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SUMMARY:RECEPTION IN HONOUR OF LAWYERS AND ATTORNEYS WHO TOOK SILK
DESCRIPTION:Me ANDRE ROBERT \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nALIF HONOURED MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION WHO TOOK SILK OVER A DINNER PORT LOUIS \n  \n  \n  \nSPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT OF ALIF SOCIETY \nMe ZUBEIDA ISMAEL SALAJEE \nLadies and Gentlemen\,\nThank you for this massive turn-up to honor members of the bar and the law society\,\n1. Anwar Abdool Hamid Moollan and\n2. Louis Charles Denis Hervé Duval\, who have taken silk and\n3. Zubeida Ismael Salajee and\n4. André Joseph Rousset Robert\, who have been elevated to Senior Attorneys.\nIt was an encouraging start ………. Everyone accepted our invitation to be honored but ALIF didn’t take into account the fact that Professionals have exigencies of their trade that can defeat all expectations. The latest to apologize is Nargis Bundhun who has undergone surgery yesterday. Let us wish her prompt recovery.\nFacing the daunting task in talking to so many learned lawyers\, solicitors and members of the Bench\, I chose to deliver my speech after dinner when I believe you would be mellower and forbearing.\nAlif Society feels honoured to celebrate the achievements of these Icons this evening which is a proud occasion not only for the recipients but for their parents and partners\, families and friends. These are the dear ones who have supported them in their journey to this day\, and have all rights to share some of the pride. We would like to congratulate them for the sacrifices they have made to reach this milestone and to have been justly rewarded for their investment in terms of time and forgone pleasures.\nOur administration of justice is in the news\, unfortunately\, for wrong reasons: the talk of two-tiered practice\, the best justice money can buy\, or justice open to everyone just as first class travel is\, double standard and banana republic are the terms used to describe it. In other words\, the description brings water to the mill of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon who said: laws are spider webs for the rich and mighty\, steel chains for the poor and weak\, fishing nets in the hands of the government. In the absence of a World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index which measures how the rule of law is experienced by ordinary people\, we are swayed to give credence to this opinion.\nTwo centuries ago\, Adam Smith underlined that the prerequisite of economic success was a sound system of law supported by a trusted and trustworthy cadre of lawyers to provide legal advice and representation. The trouble\, however\, is that\, criminals know their rights better than their wrongs. Hence\, a body of high quality advocacy is essential to maintain the rule of law\, a sine qua non condition for the existence of a civilized society. Sr. Counsels and Sr. Attorneys\, be the vigilant ears of the blindfolded lady so that mortals like us would look with confidence to your advice as the ambassadors of the rule of law and to represent us before the courts. \nRespected members of the Bar and the Law Society\, the Justice system has been reinvigorated as a result of your insertion into the community of the Seniors with the added assurance of His Lordship the Chief Justice that you are the cream of the profession. Being the cream is the unique attribute to make excellence as an advocate.\nThe presence of three ladies in your ranks bodes for a profound change in the way law will be practiced. A study shows that women’s neurobiological and genetic difference from men will inevitably lead to much less litigation.\nMauritius is trying hard to be a brand name for efficiency\, integrity\, transparency\, resourcefulness and the rule of law. We wish that your recognition crosses our borders to reach the Commonwealth and indeed the whole world\, to attract business for our law firms which are an important pillar of our service industry. Members of the legal profession love to stress that the practice of law is a noble calling. But let us be frank. It is a business as well. Each business needs a brand. And a SC brings incalculable recognition to the value of the brand and goes a long way to attract business.\nAnd allow me not to restrain myself to applaud with both hands the high earnings of some of your members. One cannot go against human nature which is attracted to those jobs with the highest rewards as long as\, in the case of lawyers and attorneys\, the fees are commensurate with their constitutional responsibilities and the issues at stake. If we yearn to have a first class legal profession\, we need our ablest youths to join the profession; it is sheer folly to expect to attract them by miserable financial rewards. Forma Pauperis is here to take care of the less fortunate. \nOn a lighter note\, do you know the story as told by an American judge when his wife changed her name on her Face book account? She was submerged with advertisement from divorce lawyers who suspected she had divorced and the commercial opportunities that had opened to them. The reflection of some thinkers prods you to question: who needs a lawyer or an attorney after all when you cannot even sue Hitler as Martin Luther King\, Jr. said; everything Hitler did in Germany was legal and King was supported by Demonax the Cynic who averred that all laws are useless; for good men do not need laws at all\, and bad men are made no better by them.\nAbel and Caen proved that where there are people there will be crime. And where there is crime\, there must be a legal system. And in desperation\, humanity will shout Bring back the Lawyers and Solicitors.\nCongratulations again and thank you for your attention. \nLadies and Gentlemen\,\nYou must surely know that apart from Bridge-building\, Alif is also involved in promoting the education of ambitious young Mauritians. Tonight\, we have included in our list of honorees\, Nushrath Maghoo\, a lady with impeccable credentials. After bright secondary studies at le Bocage\, she qualified as a graphic designer at Charles Telfair Institute but changed her mind to convert to a Beauty Specialist and graduated from the London School of Beauty and Make Up and the International Academy of Florida.\nShe has undertaken the maquillage of characters of the three Musketeers\, Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland and the hairstyling and make-up of Fashion Models and Brides at several weddings in Florida. She was elected among the top 20 Junior Style Stars when she represented her Academy in September 2014 in South Daytona in the largest American inter-State Bridal up-do competition.\nAt present\, she is offering affordable and qualitative services to trendy Mauritian woman under an exquisite roof in Royal Street\, Port Louis\, with a professional smile.\nPut your hands together and wish this young lady the best of luck.\nI will now invite Mrs. Vyapoory to offer a present in the name of Alif to\nMr. Moollan\, to Mr. Duval and to Ashraff bin Azmaan\nAnd Mrs. Husnoo to\nMiss Salajee\, Mr. Robert and Miss Maghoo.\nI’ll leave the floor to Mr. Moollan who will speak on behalf of the Silks\nand Mr. Robert who will speak on behalf of the Sr. Attorneys.\nEnjoy you deserts now.
