An Australian doctor named on ISIL’s “kill list” in 2016 will be among the guest speakers at a series of lectures held in Dubai throughout Ramadan.
Sheikh Tawfique Chowdhury founded the Islamic development organisation Mercy Mission and attracted the ire of ISIL in 2016 after giving a speech to British anti-terrorism experts about working with the West to dismantle terrorist ideologies using the Quran.
He will be addressing the Rashid bin Mohammed Ramadan Gathering alongside Ahmed Hamed.
Among the other prominent speakers will be Dr Zair Naik, an Indian Islamic preacher who founded and is the president of the Islamic Research Foundation. Dr Naik also founded the Peace TV channel with a reported reach of 200 million viewers. He will speak about Media and Islam and be available for a question and answer session the following day.
Ismail ibn Musa Menk, who is also known as Mufti Menk and is the Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe, will kick off the first of the talks.
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In its third year, the Rashid bin Mohammed Ramadan Gathering is open to the public and hosts lectures in a variety of languages, including Urdu, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali in addition to English.
Lectures - beginning at 10.30pm at the Rashid Bin Mohammed Ramadan Gathering tent in Al Khawaneej 1 - will cover topics such as happiness, the threat of extremism on communities, finding patience and "the celebrities of paradise".
The programmes are organised by Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department and held under the patronage of Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed, Chairman of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation.
The goal behind the Ramadan Gathering is to preserve Islamic values of tolerance and maintain the customs and traditions inherited among different segments of society in Dubai.
Besides the lectures, a traditional souq is also organised to promote the local culture and heritage.
For more information visit the Rashid bin Mohammed Ramadan Gathering website.
House-hunting
Top 10 locations for inquiries from US house hunters, according to Rightmove
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Westminster, London
- Camden, London
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Islington, London
- Kensington and Chelsea, London
- Highlands, Scotland
- Argyll and Bute, Scotland
- Fife, Scotland
- Tower Hamlets, London
COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Kumulus Water
Started: 2021
Founders: Iheb Triki and Mohamed Ali Abid
Based: Tunisia
Sector: Water technology
Number of staff: 22
Investment raised: $4 million
MATCH INFO
Uefa Champions League, Group C
Liverpool v Red Star Belgrade
Anfield, Liverpool
Wednesday, 11pm (UAE)
Barings Bank
Barings, one of Britain’s oldest investment banks, was
founded in 1762 and operated for 233 years before it went bust after a trading
scandal.
Barings Bank collapsed in February 1995 following colossal
losses caused by rogue trader Nick Lesson.
Leeson gambled more than $1 billion in speculative trades,
wiping out the venerable merchant bank’s cash reserves.
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Director: Dean Fleischer Camp
Rating: 4.5/5
Other workplace saving schemes
- The UAE government announced a retirement savings plan for private and free zone sector employees in 2023.
- Dubai’s savings retirement scheme for foreign employees working in the emirate’s government and public sector came into effect in 2022.
- National Bonds unveiled a Golden Pension Scheme in 2022 to help private-sector foreign employees with their financial planning.
- In April 2021, Hayah Insurance unveiled a workplace savings plan to help UAE employees save for their retirement.
- Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based investment manager, has launched a fund that will allow UAE private companies to offer employees investment returns on end-of-service benefits.
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At a glance
Global events: Much of the UK’s economic woes were blamed on “increased global uncertainty”, which can be interpreted as the economic impact of the Ukraine war and the uncertainty over Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Growth forecasts: Cut for 2025 from 2 per cent to 1 per cent. The OBR watchdog also estimated inflation will average 3.2 per cent this year
Welfare: Universal credit health element cut by 50 per cent and frozen for new claimants, building on cuts to the disability and incapacity bill set out earlier this month
Spending cuts: Overall day-to day-spending across government cut by £6.1bn in 2029-30
Tax evasion: Steps to crack down on tax evasion to raise “£6.5bn per year” for the public purse
Defence: New high-tech weaponry, upgrading HM Naval Base in Portsmouth
Housing: Housebuilding to reach its highest in 40 years, with planning reforms helping generate an extra £3.4bn for public finances
MATCH INFO
Uefa Champions League semi-final, first leg
Tottenham 0-1 Ajax, Tuesday
Second leg
Ajax v Tottenham, Wednesday, May 8, 11pm
Game is on BeIN Sports
The drill
Recharge as needed, says Mat Dryden: “We try to make it a rule that every two to three months, even if it’s for four days, we get away, get some time together, recharge, refresh.” The couple take an hour a day to check into their businesses and that’s it.
Stick to the schedule, says Mike Addo: “We have an entire wall known as ‘The Lab,’ covered with colour-coded Post-it notes dedicated to our joint weekly planner, content board, marketing strategy, trends, ideas and upcoming meetings.”
Be a team, suggests Addo: “When training together, you have to trust in each other’s abilities. Otherwise working out together very quickly becomes one person training the other.”
Pull your weight, says Thuymi Do: “To do what we do, there definitely can be no lazy member of the team.”
