Hidayah Foundation launched a unit of ‘Hidayah-Mesco Arabic Academy’ at Uppinangadi on Sunday. The new unit is located at 1st Floor at Prathvi Complex near Bus Stand in Uppinangady.

Managing Director of White Stone Group B M Shareef inaugurated the unit. Chief Editor of Varthabharathi daily Abdussalam Puthige launched the Diploma Education in Arabic Language (DEAL) Course by handing over text books of Arabic language to the teacher Fathima.

Hidayah Foundation has been conducting this course for the past five years in Hyderabad and Mangalore. The course is part of a project ‘learn and teach Arabic’. It has already created 72 teachers who are appointed in different schools as Arabic teachers. Currently a batch consisting of 29 students are undergoing the training in Mangalore.

The demand for Arabic teachers is increasing in the rural areas of Dakshina Kannada district. Uppinangady being a central point for Puttur, Belthangady and Bantwal taluks, is an ideal place which can attract students from these regions.

Former President of Uppinagadi Grama Panchayath K. Abdul Rahiman, Chairman of Ayisha Educational Trust, Athoor Ameen Ahsan, President of Nekkilady Juma Masjid Haji Mohammed, President of Nekkilady Grama panchayath Asgar Ali, Haji Abdul Shukoor, Vice President of Hidayah Foundation Qatar Unit Abdulla Monu, President of Hidayah Foundation Jubail Unit Ismail Ullal, Member of Hidayah Foundation Jubail Unit Imran, Member of Hidayah Foundation Riyadh Unit Mohammed Yunus, Member of Hidayah Foundation Dubai Unit Saleem Althaf and Mohammed Nawaz were the guests of hounor.

Students of Mangalore unit Saida Beebi, Aliya Sabha, Rasheena, Raihana, Hannathul Fauziya, Fathimathul Zaheera, Jaseela Khasim spoke on the occasion. Chairman of Hidayah Foundation Kasim Ahmed H K presided over the function. Program started with Qira’ath by Hidayah Foundation Dubai unit General Secretary Akthar Hussain and Mangalore Unit Abdul Hameed. Umar U H performed the Keynote Address and compared the program, Mohammed Haneef G. welcomed the gathering, Abdul Razak Ananthady proposed vote of thanks.