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/reception-in-honour-of-lawyers-and-attorneys-who-took-silk/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250318T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250318T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
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SUMMARY:RECEPTION IN HONOUR OF KEVIN RAMKHELAWON AND JACQUES LI WAN PO
DESCRIPTION:Ladies and Gentlemen\,\nI 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 “No pain\, no Gain.” May I add that all those present here share the belief and confidence of ALIF SOCIETY that you deserve the distinctions you have earned.\nKevin\, the position you have reached is much sought after. The Head hunters have been in search of the depth of your expertise\, experience and eminence in your fields. Your selection is a mark of quality applauded by the Business community and a seal of guarantee to Mauritians that the management of their economy is in sure hands.\nLadies and Gentlemen\, Kevin was a Fulbright Scholar in 2011\, Winner of the Mauritius State Scholarship 1993: a three-year educational scholarship Awardee of the Mauritian Government to national A-Levels toppers\, has an extremely rich career: Director of the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority\, when Mauritius recorded a two-year consecutive growth in tourist arrivals\, Director of New Business Development at the Board of Investment\, where he has been responsible for the development of new strategic economic sectors such as the Ocean economy\, the Africa hub and the film industry among others. He has worked on five national budgets under three Ministers of Finance.\nHe also has extensive consulting experience in various national and regional organisations and a range of industries ranging from financial services\, telco\, real estate to public sector. And now as the CEO of Business Mauritius\, he has laid out his vision in an extensive press interview. Kevin\, congratulations and may you succeed to make your dream come true. \nJacques\, you have been at the forefront of the battle for development and your skills have been much in demand. I wonder how you have been able to put up with so many assignments and still look fresh and young.\nIt will take quite some time to detail Jacques’ long CV ; so I will dare do some injustice and I am sure my good friend Jacques won’t mind\, I’ll remain on what I consider the most important ones: After leaving the RCPL\, Jacques graduated as an FCCA in England after which he served as Board Director of 11 big Entities\, to name a few\, MCB\, BoM\, SEAB and Small Enterprise and Handicraft Development Authority; he has been President of Mauritius Gymkhana\, Rotary Club of QB and Mauritius Manufacturers Assn.\nAt present he is Chairman and MD of Li Wan Po Group\, Rank 63 in the top 100 companies of Mauritius and Vice President of Medine Limited\, rank 68.\nThis is no small feat Jacques. I am glad that your dedication\, talent and abilities have earned you a national recognition. All firms need visionaries like you. To me\, your elevation is not a surprise. This occasion truly calls for a grand celebration and Alif is proudly doing just that. Congratulations. May you meet more glory in your life ahead and May all your dreams for the future come true.\nGentlemen\, you are in dangerous target-rich territories with an added disadvantage of shifting economic environments. You will be confronted with multiple dilemmas: What will you do? Will you favour creative destruction? What will you do when faced with the man who was smoking in bed in the burning house? Will you leave him die to teach him a lesson? Or do you save him\, stop the risk of surrounding houses catching fire and then reprimand him for reckless behaviour?”.\nRemember: you can make economic crises less likely to happen and less severe when they do occur\, you cannot abolish them. Something will go wrong again and again and you do not know exactly when. So\, do create the anti-fragile system that can withstand potential shocks when they happen.\nShall I end with the observation of John Kay that\, “Profit is not the only purpose of business like breathing is not the only purpose of living.” It is also the tool to bring upon the Bonheur National Brut.\nI would like to congratulate you both again and wish you well for the future.
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/reception-in-honour-of-kevin-amkhelawon-and-jacques-li-wan-po/
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SUMMARY:RECEPTION IN HONOUR OF JUDGE NARAIN
DESCRIPTION:Speech to honour Judge Narain \nLadies and Gentleman\,\nI 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 their vision helped produce a large number of professionals today and I have made it a point to gather some of their grandchildren….. Fazila Hamuth\, Rashid Daureeawoo\, Anwar Husnoo and of course Aruna. \nAruna holds an LL.M from London School of Economics and has a rich working experience at the Attorney-General’s Office serving successively as State Counsel\, Senior State Counsel\, Principal State Counsel\, Assistant Parliamentary Counsel and Assistant Solicitor-General. She was appointed Parliamentary Counsel in 2011. \nShe has lectured at the Council of Legal Education where she was a board member and she attended several conferences as part of a team at the Commonwealth secretariat\, the Human Rights Commission\, the Law of the Sea Conference and has also served at the Electoral Commission. \nMadeleine Albright’s has said ‘there is a special place in Hell for women who don’t help other women. Pioneering women must champion the cause of women generally; otherwise the world will slip back into its complacent old masculo-centric ways”. Our Judicial and Legal commission has proved that women in Mauritius do not need the backing of their likes as we don’t use the tap on the shoulder method in appointing our judges. \nProfessor Erika Rackley remarked that “ A judge has to be seen as “supra human” and can’t be imagined as having a bath or doing the washing up and went on to compare the woman judge with Andersen’s little mermaid. Aruna\, I hope you are do not fit that description. \nThe foundation of any civilization is built on law and you have chosen to be its ardent and loyal servant. And I cannot improve on the decision of the Judiciary to appoint you at the Apex court. \nAs a young judge\, you are expected to abide by the Magna Carta for Judges “To no one will we sell\, to no one deny or delay right or justice”. You may\, why not\, choose to mould a new judicial culture which is a pressing need in Mauritius where the administrators of justice have taken a beating lately to the point of relegating the concept of honour to anachronism and reducing it as a stylish and polite language. \nWe are sure that you will not swerve from applying the law impartially and keeping alive its impartiality in decision making. Please\, do administer justice with a firm hand\, dignity and fairness. \nThere is no doubt that becoming a Judge is due recognition of years of hard work\, dedication and ability to serve a cause and a compensation for the sacrifices made by burning the midnight oil. This evening\, ALIF joins your dear ones in celebrating your success. I am sure that Master Narain\, your grandpa\, would relish this occasion if he were still alive. And allow me to imitate Sarah Palin to add “I have every confidence that Judge Narain has the experience\, intellect\, wisdom and character to be an outstanding Supreme Court justice.”
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/reception-in-honour-of-judge-narain/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250317T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250317T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
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SUMMARY:SPEECH IN HONOUR OF JACQUELINE SAUZIER BY PRESIDENT OF ALIF
DESCRIPTION:Nous honorons aussi ce soir Jacqueline Sauzier\, détentrice d’une maitrise en Océanographie et une DESS en Exploitation des Ressources Vivantes Côtières\, qui a été tour a tour une cheville ouvrière de la Mauritius Marine Conservation Society et sa Présidente depuis 2006\, Directrice de Mauritius Deer Farming Cooperative Society Ltd\, Représentante Regionale de Earth Island Institute\, Secrétaire de Mauritius Meat Producers Association ; moi\, je la connais surtout comme Membre du Comite MID et depuis quelques mois tout le monde la connait comme la Secrétaire General de la Chambre d’Agriculture. Elle a à son actif 12 publications qui traitent toutes du pâturage\, de l’élevage et de préparation de cerfs\, et la dernière en préparation sur les dauphins. L’heureux élu du cœur de Jacqueline est Jean-Pierre et le couple a 3 enfants : Léa\, Claire et Thomas. Voila une fille qui voulait devenir hôtesse de l’air et contribuer à l’accumulation de CO2\, passionnée de la lecture et de la photographie\, qui atterrit sur la terre ferme\, mais décidemment engagée à sauver notre planète. \nEt ce n’est pas n’ importe où\, c’est a la Chambre d’Agriculture dont les chasseurs de tête veulent sa contribution à écrire tout un pan de notre histoire; la Chambre est une institution avant-gardiste du secteur prive\, qui représente presque tous les producteurs agricoles et vise à développer l’agriculture et de protéger l’intérêt de l’agriculture mauricienne ; de promouvoir l’agronomie\, la recherche\, la technologie\, la formation et la commercialisation du sucre.\nDepuis l’occupation française\, Jacqueline\, l’agriculture\, sous le pilotage de la Chambre\, a façonné notre identité et aide au peuplement de notre ile et créer une nation arc en ciel. Au-delà de sa dimension économique et sociale\, elle a aussi dessiné nos paysages qui émerveillent la vue aérienne des visiteurs. Elle nous a permis de développer une technologie de pointe et faciliter l’accession d’un Mauricien a la tète de WSIRI. L’agriculture a combattu la faim de nos citoyens pendant la deuxième guerre mondiale.\nTout le surplus de notre agriculture\, notre mère nourricière\, a finance la diversification de notre économie et aujourd’hui la Chambre s’est donnée une nouvelle ambition\, celle d’exporter notre savoir faire en Afrique subsaharienne. Cette stratégie nous donnera une autonomie alimentaire et augmentera notre richesse. Cette ile\, condamnée par les économistes\, trouve un nouveau souffle et beaucoup d’espoir.\nChère Jacqueline\, tu as choisi ce défi; tu as dis que tu veux être une pile ; tu as une force de caractère inébranlable\, de morale\, et un engagement citoyen ; il va de soi que tu incarnes à merveille cet atout pour le pays tout entier. Cette nouvelle carte pour notre économie stratégique est en tes bonnes mains. La somme de technologie accumulée au fil des siècles ne sera pas en vain ; nous l’utiliserons\, avec ton concours\, en Afrique pour le plus grand bonheur de nos voisins. Alors bye-bye l’insécurité alimentaire\, bye-bye le gaz a effet de serre et bienvenu au monde de biocarburants\, de la chimie verte et de l’énergie renouvelable.\nChère Jacqueline\, j’ai parlé avec passion\, comme un collègue du MID\, pour ce que tu es amenée à représenter et défendre : un modèle de civilisation. Je suis sur que tu va honorer ton Employeur et le pays. Alors bon courage et bonne chance. Mesdames et messieurs\, je vous remercie.
