Indians seek IISJ expansion

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September 1, 2014

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Jeddah, Sep 1: A leading member of the Indian community has called on the new consul general to help expedite the process of expanding the International Indian School-Jeddah (IISJ) to accommodate nearly 5,000 children who have nowhere else to go for education.

Dr. M.S. Karimuddin, a well-known pediatrician and former chairman of the school managing committee, was speaking at a well-attended function organized by the Indian community to welcome Consul General B.S. Mubarak on Friday.

“I have been part of this school since its inception,” he said. “The school currently has 13,000 students, but there are thousands in the queue waiting to get in. Parents are facing immense difficulties. We need to find a way out.”

Mubarak acknowledged the problem and said he would do all in his power to solve it. “Right now, our focus is on the Indian pilgrims who are arriving for Haj 2014. Once Haj is over, we will focus on this and other genuine issues pointed out by many leading members of the community.”

The new consul general is a familiar face to the Indian community in Jeddah. He was the Haj consul for three years from 2008 to 2011. Before being appointed consul general in Jeddah, he was India’s representative in Palestine, a posting that he said taught him about the very admirable qualities of the Palestinian people.

He recalled many anecdotes about his stint in Palestine. “Palestinians are very honorable and hard-working people,” he said. “I have seen many bright Palestinians working abroad for years in some of the most desirable places and yet coming back to their homeland to reinforce their rightful claim on their land and their country.”

Talking about the honesty and generosity of the Palestinian people, he said he had once forgotten a bag of groceries outside a market. “Once I realized, I went back to the store and was surprised that it was not there. This was not my experience with the Palestinians and I was upset.”

Realizing my anxiety, a nearby storeowner asked me about what was in the bag. “He supplied all the contents and told me someone might have taken it accidentally. He wouldn’t take a penny from me. I was uncomfortable, but he was adamant and wouldn’t accept any payment.”

Two days later when Mubarak went to inquire about the missing bag, the storeowner said someone had taken it by mistake and returned it the next day. “Such is the level of their honesty and generosity,” Mubarak said.

The program was the idea of prominent Indian community members, including Siadath Ali Khan, Syed Sharique Ali, Kader Khan, Aziz Kidwai, V.K. Rauf, Syed Nasir Khursheed and Mohammad Rafiya.

In his address, Siadat Ali Khan praised the consul general for his excellent services to Indian pilgrims in the past. He reiterated that Indian welfare forums and organizations played a pivotal role during the Nitaqat campaign. “All of us will be more than happy to extend any and all help to you, Mr. Consul General, in accomplishing any task for the good of the community.”

The community members recalled the valuable contributions of previous diplomats, including Talmiz Ahmad, T.T.P. Abdullah, Ausaf Sayeed, Syed Akbaruddin and Faiz Ahmad Kidwai.

“All our diplomats contributed in their own ways to raise the profile of the Indian community in the Kingdom,” said Ahmeduddin Owaisi, a prominent and respected elder of the community.

India Forum’s Acting President Shaikh Khaleeq was the master of ceremonies. Huma Kader Khan introduced the consul general and welcomed his wife Lateefa Mubarak. Syed Sharique Ali presented a vote of thanks. Among the prominent invitees were popular consuls and vice consuls, including Raghib Qureshi, Irshad Ahmad, Raj Kumar, S.R.H. Fahmi and N.P. Singh.

Office-bearers and members of nearly 50 different cultural, social and welfare organizations took part in the welcoming ceremony at the Jeddah Trident. Well-known ghazal singer Nizam Ali Khan added a dash of color to the evening with lilting Urdu poetry.

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Media Release
March 15,2020

Markaz Al Madeena Association, Eastern province, conducted JALS-E-UCHILA get together program at Dammam, Saudi Arabia on March 5,2020 on account of celebrating 28 years of social service dedicated by the organization.

The event chairman Noushad Uchil inaugurated the function. The organization president presided the program and delivered talk about the intention of the organization. Hashim Uchil has intorduced the social and academic contribution of the organization of past 28 years. Jamal Uchil welcomed the gathering and Ismail G.I. host the program.

Games, Quiz and prize distribution to the winners and senior social workers was the special attraction of the event. The planning committee of the event includes Iqbal, Farooq, Shahul Hameed, Ramza, Nabeel, Afthar, Ashraf and Shafi.

