Grand event marks silver jubilee celebration of Jam'iyyatul Falah Dammam

[email protected] (Media Release)
May 1, 2013

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Dammam, May 1: The silver jubilee celebration of Dammam Unit of Jam’iyyatul Falah attracted a large number of Indian expatriate families and singles mainly from coastal Karnataka. The twilight programme organised at Hala Istirah in Dammam recently brought a festive mood among the crowd.

The celebration of Jam’iyyatul Falah’s silver jubilee event showed up a huge gathering with more than 1200 participants from different provinces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The event gave a wonderful opportunity to bring together the spirit of Mangalore to create an environment of festivity and discover the amazing native atmosphere of Mangalore.

It was a radiant and enjoyable social event of one of the distinguished society of Mangalore diaspora arranged by the charitable organization Jam’iyyatul Falah (JF). The event had marked the completion of 25 years which reflected the devotion and hard-work in all the members attached with the organisation.

“We feel proud today to be known as the mother of all organizations,” said president of JF Dammam unit Mansour Ali Ahmed in his presidential remarks. “Jam’iyyatul Falah has been an inspiration to many organizations to serve the community through various programmes in different villages and towns. The 25 years of dedication and commitment has influenced the community to understand the importance of education with its slogan ‘Education is the Key to Success’. I thank all the existing organizations for extending their valuable service for the betterment of the community,” he said.

The celebration commenced with recitation of the Holy Quran by Mohammad Ishaq. The evening was filled with fun and frolic, Quran recitation competition for children in the age group of 4 to 13 years. The competition was judged by Mohammad Ishaq, P Abdul Hameed and Mushtaq Ahmed. The programme was compered by Abdul Munaf. A quiz competition for adults and other games for children offered a great reason for the audience to enjoy the fabulous evening, which carried together the spirit and essence of Karnataka.

A felicitation ceremony was held for two senior members for their humble and modest contribution to JF for the last 25 years. A plaque of appreciation was presented to P Abdul Hameed and Shahul Hameed by NRCC Ameer Akhtar Shaikh and executive member of Mangalore Corporation unit Mushtaq Ahmed respectively.

The entire evening was filled with exciting games for boys and adults, organized by Ismail and Siraj. Several games for children were organized by Mohammad Wahid and team. Attractive prizes were presented to all the winners. All prizes were sponsored by the event chairman Mohammad Hussain Araki.

Several kiosks offered food and beverages which attracted and pulled the crowd with their appetizing aroma to taste the sample of their new products. The most attractive kiosk of the evening was the tea stall managed by executive members of Dammam unit Hamza Kana, Imran Karkala and Irfan Karkala. The stall offered different types of tea including Dum ki Chai, Masala Chai and Sada Chai, and kept the crowd satisfied with the traditional Indian sweet ‘Jalibee’.

All activities were conducted under Islamic environment and the event had a book stall displaying the publications of Darrusalam. The famous Jumuah magazine, Shanthi Prakashana and Salafi displayed their Islamic books which many purchased to add to their collection.

The mouth-watering Indian cuisine was enjoyed by the crowd in the dinner section, which was managed and organized by Mahmood Saad.

Ismail, Jamaluddin Kudroli and Mansour Ali Ahmed announced the raffle round, and winners for raffle prizes were extremely happy to collect the valuable electronic items. Siraj kept the crowd entertained with spot games. In the women’s section, children were entertained by the marketing team of McDonalds Arabia with innovative games. All the winners were presented with attractive prizes.

The evening witnessed the success of the event and displayed the hard-work of the event’s working committee. Jamaluddin Kudroli proposed a vote of thanks after distribution of prizes and gifts.

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Media Release
July 25,2020

In a humanitarian gesture to help fellow citizens in distress, the first in the series of chartered 
flights arranged by Thumbay Group, UAE and the Bearys Cultural Forum (BCF) Trust, 
Mangalore to repatriate stranded Kannadigas in the UAE took off from Ras Al Khaimah 
International Airport in the wee hours of 21st July 2020. The flight was fully occupied, with 186 passengers, all of them desperate to fly back to India for various reasons.

