Abu Dhabi Sahebaan Community hosts grand Iftar gathering at ISC
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Sahebaan Community, representing the Urdu-speaking Muslim community from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, hosted a grand Iftar get-together on March 16, 2025, at the India Social and Cultural Centre (ISC), Abu Dhabi. The event brought together community members and their families for an evening of spiritual reflection and camaraderie.
The gathering began with the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran, followed by a welcome speech by Althaf M.S., who highlighted the legacy of Sahebaan Abu Dhabi Iftaars and their role in fostering community bonding. The program was compered by Mohd Ajmal Jamal, while Abdul Ahad welcomed the guests.
The event witnessed the presence of distinguished Sahebaan members from various emirates and India, including Siraj Ahmed, Javed Hassan, Abdul Shukoor Tonse, and representatives from the Beary Welfare Forum.
Several community well-wishers extended their support, including Abu Mohammed, Adil Shamshuddin, Abdul Rahim Dawood, Rizwan Aziz, K. Mohd Ansar, Akram Mohd, Mohd Yaseen, Irfan Abdul Rahim Sheikh, Yunus Sheik, Amjad Khalife, Adil Hussain, Fahad Muktar, Mohd Asif, Arshad Ahmed, CA Hanif Mohd, CA Samiulla Mohd, Ajmal Jamal, Mohsin Shaikh, Ansar Byndoor, and Althaf M.S.
The successful execution of the event was ensured by Team Sahebaan, with dedicated efforts from volunteers Imdadulla, Rihyaz, Zahid Shah, Gafoor Sha, Shamshuddin Pasha, and Abdulla Kazi, supported by a young and energetic Sahebaan volunteer team.
The organizers expressed their gratitude to all attendees for their participation and support, reinforcing the spirit of togetherness within the Sahebaan community in Abu Dhabi.
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England sticking with Key, McCullum and Stokes despite Ashes humbling
London (AP): England is not sacking anybody following the 4-1 Ashes loss in Australia.
A review of the tour by the England and Wales Cricket Board, announced within hours of the final match in January, was concluded on Monday. Firing people would “be the easy thing to do,” ECB chief executive Richard Gould said but he insisted, "This is not the time to throw everything out."
Managing director Rob Key, coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes kept their jobs after the best England side to go to Australia in 14 years lost the Ashes in 11 days with two games to spare.
“Moving people on can sometimes be the easy thing to do. That's not the route that we're going to take,” Gould said. “I've seen the driving ambition and determination that we're lucky enough to have within our leadership group to take the lessons from the Ashes and move forward.”
Gould previously was the chief executive of Bristol City soccer club and said the ECB would not follow the same route as soccer's hire-and-fire culture.
“Cricket is a very unique sport in that it takes a team of leadership ... it's not like football where there's a single point of failure or success with a manager," he said. He added the ECB would not “select or deselect management based on a popularity campaign.”
The main criticisms of England's tour were poor preparation, player misbehavior, and selection mistakes.
At a press conference at Lord's, Gould and Key said McCullum and Stokes have not had a “bust up,” they did not want McCullum to “completely change” but “to evolve,” the behavior of some players was “unprofessional,” there will be more consequences for underperforming, and a commitment to “better long-term planning” ahead of major test series.
Some changes were already implemented for the Twenty20 World Cup, where England reached the semifinals. Gould implied that performance saved McCullum.
Key acknowledged that England supporters would be disappointed to see the management team go unpunished.
“I know people want punishment and that people then should be sacked for that,” Key said. “That doesn't mean we don't feel like we've gone through some serious pain: Brendon, myself, Ben. It's been as tough a time as I think I've had.”
