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IFF volunteers render great service for Hajj pilgrims

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October 23, 2013

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Mina (Saudi Arabia), Oct 23: India Fraternity Forum, a social organization which is uniting expatriate Indians in the Kingdom and conducting many social services has continued its service for hajj pilgrims this year as well. Over 1200 volunteers of India Fraternity Forum rendered service during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage including women and school children.

Office bearers of IFF had fielded volunteers from various parts of Saudi Arabia in order to extend their help to hajj pilgrims. The volunteers cordially received pilgrims who reached Jeddha and Madina Airports from various parts of India and rendered month long service for them. In the last phase of the Hajj a huge number of volunteers were deployed in holy places like Arafa, Meena, Muzdalifa and Jamrath. Wearing blue T-shirts and the saffron-coloured jackets from WAMY (World Assembly of Muslim Youth), these volunteers were in action at the holy sites forming the largest expatriate volunteer group.

After holy act of gathering in Arafa, the volunteers served pilgrims during their stay in highly occupied Mina and Muzdalifa. Pleased with the selfless service of the volunteers, the pilgrims prayed for them and their family. IFF volunteers provided wheel chairs service to elder and disabled pilgrims who could hardly walk to their desired destination. Medical and food facilities were also provided for the needy people. Pilgrims from all over the world were the beneficiaries of their selfless, untiring and dedicated service.

The volunteers in Mina gave a great help and support to elderly pilgrims and those who had lost their way or got separated from their relatives. Well organized teams and vigilantly prepared road maps came handy to transit the stranded pilgrims. Local police too sought help from these multi linguistic volunteers who could communicate in English, Hindi, Arabic and other South Indian Languages. Few volunteers also used sign languages to lead stranded Chinese pilgrims to their respective camps.

This year, Saudi government had provided metro rail service for hajj pilgrims. South Asians including Indian pilgrims used this arrangement and IFF had deployed its volunteers in 9 railway stations to help them. Noticeably women’s and children’s services benefited great number of female pilgrims and it was appreciated by all. IFF volunteer’s dedicated effort did not go unnoticed as Indian Hajj Mission and Kingdom’s main stream media appreciated this holy act of serving guests of Allah.

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samrin fathima
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Sunday, 10 Apr 2016

Asalamu alaikum I want serve haji sister and females
Plz it will reward for me I will serve them in all ways plz consider

samrin fathima
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Sunday, 10 Apr 2016

Asalamu alaikum. I am very much interested in serving female hajis as they don't know language and all. It will be great reward for me serve.plz contact me

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Media Release
August 9,2020

Kuwait City, Aug 9: Indian social forum organised Blood Donation Camp in association with central blood bank kuwait on Friday, 7th August 2020.

The forum organised camp to support the high demand of blood in the context of COVID-19.

All arrangements to maintain COVID-19 protocol were made in the camp including segregation of donors as branch wise batches along with strict safety measures of participants.

Forum also had donated blood to many patients during the lockdown period. 

Hundreds of people donated blood in the camp. The camp organised in Blood Bank, Jabriya was successfully managed by Dr. Asma Rafat and leaders of Indian social forum Vice President Aslam, Secretory Sayyid Bukhari Thangal, Moideen Koya, Khaleel, Aseem, Mohammed Sha, Shihab, Naushad,
Indian Social Forum expressed their deep appreciation and gratitude to the doctors, staff and management of blood bank, forum’s members and donors.



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Media Release
April 16,2020

Dammam: President of Indian Social Forum, Eastern Province Mr.Wasim Rabbani urged immediate intervention of Indian government to help Non Residential Indians who are in trouble due to corona pandemic in Saudi Arabia.

He said in a press rease that expatriate Indians are in concern  as number of corona infected people and  deaths are increasing in danger level.

Hea said, "the Saudi health minister's statement a few days ago indicates that the situation in Saudi needs to be taken more seriously with precautionary methods. There are concerns among expatriates because the number of people infected with the coronavirus and the number of deaths reported in various provinces are increasing at an alarming rate."

"Saudi Government and Health Ministry are taking excellent precautionary measures, however, in the coming days expect to see the number of cases to increase in Saudi Arabia. The Indian government needs to take diplomatic and immediate intervention to ensure the treatment of Indian expatriates considering the number of effected people increasing", He said.

He also urged that the Embassy and the Government of India should ensure qaurantiane faculty for Indian expatriates and arrange special low cost flights to bring back expatriates who would like to return home country.

" Government of India and Indian embassy need to intervene immediately to ensure that the quarantine system is in place for Indian expatriates as the facilities in the rooms where the residents are staying together are very limited. There should also be a mechanism to organize low-cost flight services for expatriates who are ready to go home. The government system should also be able to accommodate the expatriates in special quarantine areas in hometown as soon they arrive in India", he urged.

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Media Release
June 24,2020

The Overseas Indian Cultural Congress (OICC), Bahrain, has charted aircrafts to repatriate stranded expatriates to India. 

Boby Parayil, General Secretary, OICC National Committee, Bahrain has thanked all those who supported in this cause.

“The aircrafts were not licensed and were in crisis until the last minute. Finally, Mohammed Mansoor, president of Bahrain chapter of Indian Overseas Congress approached IOC Middle East in charge Dr Arathi Krishna, who helped get permission to operate flight to Kozhikode,” he said in a release. 

All mandatory approvals from the Foreign Ministry of Affairs and other government officials were accomplished by Dr Arathi Krishna. OICC has expressed gratitude to her for her timely support, he said. 

OICC is also grateful to former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy for doing necessary arrangements to get all the approvals for flight landing in Kerala, he added.

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