WSC TO CELEBERATE 104th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF SAEEN G. M. SYED Houston, TX, February 10, 2008, G. M Syed Memorial Committee and World Sindhi Congress have jointly arranged a get-together in Houston on Saturday March 8, 2008 to commemorate the 104th birth anniversary of Saeen G. M. Syed, a reverent Sindhi leader who pioneered the Sindhi freedom movement. Over three decades, Mr. Syed was repeatedly detained in various Pakistani prisons without trial until his death in1995. The Amnesty International adopted him as a Prisoner of Conscience. Mr. Syed extensively wrote on Sindhi identity, Sindhi religious thoughts, and political situations in Sindh.
Every year GM Syed Committee and WSC organize this event in accordance to its continuing effort to reach out Sindhi community at large and to create awareness among the participants about the plights of Sindh and Sindhis around the world. This event also provides a forum for inter-community dialogue on social and cultural aspects of Sindhi identity. Several prominent community members are invited to attend this event in Houston. Speeches, a cake cutting ceremony and dinner are part of the program. Place: Ramada Limited, 6885 SW Freeway, Houston, TX 77074, Phone: 713-981-6885 Date: Saturday, March 8th, 2008 Time: 5:00 PM - 12:00 Midnight Program Chair: Syed Zia Shah, Chairman, G. M. Syed Memorial Committee Event Presided by: Umed Laghari, Sr. Vice-Chairman, World Sindhi Congress More information about the event can be obtained from Rehman Kakepoto through phone at 916-968-4991 or through email:
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. The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) is a UK, USA and Canada based human rights advocacy organization. The main objective of WSC is to create a better understanding among the international community about the disadvantaged status of Sindhis in Pakistan and about Sindhi peoples struggles for their human rights, including the right to self-determination. WSC is a registered company in England and Wales, and California, USA, organized to carry out non-profit activities only. For more information visit http://www.worldsindhicongress.org G. M. Syed Memorial Committee is a Houston, TX-based educational group organized to promote G. M. Syed's message of non-violence, democracy, secularism and the right to self-determination for Sindhis and other oppressed nations within the international community. For more information, visit http://www.gmsyed.org.
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