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/speech-in-honour-of-jacqueline-sauzier-by-president-of-alif/
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250317T170000
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SUMMARY:SPEECH IN HONOUR OF MOHAMED VAYID\, GOSK BY PRESIDENT OF ALIF SOCIETY
DESCRIPTION:Merci d’être venus ici ce soir au rendez-vous du souvenir.\nC’est avec un plaisir tout particulier que nous recevons M. Mohamed Vayid\, qui vient de recevoir l’Insigne GOSK\, la deuxième plus haute des décorations Mauriciennes.\nEn vous honorant ainsi\, M. Vayid\, Maurice a voulu rendre un hommage tout particulier à votre immense talent de Capitaine du secteur privé\, à votre génie de penseur et à la place exceptionnelle que vous occupez dans le monde des affaires.\nDans tout le pays\, vous êtes acclamé par le public. Mais en vous remettant cet insigne d’honneur\, le pays a voulu également marquer la place aussi singulière qu’éminente que vous occupez dans le progrès industriel du pays.\nUn peu d’histoire vécue. Les années 60 étaient les années de braise. Le taux de croissance de la population Mauricienne était 3%. Le chômage foudroyait toutes les familles. Maurice se préparait pour son Indépendance dans un climat de marasme économique propice à la démagogie et la Revolution.\nC’est dans ce climat malsain qu’il fallait créer l’initiative contre le découragement et l’immobilisme dont étaient victimes les décideurs politiques.\nContrairement au laxisme d’aujourd’hui\, notre pays était un creuset d’idées. Des forums se tenaient partout\, dans les centres de jeunesse\, dans des restaurants en forme de déjeuner-débat. Mohamad Vayid était un animateur acharne\, il l’est moins maintenant. Son témoignage était un repère pour tout Mauricien averti\, une invitation à rêver au bonheur certain\, une vigie dans la tourmente que voulait créer les démagogues. Sa voix se faisait entendre à la Radio\, dans la presse écrite et dans des salles. En passant\, je voudrais saluer ses amis combattants\, Philippe Forget\, Benoist Arouf\, Jose Poncini. Vayid était un farouche partisan de l’Indépendance et avait une foi inébranlable dans le destin d’une Ile Maurice Indépendante. Le témoignage de Vayid était tellement riche et imbattable que ses détracteurs avait choisi de lui porter des coups au bas de la ceinture. On lui avait surnomme le sirdar du secteur prive. L’histoire récente a levé les voiles. Ses assaillants voulaient seulement dire » Ote toi que je m’y mets ». \nM. Vayid a continué son combat comme DG de BAT\, President de la MEF et avec d’autres responsabilités éminentes dans le secteur prive. Il le fait aujourd’hui comme témoigne les interviews qu’il a accordés. Moi\, je suis un témoin privilégie du parcours de M. Vayid. Riche de tous ces talents\, cet homme incomparable les a mis au service d’un ambitieux dessein qui lui ont valu son titre de GOSK. \nMaurice en mouvement\, qui évolue\, qui change\, qui bouge et qui veut amorcer un renouveau\, est au cœur des grands enjeux de notre temps. Elle ne peut pas se permettre de rester au bord du chemin. Dans la singularité de ses parcours\, M. Vayid a beaucoup à nous apprendre\, ses critiques\, ses suggestions et ses recommandations nous sont infiniment précieuses. M. Vayid\, vous n’êtes plus aussi actif mais votre dessin demeure et c’est au pays d’assumer ce dessin. \nLa Nation vient de vous témoigner sa confiance en vous donnant l’Insigne du GCOSK. C’est avec plaisir que nous vous adressons nos plus vives félicitations ainsi que nos vœux les plus chaleureux de succès dans votre vie.\nDans l’exercice de vos responsabilités vous pouvez compter sur l’entier soutien de ALIF SOCIETY. Le parterre des Décores s’est enrichi de votre inclusion en son sein.\nNous vous exprimons nos sincères félicitations et également la conviction que votre apport au pays nous fera connaitre un progrès fulgurant. Je vous remercie.