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Media Release
July 6,2020

The Chairman of Intellectual Council Jeddah, Syed Nasir Khurshid, called for a Zoom meeting on 2nd July, 2020 to celebrate the oath taking ceremony of the D K Shiva Kumar who took over as the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. Mr Khurshid opened the meeting with a very enthusiastic and sincere note of congratulations to newly appointed president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, Mr. D.K.Shivakumar.

The chief speaker for the evening was Saleem Khaleefa, vice Chairman of the Council, he said, for more than 4 decades, he is monitoring the politics of the Karnataka state very closely and also monitoring the role of crises management DK Shiva Kumar in the last 2 years, whether it is Rajya Sabha election of Mr. Ahmed Patel or managing the MLAs of Madhya Pradesh. He said, he is one of the best leaders of the party and the best leaders use “their brain, their heart, their soul and their guts.” And his leadership is fit in the size of all these characters. Growth is a very powerful word and fundamentally, party growth is the responsibility of the President and he can take a holistic approach to close the gap between and among the party cadres. 

Every effort is to be made to preserve the sense of unity within the party. We need to unite party base while appealing to voters. He should identify on ground challenges and find the mechanism to address them. He further pointed out that a President’s chief responsibility is to bring all the party leaders and office bearers on the same page with a Mission to bring back the congress party into power in the next assembly election. His smart strategies, road map, mechanism, booth management, better connected with the party workers, taking everyone along with him, will be a direction for the presidents of the party in other states to take party into power.

He pronounced his leadership is totally remarkable and has a track record of his very sensible leadership and he also known for his collaborative and crises management leadership style. Engr. Nasir suggested that his first task is to address the formidable challenges faced by the party and bring the Congress members together, on a very single aspect how to win the election. The party backbone and strength is gross-root workers who can play a significant role to take the party in a very strong and popular position in public. He emphasized that unity is the main strategy and ingredient to win the election, because a party divided will hurt, cannot win the election. Planning is everything and a good planning goes a long way, helping to win the election.  

All the members of the Council expressed their views and everyone is very much hopeful that he is the right person to lead the party from top.He has commanded immense respect from party workers, office bearers, all communities, groups, including opposition parties. He is a very experienced, have immense experience and hard-work leader and he is a strategist and knows the art how to motivate the party workers and unite all in a single rope.

Engr. Amjad Ali said, we are very much confident that he will re-structure from bottom to top, panchyat, taluka and district committees will be re-structured and will induct caliber and talented leaders who can understand and realize their responsibilities and accountability as head of the party at their levels with only one point how to win the coming election with thumping majority.

One of key members of the Council, Sajid Shaikh expressed joyfully that every single member of the party have confidence on the leadership of Mr. D.K Shiva Kumar and his appointment to the top position says a lot of nice things about him.  He has shown his great leadership and expert in crises management on many occasion.  The party in Karnataka is in good hands and I am sure he will sort-out all the difference between and among the party leaders and cadres, which has hurt the party in the last election and will bring all on the same page. Congress party and its workers are lucky to have such a passionate and hardworking president who is ready to work day in and day out to bring party in power in 2023 assembly election.

Prominent members of the Council, Engr. Azher Parvaiz, Engr. Abdul Wahid, Hazrat Qadri, Engr. Abdul Ameed, Saleem Khan, and Rafiuddin Kharadi commented, we looking forward his dynamic and result oriented leadership in organizing and re-shaping the party in the state, he will hold all congressmen together with a noble purpose, motivate every party worker to work with dedication so that congress can come back to power with absolute majority and he can count on our absolute support in booth management as well  suggest a few points to be included in the manifestos, running a high  successful voltage campaign highlighting the failure of the BJP government at the Center and at the state, between and among in the NRIs community across the Gulf Countries, including Europe and America. Council will do the value-based politics and will present the image of the Congress party, as the rational political party, with secular and inclusive, where people of all religions, caste, race and gender, feel wanted in the party, as its main ideology.

Syed Nasir Khurshid thanked entire team for attending the meeting he expressed his gratitude towards Vice Chairman of the council Saleem Khaleefa for speaking as chief speaker and giving updates, he said, team members are excited to meet in person with Mr. D.K. Shiva Kumar, when members visit India during their vacation.

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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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