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Youngster light up Eid Celebration Day
MEMBERS of the Muslim community in the Chilterns came out in numbers for an Eid Celebration Day held at Chesham Park Community College.
The event was organised by the Chesham Welfare Society at the college, in Chartridge Lane, on Sunday, October 18.
Guests were treated to a number of speakers, including leader of Muslim Parliament Dr Ghayasuddin Siddiqui, and chief inspector Ian Hunter of Thames Valley Police.
But the highlight of the event were talks given by a group of Pakistani students from the district with Badr Ahmed, of the college, Irfan Arif, postgraduate of The Misbourne School, Umar Aslan, of Chesham High School, Sana Iman, of The Amersham School, and Rohail Tabrez and Saira Zanab, both from Dr Challoner's, stealing the show.
Masud Ahmed, one of the organisers of the event, said: " In every event we try to bring about an awareness of issues relating to the community. On this occasion the topic was education and a number of guests were invited to speak on stage.
" The youngsters spoke with such confidence that the entire hall of more than 300 people, mainly Asian women and children were left proud and thoughtful.
"They expressed their views on what education meant to them and shared experiences of how life has been for them at the schools and what they intend to do in the future."
Entertainment throughout the event was also provided by Bollywood Beats music company and Street Dance while youngsters enjoyed getting their faces painted.
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Your intro should read 'members of the Muslim community' not 'members of the Asian community'...
The many Hindu, Christian, and other faith Asians in the town do not celebrate Eid and will be offended by your assumption that they do.