[Goanet] : Ismaili Trusts
Mervyn Lobo wrote in response to by post: In Tanzania, two Ismaili's went on to become Ministers.? One was Minister of Finance and the other was Minister of Mines and Natural Resources. Another interesting aspect of the society/religion is that by donating to the Aga Khan, one can receive?titles?like Count etc. This allows for endless possibilities. For example, while other communities are building schools, The Aga Khan Foundation has built a University in Tanzania. Lastly, every year the Ismaili's have a charity walk here in Toronto. The funds collected go to clean water projects in E. Africa and Afghanistan. Mervyn The Ismailis also had Ministers in the Kenya Government besides holding prominent positions in the various Service Clubs like The lions Club, Kiwanis, Rotary club and many other organizations and charities. They supported many worthwhile charities and helped both financially and with time and meeting places etc. I wish the Fanatical and Other Muslim Groups were as progressive and open minded as the Ismailis. I have had very good relations with many Ismailis ' Khojas' as we commonly called them in my long career in Banking in Kenya. Manuel ( Eddie) Tavares.
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manuel tavares wrote: The Ismaili community as stated were Primarily Business class and traders. They are possibly the most Modern and progressive Muslims in the world. They do not seek converts nor encourage others to join their religion. In East Africa, they contributed enormously to the wellbeing of not only their community, but also to other communities by way of their hospitals and other social networks. They have a closely nit community and through their Spiritual leader the Aga Khan who is the sole controller of the vast fortune that the community owns, they fund ventures startups by community members and assist in making sure that every possible assistance is provided to the projects they fund in order to achieve success. In East Africa,the community got on well with the Goans due to the fact that they were perhaps the most westernized Indian Community besides the Goans who ventured abroad. The Goans would do well to emulate their example of communal uplifting. It is very rare to find an Ismaili who has fallen on hard times and not been taken care of by their community. -- Manuel ( Eddie) Tavares, In Tanzania, two Ismaili's went on to become Ministers. One was Minister of Finance and the other was Minister of Mines and Natural Resources. Another interesting aspect of the society/religion is that by donating to the Aga Khan, one can receive titles like Count etc. This allows for endless possibilities. For example, while other communities are building schools, The Aga Khan Foundation has built a University in Tanzania. Lastly, every year the Ismaili's have a charity walk here in Toronto. The funds collected go to clean water projects in E. Africa and Afghanistan. Mervyn
[Goanet] Ismaili Trusts
The Ismaili community as stated were Primarily Business class and traders. They are possibly the most Modern and progressive Muslims in the world. They do not seek converts nor encourage others to join their religion. In East Africa, they contributed enormously to the wellbeing of not only their community, but also to other communities by way of their hospitals and other social networks. They have a closely nit community and through their Spiritual leader the Aga Khan who is the sole controller of the vast fortune that the community owns, they fund ventures startups by community members and assist in making sure that every possible assistance is provided to the projects they fund in order to achieve success. In East Africa,the community got on well with the Goans due to the fact that they were perhaps the most westernized Indian Community besides the Goans who ventured abroad. The Goans would do well to emulate their example of communal uplifting. It is very rare to find an Ismaili who has fallen on hard times and not been taken care of by their community. Manuel ( Eddie) Tavares.
[Goanet] Ismaili Trusts
Thanks, Bosco. A marvellous product of the communities outreach is the magnificent new Saifee Hospital on Queens Road. ( you can google) They dutifully pay the ten percent tithe that is expected of them into the the Aga Khan Trust, every year. The result is a endless round of building and charitable activities. These Kutchees settled in Bombay two centuries ago. The upper class make no public display of religion. We could learn much from them. eric. - The newslink to Eric's post below can be found at: http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=15contentid=2012092720120927042322110d461fc2b Additional comments: In general it appears the densely populated areas of South Bombay - Chor Bazaar, Bhuleshwar, Lohar Chawl, Kalbadevi, Masjid Bunder, Dhobitalao, etc are going to go through a bunch of demolitions and renewal that may well end up with a number of high-rises. The western sea face north of Dadar looks a lot different than it looked 20 years ago. .
Re: [Goanet] Ismaili Trusts
Eric, We goans from East Africa have encountered the Ismaili community since the 1940`s. Followers of the Aga Khan they are of the Shia side of Islam. They were mainly business folk/ traders/merchants who were westernized in their dress and habits. Being very progressive they were the one of the first communities in E.A. to build schools, hospitals, community centres and ,of course their mosques that they called jamat-khanas. Though they tended to speak Kutchee among themselves there ( they still do so here in Toronto ) many of their community rose to high positions including ministerships in E.A. governments as these folk spoke English as well as the goans. They have a thriving community in Toronto and their charitable trusts support many uplift activities in E.A and places like Tadjikistan,Uzbeckistan etc; where their missionaries have made converts to the Ismaili faith. They are about to open a large museum of Islamic Culture and community centre where the Bata Centre formerly stood near Eglinton Avenue East and Don Valley Parkway. I hear this huge venture has been designed by a goan architect Charles Correia from India after an international contest awarded him the honour. -Original Message- From: goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org [mailto:goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of eric pinto Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 10:39 AM To: bo...@goanet.org; Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! Subject: [Goanet] Ismaili Trusts Thanks, Bosco. A marvellous product of the communities outreach is the magnificent new Saifee Hospital on Queens Road. ( you can google) They dutifully pay the ten percent tithe that is expected of them into the the Aga Khan Trust, every year. The result is a endless round of building and charitable activities. These Kutchees settled in Bombay two centuries ago. The upper class make no public display of religion. We could learn much from them. eric. - The newslink to Eric's post below can be found at: http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=15contentid=20120927 20120927042322110d461fc2b Additional comments: In general it appears the densely populated areas of South Bombay - Chor Bazaar, Bhuleshwar, Lohar Chawl, Kalbadevi, Masjid Bunder, Dhobitalao, etc are going to go through a bunch of demolitions and renewal that may well end up with a number of high-rises. The western sea face north of Dadar looks a lot different than it looked 20 years ago. .
