… more than 5,500 people [attended] an evening breakfast hosted by Calgary’s Ismaili Muslim community. Stampede is known for its breakfasts, and this one comes at sunset to mark the breaking of the fast during Ramadan.
This iftar – pancakes, eggs, and bharazi (an east African dish with pigeon peas and coconut milk) – fits just fine with Stampede. Indeed, the event was the Ismaili Muslim community’s 19th annual Stampede breakfast (and the second one at sunset to break the fast).
… Deepak Obhrai, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Human Rights, spoke on behalf of the Federal Conservative Party. He reminded the crowd he is from East Africa and has thrice met His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammed. They last met in Ottawa, Mr. Obhrai said.
“On behalf of the government, I was working toward a free-trade agreement between Canada and the east African countries,” he said. “So I asked His Highness for his support, which he was very happy to give in building the trade relations between Canada and east Africa.”
Via Globe and Mail
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