The American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI) in association with the All Odisha Muslim Women’s Welfare Foundation (AOWWF), Bhubaneswar organised a two-day conference on AFMI GALA Award Ceremony at the Rail Auditorium here on Monday.
In the ceremony, Arfa Khanum Sherwani (The Wire) and Abdur Rahman (IPS) (resigned in protest against CAA) spoke on the current crises in the country. AFMI founder-trustee Dr AS Nakadar and convenor Syed Barkat Ali Tanwir emphasised on the importance of education.
OFDC Chairman-cum-SC, ST and OBC Minority Department Advisor Muna Khan, Cuttack MLA Mohammad Moquim and former Kantabanji MLA Ayub Khan wanted to build stronger ties with both local educationists and Muslim educationists living abroad to empower the Muslim community.