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/speech-in-honour-of-mohamed-vayid-gosk-by-president-of-alif-society/
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250317T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
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SUMMARY:SPEECH IN HONOUR OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE BANK OF MAURITIUS
DESCRIPTION:Alors que l’Ile Maurice fait face aux défis d’un nouveau temps\, nous accueillons ce soir\, le Nouveau Gouverneur de la Banque de Maurice. Manou Bheenick \, lauréat de la Cuvée 1963\, détenteur d’une Maitrise d’Oxford\, et qui a connu une riche carrière: Consultant auprès des Gouvernements pour le Développement Economique\, Consultant auprès des NU\, Membre de l’Assemblée Nationale\, Directeur du Bureau du Plan\, Charge de Cours a l’Université de Maurice\, et auteur d’environ une trentaine d’ouvrages et de Vision 2020. Et j’en passe.\nCette fois Manou Bheenick a répondu à l’appel d’une nouvelle mission\, celle de préparer l’avenir\, de veiller au développement et à la prospérité de l’économie Mauricienne. ALIF est heureux de s’associer aujourd’hui à cette grande institution pour saluer ce Géant. Depuis sa création\, son évolution est liée au destin de notre pays en ce qu’il s’agit de notre industrialisation\, de notre espoir\, de nos inquiétudes\, de nos ambitions et notre souci constant de modernité.\nM. Manou Bheenick\, un travail colossal vous attend : Gérer notre monnaie\, lui donner la solidité nécessaire et d’établir l’indispensable confiance avec cette population qui a perdu tout espoir dans la Roupie. Vous aurez besoin nécessairement d’une alchimie très spéciale. Ce qui fera la grandeur de votre action. Dans ce contexte nouveau de dévaluation et la perte du pouvoir d’achat du citoyen\, la Banque de Maurice doit être plus que jamais une institution en mouvement comme les autres ou même plus que les autres\, puisque nous vivons au rythme instantané des marchés financiers.\nDans notre bref tête-à-tête dans votre bureau autour d’une tasse de thé\, vous m’avez livre votre philosophie: renouveler les modes d’action et s’adapter aux réalités du XXIe siècle. Augmenter le nombre de Banques\, donner la chance aux nouveaux groupes Mauriciens de s’établir et diminuer la force de frappe de certaines grosses boites qui opèrent en monopole.\nM. Bheenick\, ce n’est pas un secret que la monnaie du XXIe siècle n’est pas celle du XXe siècle. Les nouvelles technologies ont permis de dématérialiser la monnaie. Les enjeux sont essentiels notamment en matière de contrôle monétaire. Il nous faut donc une banque de Maurice toujours plus performante et plus moderne avec pour mission d’assurer la stabilité des prix. L’inflation est une facilité mais hélas\, elle n’est pas une solution. La hausse récente des prix a pénalise l’épargne et le pouvoir d’achat\, elle a fausse les choix d’investissement\, elle a crée une incertitude préjudiciable au développement économique. Il vous incombe l’honneur d’être le gardien de notre monnaie et de mener un dialogue constant avec les représentants des forces économiques\, ce que vous privilégiez déjà\, et prendre une décision pour le bonheur national brut.\nLa globalisation et l’interpénétration croissante des économies\, [ que vous voyez inévitable et que vous accueillerez a bras ouverts\, viz le compte rendu de votre discours a l’Hotel le Maritim\, cette semaine] notre implantation dans les pays de l’OCEAN Indien créent par ailleurs une nouvelle forme de responsabilité pour vous qui avez la charge de l’équilibre financier car Maurice ne sera plus la Babel de la Roupie. Nous nous souvenons tristement le crash des économies de l’Asie du Sud Est. L’Indonésie n’en est pas relevé. Pour cela\, nous avons besoin de votre compétence et votre savoir-faire. \nVous m’aviez confié que beaucoup reste à faire en ce qu’il s’agit de la conduite des politiques économiques. Notre aventure en Afrique nous garantit un potentiel d’expansion. Il est important que vous nous guidiez pour faire vivre cette ambition avec vigilance. Avec l’injection de plus de 40 milliards d’ INVESTISSEMENT DIRECTS ETANGER\, [vous en avez évoqué l’importance dans votre discours lors de l’ouverture du colloque des gouverneurs des Banques de l’Afrique de l Est.] la conjoncture est exceptionnellement favorable. Vous saurez approfondir les réformes structurelles dont le pays a besoin. Réussir ces changements n’est pas seulement nécessaire pour notre stabilité mais aussi le meilleur service que vous puissiez nous rendre. \nVotre mission est la mission de nous tous. Nous comptons sur vous pour la mise en œuvre d’une vision qui garantira un avenir certain a la patrie. Nous pouvons compter sur vous et votre personnel pour mener une action économique responsable et pour doter Maurice de tous les instruments nécessaires à la réalisation des objectifs qu’elle s’est fixée. Je sais\, Monsieur le Gouverneur\, que vous avez toute la compétence et l’autorité que chacun vous reconnaît. Les Mauriciens peuvent compter sur la Banque de Maurice et sur l’ensemble de ses personnels pour l’assumer pleinement. Je vous remercie.
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/speech-in-honour-of-the-governor-of-the-bank-of-mauritius/
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SUMMARY:DELEGATION OF THE WORLD ISLAMIC ECONOMIC FORUM
DESCRIPTION:A Delegation of the WORLD ISLAMIC ECONOMIC FORUM \,led by Tun Musa Hitam\, visited Mauritius on the invitation of Alif Society. The contact with WIEF was established during the 5th WIEF forum in Jakarta. \nThe delegation paid courtesy calls on the Minister of Finance\, Mr. V. Lutchmeenaraidoo and the PM \, Mr Pravin Jugnauth. The WIEF delegation proposed to organise its annual meeting in 2018. Unfortunately\, there was no follow-up and Mauritius lost the chance to benefit from the capital of the Muslim world.
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/delegation-of-the-world-islamic-economic-forum/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250315T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250315T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250315T053134Z
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SUMMARY:RECEPTION IN HONOUR OF SOUTH AFRICAN HC MATABANE
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URL:https://alif-society.org/event/reception-in-honour-of-south-african-hc-matabane/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250311T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250311T170000
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SUMMARY:OUTING WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN HC\, DR. MANZINI
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday 13 October 2024\, Alif organised an outing to Vallee des Couleurs . The Guest of honour was the HC of RSA\, Dr. Manzini. The site was attractive to HE though she has plenty of parks in her own country. After the tours of the view points\, we were treated to lunch by the water falls. \nLunch time \nALIF group \nOrdering the food \nDuring the walk
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/3573/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250310T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250310T170000
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CREATED:20250310T080555Z
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SUMMARY:AUPF MEETING IN GUANZHU 2015
DESCRIPTION:ALIF SOCIETY\, as an associate member of ASIAN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT’S FORUM  was invited for the meet in 2015 at Guanzhu University in Guandong. \nThe President had the opportunity to renew friendship with the residents of Asian Universities and singned some MoUs with Universities and particular with that of South Korea. \nGuanzhu University honouring its Alumni \nAceh Delegation \nSigning of MoU with South Korean University \nLunch in the city with the two guides assigned to the Mauritian delegation \n        \nThe conference Hall
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/aupf-meeting-in-guanzhu-2015/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250310T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250310T170000
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SUMMARY:VISIT TO UPM 1998
