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COLOMBO: Prominent social worker, Desamanya Fawaza Thaha was unanimously re-elected as the President of the Young Women’s Muslim Association, YWMA, at its 35th Annual General Meeting held at the Ramada Hotel in Colombo on Saturday,Jan 8.
Besides the members, special guests included the president of the All-Ceylon YMMA Conference,Saheed M Rismi, its secretary general Shabir Sawad and Mohammed Rasooldeen, Editor in Chief of Colombo Times.
Speaking to Colombo Times, Fawaza, who was re-elected for the third consecutive time, said, that she intends to shift the focus on encouraging boys to continue their education from female girls’ education. “ Hitherto, we have been successfully doing our best to promote education among girls,” she said, pointing out that it has caused an imbalance where more girls are educated than the boys.
The YWMA has been rendering yeoman services for the uplift of Muslim women in all parts of the island. The organization which functions as a sister body of the All-Ceylon YMMA Conference was engaged in ameliorating the living conditions of Muslim women. Supplying potable water, helping self-help projects and attending to the needs of the distressed women are some of their activities.
Following were elected office-bearers for the ensuing year:
Patron Halida Shahabdeen
Vice.patron Marliya Sideek
President Fawaza Thaha
Immediate Past President Jennath Ismail
V.president Maimuna Yonus
Secretary Soraiya Rizvi
Asst Secretary Noorul Ayn Hussain
Treasurer Kaneez Malik
Asst. Treasurer Faiza Hameed
