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Please share with us your story or your memory during those old days by writing the event and sending it to the following email address: Mystory@darmuseum.org.kw

Notes: 1. Please send your story only to the above mentioned email. Story shared in Instagram, Facebook or Twitter will not be considered.

2. Please write your story or memory and sign it with your full name, and your contact number.

3. It will be great if you send us your personal photos or those of the place related to the story (optional).

Your story will be part of a new book to be published by DAI.

I am confident that your contributions will be an essential part of the history of Amricani. Share with us!

NYF offers free yoga classes:

NYF Kuwait offers free yoga, breathing, meditation and reiki classes by a well-experienced female yoga teacher for all age groups. Classes are given on the basis of different health problems, stress and other problems by different techniques. Contact: 99315825.

Leadership Excellence Course:

The Leadership Excellence Course (LEC) is a course modeled on the Seerah of Rasoolullah who is the best model of leadership for all mankind. The LEC focuses on the lessons that we can learn from the Seerah of Rasoolullah and see how we can apply them in our lives to become winners in this world and the next.

The objectives of the course are 1. Understand what leadership is from the Seerah of Rasoolullah and how to apply it in our lives today 2. Understand the purpose of our lives and learn to live that purpose with confidence 3. Understand the importance of connecting to Allah and learn how to do it 4. Understand how to leverage your strengths and overcome weaknesses 5. Understand how to articulate your life goal and create a road map to achieve it.

For more information please visit www. leckuwait.com or call 99514995 / 66363310.

Ugandans register with UIK:

Are you a Ugandan living and working in Kuwait? Would you like to get in touch with other Ugandans in Kuwait both socially and professionally? Then please get in touch with us. We would like to invite you to register with the Ugandans in Kuwait (UIK) association, an informal organization of Ugandans living and working in Kuwait. The purpose of this exercise is to get together as Ugandans and to consider taking the first steps to establishing a more formal organisation. This association is voluntary. It is designed to create a forum for Ugandans in Kuwait to foster a sense of community, to communicate more effectively with each other and to encourage Ugandans out here to work together. We are also planning a celebration to mark 50 years of Ugandan’s Independence this year. If you have any questions regarding this association or if you are interested in registering, then please send us an email at ugandansinkuwait@gmail.com. We hope to

hear from you soon.

Free drum music classes:

Free professional drum music classes are available at Salmiya for all age groups from beginners to advanced by a well experienced drum teacher. For more details: 94974295.

Indian Embassy SPDC notice:

Attention of all Indian associations/Indian schools in Kuwait is once again drawn to Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children (SPDC) which was introduced by Government of India in the academic year 2006-2007 with the objective to make higher education in India accessible to the children of overseas Indians and promote India as a centre for higher studies.

Under the scheme, 100 PIO/NRI students were awarded scholarship of up to US$ 4,000 per annum for undergraduate courses in Engineering, Technology, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Commerce, Management, Journalism, Hotel

Management, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and some other courses.

The scheme is open to NRIs/PIOs from over 40 countries (including Kuwait) having substantial Indian Diaspora population.

The Scheme was revamped and launched in July 2016. Under the revamped Scheme, number of scholarships has been enhanced from 100 to 150 with introduction of 50 scholarships for children of Indian workers employed in the Emigration Check Required (ECR) countries. The Scheme is now applicable to four categories of applicants: (i) Persons of Indian Origin (ii) Non-Resident Indians (iii) Children of Indian workers working in ECR countries (including Kuwait).

(iv) Children of Indian workers in ECR countries — studying in India

The institutions that are covered under this Scheme are:

(i) NITs, IIITs, Schools of Planning and Architecture

(ii) “A” Grade institutions accredited by National

Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and recognised by University Grants Commission (UGC).

(iii) Other institutions covered under Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) scheme.

Income criteria will be applicable to all four categories. Applicants will seek scholarships after they obtain admission in the approved list of educational institutions.

