News Release After a year of preparation, the Harari Congress in Diaspora (HCD) officially declared its establishment on Saturday, July 05, 2008, in Dallas – Texas during the 13th Harari Sports and Cultural Festival. The Congress would like to thank the entire Dallas Harari Community, and the Organizing Committee for their warm welcome and dedication to make the historic event a success. Many Hararis from Diaspora have attended the ceremony; among the dignitaries attended, the Harari National Regional State President H.E Murad Abdulhadi Sherif, and the Harari National Assembly Speaker, H.E Shukria Ahmed Allam, and Ethiopian Embassy (Washington DC) Councilor Fahmi Mawi . August 09, 2008: The Inaugural Ceremony for the establishment of the first Harari Congress in Diaspora coordinated by the Dallas Chapter of the Congress celebrated delightfully as expected. The entire event was also broadcasted all over the world through Paltalk by the Harari Congress IT Standing Committee team members. After Mahdi Ali Mohammed, MC of the day, extended a warm welcome to the distinguished dignitaries, invited Afocha leaders, members of the Congress, invited attendees, and to those who were following the event on Paltalk, the program began with a recitation from the holy Quran by talented Harari girl Mawardi Towfiq from Dallas, followed by an emotional moment with a song of praise to Harar (Nashida) DVD titled “Chinchah Tarikh Halagn”. On behalf of the Temporary Coordinators, Mohammed A. Zakaria presented the Congress’s organizational development process since its inception to date. H.E President Murad Abdulahadi took the stage and congratulated the leadership and members of the Congress for their effort to establish the Congress and emphasized that the real work of the Congress has just began. President Murad continued that the Harari government encourages Hararis to organize in any way they wish. H. E Shukria Allam, National Assembly Speaker, in her speech reminded the Diaspora community that their resources are so vital to realize the many projects underway in Harar. She also expressed her desire to facilitate future plans of the Congress in Harar. The ceremony continued by Vote of Confidence for elected Board Members on-line and off-line through open ballots. Abduljawad A. Faqih, temporary coordinator, announced the endorsement of elected nine Congress Members; 1) Fozia Zakaria (LA) 2) Mahdi Ali Mohammed (Edmonton) 3) Abdul-fatah Succar (LA) 4) Mohammed A. Zakaria (Toronto) 5) Abdul-jawad A. Faqih (Columbus) 6) Mohammed Abdul hafiz (Dallas) 7) Zaki Sherif (Atlanta) 8) Mohammed Nurea (Toronto) and 9) Abdul-hafiz Abdullahi (Dallas) by majority vote to lead the Congress for the coming year where the inaugural ceremony concluded by signing the ratified by-law of the Congress. In the end The Harari Congress accepted many new members who were impressed by the vision of the Congress and its objective as well as its performance in the past year. It is expected more Hararis will register as the result of heightened awareness to fulfill its objective of pulling together Diaspora Harari resources. |
