AMU alumni in Jubail demand Bharat Ratna for Sir Syed

January 1, 2015

Jeddah: Sir Syed Day, the annual get together event organized by the alumni of India’s premier educational institution Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), was held at Jubail’s SABIC beach camp.

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The event was organized to pay tribute to and remember the contribution of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the founder of AMU and one of the key architects of modern India.

Sir Syed was one of those early pioneers who recognized the critical role of education in the empowerment of the poor and backward Muslim community. The aim of Sir Syed was not merely restricted to establishing a college at Aligarh but at spreading a network of Muslim managed educational institutions throughout the country.

Thus, he instituted All India Muslim Educational Conference that revived the spirit of Muslims at national level. The Aligarh movement motivated the Muslims to help open a number of educational institutions. It was the first of its kind Muslim nongovernmental organization in India, which awakened the Muslims from their deep slumber and infused social and political sensibility into them.

AMU alumnus Zaif Ahmad Qaisar put forward the demand for a Bharat Ratna (India’s highest civilian award) for Sir Syed. His demand was backed by more than 300 alumni at the event.

Speaking as the chief guest, Iftekhar Alam, adviser and director at Al-Khodari, emphasized the need for all Muslims to keep a perfect balance between modern scientific education and strong Islamic values.

Senior and well-known alumnus Mukarram Ali Khan of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) was the guest of honor. He urged the alumni to revive Urdu language.

Syed Hameed, principal of International Indian School in Jubail, was felicitated for the national award he won on the Teacher’s Day from Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. Vice Principal Naushad Ali was also felicitated for his contribution to the Indian community.

Tariq Saeed opened the event. Senior Aligarian Anis Bakhsh introduced the guests. Syed Baqar Naqvi conducted the event. Rizwanullah Khan delivered the vote of thanks.

Sayeed Malik Ahmad and Zubair Khan, who died in 2014, were also remembered for their contributions and were felicitated posthumously.

Zehra Siddiqui, Musaiyab Ali Mirza and Mohammed Aazim Khan, all toppers at Jubail school, were awarded trophies for achieving a CGPA of 10 at Class X examination while Ariba Abu Nasr was awarded for being a topper in Class XII with 94 percent marks.

Among those who attended the event were Jubail school Chairman Taher Mohiuddin, Shoaib Quraishi of KFUPM, well-known poet Saqib Jaunpuri, Aziz Siddiqui, Rahat Sultan, Toastmaster Kaleem Ahmad, prominent community member Syed Waheed Lateef, Asif Ali Siddiqui, Javed Ansari, Wais Quarni, Anwar Habeeb, Amjad Kamal, Abu Nasr, Naseemuddin, Navaid Khan, Imran Ahmed, Ikramullah Khan, Obaidurrahman, Masoodul Hasan, Qaiser Pasha, Nafees Ahmad, Jameel Khan, Nasimuddin Ansari, Mohammed Shibli Siddiqui, Mufeeduzzaman, Muzaffar Khan and Khalid Ausaf.

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AIE plane crash: Two NRIs in UAE thank God for missing flight at last moment

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August 8,2020

Dubai, Aug 7: One may call it good luck, but for two Indian expats it was God who prevented them at the last minute from boarding the Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala, killing at least 18 people on board.

According to India's Civil Aviation Ministry, the Boeing 737 aircraft on a flight from Dubai to Kozhikode overshot the runway at Kozhikode airport on Friday evening. There were 184 passengers including 10 infants, 2 pilots and four cabin crew onboard the aircraft.

Noufal Moin Vetten, an Ajman resident working as an office boy in a Sharjah school, was booked to travel on the flight and had checked in as per schedule.

Recounting his miraculous escape, Vetten, a resident of Malappuram, Thirunavaya, whose visa was cancelled a week ago, told Gulf News: “I was handed my boarding pass, but when I reached immigration, they told me I had to pay a fine of Dh 1,000 (Rs 20,430) for overstay. I had only Dh 500 (Rs10,215) with me.

"I called my school PRO and he told me to come back. He said they would follow protocols and pay the fines before sending me,“ he said.

Vetten was disappointed and called his family to let them know.

“When I heard about the crash, I was saddened for all the passengers. But I'm so relieved I missed it. God has been really merciful,” said Vetten.

Afsal Parrakodan, a resident of Abu Dhabi, had a similar stroke of luck.

“My work visa was cancelled about a week ago. After getting my boarding pass, I was told I had to pay a fine of Dh1,000 at the immigration counter, but I had only Dh500 on me.”

“I was very keen to board the flight and be with my family. So I called a friend who brought me the additional Dh500, but by then, my baggage had been offloaded and the flight's doors were closed,” said Parrakodan.

“I was feeling very sad and called my mother to tell her I had missed the flight. But a few hours later, when I learnt of the crash, I couldn’t help but feel relieved and thankful to God for saving my life,“ said an overwhelmed Parrakodan who plans to fly back next week.