DESCRIPTION:In 1998\, I was participating in a world conference at Putra World Trade Centre organised by UMAR KASULE\, then Head of Medicine at IIUM. \nI had organised meetings with some Malaysian Universities. \nUniversiti Putra Malaysia welcomed me and I had fruitful exchanges and UPM agreed to sign an MoU to allow Alif students to study in this Malaysian Premer University. \nSigning of MoU with UPM represented by its VC Tan Sri Syed \nIn discussion with the Dep VC\, Prof Kamel \nPresent offered by Alif
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/visit-to-upm-1998/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250310T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250310T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
CREATED:20250310T063905Z
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SUMMARY:A DAY AT VALLEE DES COULEURS IN COMPANY OF THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR IN MAURITIUS
DESCRIPTION:On 23 August 2024\, Alif invited HE the Chinese Ambassador and Mrs Zhu Liying to spend a day at Vallee des Couleurs. There was the jeep ride to visit view points and to make pictures. La Vallee des Couleurs treated us to a sumptuous meal by the waterfalls. \nBriefing during the tour \nMr Asif Polin\, [extreme left] entertaining his guests \nSumptuous lunch offered by Valleee des Couleurs \nColoured Earth behind us \nRide on the jeep \nBriefing by Nicolas\, HR of Vallee des Couleurs
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/a-day-at-vallee-des-couleurs-in-company-of-the-chinese-ambassador-in-mauritius/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250309T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250309T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
CREATED:20250309T060315Z
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SUMMARY:RECEPTION IN HONOR OF RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR IRADA ZEYNALOVA
DESCRIPTION:HE with the Chief Guest Hon Shakeel Mohamed \nWATER EDGE GARDEN was the venue of the reception \n \nHE Irada Zeynalova in company of Alif Members \nGift offered by Tanzilah to HE Irada Zeynalova \norganised by Alif Society in honour of the Russian ambassador Irada Zeynalova in the presence of about 150 guests.\nThe menu was Briani.\nAfter dinner\, the President welcomed the guests during a speech and the Ambassador in her delivery thanked Alif and talked about the Russia-Mauritius relationship. \nSPEECH IN HONOUR OF RUSSIAN AMBASSDOR IRADA ZEYNALOVA 5 DECEMBER 2024\nLadies and gentlemen\,\nThank you very much for having responded so generously to our invitation this evening. Will you please all rise for the National Anthems rendered by Stephany\, our Diva. Thank you.\nIt is good to see you all for this moment of sharing and fellowship. I am sure you have made new friends and there have been many exchanges of cards.\nThe business of tonight is to honour Ambassador Irada Zeynalova\, from the country with onion-shaped church domes and of superlatives……..the biggest country in the world\, housing the biggest and deepest fresh water lake\, a country with 11 time zones\, the first one to send a man Yuri Gargarin\, a woman\, Valentina Tereshkova and an animal\, the dog Leika\, in space\, the first country to produce the Covid 19 vaccine\, the land of Leo Tolstoy\, Anton Chekhov\, Vladimir Alexander\, Pushkin\, Vladimir Mayakovsky and Fyodor Dostoyevsky and other world famous novelists and poets\, with architectural treasures like the Kremlin\, and St Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum\, without forgetting its ballet.\nIn this tumultuous world\, Putin is mastering and driving geo-politics just as successfully as he has mastered the martial arts of judo. Before hosting the BRICS members in the most Muslim Russian city of Kazan\, he got the SCO meeting held in Pakistan to endorse its Astana agreement with the aim of developing synergy between BRICS and Eurasian economic Union. With Russia’s access to the warm waters of the Indian Ocean through the Karakoram Pass and with the thaw in the North pole aiding to open new connectivity to the rest of the world\, Eurasia will become a unified land and will signal the end of unipolarity\, the scourge of present times. \nCould one justifiably speculate about the prophecy of Geographer kinder becoming a reality\, namely that the country controlling central Eurasia will control the world. It is not the third world that will lament at this outcome as Russia has always been the friend of the wretched of the earth\, especially in its struggle to fight colonialism.\nAmbassador\, I wonder how many people realise the constructive role that your country is playing in drawing a totally new world architecture with its economic might. You are replaying Bandung and breathing a new life into the spirit of the non-aligned movement dreamt of by Tito\, Nasser\, Nehru and Sukarno. Russia\, in alliance with 60% of the world’s population\, 40% of global GDP and 22 % of world’s total land area represents a treasure trove.\nIt will be a new dawn which can enjoy indivisible security against the present national security which requires military bases dotting around the world. Indivisible security is in line with the UN charter. Irada\, multipolarity is a must for this fractured world; it is the tool that would enforce rights\, justice and co-operation.\nWe are travelling hopefully to reach the destination of this world of milk and honey with Putin at your steering wheel and with the aid of his all-weather friend XI Jinping\, co-captain of ship Hope. Russia under Putin\, has weathered and is weathering many storms. He tried to avoid the war in Ukraine\, welcoming Turkey’s proposal of a peace formula; he invited Ukrainian heads for peace talks but alas was forced into a war which he has masterly turned into a war of attrition and bleeding Ukraine whose deranged leader cannot face reality. This reality is glaring into the eyes of those who have them to see. Do you need to be rocket scientist to understand that the country which has taught a lesson or two to Hitler and Napolean will make a mincemeat of a small fry. The Russian bear\, equipped with the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile that travels at mac 10-12 and can turn its target into gas cannot be coerced into humiliation again. No\, not in a hundred years. This is the hard fact.\nA new game changer may be the proximity of Putin with Donald Trump who has no secrets about his opinions. The Master chef must be able to talk Trump into leaving his elusive moral high ground and threatening to nuke all and sundry and to embrace a peaceful world.\nRussia has a great future and a generous heart as well. You have already demonstrated it by offering your hydrocarbons at $30 a barrel when its going world price was $60 a barrel. If we can be assured of sufficient food and energy at affordable prices\, we can sleep peacefully\, far from the nightmares caused by dreamers of hegemony\, those dreamers who cannot assure security in the Red Sea against the missiles of a rag tag primitive army. Irada\, we are opening our arms\, will you embrace us?\nYou are moving full throttle in your de-dolarization trail. Traveling hopefully is better than to arrive. But in this journey\, one would legitimately ask you: aren’t you folks inspired by your great Tolstoy whose mantra is: “if you feel pain\, you are alive\, if you feel people’s pain\, you are a human being”. We would like to assure you we are all human beings. And we would like to wish you well. In the meantime\, we would like to wish you a happy and productive stay among us. As a token of our new friendship\, we would request you to accept a small present from the hands of our secretary\, Tanzilah.
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/reception-in-honor-of-russian-ambassador-irada-zeynalova/
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250308T170000
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SUMMARY:DINNER-RECEPTION in honour of the new Indian HC to Mauritius H.E Shri ANURAG SRIVASTAVA
