Speech to honour Judge Narain Ladies and Gentleman, I am going to speak about Justice Aruna Narain, a lady whose roots are in my village of Vale. Her grandfather’s contemporaries were those of Rashid Daureawoo, Judge Hamuth and of Anwar Husnoo. Anwar’s Nana, known as Sheik was a big small planter making the rounds of his domain on a BSA, old man Daureeawoo, a sixieme passé, was a Moniteur finally recycled to become a big small planter like Hamuth whereas Master Narain pursued a career as a Teacher. This first generation of Vale people were quite advanced for their time and [...]

Ladies and Gentlemen, I am going this evening to recognize the achievements of two great Mauritians: Kevin Ramkhelawon, the new CEO of Business Mauritius and Jacques Li Wan Po, elevated to GOSK last March. Gentlemen, I guess this is a proud day for you, your family, whom we have invited to witness this function, your friends and especially your spouses who have suffered with you. This is also a culmination of the long and hard hours in sometimes the sprints and at times the marathon you have been running through your professional career. Congratulations for having lasted the challenge. They say [...]

Me ANDRE ROBERT           ALIF HONOURED MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION WHO TOOK SILK OVER A DINNER PORT LOUIS       SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT OF ALIF SOCIETY Me ZUBEIDA ISMAEL SALAJEE Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for this massive turn-up to honor members of the bar and the law society, 1. Anwar Abdool Hamid Moollan and 2. Louis Charles Denis Hervé Duval, who have taken silk and 3. Zubeida Ismael Salajee and 4. André Joseph Rousset Robert, who have been elevated to Senior Attorneys. It was an encouraging start ………. Everyone [...]

    Je voudrais dire combien je suis heureux de me retrouver parmi l’arc en ciel Mauricien pour accueillir S E l’Ambassadeur de France et Mme Dobelle. La fonction de ce soir s’inscrit dans une tradition que nous avons établie depuis voila une quinzaine d’années. Nous le recevons comme un ami d’ALIF et de notre pays. Excellence, vous avez l'honneur de représenter un pays qui préside le G8 et le G20 et qui porte un regard lucide sur le monde et qui dispose du deuxième réseau diplomatique et consulaire au monde. Votre pays généreux ne s’abrite pas derrière la crise économique [...]

AMBASSADOR JACQUES MAILLARD SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT OF ALIF SOCIETY Je voudrais dire combien je suis heureux de me retrouver parmi l’arc en ciel Mauricien pour accueillir S E l’Ambassadeur de France et Mme Dobelle. La fonction de ce soir s’inscrit dans une tradition que nous avons établie depuis voila une quinzaine d’années. Nous le recevons comme un ami d’ALIF et de notre pays. Excellence, vous avez l'honneur de représenter un pays qui préside le G8 et le G20 et qui porte un regard lucide sur le monde et qui dispose du deuxième réseau diplomatique et consulaire au monde. [...]

ARNAUD MARTIN NIRVAN VIRASAMY AMBASSADOR GAU YU CHEN SANJAY BUCKHORY   SPEECH IN HONOUR OF THE FOUR GUESTS BY THE PRESIDENT OF ALIF SOCIETY Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you very much for responding so generously to our invitation to welcome HE the new Chinese Ambassador, to celebrate the appointments of Nirvan Veersamy as Chairman of MK, of Sanjay Buckhory as President of MK and the elevation of Arnaud Martin to CSK. Thank you for joining ALIF in making of Mauritius a paperless island in accepting our invitation by phone, sms, fax and [...]

  INTRODUCING AMEENA JEHANGEER CHOJOO C'est un rendez-vous evocateur de l'histoire qui nous rassemble ce soir a Shezan. L’histoite de la rose et le hennai. Ameena Jehangeer Chojoo, un être exceptionnel, enthousiaste mais discrete, un etre de passion pour la recherche anthropologique, une lumière dont l'oeuvre va nous éclairer et nous inspirer. La lutte d’Ameena pour remplir ce vide dans l’histoire Mauricienne a et continuera d’avoir une formidable résonance. Revolu le temps de jingoism................ un etalage des notables de la communaute et les photos de vieux masjids pour representer l’histoite d’un peuple. Revolu le temps ou la presse occidentale voulait imposer [...]

In 2023, AWQAF South Adfrica organised a conference on Food Security where the ex-Minister of Agriculture of Khazakstan, Hon Yerlan Baidaulet offered the surplus of 7m tonnes of wheat his country produces each year, to the Muslim World. Ruksana Moreea and Dawood Auleear participated in the conference.   commitee meeting Inside the conference hall A tour of Cape Town after the conference Dinner at the Water Front oplus_0 oplus_0

ALIF SOCIETY has a long love affair with Malaysian Education. Malaysian Universities have helped graduate over three hundred ambitious young boys and girls who are gainfully employed in Mauritius and abroad, in a variety of fields such as: engineering, actuarial science, architecture and finance, including Islamic finance. In fact, the first two Mauritian Graduates in Islamic banking were sponsored by Alif. Alif Society girls, as in most societies, have proved to be head and shoulders above the boys …………………… one is leading a team of 30 researchers on cancer at the University of Southampton in England where an Alif surgeon is [...]

ALIF SOCIETY HONOURED CJ SIK YUEN OVER A DINNER AT BAECH GARDEN RESTAURANT IN GRAND BAY ON HIS PROMOTION TO CJ.     SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT OF ALIF SOCIETY In its long list of Honorees, it is the first time that ALIF is inscribing a member of the Judiciary. Simply because he is different. He is all smiles at functions. He speaks his mind. He speaks of his vision. He had over half an hour for me in an office where he said he was squatting. If you doubt my words, go to China Town street market and you will [...]