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Al Khobar: Indian Social Forum distributes food kits for expat labors

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April 7,2020

Dammam: Indian Social Forum, Dammam, Karnataka chapter distributed Food Kits for Indian expatriates labors who were in trouble due to Corona lockdown on April 6, 2020 at a labor camp here in Al Khobar.

The labors, most of them are from the staes of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh And Uttar Pradesh, were in trouble without food.

Recieving the information leaders of Indian Social Forum immediately visited the camp to take survey.

Indian Social Forum with the help of donors distributed food kits. Indian Social Forum, Dammam, Karnataka Chapter president Mr.Mohammed Shareef Jokatte expressed gratitude for donors for their contribution.

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Really appreciated. Working for this cause during this critical situation is really great job.

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Global Toastmasters Club - Jubail hosts Youth Leadership Program

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February 7,2020

Global Toastmasters Club conducted Youth Leadership Program (GTC YLP– 2020), which culminated with an extraordinary show at the Grand Finale in Puli Restaurant, Jubail, Saudi Arabia on Friday, January 31, 2020.

Toastmaster Mohammed Abul Khasim, who hails from Karnataka, Gulbarga was the Chief Coordinator for this Youth leadership program YLP, In this 10 weeks intensively focused program, the young future Leaders in the age group 13 to 15 were given quality coaching on Public Speaking, Listening, Writing, Evaluating and Life Skills, under the able guidance of Chief Coordinator.

The keynote speaker at the event was well-known veteran distinguish Toastmaster Dr R J George who motivated everyone to speak the language of love, removing all boundaries and barriers and invest on spending quality time together.

The performances of Youth Leaders were extraordinary and flawless and it was witness by top prominent figures of Jubail toastmaster fraternity likes of DTM Jamil Akhter,TM Nasiruddin Ansari, DTM Oomen Thomas, MTM Sair Oomen, DTM Hareesh, TM Amitab Serna, DTM Kotesh, MTM Shanti Rekha, DTM Suresh Kumar, TM Imtiyaz Khan, TM Asif Ali khan, MTM Farha Naved,TM Naved Hussain, Madam Sheeba, Dr Saleem Khan,TM Ashik Nazeer and TM Suhail Rais Khan. GTC YLP team thanks the Guest of Honor Mr. Abdul Majeed the Managing Director of Universal Inspection Company for sparing the valuable time as one of the sponsor of the event.

The Chief Guest at the Finale was Toastmasters District 79 Club Growth Director DTM Rami Jawad, laud the efforts of GTC for community service and urged all students to take full advantage of such chances as they present life changing opportunities, Division Direct ‘L” DTM Sadagopan address the audience and District PQD DTM Madhusha Grace the occasion.

During the span of 10 weeks, more than 40 senior member of Jubail Toastmasters fraternity contributed to the success of this program as one to one mentors, Workshop Presenters and Assistant Coordinators. DTM Uzma Siddiqui, DTM Aziz Ahmed Siddiqui, DTM Safare Mohammed, DTM N V Arasu and DTM Jeyasankar and DTM Asif Ali Siddiqui, led the team of Toastmasters as overall Program Advisors, MTM Samina Mazher was chief judge for the event.

The grand finale saw four absorbing contests in Table Topics, Evaluation Speech, International Speech and Debate conducted by YL Ayesha Safare, YL Sai Pranav, YL Mohammed Saad and YL Fawaz Kannan respectively and YL Jaweriya conducted the banner parade.
Maliaka Maryam won the first prize in International Speech, while the second and third were earned by Mohammed Saad and Mohammed Umair. The Table topic contest was won by Ahmed Khan, where Jayveer Prajapati and Fawaz Kannan stood second and third respectively.

Sreena Nanda Kumar won evaluation Speech Contest, while Mohammed Sufyan and Sai Pranav stood second and third respectively. In Debate contest the team speaking against the topic represented by Hasib Javid, Muzaffer Shaik and Nabil Bin Tasnim stood first and runner team was represented by Sarah Nasir, Fathima Badruddin and Shanum Rabia . Hasib Javid was declared the best debate speaker.

The first term President Sarah Nasir and second term President Mohammed Ahmed Khan started the program with their presidential addresses after the Surah recitation by Nabil BinTasnim. YL Jumana Jaffer & YL Arman Raiq Siraj hosted the finale as Master of ceremonies. Immedate past Youth leaders and assistance Coordinators and workshop presenters Jaweriya Mariyam and Ayesha Safare conducted the award ceremony, while DTM Safare Mohammed handled contest operations.

Global Toastmasters President DTM Khalid Siddiqui and YLP Chief Coordinator TM Mohammed Abul Khasim thanked all Youth Leaders, Parents Sponsors and Toastmasters for their contribution in making the program successful.

Past President of Global TMC, past Area63 Governor and first ever Joint Division E & L conference chairman Mangalorean DTM Shameer Ahmed Kudroli congratulated the Chief Coordinator Mohammed Abul Khasim for the effort and dedication to make the event a grand success and his journey to accomplish the DTM title soon.