DESCRIPTION:On 6 February 2025\, ALIF SOCIETY welcomed the new Indian HC\, Sri Anurag Srivastava\, over dinner at the Water Edge Garden\, in the presence of many personalities. \nAfter the cocktail\, the guests [about 150] were seated for a dinner which was followed by speeches and dessert. \nBelow is the speech by the President of Alif\, Mr Dawood Auleear:- \nFolks\, \nWe have the pleasure to welcome tonight Shri ANURAG SRIVASTAVA who comes from the world biggest democracy\, the land of the grandfathers of the majority of Mauritians\, of Nobel and other laureates\, of Tagore\, A R Rahman\, Arundhati Roy\, Mahatma Gandhi\, Abdul Kalam\, Shakuntala Devi\, of 22 scheduled languages and 19\,500 dialects to express love diversely\, the land of spices that render our food so tasty. The names I have quoted are a good mix as Democracy needs dissenters and critical thinkers as well to avoid homogenization\, regimentation of thought and Mono-culturalism which may in turn lead to uniformity but alas\, never to genuine unity. At the same time\, let us not forget the Big Fat Indian Wedding that generates $71 billion in celebrations and produces a positive effect on the GDP. HC\, one idea springs to my mind: why don’t we try and outsource some of those weddings to our hotels. \nWe have the luck to be loved by India and we love India too. High Commissioner\, it is you and your colleagues that have been relentlessly working towards this love affair. But what makes India to be loved? It is because of India’s generosity and its democracy that allow a peaceful co-habitation of adepts of so many religions and speakers of so many languages and people of so many physical traits who all sing in unison Jana Gana Mana. \nHC\, India and Mauritius have no enemies\, except one………. the threat of poverty. To keep the wolves at bay\, PM Modi has called for an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ or self-reliance. Since you are our seniors\, we let you lead the way in the struggle and do allow us\, your juniors to reap the fruits of your labor. \nAt a time\, when the world seems to be in turmoil because of the change in the behavioral pattern of states\, India has no choice but to change its tools of foreign policy. A volunteer has still to be found to stand in the shoes of your foreign policy team. Who would be mad enough to carry the can for this omnidirectional diplomat called Jaishankar and walk on his tight rope and to produce ‘Viksit Bharat’\, ‘Developed India’. With so many neighbours\, some with unstable governments\, a constant effort is required through thoughtful and unifying regional leadership to have peace. \nViksit Bharat and Vishwa Bandhu are lofty ideals for a foreign policy. India does not want to give up though it requires Herculean efforts to achieve them. To proceed toward those foreign policy goals\, India needs to travel light\, avoid unnecessary enemies\, make the largest number of friends; the million-dollar question is how to find friends in a volatile and turbulent and unpredictable world landscape.  How can you draw a map if you are facing uncertainty? Finding answers to the questions raised must be left to specialists but let me point out one. Margaret Thatcher had said: ‘No-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he’d only had good intentions; he had money as well.’ And India heard that voice loud and clear. The demographic deficit is haunting many parts of the world and India’s supply of manpower have a great future as a great foreign income earner. \nHC\, you are present in faraway Arctic with your Himadri Research station where you are focusing on glaciology\, carbon recycling\, atmospheric pollution and space weather. Your underwater IndARC observatory is enriching you by a comparative study between arctic and monsoon weathers. The outcome is obvious. It would be a boon to the Indian subcontinent meteorological services and attract good neighborliness. \nYour Arctic policy\, titled “India and the Arctic: outlines your interests\, which include economic and resource prospects\, sea connectivity\, and reinforcing its presence in the region. This sea connectivity is crucial as it reduces the travel time considerably and have positive effects on costs of goods and services. The Arctic becomes increasingly important for New Delhi as it seeks to expand sea trade routes to access more markets for its growing exports\, and secure passages for shipments of oil and other vital commodities. \nLet us return to your immediate neighbourhood\, the MENA\, an important source of your energy needs and which houses 500m people\, is rich in hydrocarbon and is a potential green corridor; it has traditionally been a bridge between Europe and Asia. You are leaving no stone unturned to provide a supply chain with the IMEC\, the India-Middle East- Europe corridor. \nFinally\, India will end up creating and being part of a spaghetti sort of connectivity linking all the parts of the world that will help a flow of trade and other exchanges at affordable costs\, eliminating possible disruption in the supply chain for the benefit of the world. What a blessing to the countries of the Indian Ocean Bassin. Would it be premature to say” thank you India”? \nHC\, your country sings Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam\, the world is one family; we believe\, you are also working towards this lofty ideal. We believe India has no choice but to succeed in its effort to create a family of nations and teach a lesson to the UNO. God speed India. \nAnd on your role HC\, Jon Huntsman Jr has the word “the real secret about diplomats is that they are trained to say something when there is nothing to say and to say nothing when there is something to say” and I would add: say something about meat when you meet the butcher\, and say something about bread when you meet the baker\, and say something about sandwich when you meet them together. Happy stay in our country with all our best wishes. \n  \nFrom left Farhad Ramjaun\, Yasine Mohabuth\, Hon Reza Uteem\, Mrs Uteem \nFrom right HE Srivastava\, Dawood Rawat\, VP Hungley \nHon Speaker Shirine Aumeeruddy with Mr Ka Yee \nFrom right Greory\, Alla and Tony Leung \nFawwaz Jaunbaccus\,Alif member [third from right] entertaining our guests \nFrom Right: Tayab Nunkoo\, Hon Sukon\, Mrs Sukon and Tanzilah Nunkoo \nHE Srivastava with VP Hungley \nHon Fawzi Allymun with our guests \nFrom right Swaley Peerkhan entertaining Hon Osman Mohamed \nMonique Chan handing over a present to HC of India \n \nHC and VP Hungley
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/dinner-reception-in-honour-of-the-new-indian-hc-to-mauritius-h-e-shri-anurag-srivastava/
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230516T220000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
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SUMMARY:ALIF EID DINNER 16 MAY 2023
DESCRIPTION:  \nALIF SOCIETY organised a dinner on the occasion of Eid Festival at the Water Edge Garden\, Calebasses. The Guest of Honour was H. E the Vice President \, Mr. Eddie Boisezzon. \nIn an after dinner address\, the President of Alif Society acknowledged the presence of Mgr Piat and wished him well on his retirement\, congratulated Mr. Pierre de Baissac\, President of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences for his tireless effort to save our Flora and Fauna\, thanked the President of Hindu House\, Mrs Lutchmee Ramdhun and the President of GOPIO\, Mr Mukeshwar Choonee for their support to Alif Society. \nThe President further welcomed the Director of Public Prosecutions\, Mr. Rashid Ahmine and congratulated him upon his appointment and offered him a present in the name of Alif Society. \n \nView speeches below: \n\nAPPRECIATIONS FROM GUESTS\nSPEECH USA 2023\nSPEECH MGR
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/alif-eid-dinner-16-may-2023/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230416T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230416T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
CREATED:20230416T053530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T142005Z
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SUMMARY:GALLERY DINNER IN HONOUR OF USA DCM MR. SARDAR
DESCRIPTION:H. E the Vice President wwith Mr Ali Mansoor\, Former Financial Secretary \nFrom left: Iqbal and Aisha Boolaky in company of Mr and Mrs Ibrahim Koodotuth\, UoM Lecturer \nFourth from Right: Luxmee Ramdhun\, President\, Hindu House surrounded by Alif’s guests \nH. E Vice President Boisezon delivering his speech \nMe Andre Robert and wife\, regular guests to our functions \n4th from right\, Hon Ramdenee and Mrs Ramdenee \nNawab Mooniaruch\, MC with Mrs Boisezon \nZahira\, Editor in Chief\, Sunday Times with husband \nH. E the Chinese Ambassador and wife with USA DCM Mr Sardar \n3rd and 4th from left: Aisha and Iqbal Boolaky entertaining our guests \nJacqueline Sauzier\, Mukeshwar Choonee\, Minister Ganoo with some of our guests \nFrom Right: Farouk and Linda Sohawon\, our guests from England \nH. E Ambassador Zhu\, Linda Sohawon\, Mrs Zhu\, Former CJ Sik Yuen and Farouk Sohawon.