Applications are required to be submitted online at SPDC portal — http://spdcindia.gov. in/login/index.php. Last date for submission of applications was extended till Oct 14, 2016. Nodal officer for SPDC is P. Bharadwaj, Deputy Secretary (OIA-II), Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, Tel: 00-91-11-24197952, Email: dsoia2@mea.gov.in

Islamic and Arabic courses:

Islamic and Arabic courses are being offered at the Enlightenment into Islam Center starting from 5:00-7:00 pm.

Registrations can be done at the main office — Women’s Committee in Qurtoba.

For more information contact: 24322684, 25362693, 97743327 and 25362681.

Islamic classes in French:

The Enlightenment into Islam is offering Islamic Classes in French for ladies. Timings 4:30 to 7 pm. Every Wednesday. Please register at the office (Women’s Section), 2nd floor. For more information please contact us. Telephone 25362684, 99789954, 99507076, 97743327. Fax 25342573 (attention — Enlightenment into Islam)

Bridge game:

Bridge tournament is being held every Sunday and Wednesday at 20:00 hours, played at the Graduates Club, next to

Kuwait Engineering Society. Interested Bridge pairs or individual players please contact Mohammed Merchant, Tel: 24815622, 24841158, 99612287.

Sports

Chess Round Robin Challenge:

Registrations are open for chess coaching and the Annual Round Robin Challenger Series. Send your name, Civil ID No., mobile number, age, rating to saviosgomes@gmail.com with CCR in the e-mail subject. No entry fee.

Kwt-Brits football supporters:

A new football supporters website for British expats living and working in Kuwait has been set up by an Everton supporter, Trevor Powell. The Kuwait Brits Football Supporters Association (KBFSA) site aims to provide contact information for supporters of each others’ whereabouts and also in the future hopes to organise social events such as quizzes and even five-a-side matches on a home international teams basis. We need expats to register their support and hence we can then start to cast around for a suitable meeting venue. The site can be accessed at www.kbfsa.co.uk.

Embassies

UK Embassy passport service:

The British Embassy would like to remind British nationals that full validity passports are no longer issued at the British Embassy’s Consular Section in Kuwait. For full details on the application procedure, please follow the link ‘Passports’ on the British Embassy’s website: www.ukinkuwait.fco. gov.uk.

British Embassy’s Consular Section is located at British Embassy, Kuwait. Postal address: PO Box 2, Safat 13001.

For emergency travel documents and Birth/ Death registration enquiries call: 22594358.

For Consular/Notary enquiries (Not for Visa) call: 22594357.

Opening hours: 0830-1030 Sunday – Thursday.

Admittance into the Embassy will not be possible before 0830 hours. Please bring a form of ID with you to enable entry.

Botswana Emb Website Launch:

This is to announce that the Embassy of the Republic of Botswana is launching the website www. botswanagulf.com. The site has infomation on investment, trade, tourism and general issues.

Those interested to follow up on any issue can contact the Embassy at the following email addresses: – mplesetedi@gov.bw – mmabutho@gov.bw

Nepal Embassy new location:

The Embassy of Nepal is now moved to a new location in Jabriya Area, Block 8, Street 13, Building no 514, and the office hours for consular and visa works are 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. The new telephone and fax numbers are as follows: Tel. 25321603, 25321604 25321605; Fax 25321601, 25321628. Website: www.nepembku.org e-mail: info@ nepembku.org.

Romanian citizen registration:

Is kindly asking Romanians living in Kuwait to register or update contact information at our Embassy’s e-mail : ambsa@kems.net

The registration helps the Embassy to contact the Romanian citizens and invite them to different functions and to assist them in case of any emergency.

Embassy of Georgia:

The embassy of Georgia wishes to inform the general public of their telephone: 25352909; fax: 25354707; E-mail: kuwait.emb@mfa.gov.ge Address: Qurtoba, Block 2, Street 1, Avenue 3, Villa 6.