Programme titled ‘Aao Urdu Seikhien’ organised in Jeddah in an effort to promote the language in the Kingdom.
The Urdu Academy in Jeddah recently organised a quarterly programme titled ‘Aao Urdu Seikhien’ (Let’s Learn Urdu). The programme was put together in an effort to promote the language and also served as a follow up to an event that took place in 2014 reported Al-Arabiya News.“Urdu language is spreading all over the world and its popularity is gaining ground in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is interesting to note that many expatriates and a number of Saudi nationals are being drawn to this language and have started to understand the poetry, literature and culture of Urdu,” said remarked Ghulam Yazdani, an advocate from Hyderabad.
Jamal Qadri, president of Urdu Academy, in his address said that, “We are advancing with optimism and will never succumb to the views of those who always criticise and talk about the downfall of Urdu language.”Representatives from different organisations in Jeddah spoke on the importance of language in reference to various other topics. Dr. Aleem Khan Falki, president of Socio Reforms Society talked about ‘The secrets of speech for Urdu orators’ saying’, “A speaker should first decide what is to be said. Secondly, he should conclude his speech before the given time. Even a good orator must prepare well and stick to the relevant topic.”
President of United Telangana Forum Abdul Jabbar termed the language as a symbol of our civilization and demanded the government to make it a compulsory language in all schools. He also requested all Urdu lovers to help raise awareness about the language within the community and remove the misconception of a dark future if the language was taught in schools.
Sayeeduddin, President of Indian Engineers Forum also stressed on the importance of creating awareness among parents about the benefits of teaching a language like Urdu to their children. He reiterated that an academy alone cannot do this job and encouraged more community organisations to come forward with suggestions to help improve the situation.
The programme did not just include speeches but also had some entertaining sessions for the audiences with humorous poetry being read by Arif Masood Siddiqui and a computerized quiz programme, ‘Spell the correct word’ in which more than 20 people participated.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 20th, 2015.
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