Category Archives: News & Events

A marathon of business ideas comes to town for the third year

Tijarathon3.0: Zahabiya Kitabi pitches her idea to investors

Another year, another showcase of enterprise and ambition. The grand finale of Tijarathon 3.0 took place on Saturday, 4th April 2026, at the Dawoodi Bohra’s Al Nadi Al Burhani complex in Karachi. A flagship initiative of the Business Department of the Dawoodi Bohras of Pakistan, Tijarathon has grown steadily since its launch in 2022, providing

Kidpreneurs 4.0: Young kids get a taste of entrepreneurship

Young Dawoodi Bohra students present their pitch during Kidprenurs event in Karachi

A three-day workshop titled Kidpreneurs, invited more than 1,000 students to take inspiration from professionals and gain early insights on how to become entrepreneurs. The event, held in Karachi, was organised by Idārah al Tijārat al Rābehah, the community’s Department of Business Development in Pakistan, and is the fourth iteration of the annual event intended

“Light upon Light”: Dawoodi Bohras’ new Radiant Arts exhibition inaugurated by Chief Minister of Sindh

An exhibit at the Radiant Arts exhibition in Koel Gallery in Karachi

This story was reported by Arab News. Radiant Arts, the Dawoodi Bohra community’s global fine arts platform, opened its latest exhibition, Noorun ala Noor – Light Upon Light, on Tuesday, 19th November, 2025 at Koel Gallery in Karachi. Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah, inaugurated the exhibition and lauded the community’s commitment to cultural

My string art journey

Munira Jamali of the Dawoodi Bohras of Karachi

In this blog, Munira Jamali of Karachi talks about her creative journey and how she turned it into a meaningful enterprise. I’ve always thought of myself as creative. I love making new things, staying productive, and exploring ideas. During my student years at the Karachi branch of the Dawoodi Bohra community’s premier institution, Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, a

From draft to debut: How young Dawoodi Bohras became first-time authors

Mariam Cyclewala at the launch of her very first book

For the past four years, MSB Educational Institute, operated under the Dawoodi Bohra community’s Education Department, has nurtured young voices through its Young Authors program—a creative writing initiative designed to empower students to express themselves through storytelling. What began as a class project has evolved into something remarkable: students publishing their first books—some already on

Legacy of a Landmark: Karachi’s Tayyebi Jamaat Khana 

Tayyebi Jamaat Khana—one of the many prides of the Dawoodi Bohras of Karachi

Contributed by Maryam Khairullah & Zainab Mohammed Walking through the wooden doors of a building nestled in the centre of Shahrah e Liaqat in Karachi, Dawoodi Bohra community members are taken over by waves of nostalgia mingled with pride. Here stands Tayyebi Jamaat Khana, an expansive community center spread over approximately 5,000 square feet that

Zainab Taheri: Envisioning a life of possibilities

With grit and gusto, Zainab Taheri of the Dawoodi Bohras of Karachi lives her life to the fullest

No condition can stop this up-and-coming author from achieving her goals. In this third-person account, Zainab Taheri from Karachi writes about her life through an allegorical narrative of a train journey. In 2002, a train took off from its platform for the first time. It was an extraordinary day for Zainab Taheri’s parents as they