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Friday, February 3, 2012

[chottala.com] Jamal at Harvard and US-Senate [5 Attachments]

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Dear Friends,

We are blessed to share news that our son Jamal Khan has completed half of his three years term at Harvard Law School. He is scheduled to graduate from Harvard in May 2013 with JD (Doctor of Jurisprudence), Insha Allah.


When Jamal went to the week-long orientation at Harvard in August of 2010, I attended the orientation with him. In one of the evenings, all the new students assembled in the biggest auditorium of the Harvard campus. Then the Dean of Harvard Law School came onto the stage and gave an inspiring lecture addressing all the incoming law students. Here are a few of her comments from that speech:

1) If you are still wondering where you are. Let me tell you that you are now at Harvard !!!...
2) We searched all over the world to find you...
3) From this stage that I am speaking to you tonight, such and such Presidents of USA, Martin Luther King Jr, and such and such other National heroes and figures spoke from this stage...

Over the summer of 2011, Jamal had an opportunity to work at the US Senate in Washington DC as a Summer Intern. A copy of Jamal's photograph with Senator Carl Levin is included here. Senator Carl Levin is the Chairman of the Armed Services Committee and a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee. Jamal also participated in the Muslim Public Service Network program in Washington DC. The program held a banquet in the Capitol Visitor Center, which was attended by Congressman Keith Ellison and other politically active Muslims. Jamal spoke a few remarks at the banquet about the important role of Muslim youth in the future of America. We are delighted that- through Jamal's new exposure to the political atmosphere in DC- he will continually challenge his potential to open new doors in which he can grow individually as well as impact society in a positive light.

It is through Jamal's passion for law that has driven him to endure his academic pursuits as a committed and hard-working student. We hope his aspirations to attain higher knowledge will continue to pave the way and be an inspiration to surpass one's own imagination for what is possible.
 
Here are the descriptions of the 5 photographs included here:
 
1)  Jamal is speaking at the US-Capitol in Washington DC, during the Muslim Public Service Network (MPSN) program and banquet, about the important role of Muslim youths in the future of America.  (2011)
2)  Jamal with US Senator Carl Levin in Washington DC.  (2011)
3)  Jamal at Harvard campus with father Dr. Mahbub Khan.  (2010)
4)  Jamal at Harvard campus with sisters Madhury and Monika.  (2010)
5)  Jamal with US-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.  (2009)


Please pray for Jamal.

With best regards,

Reena and Mahbub Khan  (Parents)
Madhury, Kamal, Monika  (Brother and Sisters)
3463 Sagewood Lane, San Jose, CA 95132, USA
San Jose/Los Angeles, California, New York, USA
408-859-3566-cell, 408-942-0256-home,
mahbubkhan@ieee.org
 
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Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:19:20 -0800
Subject: Jamal Accepted at Harvard Law School
From: mahbubkhan35@gmail.com
To: mahbubkhan@ieee.org

Dear Friends,

 
We are profoundly humbled that our son Jamal has received an admission offer from Harvard Law School for JD (Doctor of Jurisprudence) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Jamal is the third of our four children (Madhury, Kamal, Jamal and Monika).

 

We are very grateful to Allah (swa) for this monumental gift for Jamal, for our family, for our friends, and for our community. We are also very thankful to those of our family members, extended family members, friends and community members, who have encouraged Jamal and helped Jamal in various ways, over the years, to attain this goal, which has been a dream of Jamal since childhood.

 

Harvard wrote to Jamal in the offer letter as follows: 

We are thrilled to welcome you to this incredible institution! We believe that this is the single best place in the world to study law……..

 

Jamal released this information last month during the Eid/Thanksgiving weekend in San Jose, California, to his immediate family members, with his elder sister Madhury on speakerphone from New York. This news resulted in an outburst of strong emotions and joy. This also resulted in an instantaneous group hug to Jamal from his family members, which transformed into tears of happiness. The next morning, Madhury sent text message to Jamal from New York:  "I couldn't sleep last night cuz I was so excited!" She was very happy for her baby brother.

Jamal is now waiting for responses from other schools he applied to. However, Harvard seems to be Jamal's first choice at this time.


We have no end of gratefulness and thankfulness for this grand gift in our lives.


Jamal was identified as a GATE student early on, like all of his siblings. (GATE = Gifted And Talented Education).

Jamal was the high school Valedictorian, while his siblings were also Valedictorian in all or most of the schools.

Jamal also received the Presidential Award from the US-President, like all of his siblings.


Jamal graduated as the Valedictorian of his High School. He achieved Junior Standing (3rd year equivalent) by the end of his first semester at UC-Berkeley, because of AP course credit and community college courses he took during his High School years. In four years, Jamal finished the Majors in Economics, Political Science, and Rhetoric, and a Minor in Global Poverty and Practice. He graduated from Berkeley with High Honors in Economics and High Distinction in General Scholarship.


Jamal earned several distinct Awards, Honors, and Scholarships. He received the national Robert C. Byrd Scholarship, and also the Berkeley CalBears Scholarship. He was invited for membership into the Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society. During his Junior year, Jamal was selected by the Berkeley Political Science Department to receive the Travers Scholarship in Politics and Ethics. This Award is "intended to give recognition and encouragement to outstanding undergraduate students who plan to serve their country or community in an elected or non-elected government capacity sometime in the future." He took a Graduate Level course in Political Science during his Senior Year. For his Senior Honors Thesis in Economics, Jamal did statistical analysis of Government data to look at American immigrant assimilation trends.

