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The first ever mosque and Imambara in Diego Suarez was made from wood and was donated by Alhaj Alibhai Thawer of Nosibe. Due to space considerations and the fact that the structure had become very old, Alhaj Mamodaly ...

Albertville (Kalemie), CongoThe Pioneers of our Community – Brief History  Haji Suleman Walji Haji Suleman Walji - Kilwa - Born in Jamwali, Jamnagar, India moved to Kilwa in 1900 and lived in Kilwa, Dar es Salaam, Kigoma and ...

Brief Information of Pemba Island  Pemba known as 'Al Jazeera Al Khadra' (the green island, in Arabic) is an island forming part of the Zanzibar archipelago, lying off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. It is situated ...

MARHUM HAJI MOHAMEDALI JANMOHAMED KESSANI Marhum Haji Mohamedali Janmohamed Kessani was born in Mikindani, southern Tanganyika in 1896. His father Janmohamed Kessani was born in Mundra, Kutch and had lived for many years in Mikindani where he died. ...

Gulamhussein Remtulla Hansraj – Soroti, Uganda   Gulamhussein bhai arrived in Africa at the age of 12 and joined in the employment of Esmail Khimji’s branch in Lindi, under a three year contract at a salary of 1000 kodis ...

PIRBHAI VISRAM FIRST LANDS IN LAMU, KENYA – 1897 (Part 1)  Pirbhai Visram fondly known as ‘Pirbhai Kaka” had submitted a settlement history of our community to the Secretariat of Africa Federation in 1953. His report covers four ...

PIRBHAI VISRAM FIRST LANDS IN LAMU, KENYA – 1897 (Part 2) The Tabora and Bukoba Venture: At the age of 22, Pirbhai Kaka left Lamu for Tabora where he arrived in 1904. He worked for four years as Manager ...

PIRBHAI VISRAM FIRST LANDS IN LAMU, KENYA – 1897 (Part 3) Pirbhai Visram Kaka’s Travels File:   This section covers our community in Uganda, Congo, Ruanda-Urundi (presently Rwanda and Burundi) In 1940, Pirbhai Visram (Kaka) who lived in Bukoba opened ...

History of the early settlement of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri in Arusha Members of our community started arriving in Arusha around 1902 and by 1908 a sizeable community had been established.The pioneer families were: Nanji Damani, Mohamed Damani, Shermohamed Sajan, ...