This is the time for family — for looking back on what truly matters.
The highlight of my year was the wedding of my son, Paul to his long-time girlfriend, the beautiful and charming Aysha.
Paul and Aysha met in their undergrad years at Queen’s.
Their wedding was very Canadian — a combination of cultures and traditions.
Aysha’s mom and dad, Yasmin and Amin, live in London, Ont. They’re Ismailis who came to Canada from east Africa and whose spiritual leader is the Aga Khan.
As a group, Ismailis are entrepreneurial, successful and have contributed enormously to this country.
In their tradition, a wedding lasts several days — with henna painting, a gorgeous evening celebrating Indian culture, and the wedding in a mosque the next day.
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