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Alig Communique Your First ever newsletter to connect with Jeddah Aligs

AMU ALUMNI JEDDAH

June 2015 Issue 2

Sir Syed Dinner 2014

SS Dinner was celebrated on 21st November with zeal and essence at Indian Consulate to re-energize the AMU spirit and recreate the atmosphere of alma mater Naseem Ahmed, former AMU vice chancellor and currently chairman of the Minorities was the Chief Guest while Shahzad Ahmad Khan was the Guest of Honor. Indian Consul General BS Mubarak and former diplomat Dr. Ali Ghamdi were also present.

Forty five labors belonging to different parts of India were stranded in Jeddah for over a period of 9 months without salary and basic living facilities. After the Intervention of AMU Alumni Jeddah and AMUOBA Maharashtra and with the strong and timely help of Indian Consulate, Jeddah around 30 labors were sent back to India. A huge pressure was built through long thread of negotiations with the sponsor. Indian Consul General BS Mubarak took keen interest in the matter and he immediately made provision for daily food to all the labors till the matter was resolved completely.

Blanket Distribution Drive AMU Alumni Jeddah organized blanket distribution drive in Aligarh where approximately 200 blankets were distributed In collaboration with AMUOBA Maharashtra, blankets were purchased and distributed to the

Help Provided to Stranded Indians

If everyone howled at every injustice,

every act of barbarism, every act of unkindness, then we would be

taking the first step towards a real

humanity

Saiyed Hamid Condolence Meet An educationalist, social reformer, laureate, writer and former vice chancellor of AMU – Saiyed Hamid departed to the heavenly abode on 29th December. AMU Alumni Jeddah Committee organized a condolence meeting and a Seminar on his contribution to the community on 10th January at a local restaurant. Senior Alig Anjum Iqbal presented the paper on the achievements of the late soul. Others who spoke on the ocaasion included Dr. Ali Ghamdi, Hasan Arabi and Farzan Rizvi.

Reception of Senior Alig Mohammed Adeeb

A senior Alig, ex-president of AMU Students Union and Rajya Sabha member Mohammed Adeeb was honored by giving reception on 23rd December 2014. Over 50 Aligarians attended the reception dinner.

EACH ONE TEACH ONE

AMU Alumni Committee, Western region is

pleased to announce the introduction of

educational program “Each One Teach One" The

purpose is to come together and make a

difference in someone's life. In this way one we

will support one underprivileged student from the

community by funding him / her in the

educational expenses.

Thus if each Aligarian in Jeddah

supports one child, around 500 students will be

able to make their dreams come true which will

uplift the community at large.

Presently AMU Alumni Jeddah is in the process of finalizing the coordination committee at Aligarh who will help prepare a data base of such students which will be presented to the community.

AMU ALUMNI JEDDAH

EACH ONE EMPLOYEE ONE

The Alumni Chapter of Jeddah launched the

program “Each one Employee One Program”

on Jan 8, 2015. The idea behind the launch of

the program was to provide employment to

our youth through internal networking. Most

of us are today in a position to either provide

direct employment or help the unemployed

youth by referring him/her to correct sources.

The response to the above program was so

overwhelming that we received numerous

vacancies from several companies within few

weeks of launch. Job Seekers response was

also very good and we are daily receiving lot

of CV’s from candidates looking for jobs.

Within a short period of time, the Alumni

team managed to arrange 12 interviews for

the potential candidates. Out of the twelve

candidates four candidates have been

selected.

Through this newsletter we appeal to all friends and alumni members to come forward and support this program.

Forty five labors belonging to different parts of India were stranded in Jeddah for over a period of 9 months without salary and basic living facilities. After the Intervention of AMU Alumni Jeddah and AMUOBA Maharashtra and with the strong and timely help of Indian Consulate, Jeddah around 30 labors were sent back to India. A huge pressure was built through long thread of negotiations with the sponsor. Indian Consul General