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/3356/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230413T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230413T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
CREATED:20230413T071309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T142522Z
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SUMMARY:AUPF CONFERENCE IN THAILAND NOVEMBER 2015
DESCRIPTION:AUPF organised its presidents’ forum at Christian University in Thailand\nThe Christian University Premises were the venue of the AUPF annual meeting in Thailand. As usual\, a large number of delegates was present. \nThe country flag of each participant was hoisted on the premises of the venue \nLocal participants \nOn the announcement of the participation of a Mauritian delegation to the conference\, this pic was flashed on the billboard. \n \nVC of Dongseo University\, South Korea. Alif has an MoU with this University \nIsraeli delegation \n 
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/aupf-conference-in-thailand-november-2015/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230411T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230411T170000
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CREATED:20230411T071010Z
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SUMMARY:VISIT TO DUBAI GIRLS MEDICAL SCHOOL IN LOOTA CITY
DESCRIPTION:DUBAI GIRLS MEDICAL COLLEGE\, LOOTA CITY\, DUBAI.\nIn January 2016\, Alif  President\, Dawood Auleear\, was introduced to Sheikh Said Loota by Prof. Zaglool Naggar\, a famous n Egyptian Scientist. Sk Loota is a prosperous Dubai businessman\,  who runs Dubai Girl Medical School whose President is Professor Galall. \nThe President visited the University\, talked to the dean and Lecturers and then discussed about the possibility of sending brilliant Mauritian girls to study at DGMC. After long and arduous exchanges\, Sk Loota offered two seats to Alif. The offer was quite generous: The students would be offered a refundable interest free loan to cover fees\, board and lodging; however\, the recipients would have to work for Loota Hospital for which they would be paid US$3\,000/. [very generous for that time]. The doctors would be free to other health services once they would have refunded their loans. \n  \nPresident of DGMC\, Prof. Galal addressing the convocation \nSk Loota and dawood Auleear \nSheikh Loota studying the request of Dawood Auleear \nSheikh Loota consulting his advisor \n\n  \nhttps://alif-society.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DGMC-V.mp4
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/3307/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230410T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230410T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
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UID:3279-1681113600-1681146000@alif-society.org
SUMMARY:RECEPTION AT ICC IHO CHINESE AMBASSADOR\, SOUTH AFRICAN HC AND DHIREN PONUSAMY 18 SEPTEMBER 2021
DESCRIPTION:A view of the audience at ICC \n\nALIF SOCIETY organised a Hi Tea-Reception in honour of  Dhiren Ponusamy\, new CEO of Medine Group\, H.E the new Chinese Ambassador and H. E the new South african HC at the ICC\, La Paix Street\, Port Louis. \nThe Covid Quantantine has just been relaxed and only 50 people could be assembled. Alif had to give the usual dinner-reception formula to adopt the Hi-Tea one. \nThe President addressed the welcome message and the Honorees each received a gift and pronounced their thank-you messages. \n  \n \n \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nH.E Dr Hlamalani Nelly MANZINI\, HC of Soth Africa receiving a present from Hajra Sakauloo\, an Alif member \nAll guests with masks. Covid quarantine has been partly relaxed \nAnother view of the guests \nThe Chinese Ambassador\, H.E. Mr Liying ZHU​\, addressing the audience \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJean Claude de l”Estrac was also part of the audience \nHajra Sakauloo\, Alif member is offering a gift to Dhiren Ponusamy \nWe can recognise Samira Chattun\, extreme right and front row Hajra Sakauloo\, two of Alif Committee members \n  \n 
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/gallery-reception-at-icc-iho-chinese-ambassador-south-african-hc-and-dhiren-ponusamy/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230410T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230410T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
CREATED:20230410T072034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230411T065909Z
UID:3242-1681113600-1681146000@alif-society.org
SUMMARY:GALLERY VISIT OF ALIF\, UoM AND UTM TO UNIMAP IN PERLIS
DESCRIPTION:A cultural show on the occasion of Graduation ceremony \nA view of the reception hall at Perlis Istana \nHRH Raja Muda of Perlis receiving his Mauritian Guests \nLeft to Right: Nazma Auleear\, Fawzi Mohamedally Dawood Auleear and Dharam Fokeer Behind: Right: Christine Left: A student from China attending UNIMAP \nHRH Raja Muda of Perlis addressing his guests \nHRH Raja Muda and Parmasuri in the middle \nDuring the Gala Dinner of UNIMAP \nThe Mauritian delegation during the reception held by HRH Raja Muda \nHRH RFaja Muda and Parmasuri \nRoyal Hosts proposing the menu on the HI Tea \nBreakfast at Perlis Hotel \nDato’ Kamarudin\, VC of UNIMAP welcoming the guests at the Gala Dinner \nNazma Auleear and Mrs Fokeer during the gala Dinner \nMauritian delegation ready to leave PERLIS \n 
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/3242/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230406T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230406T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
CREATED:20230406T070843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T070911Z
UID:3174-1680768000-1680800400@alif-society.org
SUMMARY:DISCOURS AMBASSADEUR MAILLARD
DESCRIPTION:DISCOURS AMBASSADEUR MAILLARD
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/discours-ambassadeur-maillard/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230404T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230404T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
CREATED:20230404T080913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T052134Z
UID:3163-1680595200-1680627600@alif-society.org
SUMMARY:GALLERY BRI MEET IN BEIJING
DESCRIPTION:The President of Alif Society was guest of the Chinese Government at the BRI meet in Beijing first week in July 2018\n59 Heads of African Government delegations attended this meet where each country voiced its appreciation for the BRI contribution to the alleviation of poverty in its country and the new hope for development instilled by the injection of help from the BRI bank. \nA new Road Map was proposed to to continue the collaboration among BRI stakeholders. \nSeveral visits were organised for the benefit of the visitors to allow them evaluate the progress of the host country. \n  \n  \n  \nThe hosts organised sight-seeing of Beijing. Tian Ahmen Square \nIn the park opposite Tien Amen Square \nThe plenary Hall \nA Chinese Muslim family at Tien Amen Square \n\nA visit to An Agricultural Research Centre \nA Masjid in Beijing at Swalat Time \nChinse dry Gros Pimemt as we did long ago
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/gallery-bri-meet-in-beijing/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230404T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230404T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
CREATED:20230404T065014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T072005Z
UID:3120-1680595200-1680627600@alif-society.org
SUMMARY:GALLERY UPM CONVOCATION FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2017
DESCRIPTION:UPM graduation ceremony held in its premises in Serdang \nGuests lining up to welcome HM Raja Selangor\, Chief Guest at the ceremony \n \nA general view of the Convo Hall\, with all students seated \nHM Raja Selangor greeting Mauritian delegate \nThe stage is set in the colour of the Royal Court \nView of the dinner hall which shows the name tag of Alif on the seat \nSeat of HM the Raja on the high table \nPresident of Alif with delegate from berkeley University \nA couple is embracing each other while a drone is flying in the marriage proposal \nIt’s the florist’s heyday when graduates rush to buy bouquets for the occasion \nALIF SOCIETY is invited each year to the convocation ceremony of UPM. It is a colourful show which attracts foreigners for its display of the Malaysian culture. The importance of the event is heightened because of the presence of the Royal House of Selangor. It’s an occasion of merriment with students\, parents and friends all joining in the feast. After all certificates are remitted\, the VVIPs are treated to a meal which is honoured by the participation of HM the King.
