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Rahim Gulam is organizing his 2nd Annual Cross Border Golf Invitational at Homestead Golf Club in Lynden, Washington on June 24-25th, 2006....A limited number of spots are still available...if you are a golf fan don't miss this...Contact him at rahim@habsons.com ...05/11/06

In the News in 2006...

World Partnership Walk

DATE: Sunday, May 28, 2006 (Sunday, June 4, in Ottawa)
    TIME: 11 am
           LOCATIONS: Montreal-Mount Royal Park
           Ottawa-Confederation Park
           Toronto-Metro Hall
           Kitchener-Victoria Park Gazebo
           London-Springbank Park
           Calgary-Prince's Island Park
           Edmonton-Legislature Grounds
           Vancouver-Stanley Park (Lumberman's Arch)
           Victoria-Beacon Hill Park (Cameron Bandshell)

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AKDN

His Highness the Aga Khan receives Tolerance Award from the Evangelical Academy of Tutzing...05/20/06

His Highness the Aga Khan delivers Commencement address at Columbia University...05/15/06

25 years ago - Shergar romps to Epsom Derby Win

Aga Khan Studs Visindar a favorite to win Epsom Derby...05/20/06
AKDN donates books to Kampala School...05/19/06
Glenview Council okays Ismaili Jamatkhana development...05/18/06
(Ed. note: Did you know another Jamatkhana in the Chicago suburb of Edgewater was a Recipient of Chicago Association of Realtors' Good Neighbor Award for Most Outstanding Community Center)
Princess Yasmin Aga Khan at Rita Hayworth Gala in Chicago...05/13/06
Karachi Aga Khan Boys School 17-year-olds represent Pakistan at worlds largest pre-college science competition...05/13/06
Aga Khan Sports Centre Mombasa launches Multi-Activity Centre...05/12/06
Kenya Derby main race at Ngong races...05/12/06
Motivational Speaker Azim Jamal profiled on OMNI TV Channel 10 in Vancouver Sunday May 7th, 2006...05/06/06
Dr. Saida Rasul honored with Award for Leadership by Volunteer Vancouver...05/06/06
Harvard grads Farah Musani and Sehreen Noor Ali present paper at International Conference in UAE...05/06/06
Glenview Board votes for Ismaili Center...Chicago Tribune...05/06/06
Bowdoin College Dean of Student Affairs Craig Bradley joins AKDN...05/05/06
The construction of Bujagali hydropower project is to commence...05/01/06
Metroville JK bombers arrested by Karachi police...05/01/06

Engagement announced between Prince Hussain Aga Khan and Miss Kristin J. White...04/24/06

Did you know ?...

ISMAILI HEROES

GHULAM HUSSAIN MOHAMMAD JINDANI, DEWAN

(Ed. note: Our sincere thanks to prolific author Mumtaz Ali of Karachi for allowing us to share a periodic chronicle of our history with excerpts from his book "101 Ismaili Heroes".

Interesting Links...

The making of Dar-es-Salaam...05/20/06

Tommywood - a peace of music...05/19/06

Rescuing Cairo's lost heritage...05/10/06

Mzizima reunion set for 2007...03/07/06

Vancouver's John Halani and Naved Noorani featured in Canadian Immigrant Magazine...05/06/06

(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)

Check out our Bookmart for books we are reading...
(Authors include Azim Jamal, MG Vassanji, Anil Giga, Riaz Manji etc.)

Tid Bits

Microfinance - Services the poor can bank on...Businessweek...05/05/06
Author Anar Ali's Baby Khaki's Wings review in Globe and Mail...05/01/06
AKRSP programme allows parents to send daughters to school...05/01/06
(Ed. Note: We will use this section to bring you news and events that may be of interest to us all - many readers have asked us to broaden our content - we will try this out to see if you like it - let us know!!!