Call for collective NRI effort for a change

July 2, 2012

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Kuwait City, July 2: Kuwait India Fraternity Forum, a socio cultural organization of Indians residing in Kuwait organised a public get-together on “empower the community, empower the nation” recently at Kuwait Teachers Society Auditorium, DASMA.

Riyaz Pasha, General Secretary, Popular Front of India, Karnataka state unit, addressing the Indian expatriate community said that Indian Muslims, who have a glorious history of independence, governance and political freedom along with economic prosperity before Independence, are now facing marginalisation, economic deprivation, under representation in government jobs and backwardness in the field of education. In spite of this glorious heritage, Muslims of India are now considered extremely poor and are leading a life of poverty and deprivation, he pointed out.

Lamenting on the ignorance from the government’s side, Mr. Pasha said that the Muslims and other minorities are dumped lower, remained marginalised mainly because of neglect and discrimination by the successive governments since independence.

He pointed out that part of responsibility rests on the community also because any effort to empower the community must start from within the community itself.

Calling for a change, he said that the collective efforts from expatriate Indians could play a major role in the empowerment of backward and marginalized communities in India.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. S.M Basheer, President Kuwait Kerala Muslim Association (KKMA) DK Wing said that all the Muslim groups should stay united for the empowerment of the community. He appreciated the KIFF for creating awareness in the minds of expatriate Indian community by conducting such programs.

The programme commenced with recitation of the holy Quran by Shamnad. KIFF Executive council member Saifudeen Nalakath welcomed the gathering and KIFF Karnataka Chapter President Rafeeq Manchi proposed the vote of thanks. The program was anchored by Mohammad Sameer Aman.

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QISF helps perform last rites of NRI who killed self in Qatar

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June 17,2020

Doha: Qatar Indian Social Forum (QISF) once again set an example that no caste, creed, language and religion comes as hurdle for their humanitarian services and helped to perform last rites of Ramesh who committed suicide in Doha-Qatar.

45-year-old Ramesh son of K. Nagan hailing from Panikulam, Thrissur district in Kerala, who was working as a tailor committed suicide in his house at Ruwias in Qatar on 30th May 2020.

On hearing this news, some of his friends in Kearla informed Mr. Shihab who is also from Thrissur and a member of QISF and the same was brought to the notice of QISF humanitarian team head Mr. Abdul Latheef Madikeri and Basheer Ahmed of Tamil Nadu.

Immediately, the QISF team intervened and contacted the family members of the deceased in India and discussed the matter and consequences of sending the body back home to India in this pandemic COVID 19 situation.

Considering the prevailing situation, the family members gave the consent to bury the body in Qatar itself.

QISF team collected the required documents from the family of the deceased and managed to clear all the necessary formalities from the police department, Health Department, Embassy of India and Hamad Medical Corporation.

Finally, the body of the deceased was buried in Qatar on 7th June 2020 and the copies of all the relevant documents have been handed over to the family members.

The family members of the deceased thanked and applauded the leaders and all the members of QISF for their effective and on time humanitarian service rendered even in this pandemic crisis and having no bias.

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