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Indian Social Forum celebrates India’s 72th Independence Day in Riyadh

Media Release
August 17, 2018

Riyadh: The celebration of the 72th Independence Day was organized on August 15th by the Central Committee of the Indian Social Forum Riyadh at the Al Mas Resturant Hall in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. People from different Indian states and religions were present on the occasion which itself was a living example for unity in diversity.

The program was inaugurated with the unity song. TT George, the second secretary of the Indian Embassy was chief guest, Speaking after inaugurating the program, he said many civilizations have come and gone but the Indian civilization in the world is getting wealthy day by day.

Social Forum Central Committee president Janab Harris AngaragundiMangaluru chaired by the program and welcomed the gathering and guests,in his presidential speech he urged everyone to keep continuing thier good work for our Natiom as well as for indian community in Saudi Arabia.

Indian Social Forum convener Janab Afzarul Haq delivered the Independence Day message. He said India was formed based on concept of 'unity in diversity' and it becomes every indians responsibility to safeguard it.

He expressed concern over growing insecurities and lack of unity in the nation, He also told that the people who are operating on lines of fascism today are teaching the lesson of Nationalism to the ones who were in forefront to make India free from British rule, Freedom of speech, freedom to express the thoughts is being curbed systematically by killing the progressive thinkers and social activists, anyone who speaks against ruling govt. are being termed as anti-nationals which is against our democratic and constitutional values.

The mass killings and lynchings that are taking place in the name of cow and child trafficking is embarrassing for Indians present all over the world. He also told since the current govt. In India has no development works to present during upcoming elections, they are setting agenda to divide india on religious lines and gain votes and requested people not to fall om such traps of fascism.

Mr. Engineer Salman Khalid-Former President of Aligarh Muslim University Old Students Association, Mr. Basheer Ingapuzha -President of India Fraternity Forum Zonal Committee, Mr. Mariyappan - Air India Airport Manager , Mr. Srinivasan - Vice President of L & T company , Mr. Mohamed Hanif Shaikh  - Qidma Foundation Vice President, Ajmal  PV – President of MES, K N vasiph - Arab News reporter, Mr. Idavanna Ubaid- president of Media Forum. All the guest delivered the message of independence to non-resident of India. Gathering also requested for the special prayers the for the people of Kerala and Karnataka suffering due to flood. The program concluded by singing national anthem.

Basheer Karandur, General Secretary of Social Forum Central Committee, welcomed the gathering and Central Committee member Rasheed Kasimi Kerala presented the vote of thanks. Abdul Basheer was master of ceremony.

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Media Release
June 1,2020

Kuwait: Eid is usually a time of family get-togethers and feasts after weeks of dawn-to-dusk fasting. But this year people celebrated at home, with virus fears dampening the holiday spirit and strict restrictions in place.

Kuwait went under full curfew before the start of Ramadan leaving people to practice fasting and Ramadan rituals at home, Even Eid al-Fitr came under full lock-down period.

As situation demanded, IMA Kuwait celebrated the Eid Get-together online via video conferencing tool, All IMA members participated joyfully in Eid Milan online gathering which was scheduled immediately after Eid prayer. Members participated and congratulated each other on the eve of Eid.

The IMA president Shamvel Parviz addressed the gathering and thanked them for joining online for this unique Eid celebration which will be remembered in history. He also advised members to be aware of conditions of neighbors, friends and family and assist them if they need help in this difficult time.

Eid al-Fitr follows weeks of fasting and marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Thousands of Muslims all over Kuwait followed strict guideline and performed Eid prayer at home along with their family.

As a part of social service activities IMA also distributed ration kits before start of Ramadan and during Ramadan for needy people all over Kuwait.

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Media Release
June 4,2020

Dr Soofi Anwar, Director Academics of University of Stirling RAK, UAE Campus, has achieved the prestigious professional recognition of Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) UK. He has achieved this milestone through the Stirling Framework for Evidencing Learning and Teaching Enhancement (SFELTE), the Continuing Professional Development Framework (CPD) for learning and teaching at University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. 

He was recognized for this achievement on recently concluded virtual Learning & Teaching Conference-2020 organized by University of Stirling Campus in UK.  He has secured his Ph.D. in Management from University of Azteca, Mexico.

Dr. Soofi Anwar has over 20 years of experience in teaching and academic leadership at higher education level and has worked in leading universities in UAE, Bahrain and India. He was conferred the prestigious Middle East Education Leadership Award, as the Best Professor in Management-2018 in recognition of his academic excellence, exemplary leadership in higher education. Prior to his current role, he has worked on leadership position in Birla Institute of Technology Offshore Campus RAK.

He has completed his MBA from Dept. of Business Administration, Mangalore University in 1999 and his B. Com degree from Canara College Mangaluru.

He has published numerous research papers in management and in the area of teaching and learning in higher education in reputed academic journals and international conferences proceedings. He is a member of editorial board of two leading management journals and engaged in reviewing faculty research publications in the area of management and marketing. 

He is a son of Haji Abdul Khadar Kodijal and Mrs. Mariyamma from Konaje, Mangaluru.

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Agencies
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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