JEDDAH, 24 November 2007 — Wadji Akkari, an IT expert from the Jeddah Dawa Center, has stressed the need for utilizing the Internet and other modern mediums for the propagation of Islam.
“The world has shrunk and you can introduce Islam to millions around the world sitting inside your house free of cost,” he said. Akkari was speaking on “Internet and Dawa” at an IT and media seminar organized by Jeddah’s Indian Islahi Center to mark the organization’s silver jubilee.
Dr. Marouf Mohideen, president of the Islamic Research Foundation International, formally opened a website for the center.
K. Mustafa, manager of Amtech systems, spoke on IT’s role in one’s daily life and highlighted the diverse and numerous applications of Information Technology. Mohammad Subhi of the Jeddah Dawa Center discussed “Media: A general Overview.”
P.A.M. Haris, a Dammam-based journalist, spoke on “Media: The Real and the Ideal” and invited the attention of the audience to the urgent need for the Muslim community to have its own news agencies. So far no attempt in this regard has been successful, which is a matter of regret, he said.
Earlier in the day, Dr. Nabeel Hammad, director of Al-Huda Television, inaugurated an IT exhibition organized by the students’ wing of the Indian Islahi Center.
Prizes were also distributed for Qur’an, Adhan and drawing competitions held by the center in June.
Other speakers included Sheikh Mohammad Marzouq Al-Harithy, Basheer Vallikkunnu, Ashraf Unneen, Mohammad Ali C.K. and E.P. Saleem.
