9 MAY 2025               ALIF SOCIETY organised a reception in honour of Ms Safeena Lotun, elevated to CSKDr Vincent Florens elevated to OSK andFarhad Aumeer elevated to GOSK on the 12 March 2025. Over 150 guess responded to our invitation. Pre-dinner cocktail was served at 1915 and dinner started at 2000 hours. In her address, Hon Shirine Aumeeruddy, Speaker of the National assembly congratulated the laureates and highlighted the merits of the recipients of the National Awards. [...]

  • A SATURDAY IN THE FOREST OF LE PETRIN

    OUTING Alif members, friends and supporters spent  Saturday 14 June 2025 in the forest of le Petrin. The adventure was part walk to admire our nature park  and part to learn about our flora and fauna and their role in maintaining our ecological balance. Dr Vencent Florens, an excellent guide spoke in the layman's language about the plant varieties, the insects , the birds and about the effort in avoiding extinction of our natural treasure.            

  • Get-together in honour of Vydia Mungroo-Jugurnath, Pooja Baichoo and Dr Feyzal Solliman,

                                  On Wednesday 17 September, friends of Alif Society met over dinner at Water Edge Garden to celebrate the appointments of Vidya Mungroo-Jugurnath  as President of the Public Bodies Appeal Tribunal Ms Poojanjali Baichoo as Chairperson of the Central Procurement Board and Dr. Fayzal SULLIMAN as CEO of the National Agency for Drug Control. Dawood Auleear,President of Alif Society and Hon. Shirine Aumeeruddy Cziffra, in brief speeches congratulated the guests and wished them well.                           [...]

  • Message to H. E the Saudi Ambassador on the occasion of Saudi Arabia’s National Day

              His Excellency Mr. Fayez Meshel B. ALTEMYAT, Ambassador of the KSA in Mauritius, Dear Ambassador, On 26th September you will be hosting Mauritian guests at a reception to celebrate your first Public Holiday to commemorate the establishment of the Saudi State. Your guests will miss the folk music and dance, your traditional food and drink and fireworks which form part of your celebrations in your land. Many Mauritians already realise the importance of your country: the second biggest in proven oil reserve, with a young and dynamic population, your ambitious development projects and the influence you [...]

  • RECEPTION IHO AMBASSADORS RIAD HULEMUTH, INDRAJEET BABOOA, REZA GUNY N MUNSOO KURRIMBACCUS 15/10/2025

    (41) WhatsApp   Alif Society and friends gathered on Thursday 15 October 2025 at Al Bukhara Restaurant to celebrate the appointments of 4 Ambassadors: Riad Hullemuth to Saudi Arabia, Reza Gunny to Egypt Indrajeet Babooa to Ethiopia and Munsoo Kurrimbaccus to Pakistan. Alif used that occasion to hand over a ticket to Khatija Dreepaul, its recipient of a scholarship in Al Bukhary University, in Malaysia. ============================================================= SPEECH HULEEMUTH KORRIMBACCUS, GUNNY, BABOOA, LIDIALAM, AND DREEPAUL. Alif thanks you for your generous response to our invitation. We are getting together this evening with one main purpose:  to celebrate the appointments of four diplomats [...]

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