JEDDAH, 18 April 2004 — M. Abdul Ali has newly assumed charge as principal of Al Noor International School. Ali has earlier headed schools in Qatar and Bahrain, as well as in Kerala. He has published books in English and Malayalam. One of his books “Adolescence, an analysis” in English has been published by the Qatar Ministry of Health. He has also presented 75 papers at scientific and cultural sessions and seminars. “The school with 700 students is introducing Urdu language this year, which will be in addition to Arabic, Hindi and Malayalam,” T.P. Mohammed, the administrative head of Al Noor school said.