Zee's notes: Zarkava - the star of Aga Khan Studs stayed unbeaten and won the most prestigous race of Europe. Check out this private video which captures the win and the celebrations imediately after - note the arrival of MHI and Princess Zahra to the winners circle just after the 3 minute mark....
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
50 Years of Aga Khan - Slideshow
50yrs Of Aga Khan
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Zee's notes: I found this on SlideShare - a social networking site where you can share slides and this is from a site that many of you may enjoy visiting - especially if you are or know someone from Musoma, Tanazania ( http://www.musomablog.com/ )
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Shamir Allibhai's film, An Islamic Conscience, premiers in Beirut on Sunday
Islam as a mosaic - A look at the Aga Khan and the Ismaili people
Alice Fordham, NOW (Lebanon) Staff , October 3, 2008
Alice Fordham writes on the debut of Shamir Allibhai's much acclaimed movie on the Aga Khan and the Ismailis.
Read article here...
Alice Fordham, NOW (Lebanon) Staff , October 3, 2008
Alice Fordham writes on the debut of Shamir Allibhai's much acclaimed movie on the Aga Khan and the Ismailis.
Read article here...
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
In the news - September 2008
Resident honoured for dedication to humanitarian workMississauga News, Canada - 30 Sep 2008
Zarkava favorite in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sep 30
Aga Khan Partnership walk at LA Coliseum next Sunday Oct. 12th - Sep 30
Where Hope Takes Root: Democracy and Pluralism in an Interdependent World - cited by Canadian Political Newsweekly Embassy as 20 Most Influential Books - Sep 30
The Aga Khan's thoroughbred passion - Sep 27
'What we do is high-risk' - Rachel Morarjee interview with MHI - Sep 27
Leader of Ismaili Muslims praises Canada for its inclusive government - Sep 27
Words Francesca de ChâtelSyria Today, Syria - 27 Sep 2008
Japan to provide grant for water supply schemes in Northern Areas - Sep 26
Clinton Global Initiative Website Features Hashoo Foundation’s ...PR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - 26 Sep 2008
Japan to provide grant for water supply schemes in Northern AreasRegional Times, Pakistan - 26 Sep 2008
First company in the world producing Fairtrade Certified dried fruitsFreshPlaza, Netherlands - 24 Sep 2008
A rich, diverse legacyTimes Online, UK - 23 Sep 2008
How Syria's Assad Is Steering His Country out of IsolationSpiegel Online, Germany - 23 Sep
2008
Owner vows Pakistan's Marriott will rise from ashesAFP - 23 Sep 2008
Ancient Kabul garden in bloom again after years of ruinAFP - 22 Sep 2008
The secret life of a doomed hotel: remembering Islamabad's MarriottABC Online, Australia - 21 Sep 2008
Muslim group feeding 1000 homeless on SaturdayAtlanta Journal Constitution, USA - 19 Sep 2008
Sacred Music Festival at UCLAIndiaPost.com, CA - 16 Sep 2008
Zarkava Produces a Vermeille ZingerBloodHorse, KY - 14 Sep 2008
NV resident realizes we're all OlympiansNorth Shore News, Canada - 14 Sep 2008
Aga Khan pours his wealth into Islamic sites in SyriaAFP - 14 Sep 2008
IFC Investment in Diamond Trust Bank Kenya to Help Increase ...Media Newswire (press release), NY - 11 Sep 2008
Young Canadian diplomats fight to defend Afghan missionCanada.com, Canada - 11 Sep 2008
Aga Khan university signs agreement with SyriaDaily Nation, Kenya - 7 Sep 2008
His Highness the Aga Khan completed a six-day official visit to ...AME Info (press release), United Arab Emirates - 6 Sep 2008
Mozambique: Two textiles factories expected to re-launch ...Macauhub, Macau - 4 Sep 2008
Zarkava favorite in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sep 30
Aga Khan Partnership walk at LA Coliseum next Sunday Oct. 12th - Sep 30
Where Hope Takes Root: Democracy and Pluralism in an Interdependent World - cited by Canadian Political Newsweekly Embassy as 20 Most Influential Books - Sep 30
The Aga Khan's thoroughbred passion - Sep 27
'What we do is high-risk' - Rachel Morarjee interview with MHI - Sep 27
Leader of Ismaili Muslims praises Canada for its inclusive government - Sep 27
Words Francesca de ChâtelSyria Today, Syria - 27 Sep 2008
Japan to provide grant for water supply schemes in Northern Areas - Sep 26
Clinton Global Initiative Website Features Hashoo Foundation’s ...PR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - 26 Sep 2008
Japan to provide grant for water supply schemes in Northern AreasRegional Times, Pakistan - 26 Sep 2008
First company in the world producing Fairtrade Certified dried fruitsFreshPlaza, Netherlands - 24 Sep 2008
A rich, diverse legacyTimes Online, UK - 23 Sep 2008
How Syria's Assad Is Steering His Country out of IsolationSpiegel Online, Germany - 23 Sep
2008
Owner vows Pakistan's Marriott will rise from ashesAFP - 23 Sep 2008
