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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 23rd, 2009
Today in Amsterdam, Holland, I walked through the office wall behind the shelf of where Anne Frank lived with her family for years in hiding - hiding from the Nazis. As I walked through the office corridors, my heart ached in pain as I felt the walls she felt as she remained ever so quiet up there while [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 15th, 2009
Sent by my friend, Nazia Sharfuddin -
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, People may [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 14th, 2009
Dr.Hany El Banna, the CEO of the Humanitarian Forum and the founder of Islamic Relief Worldwide, was here in Canada to attend one of our board meetings, and I had the honour to escort him throughout a lot of his stay here. As I was in his presence, I observed, watched and listened to what he [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 11th, 2009
When first separating from my husband, I was perfectly fine with living as a single mom, raising my three children, becoming strong through them, and being happy with my fate. I really believed that as a mother of three, I would not get re-married. Who would want to marry a mother of three? I really [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 6th, 2009
The speech ended with the Imam’s hand clasped in the hands of the Bishop. Two Arabs from Jerusalem, one a grand Muslim mufti of Jerusalem, and the other a Chrisitan Eastern Orthodox Bishop of Jerusalam. Both preached peace. Both asked for liberation of Palestine. Both asked for their homeland back. Both asked for democracy to [...]
