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The Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre volunteers serve one of the largest community iftars in Dubai. After the hustle and bustle of serving iftar, volunteers, who are also worshippers observing fast, end the fast with just dates and water and have the full meal only once they finish cleaning up the area by 8pm.
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The Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre volunteers serve one of the largest community iftars in Dubai. After the hustle and bustle of serving iftar, volunteers, who are also worshippers observing fast, end the fast with just dates and water and have the full meal only once they finish cleaning up the area by 8pm.
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00:00The Kerala Muslim Cultural Center volunteers serve one of the largest community iftars
00:09in Dubai.
00:10Dubai KMCC is one of the non-profit organizations in Dubai, one of the biggest and largest civil
00:16organizations.
00:17We have been established 45 years and we have more than 30,000 members of this organization.
00:24And every year we organize iftar for our people and also people who deserve for iftar.
00:31And every day more than 2,500 people are coming for iftar and having food here.
00:37This is part of our charity because a lot of people, a lot of laborers who doesn't have
00:41food for iftar and they're going for different masjid and different tents.
00:47So we thought we should have iftar for them in our premises as well.
00:51The 200 volunteers, divided into seven groups, ensure smooth distribution of iftar meals.
00:56And they are given color-coded t-shirts corresponding to the day of the week their group needs to
01:00lead the volunteering activities.
01:02I'm daily coming here between 3 to 8.30 and I'm serving the food and volunteering.
01:11We have seven teams, so we're calling this rainbow.
01:16So you're one of the volunteers?
01:19Yes, I'm the coordinator also, yellow team coordinator.
01:24No, my mind will be happy, I'm very happy because just we are doing the service only.
01:31Allah is giving, I'm giving the wealth and health, just we give the service only.
01:37We'll be happy, our mind will be happy.
01:39Even my family is also here.
01:41I'm working in Dubai for 25 years, but I'm everyday coming to Dubai camps here.
01:46I'm Mandalam vice-president also, but I like the volunteer team working, I'm very happy.
01:52Whenever I come to Dubai, I'm working with Dubai Camps.
01:56And for the last six years, I'm a volunteer of Dubai Camps.
02:00And I'm doing a maintenance business on my own.
02:04And every day, most of the days, I'm just coming 3, 3 o'clock, 3.30 like that, I'm coming here.
02:11And after everything is finished, how the area is like before,
02:19then we are just removing everything and cleaning.
02:23Everything is finished and we are just going out after 8.30 only.
02:27The volunteers come several hours before the Iftar guests arrive.
02:30At around 2.30 p.m., they start cutting fruits into pieces, mixing them and making small packages along with dates.
02:36Dozens of large vessels containing biryani are delivered by two catering companies by around 4.30 p.m.
02:41The volunteers then start laying the carpet and plastic sheets, and by 5.30, they are spreading the Iftar meal.
02:47Lieutenant Colonel Khalifa Ali Rashid from the Al-Muraqabat Police Station was on hand as the guest of honor.
02:53You see, this is something amazing to cover more than 2,000 people by yourself.
03:00This is something we are thankful for him.
03:07And also to put him in a queue and nothing happened, all they are good.
03:12This is important for us.
03:14The total seating capacity in the premises of the KMCC office is around 2,100.
03:19When the air-conditioned tent with a seating capacity of 600 is filled up with the early birds,
03:23the volunteers direct the rest of the people to the seating arrangements made in the courtyard.
03:27After the hustle and bustle of serving Iftar, volunteers, who are also worshippers observing fast,
03:32end the fast with just dates and water and have the full meal only once the cleaning is finished by 8 p.m.
03:38Logan Fish for Gulf News.