Kuwait: IMA hosts interfaith Iftar get-together

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July 8, 2015

Kuwait: Indian Muslim Association-Kuwait in cooperation with IPC organized an interfaith Iftar get-together to present the message of Ramadan and promote religious harmony and inter-faith dialog, recently.

A galaxy of dignitaries from various organizations, Islamic scholars and people from all walks of life were part of the event held at Rajdhani Palace, Khaitan.

Hasan Taha, Assistant Manager, Ties Center, spoke on the message of Ramadan. He said that Ramadan was a month of devotion to God and it was a month of introspection and correction as well. During Ramadan Muslims develop sympathy for the poor and needy as they feel the pain of hunger and thirst, he said. Musa Azam Ibrahimi, a visiting scholar from USA, spoke on the topic “God consciousness”.

Sharafuddin Soofi delivered the keynote speech on the topic “Islam the religion of mercy”. He narrated a story to explain the fact that how caring for others will bring peace to ourselves. He said, in Islam there is no compulsion; man is given free will to practice a religion of his choice. “We need to respect all religions in order to bring about harmony in the society. All major religions basically teach oneness of God. This belief in one and true God is crucial for the peaceful coexistence of people of different faiths. Scriptures of Christianity and Hinduism also establish oneness of the God,” he said.

A question and answer session was held after the speeches. Sharafuddin Soofi and Hasan Taha answered questions asked by the audience.

Abdul Aziz Al-Duaij, chief guest, expressed his views at the occasion and applauded IMA’s efforts in bringing together different communities.

Guests of honor, Dr. Vinod Grover, President of Indian Doctors Forum, Mr. Thanrendra P. Shettigar, President of Tulukoota Kuwait, Mr. Venkata Shiva Rao Koduri expressed their views at the occasion and praised IMA’s efforts to bring people of different faiths closer to each other.

Masood Shahab, president of IMA presented gifts as a token of appreciation to guests of honour .The program started with the recitation of the Quran by Master Imaduddeen and concluded by the vote of thanks. Hasan Yusuf was the moderator for the whole event.

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March 28,2024

An Indian expatriate, hailing from Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, who was detained in Jeddah jail in an alleged cyber case, was set free recently. He is allowed to continue his work in the same company. 

The 49-year-old Mangalurean, has been working for a Maintenance company in Jeddah for more than 13 years. He is known for his efficiency and sincerity in the company with good experience in his field of work. 

His company usually assigned him on duty in Jeddah sea port to take the delivery of the goods consigned to his company. As a part of his duty, he normally takes pictures of the goods before the transportation. He did the same in February 2023 too. 

The security personnel informed the police about his act that amounts to be a violation of the port security rule. He was unaware of the rule as he was doing it normally in the port during the release of the goods. Since then, he was detained by the police on the charge of photographing inside the port premises. After more than 6 months detention, he was released and allowed to work in the same company. 

The detainee’s brother based in Jeddah was constantly pursuing the case.

P A Hameed Padubidri, a pro-bono NRI lawyer and social worker based in Riyadh, extended his socio-humanitarian help in this case upon the request of his family and relatives. 

He actively involved trying to set him free from the jail on humanitarian grounds with the coordination and help of the Consulate General of India (CGI) Jeddah. The CGI keenly followed up the case with the concerned Saudi authorities. He was released from the jail recently and shared his happiness with his family and thanked good samaritans. 

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