Ancient Kabul garden in bloom again after years of ruinAFP - 22 Sep 2008
The secret life of a doomed hotel: remembering Islamabad's MarriottABC Online, Australia - 21 Sep 2008
Muslim group feeding 1000 homeless on SaturdayAtlanta Journal Constitution, USA - 19 Sep 2008
Sacred Music Festival at UCLAIndiaPost.com, CA - 16 Sep 2008
Zarkava Produces a Vermeille ZingerBloodHorse, KY - 14 Sep 2008
NV resident realizes we're all OlympiansNorth Shore News, Canada - 14 Sep 2008
Aga Khan pours his wealth into Islamic sites in SyriaAFP - 14 Sep 2008
IFC Investment in Diamond Trust Bank Kenya to Help Increase ...Media Newswire (press release), NY - 11 Sep 2008
Young Canadian diplomats fight to defend Afghan missionCanada.com, Canada - 11 Sep 2008
Aga Khan university signs agreement with SyriaDaily Nation, Kenya - 7 Sep 2008
His Highness the Aga Khan completed a six-day official visit to ...AME Info (press release), United Arab Emirates - 6 Sep 2008
Mozambique: Two textiles factories expected to re-launch ...Macauhub, Macau - 4 Sep 2008
Forgiveness - Ethic of Islam
Zee's Notes: On a day when we celebrate one of Islam's holiest events it only seems natural to remember one of it's strongest ethic - Forgiveness...
Azim Khamisa did 2 things - one which shook his very core as a human being and second which changed the lives of many around him - first he buried his only son 20 year old Tariq who died from a senseless gang shooting and then went out and publicly forgave and embraced his son's killer - a 14 year old - and used that as a foundation to take that message to millions of youth to stay away from a world of violence at the same time liberating himself to living life to the fullest.
Now I personally don't know how it is to forgive someone who has committed a horrific act on me or my family and there are many of us who have things in our life which we say we will never forgive but stay with me for one second and try to feel the liberation if we are able to do what Azim Khamisa achieved in living within the ethic of Islam - that to me is the magic of Islam.
So the punch line is that we are all capable of having the freedom that Islam promises but how hungry are we to find the truth (Islam) that is truly within us by living it's ethics daily 24/7 - so next time you're in front of a mirror look squarely at that gorgeous person because only he/she can take you there...
Azim Khamisa did 2 things - one which shook his very core as a human being and second which changed the lives of many around him - first he buried his only son 20 year old Tariq who died from a senseless gang shooting and then went out and publicly forgave and embraced his son's killer - a 14 year old - and used that as a foundation to take that message to millions of youth to stay away from a world of violence at the same time liberating himself to living life to the fullest.
Now I personally don't know how it is to forgive someone who has committed a horrific act on me or my family and there are many of us who have things in our life which we say we will never forgive but stay with me for one second and try to feel the liberation if we are able to do what Azim Khamisa achieved in living within the ethic of Islam - that to me is the magic of Islam.
So the punch line is that we are all capable of having the freedom that Islam promises but how hungry are we to find the truth (Islam) that is truly within us by living it's ethics daily 24/7 - so next time you're in front of a mirror look squarely at that gorgeous person because only he/she can take you there...
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
MHI in Syria - August 24-29, 2008
AFPZee's notes: If you want to catch the best coverage of MHI's Syria visit
http://www.theismaili.org/cms/511/Syria-visit
Leader of Ismaili Muslims praises Canada for its inclusive government
Charles Enman , Canwest News ServicePublished: Saturday, September 27, 2008
REGINA -- A middle power can only smile when a world leader says not only is small beautiful, but the particular small country in question is not just competitive with the rest of the world, but holds a leading spot.
Read complete article here...
REGINA -- A middle power can only smile when a world leader says not only is small beautiful, but the particular small country in question is not just competitive with the rest of the world, but holds a leading spot.
Read complete article here...
Ali Lalani - preparing for 2012 London Paralympic Games
TheIsmaili.orgAli has been competing in boccia for around 6 years and in that time has won a team bronze at the 2006 world championships, team silver at the 2005 European Championships and team gold at the 2006 Belgium Open. Ali is a devout muslim and is currently studying for an HND in leisure management at Solent University in Southampton.
Read his profile here and click on the video for his interview...
Article on Ali Lalani is TheIsmaili.org...
