Dubai International Holy Quran Award honours City 7 TV

(SANEPR.com) October 4, 2007 -- The organizing committee of DIHQA headed by Chairman Ibrahim Bu Melha, awarded a plaque of appreciation to Ussama Faisal Taha and Abdul Rahman Hazem AlShareef, Producers and Reporters of City 7 TV, for their coverage of the competition and profiling the contestants. Both of them were given tribute this week at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce in a ceremony held to honour the sponsors for this year’s awards.

“We enjoyed filming the competition. It was such a joy listening to the contestants reciting the Holy Quran. They were very nice people and the event was very well managed, Abdul Rahman stated narrating his experience.

On the same circumstance, Ussama remarked “It was a great honour to receive this kind of recognition especially from such a prestigious event. I was inspired to be a part of something very organised and noble cause,”

“In fact one of the contestants that we chose to profile was the over all winner, for that we felt privileged to have covered it” they added.

Ron Kapadia, City 7 TV’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director proudly commented, “City 7 TV continues its efforts to be the first English language showcase of one of the most dynamic economies in the world. We remain in step with the government and the residents of the UAE delivering the achievements of the place we live in. We hope to be able to take the vision of the UAE government and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum to the world. DIHQA is one of the worthy events we are proud to be a part of.”

The 11th Dubai International Holy Quran Award held its awarding ceremony 2nd October. This event was established to service the Holy Book and promote the general standard of Quranic performance and to encourage memorizers of the Holy Quran from all over the world
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Caption: Ussama Faisal Taha and Abdul Rahman Hazim Alshareef, City 7 TV Reporters and Producers proudly clinching their Plaque of Appreciation from DIHQA

Notes to Editors:

City 7 TV is the first English language and UAE’s very own television channel made for the people in the Emirates. With a wide range of original programming spread throughout the viewing day, City 7 TV is the ultimate local TV station for Dubai and the surrounding Emirates. A showcase on the fastest growing and most dynamic country in the world and a leader for others to follow.

CITY 7 TV is a satellite television channel accessible to all viewers free to air on Nilesat 101 reaching approximately 90 million households in the Middle East and North Africa. It is also available on Channel 1 of Showtime, Channel 140 on e-vision and Du IPTV. City 7 TV is also distributed in all major hotel chains in the UAE and some countries in the GCC.

For more information contact:
Cynthia B. Villanueva
Assistant Manager Marketing and PR
City 7 TV
P.O. Box 502209 1st Flr, Bldg. 4, Dubai Media City, Dubai, UAE
Mobile - +971 - 50 - 6564693
Telephone - +971 - 4 - 348-0797
Fax - +971 - 4 - 348-1035