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/gallery-upm-convocation-friday-3-november-2017/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230403T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230403T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
CREATED:20230403T070032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T052858Z
UID:3086-1680508800-1680541200@alif-society.org
SUMMARY:GALLERY INDONESIA CONFERENCE
DESCRIPTION:Hotel Burobudur in Jakarta was the venue of the international conference organised by Nahdatul Ulema of Indonesia under the chairmanship of Ustaz Hashyim. The majority of the Muslim world sent delegates to this grand meeting where Islamic Banking was the theme.\nDelegates visited some masjids\, historical sites and Bandung where NAM was created by Sukarno\, Nehru\, Nasser and Tito. \nThe President met with President Habibie in his Jakarta home with his adopted daughter Dewi Fortuna \nGroup picture of performers \n \nReception of delegates \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nLuluk\, an Indonesian journalist who was covering the event \nTayeb\, a Japanese Muslim attending the conference \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nLeaders and speakers at the conference \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThe young artists in action \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nA souvenir picture of the artists \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThe President in front of the musical bamboo instruments hanging. \n  \nThe guests at the Bandung dinner on the esplanade \n  \nThe music teacher \n  \nSenior performers at the function \n  \nThe maestro in action \nThe musical beats \n  \n  \nI am trying the instrument\,\, \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nYoung boys and girls praying their bamboo instruments \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/gallery-indonesia-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230402T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230402T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
CREATED:20230402T132350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T065111Z
UID:3074-1680422400-1680454800@alif-society.org
SUMMARY:GALLERY OF OIC VISIT TO MAURITIUS
DESCRIPTION:Dr Talal Daus signing the visitors book in Reduit \nOIC Delegates in the office of the Deputy Prime Minister \nOn the dinner table of Dr Daus \nDiscussion in the office of the Deputy Prime Minister \nA larger view of the guests during the reception dinner \nDr Daus greeted by HE SAJ \nDr Compaore signing the visitors book \nDr Compaore studying some pictures \nExchange between SAJ and Dr daus \nSigning the visitors book \n 
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/gallery-of-oic-visit/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230402T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230402T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
CREATED:20230402T125735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230402T132535Z
UID:3066-1680422400-1680454800@alif-society.org
SUMMARY:VISIT OF OIC DELEGATION TOMAURITIUS
DESCRIPTION:OIC delegates\, Dr. Mahmoud Compaore and Dr Daus as guests of Alif Society 14 September 2011\nOIC delegates on courtesy call on President SAJ in Reduit \n  \nOn the invitation of the President Of Alif Society\, the Secretary General of OIC delegated Dr Talal Daus and Dr Mahmoud Compaore to visit Mauritius as guests of Alif Society. \nThe delegates paid a courtesy call on HE SAJ\, President of Mauritius\, in Reduit. They also met Dr Rashid Beebeejaun\, Deputy Prime Minister in his Office\, Port Louis. They were received on dinner in Port Louis. \nThe delegates invited the Dep PM to apply for observer status to OIC and further offered to build low cost housing in deprived areas of Mauritius. \nFor more pics\, clickhttps://alif-society.org/event/gallery-of-oic-visit/ here:
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/visit-of-oic-delegation-tomauritius/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230402T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230402T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
CREATED:20230402T090006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T064327Z
UID:3064-1680422400-1680454800@alif-society.org
SUMMARY:DINNER IN HONOUR OF FRENCH AMBASSADOR\, INDIAN HC\, MINISTER CHOONEE AND ME PANGLOSE
DESCRIPTION:ALIF SOCIETY organised a dinner-reception in honour of: \nIndian HC Mudgal. Hon M. Choonee\, French Ambassador and Me Panglose at the Opium Restaurant in Reduit. Speches were made and gift offered to the Honorees. \nFor more\, click here: https://alif-society.org/event/gallery-dinner-at-lopium-restaurant-reduit/
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/dinner-in-honour-of-french-ambassador-indian-hc-minister-choonee-and-me-panglose/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230402T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230402T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
CREATED:20230402T064204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230402T071156Z
UID:3026-1680422400-1680454800@alif-society.org
SUMMARY:CONFERENCE ON THE 1400TH YEAR OF THE REVELATION OF THE QURAN\, ISTANBUL
DESCRIPTION:Conference on 1400th Year of Revelation of Quran Conference\, ISTANBUL\, TURKEY 5 SEPTEMBER 2010\n\nAlif Representative\, Dawood Auleear\, with PM Erdogan and Halit Eren\, Director of IRCICA \n \n \n  \n  \nThe President meeting with the Director General of OIC\, H. E. Mr Ehsanoglu \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nPresident of Alif\, Dawood Auleear\, offering a gift to Dr. Halit Eren\, Director general of IRCICA \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nIRCICA\, Research Center for Islamic History\, Art and Culture\, hosted an International Symposium on 5 September 2010 in Istanbul\, Turkey. The conference brought together ministers from the OIC Member States and Observer States together with specialists from universities\, heads and members of governmental and non-governmental organisations\, and representatives of Muslim communities all over the world. The participants deliberated on the following subjects:\na. Principles\, scope\, perspective and guidelines of the Year’s program\nb. Possible events and activities\nc. Activities that are already implemented\, planned and proposed by the Member States\, national\, regional and international organizations\nd. Modalities of organisation\, implementation\, cooperation\, communication and highlighting of the results of the Year’s activities. \nA rich exhibition of Islamic Art was staged and enjoyed by the Muslim Community present. \nMr. Dawood Auleear’s request to IRCICA for a replica of the event to be staged in Mauritius was studied. Since some of paintings and scriptures were unic\, Organisers did not want to take the chance of their loss or destruction. \n 
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/conference-on-the-1400th-year-of-the-revelation-of-the-quran-istanbul/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230402T000000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230402T000000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
CREATED:20230402T080056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230402T085807Z
UID:3043-1680393600-1680393600@alif-society.org
SUMMARY:GALLERY DINNER AT L'OPIUM RESTAURANT\, REDUIT
DESCRIPTION:Michael Bootle\,\, former director of British Council\, with Shaheen Auleear. \nMinister Chonee flanked by Zahaida and Shaheen Auleear and with Mrs Choonees on extreme right \nMrs Beebeejaun remitting a gift to Hich Commissioner Mutgal \nMe Panglose in three piece addressing the gathering \nMinister Choonee receiving a gift from Mrs Beebeejaun \nThe President addressing the audience \nThe French Ambassador addressing the guests \nMinister Choonee thanking the organisers \nHonoree embracing Mrs Beebeejaun \nSome of the guests inn the dining Hall \nHon Rahid Beebeejaun\, Vice Prime Minister and Mrs Beebeejaun \nPresident Ameena addressing the audience \nMinister Choonee delivering his speech
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/gallery-dinner-at-lopium-restaurant-reduit/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230401T000000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230401T000000
DTSTAMP:20260611T011240
CREATED:20230401T101546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T101718Z
UID:3014-1680307200-1680307200@alif-society.org
SUMMARY:ASAIHL CONFERENCE IN SUKHOTHAI
DESCRIPTION:ASAIHL\, Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning Conference 7-10 November 2022.\n  \n \n  \n  \nOPENING SESSION IN HOTEL CONFERENCE HALL \nASAIHL\, grouping 324 Universities from Europe\, Oceania-Australia\, and Asia  organised an international meet in Sukhothai\, the first capital of Thailand on the following theme:Reshaping for Resilience in Post COVID-19. \nThe following topics\, among were discussed: \n1. The Impact of Social Media on Thai Students’ Social Skills in Thailand. \n2. Teaching and Learning French Language in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Challenges\, Opportunities and Impacts on Student Learning Process \n3. Profiles of Self-Directed Learning and Collaborative Learning with and without ICT\namong Thai Undergraduate Students \n4. IOT-Biosensor Monitoring of SARS-COV-2 Virus in Environment-From Laboratory to\nPrototype for Commercialization \n5. A Study of University Enterprise Collaboration of Disaster Management in Thailand. \nAs it usually happens in Asia\, the guests were treated to a rich cultural program. \nThe President of Alif Society was also representing IPSA\, International Peace College South Africa and was tasked to present IPSA application to join ASAIHL. The South African University was welcomed with open arms and the hosts felt enriched with the ushering of Africa into an Asian Association. \nFor more pics\, click here:https://alif-society.org/event/picture-gallery-asaihl-sukhothai/ \n 
URL:https://alif-society.org/event/asaihl-conference-in-sukhothai/
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