Beijing Paralympic Games - Hanif Mawji of Canada
A few days before his departure to Beijing and his first Paralympics, bocce singles player Hanif Mawji went to the barbershop to get trimmed for his big trip.
Read Complete article here...
Hanif's results at the Beijing games...
Hanif Mawji settles for fourth place at the 2006 World Championships
Zee's notes: Incredible achievement for Hanif to be part of the Being Paralympic Games. Interesting sidenote is that I know Hanif and his family for over 20 years and I did not know of his sports accomplishments until I saw it in the local news - should not have surprised me as I also know the Mawji family are very humble people - my congrats to them and this is to be celebrated by all Ismailis.
Read Complete article here...
Hanif's results at the Beijing games...
Hanif Mawji settles for fourth place at the 2006 World Championships
Zee's notes: Incredible achievement for Hanif to be part of the Being Paralympic Games. Interesting sidenote is that I know Hanif and his family for over 20 years and I did not know of his sports accomplishments until I saw it in the local news - should not have surprised me as I also know the Mawji family are very humble people - my congrats to them and this is to be celebrated by all Ismailis.
ISM Photography Competition - 2008
ISM Global Creations Inc. is a privately owned and independent company. This project and it's creator, Ashifa Asaria are not associated with any of the Aga Khan or Jamati Institutions.
This project is created out of Ashifa's passion for photography and giving back to the community. What is special about photography is that anyone at any age can take pictures and that each individual has their unique way of looking at the world.
Website: http://www.ismglobalphotos.com/
Zee's Notes: One of the many aspects of MHI's Golden Jubilee has been the many 'official' projects to commemerate this historic achievement e.g. Golden Jubilee Games, The Heritage Discovery Programme, Ali to Karim : A Tribute to Ismaili Imams, Historic Cities Programme etc. At the same time there have been many private and individual efforts such as Victoria's Ashifa Asaria's ISM Photo Competition. There are many who cannot participate at the Institutional level for various reasons though they have the desire and talent to do so privately and to me this should be applauded - the only caveat being that we ensure that there is transperency in what we are doing and to adhere to our ethics and Ashifa's ISM photo competition certainly does that - so please pass this on and participate with enthusiasm.
Coffee with the FT: His Highness the Aga Khan
Rachel Morarjee is the FT’s (Financial Times of markets correspondent and was formerly the FT correspondent in Afghanistan
Read her article here...
Zees Notes: She seems to be quite the ambitious type managing an interview with MHI starting with knocking on the door at the Ismaili Center in London. Yes she is just that having spent many years as a correspondent in China and Afghanistan for various media which included Time Magazine, Christian Science Monitor and off course the Financial Times. I was curious to see who this lady is and I found her on Yahoo Video. Check her out...
Read her article here...
Zees Notes: She seems to be quite the ambitious type managing an interview with MHI starting with knocking on the door at the Ismaili Center in London. Yes she is just that having spent many years as a correspondent in China and Afghanistan for various media which included Time Magazine, Christian Science Monitor and off course the Financial Times. I was curious to see who this lady is and I found her on Yahoo Video. Check her out...
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Mehfil Magazine Profile - Entrepreneur Nawaz Hirji
Came across this profile of Calgary's Nawaz Hirji
Nawaz Hirji was raised under the golden rule of “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” So it comes as no surprise that he’s in the hospitality business. Hirji would like to stay in a pleasant hotel with top-notch facilities; he’d like to golf on a spectacular course, then make use of its business amenities for corporate meetings; when he kicks back, he’d like a wide variety of games to play under one roof. That’s what he would have others do unto him, so he does unto others by providing them with just those things. The Calgary-based entrepreneur heads up four companies: Primevest Capital Corp., a business with real estate holdings across Canada, including hotels; Primevest Equities, which owns and operates apartment buildings and shopping plazas; Gateway Entertainment Centre, a family sports complex in Edmonton; and Eaglequest Golf Centers Inc., which owns and operates seven golf courses in B.C., Alberta and Nova Scotia.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Rare footage of MHI - Enjoy
Great video posted on Youtube - some footage which i've never seen before.
Monday, September 01, 2008
CJ Music party in Vancouver, BC - September 6th, 2008
For those of you that have not experienced the magic of CJ's incredible voice here's your chance to catch him this Saturday Sep. 6th. You can also check him out on his website and on Youtube.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Road to the Games...Pamirs or is that Hunza
Zee's notes: One of Morning Chai's goals was to bring together Ismailis thoughout the world so we could meet one another and really see the real strength of our diverse Community. What the Golden Jubilee has done is to bring forth numerous initiatives, mostly institutional, but now moreso personal labors of love in celebrating this incredible moment. During the Darbars in the US, Dubai and East Africa we got to know more about ourselves and with the GJG in Nairobi even more expressions of who we are. Today you will meet some very interesting and bright students halfway across the world who are using the internet in the same way as Morning Chai - to unite and bring together...you will love this site:
In keeping with the theme of the GJG in Nairobi meet a couple of soccer (ok...Football) from the Pamir mountains who will represent Dubai at the games.
