The Sunni Students' Federation (SSF) is an

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students' organisation in India.Originated in Kerala in 1973 under the patronage of

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. It is affiliated to

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and Kerala Muslim Jamaath.

Sauhruda Kaalam

SSF concluded a Campaign on 20 October 2016 targeting Salafis, Jamaat-e-Islami on Islamic State during the campaign public conferences in five major cities including Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and selected cities of Malabar districts besides a state wide campaign named Sauhruda Kaalam.

SSF 40th Anniversary

SSF celebrated its 40th anniversary in

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in the month of April 2013 with a three-day conference, which concluded at

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, in

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. The Chief Minister of Kerala

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inaugurated the valedictory function and

delivered the keynote address. It was attended by thousands of students from both secular and religious institutions. SSF leaders said their activities are not meant to segregate the religious from the secular, but rather to help them complement and understand each other better.

Hind Safar - Bharat Yatra

Hind Safar (also called SSF Bharat Yatra) is a nationwide expedition organised by the Sunni Students Federation to ensure education to all children and build a ‘friendly India’. The rally started from

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on 12 January and ended at

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. The yatra covered 22 States over 16,000 kilometres and received 40 receptions.

SSF Sahithtolsav

Promotes and nurtures student art and literature. That programme starts from every families called family sahithyolsav. Later it is conducted in block level. Selected students only can participate in next stages which are Unit, Sector, Division, District, State. In 2022 the first edition of National sahithyolsav was held in Gujarat.

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SSF Kerala

SSF Karnataka
{{Islam in Kerala Sunni organizations Sufi organizations Youth movements Islam in Kerala Islamic organisations based in India Sunni Islam in India Member organizations of the Sunni Students Council Muslim Jamaat