Twelve of these associations have bandied together into the National Alliance of Trade Associations (NATA).
“There’s a common thread which combines all of the owners and members of these associations. The fact that all of us belong to the same community – that is the Ismaili Muslim Community,” says Ebrahim Jaffer, chairman of NATA, and president of the Atlanta Retailers Association (ARA).
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