In the News in 2006...

• AKFED held DCB raises more capital...02/21/06
• His Highness the Agakhan article in Euroweekly...02/21/06
• His Highness the Aga Khan awarded Honorary Doctorate by University of Évora for Material and Spiritual Service to Humanity...Photos...02/13/06
• Uproar over cartoons fosters understanding...02/13/06
• Firoz Rasul's new challenge as President of AKU a trend of retired business executives giving back to society... 02/13/06
• York University  establishes Chair for Islamic Studies thank to generosity of Toronto's Lakhani family...02/13/06
• MP Rahim Jaffer appointed Conservative Government Caucas Chair...more...02/12/06
• Chicago Ismaili Centre  decision at end of February...02/12/06
• Victoria's Nazmuddin Rayani appointed as Member of the Order of Canada...02/09/06
• (Ed. note: Naz was also a runner up for the CFAX Citizen of the Year Award. See Naz's profile below)
• MP Rahim Jaffer offers Canadian solution as Canada condemns violence over Muhammad cartoon...02/09/06
• Aga Khan Foundation delegation visits earthquake area...02/09/06

• Kabul unrest as crowd targets foreigners and NGO's...02/07/06

• Princess Yasmin Aga Khan donates mom's jewels to raise funds for Alzheimers...02/07/06

• IPS Uganda Power Project launched...02/07/06

• Rahim Jaffer a notable exclusion in new Harper Cabinet...02/07/06

• (Ed. note: Morning Chai is deeply disappointed as Rahim Jaffer was a key member of the Western Reform movement at it's start and is a veteran member of Parliament - we have no doubt Rahim will play a  key role in Stephen Harper's government...02/07/06)

• Women Leaders Intercultural Forum to be held in September 2006. Princess Zahra Aga Khan is a member of the Economic Empowerment of Women Task Force for the Forum...02/03/06

• Hafeez Manji and Abeed Janmohamed named to squad of 30 for Kenya Cricket Team for tours this spring...02/02/06

• AKF's Development Credit Bank (DCB) set for IPO...02/01/06

• Shenny Dungersi, originally from Zanzibar, has put together a collection of photos which will definitely bring back memories for ex-Jangbaris or for that matter ex-East Africans. Shenny tells me he is from the Ithna-Asheri community - though, as you will see from the photos their experiences in East Africa mirror ours in so many ways...01/24/06
• Have you ever wondered how far you can trace your lineage? Check out this amazing work in tracing one family's genealogy - over 1,000 members identified over 10 generations !!!...01/10/06
•  (Ed. note: Readers continue to tell us how much they love the sites we find on East African nostalgia - if you know of any we should share let us know)

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