A Cultural Seminar on the sidelines of UAE’s 39th National Day was conducted by Dubai KMCC (Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre) On Friday, 26th Nov 2010, 7.30 pm at Dubai Landmark Auditorium, Dubai. The topic was “Gulf : Experiences which went un-exchanged”
Guests included renowned Arab poet Dr. Shihab Ghanem, The Hindu’s West Asian Chief Bureau Atul Aneja, prominent media analyst Shajahan Madampat, screenplay writer Iqbal Kuttippuram, columnist and secretary of Kerala State Muslim League Adv KNA Kader, social activist NS Jyothi kumar, president of Dubai KMCC Ibrahim Elettil, poet Mujeeb Jaihoon
Highlight from the seminar (as posted on www.twitter.com/mujeebjaihoon )
Dr SHIHAB GHANEM
India is going to be a superpower and things will CHANGE. Imperialism cannot go on
Arabs need to look east
Poetry is the soul of nation and helps to understand it
Cultural bridges stay more than political bridges
ATUL ANEJA
Indian art forms like Kathakali and Sufi music needs to introduced and incorporated in Arab world
KNA Kader
Unlike British and others, Arabs never came with the intention of conquest to India
Portuguese had to fight unsuccessfully for 150 years to conquer India from Kerala and lost. They then went to Brazil and won in 3 years
Arabs have given a great culture to the rest of the world – Islam
RAJEEV NATH
Kerala has become the gulf for Biharis and others in india – Rajeev nath
JAIHOON
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was also an expatriate to Madina due to the unfavourable conditions in Makkah, his birthplace. He did not wait all his life to return to Makka to propagate the faith. In fact Islam saw its glory during his stay in Madina
While in UAE, live fully in head and heart