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

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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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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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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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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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