Udupi: Eradicate Dowry For Overall Development of Muslims - Kazi
by Haneef Puttur
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (VA)
Udupi, Jun 18: “It is very important to eradicate dowry system and other such evils prevailing in the Muslim community for its overall development”, said Udupi Kazi P M Ibrahim Musliyar Bekal.
The Kazi visited the poverty-stricken and dowry affected families in the district on Thursday June 17. He was accompanied by the members of Talent Research Foundation and Hidayah Foundation, Mangalore. They visited around 10 families in the district in order to listen to their grievances and help them.
Pointing out the pathetic condition of some of the families in the community, the Kazi said that none other than Muslims themselves need to be blamed for the present quality of living they are in. He said that it’s high time that the Muslims try to find out the reasons that have been hindering their progress in the society. Practical thinking is necessary, he advised.
The Kazi mainly warned that if the desire for money and gold continues it might destroy the Muslim community. With the mounting wedding expenses in the community, the role of organizations such as Jamaat committee has been reduced to providing financial assistance to aid weddings relegating to backburner the pressing need for education and economic development.
He called upon every Jamaat to call out community brethren under them to shun dowry and also look into the problems plaguing the community thereby working towards a feasible solution. Muslim girls are mostly restricted from working after marriage which is yet another bane to the community, he noted.
Haneef Haji Golthamajal, president of Hidaya Foundation, Mangalore, Rafeeq Master, advisor, TRF, Saizuddin, vice president, TRF, Mumthaz Ali, Krishnapura, Haneef Puttur, Mangalore Media Centre, and Muhammad Ismail Palimar joined the Kazi on his visit.
Zaheer Shah, Organizer, Hidaya Foundation, Dubai and Ravoof Puthige, founder president of TRF, have played a vital role in organizing the visit.
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