 

Jamal also did some extracurricular activities outside the classroom during his time at UC-Berkeley:
 

1)      Intern for Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco, CA.  (A photograph of Jamal with the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is attached here).

 

2)     Tata International Social Entrepreneurship Scheme (TISES) Fellow in Gujarat, India. Worked for 8 weeks with farmers in rural village of India in a Community Development Partnership between UC-Berkeley, Cambridge University, and Tata International.

 

3)      Intern for nonprofit organization MAPLight.org in Berkeley, CA. Looked at connections between big campaign donations and specific votes in Congress.

4)     Intern for Law Practice in San Francisco

 

5)     Assistant for the Disabled Students Program at UC Berkeley

 

6)   Research Assistant for a Rhetoric Professor


Jamal's LSAT Score was in the 99th Percentile nationwide. (LSAT - Law School Admission Test). Previously in high school, he scored perfect 800 on the SAT Verbal and SAT II Writing Exams for Undergraduate Admission (SAT = Scholastic Aptitude Test).


 

Jamal memorized the 30th Parah of the holy Qur'an, and with the blessings of Allah (swt) is able to recite with beautiful Tajweed.

 
Jamal is very modest, and he clearly displays, even at this young age, that he is a scholar and an intellectual. He is a delight of our family. Jamal is happy, jolly, kind, thoughtful, humble, and he is very respectful to others. When our four kids meet and they get into intense and happy conversations, Reena and I get no chance to speak, but to watch their jubilance with all of our happiness.


Jamal is an inspiration for the youths and kids of our community and beyond, and he is a good role model for them as well.

Once again, we have no end of thankfulness for this grand gift in our lives.
 
Please pray for Jamal.
 
With best regards,
 


Reena and Mahbub Khan
Madhury, Kamal, Monika
San-Jose/Los-Angeles, California, New York, USA
408-859-3566, 408-942-0256,

mahbubkhan@ieee.org



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[chottala.com] Invitation to National Seminar on Role of NGOs in Development Process on 7th Feb, 2012 [3 Attachments]

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Association of Development Agencies in Bangladesh(ADAB) cordially invites you to the National Seminar on Role of  NGOs in Development Process will be held on 7th February 2012 at 9.30 AM at the IDB Bhaban Auditorium, Rokeya Sharani, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka-1209.
 
Mr. Gowher Rijvi, Advisor the honorable Prime Minister, Government of Bangladesh has given his kind consent to grace the occasion as Chief Guest. Mr. Nurun Nabi Talukder, Director General, NGO Affairs Bureau will be special guest.
 
We look forward to kind participation at the seminar.
 
Md Aminul Islam
Director, ADAB
Cell: 01726757788

 
S M Nazer HossainICentral EC MemberIAssociation of Development Agencies in Bangladesh(ADAB)I1/E(1st floor) Uttar Adabor, Dhaka-1207, BangladeshITel: 880-2-9126358, Fax: 880-2-8117756, 01713110054, 01726757788(Director)IEmail: adabbd@gmail.com, adab.chittagong@yahoo.com, adab.nazer@gmail.com,



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[chottala.com] Obituary: Aye Kyaw, The Father of Racism in Arakan is Dead!



Obituary: Aye Kyaw, The Father of Racism in Arakan is Dead!
Abid Bahar

Dr Aye Kyaw
, President of Arakanese Organization was born in Tan Lwey Chaung village of Arakan on December 30, 1936 and died on January 19, 2012 in New York. He was a highly educated, experienced Rakhine Mogh and a wise man to his followers but was also the epitome of contemporary Rakhine ultra nationalism, racism, xenophobia,  and knowingly caused Rakhine Mogh-Rohingya Muslim division in Arakanese society that continues till today.

Strangely though, we see in his track record, he both supported Burma he "loved" as his country and at the same time traveled to distant Rakhine Mogh locations across the globe to inspire in their separatist movements. He confessed in one of his writings online ( "Burma we love") that he was the man who persuaded Ne Win, (another xenophobe and the killer of Burma's democracy) to declare the Rohingya people as the non citizens of Burma. Contrary to his beliefs, research shows Rohingya ("People from old village") are an indigenous people of Arakan first originated from the ancient Indian Chandras. However, the cause for discrimination against the Rohingya people appear to be their racial and religious differences with the Rakhine Moghs. Rakhine Moghs are mongoloid by race who took over the domination of Arakan during the 10th century by defeating the Indian Chandras.)

 Aye Kyaw while denying the Rohingya citizenship but as teacher by profession at a US university quite conveniently took the US naturalized citizenship and led a comfortable life in New York. He also claimed himself as a Buddhist. His actions however shows that he was rather a political Buddhist lacking in a true Buddhist heart.
Aye Kyaw and his gang of ultra nationalists from Arakan openly aided the Burmese military to commit genocide in Arakan and the Rohingya exodus to Burma's neighboring countries still continues. Unfortunately, Aye Kyaw left behind many of his committed Rakhine Mogh followers to execute his legacy of distorted beliefs.

As part of the humanity, we mourn his death but we note the flip side of this soft spoken Rakhine Mogh leader that in his capacity as the president of the World Arakanese Organization he had committed crimes against humanity and escaped his worldly punishment through death.





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