Envoy hails IFF Hajj volunteers

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December 2, 2012
Jeddah, December 2: “Dedicated service of India Fraternity Forum during the Hajj has been quite exemplary. It benefited the pilgrims not only from India or Asia, but also from different nations around the globe” said HE Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, consul general of India, Jeddah.

 

He was delivering an address on inauguration of a large get together of Hajj volunteers of organized by IFF on the premises of Indian Consulate here.

 

The map of Mina prepared by IFF upon the instruction of the Consul General, which has been very simple that provided correct and updated information about the pilgrim camps of all the countries in Mina. With the colour coded grid system the map was unique and many police and civil defense officers admired its simplicity in locating the destinations in Mina.

 

Mr Kidwai also said that this year the Indian Hajj mission was able to effectively coordinate the volunteer services of various community organisation which benefited all the pilgrims in Mina.

 

Helping the old and sick pilgrims to make use of the Mashaer train was a hard task and it was the sincere round the clock service of the IFF volunteers that helped the pilgrims to make it smooth and easy. IFF had deployed volunteers at all the stations and inside the train round the clock.

 

The dedication of IFF volunteers was invaluable as they were seen in every nook and corner in the valley of tents, Mina, said Mohammed Rahman Sheikh, the Hajj Consul said.

 

Since most of the Indian pilgrims were above 65 years of age and they were out of their house for the first time in their lives, the service of the IFF volunteers was much beneficial, particularly in and around Haram before Hajj and during the peak days of haj in Mina.

 

IFF President Ashraf Morayur presided over the function. He said that IFF added more volunteers this year, more than 1200 volunteers, in view of the requirement of volunteer at Mashaer train service. If the consulate extends more support, the area of service can be expanded benefiting more pilgrims in the coming years, he added.

 

Service of the IFF volunteers is model to the rest of the nations said Musthafa Khared, Supervisor, Youth Team of WAMY, adding that volunteer organisations from different countries have started after watching the service of IFF. Arab countries have already engaged their volunteers this year in Mina.

 

Adv. KH Muneer also lauded the sincere services of the IFF volunteers. “IFF was the only organization which had deployed volunteers all over Mi,na, Muzdalifa and Arafat” he said.

 

The event began with Qur’an recitation by brother sheikh Abdulla. Mohammed Noor Rahman sheikh, Deputy .Consul General and Hajj Consul, Dr. Abdul Wahhab Nor Ali, formar Sec. General WAMY, Shafeequrahman Sharef, M D, Alfazal Int’l school and Chairman Adv Board IFF Hajj service & Educationist, Eng. Hassan Jilaidan, IT Service Manager, Saudi Airlines, Mr. Aboobacker Khared, IT Manager, Tamer Group), Yameen Humeid, Coord, Youth team WAMY, Mohammd Imran, Marketing Manager, Al Abeer Medical Group, Syed Qadri Saleem, Sec. IPWF, Jeddah, Eng. Abdul Wadood, Territory Manager, Edutech Arabia & Educationist, were present.

 

Iqbal Chemban highlighted IFF activities to the gathering. Al Aman Ahmad welcomed the gathering & guests. Irfan proposed vote of thanks.

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May 22,2020

Mangaluru, May 22: An elderly cardiac patient from Dakshina Kannada, who was stranded in Saudi Arabia due to covid-19 lock-down, has finally reached his homeland thanks to the timely intervention by Humanity Forum Jubail and Indian Social Forum.

The elderly man hailing from Kadaba area of Dakshina Kannada was admitted to a hospital in Madinah. However, his condition continued to worsen due to lack of proper treatment. The efforts by his family members to bring him back home had not yielded results.

Meanwhile, one of the relatives of the patient, Ansari Suratkal, who happens to be a DKSC activist, brought the issue to the notice of the Karnataka unit of the Indian Social Forum in Dammam. ISF contacted Humanity Forum president Zakariya Jokatte, who helped the patient to speak directly union minister D V Sadananda Gowda in a video conference organised by coastaldigest.com.

Humanity Forum also persuaded the Indian Embassy to allow the stranded cardiac patient to fly back to India through Dammam-Bengaluru repatriation flight on May 20. 

However, it was not easy for the patient to travel from Madinah to Dammam International Airport due to lock-down and curfew. ISF not only obtained travel permission for him but also arranged vehicle. Jeddah and Riyadh units of ISF helped in obtaining permission letter in their respective places in spite of travel ban imposed by the police. Madinah unit of ISF arranged vehicle for transportation. Zakariya Jokatte bore the air ticket and other expenses of the patient.

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Dubai, Aug 6: Non-resident Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist Dewakara Alva passed away on Thursday August 6. He was 63.

Alva, who hailed from Mangaluru, was the director of Federal Insurance Brokers LLC, Dubai and was residing in Dubai for around four decades. He was reportedly suffering from health problems for last few months. 

He was a patron of Tulu and Kannada language and culture in United Arab Emirates. He was a member of various NRI organizations including UAE Tulu Koota and UAE Bunts

Alva is survived by wife Saritha, daughter Powshali, and son Manal.

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January 28,2020

Riyadh, Jan 28: The celebration of the 71st Republic Day was held on January 26th by the Central Committee of the Indian Social Forum Riyadh at the Ramada Hotel Auditorium in Riyadh. People from different Indian states and different religious backgrounds were present during the event.

The program was inaugurated with the unity song, Saleem Moulavi– Regional committee member India Fraternity Forum/Riyadh inaugurated the program.

Social Forum Central Committee president Janab Harris Mangaluru chaired the program and welcomed the guests. In his presidential speech he described and uncovered stories of freedom struggle and participants of Indian Muslims for the freedom fight. He urged everyone to fight against unconstitutional Citizenship Amendment Bill which passed by Centre government. He said that the We will continue its agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the NRC and would not relent unless the Union government withdrew the Act.

Indian Social Forum Karnataka State Committee member Janab Mohammed Naveed delivered the Republic 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 CAA, NRC and NPR. Across India, students at other universities are against the Citizenship Amendment Act passed by Centre government.  The law offers amnesty to undocumented migrants from three neighboring Muslim-majority countries but only if they are non-Muslim. Critics say that by excluding Muslims, the law establishes a religious test for Indian citizenship, in violation of the secularism enshrined in India's constitution. The Indians, irrespective of caste, creed, religion and region have firmly resolved to oppose the draconian laws and fascist moves to debar the poor. Constitution granted to every person and citizen of India who are not ready to put them on a test of ideology of RSS and programs of BJP to implement the Brahmanist mind-set. He said that the police atrocities against CAA/NRC/NPR protesters had increased only in BJP-ruled States and  there were several loose ends in the police story about the incidents leading to the firing.

Eng Shahul Hameed – Coordinator of Tamil Nadu Islamic Federation, Dr. Jahangeer Ahmed - Assistant professor/King Saud university, Mohammed Rafi – Gen Secretary of India Fraternity Forum Regional Committee, Mr. Abdul jaleel– Vice President of Indian Islahi Center, Mr. Basha –Member of IFT Executive Council , Mr. Ajmal Hussain – Member of Pravasi Forum central Committee, Younus Wallan – President Humanity Forum Riyadh. All delivered the message on the eve.

Basheer Karandur, General Secretary of Social Forum Central Committee, welcomed the gathering and Social Forum Riyadh Tamilnadu State Committee President Jabir presented the vote of thanks. Abdul Basheer was master of ceremony.

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