In keeping with the theme of the GJG in Nairobi meet a couple of soccer (ok...Football) from the Pamir mountains who will represent Dubai at the games.
Road to the Games...Go UK Go !!!
Zee's Notes: One of the great things about the Internet is that it makes it very easy to create a community of like minded individuals - hey that sounds like Morning Chai - and to have as narrow focus as you like - hence the phenomenal growth of sites like Facebook, MySpace and so on. With the Nairobi games - we came in touch with a UK site run by Kurban Chitalya which is a support group for all the athletes from the UK going to compete in Nairobi. Great information and seems like these guys are going to have a lot of fun as a team representing the UK. I wish them well and my hats off to Kurban for his initiative. If you want to see the UK GJG support site click here:
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Road to the Games...Soccer or is that Football !
Zee's Notes: Soccer is another team sport that promises to be closely contested in Nairobi. With Euro 2008 well underway - though it is sad not to have England there - it will be a much talked about competition. Soccer, like cricket to an extent, is in our blood. In Africa we played the game in the streets, the parks and in the alleys - as long as there were more than 2 guys and a ball it was Game On. So let's consider the teams:
Canada: Coached by Amyn Bhulji, one of Tanzania's soccer legends, this team is led by some wily veterans who should provide experience and leadership. Elnur (X) Ladha, who captained the University of BC in his days there, and Karim Shivji will balance the enthusiasm of the youngsters and solidify the midfield for the Canada squad. Soccer in North America is a huge participation sport until the age of 16 - then it tails off with only the most serious continuing at higher league or college levels.
England/Portugal: With soccer being such a huge sport in the 2 nations you can't help but think that they will be the squads to watch. If they have first generation players who have played in the school leagues then watch out - they will be the team to beat. I remember in the early 1980's we had a London team visit Vancouver and the games were dynamite and the skill level of the Londoners was quite impressive - expect the same in Nairobi.
Tanzania/Kenya/Uganda: I also think the East African countries will compete well - with the home advantage - though I'm not sure if there is a pool of youngsters to draw from like the days of yesteryear when Soccer was 'The Game'.
USA : Again, like in any other sport, you can never consider the US out of any competition and they may surprise some of the favorites. Keep an eye out for these guys. Remember when we talk of the US it also includes Australia/new Zealand/Papua New Guinea.
Afghanistan/Tajikistan: No word yet if these countries will field teams in Soccer. But if they do it will be a treat to watch as the boys play with passion and play to win. I say this because during the Canadian games the Montreal squad - with many Afghani players - delighted the crowds with their attacking game and with a lucky bounce here or there may well have taken the trophy.
I hope to catch some of the Soccer matches as they always provide some memorable sporting moments - particularly in Ismaili tournaments.
Canada: Coached by Amyn Bhulji, one of Tanzania's soccer legends, this team is led by some wily veterans who should provide experience and leadership. Elnur (X) Ladha, who captained the University of BC in his days there, and Karim Shivji will balance the enthusiasm of the youngsters and solidify the midfield for the Canada squad. Soccer in North America is a huge participation sport until the age of 16 - then it tails off with only the most serious continuing at higher league or college levels.
England/Portugal: With soccer being such a huge sport in the 2 nations you can't help but think that they will be the squads to watch. If they have first generation players who have played in the school leagues then watch out - they will be the team to beat. I remember in the early 1980's we had a London team visit Vancouver and the games were dynamite and the skill level of the Londoners was quite impressive - expect the same in Nairobi.
Tanzania/Kenya/Uganda: I also think the East African countries will compete well - with the home advantage - though I'm not sure if there is a pool of youngsters to draw from like the days of yesteryear when Soccer was 'The Game'.
USA : Again, like in any other sport, you can never consider the US out of any competition and they may surprise some of the favorites. Keep an eye out for these guys. Remember when we talk of the US it also includes Australia/new Zealand/Papua New Guinea.
Afghanistan/Tajikistan: No word yet if these countries will field teams in Soccer. But if they do it will be a treat to watch as the boys play with passion and play to win. I say this because during the Canadian games the Montreal squad - with many Afghani players - delighted the crowds with their attacking game and with a lucky bounce here or there may well have taken the trophy.
I hope to catch some of the Soccer matches as they always provide some memorable sporting moments - particularly in Ismaili tournaments.
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