The initiative was conceived and implemented under the leadership of Dr. Thumbay Moideen - Founder President of Thumbay Group & Founder Patron of BCF and Dr. B K Yusuf, the 
President of BCF. The flight was organized on a purely charitable basis, with all necessary 
steps and precautions in place to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers. Thumbay Group assigned its fleet of buses to transport the passengers free of charge from their residences in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman to the airport. The organizers also provided free meals and refreshments to the passengers, in addition to PPE kits and face-shields distributed free of 
charges.

The passengers on the first flight included many elderly individuals, people with serious 
illnesses like heart-related health issues and diabetes, pregnant ladies and little children as well as people who had lost their jobs and those with expired visas. Dr. B K Yusuf – BCF President, Dr. Kaup Mohammed - BCF General Secretary, other office bearers of BCF, as well as Thumbay Group’s representatives Mr. Farhad C – Director of the Hospitality Division of 
Thumbay Group and Engr. Farwaz P. C. – COO of the Construction Division were present at 
the airport to see off the first group of passengers.

Commenting on the initiative, Dr. Thumbay Moideen said, “This joint initiative of Thumbay 
Group and BCF is to support our fellow Kannadigas desperate to fly back home. We are happy that we have been able to reach out to many of them, to help them fly home to their families. We thank the Governments of the UAE and India, and the Indian Consulate, Dubai, for their support in making this happen. In the coming days, many more stranded Kannadigas would be repatriated under this joint initiative.”
Dr. B K Yusuf thanked Dr. Thumbay Moideen and the office-bearers and members of BCF for 
their efforts to make the initiative a success.

“We are proud that this initiative has brought relief to many Kannadigas and their families today. BCF is grateful to Thumbay Group for its support and partnership for all our humanitarian programs for the support of the needy.”

Dr. Kaup Mohammed said that it was a matter of pride that the much-awaited Thumbay-BCF 
repatriation flight had been carried out successfully. “Measures have been taken to ensure the safety of the flight and its passengers throughout the journey,” he said. He also thanked all the social organizations including Bhatkal Jamath, BCCI, BWF, KCF, DKSC, Kodagu Kannadigas, 
Kannadiga Help Line, Dubai Konkans and KSS, for their support. He specially thanked Mr. 
Syed Hassan Razeen, the owner of ARISTOCRAT Travels for his support in the ticketing, 
boarding and related processes. On behalf of Milano Optics Group and Maxcare, free gift 
hampers were distributed to selected passengers.

The passengers were received at Mangalore airport under the leadership of Mr. Mumtaz Ali - patron of BCF and other distinguished personalities of Mangalore including Mr. Moidin Bava - former MLA, Mr U. T. Ifthikhar, Mr. S. M. R Rashid - President of BCCI central committee and many others. The passengers were transferred to the hotels where they had registered for the mandatory quarantine.

The second flight under this joint initiative is scheduled to take-off from Ras Al Khaimah airport to Mangalore on 24th July 2020. A few more similar repatriation flights are to soon follow, in the coming weeks.

 

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January 30,2020

Indian Social Forum, Eastern Province Central Committee, Saudi Arabia organized Republic Day program at AlRyan Policlinic Restaurant Auditorium, Dammam on 25th January 2020.

Abdul Waris, Former Chairman of Indian International School Dammam Inaugurated the program.

Wasim Rabbani, president of Indian Social Forum, Eastern Province Central Committee Presided over the program.

Mansoor Shah KFUPM, Indian Social Forum Delhi Zone President, Dr. Fayaz Ahmed from King Fahad University Hospital, Amir Moulavi, Executive Member,  India Fraternity Forum (IFF) Dammam, Nasir Koduvalli, Indian Social Forum, Kerala State President, Dammam, Sharief, Social Forum Karnataka State President, DammamJahangir Moulavi, Tamilnadu State president delivered speech at the program. Mohammed Firoz, Indian Social Forum  President, Jubail read the preamble of constitution. 

 Nameer Kerala , Secretary, Social Forum Central Committee welcomed guests while Ashraf Karnataka, General Secretary, Central Committee delivered vote of thanks and Tahir Hyderabad, Secretary, Indian Social Forum, Central Committee coordinated the program.

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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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