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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, ...

Nurmohamed Manekia – Kilwa Jamat in Perspective Nurmohamed Mulji Manji Ukka Manekia was born in Mahuva, Kathiawar, India. His grandfather Manji Ukka Manekia was a man of piety. Nurmohamed and his uncle Shamji Manji used to go to their ...

The Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Pioneers of LushotoShivji Alarakhia Khimji (1864-1945) Shivjibhai travelled by dhow from India to Zanzibar in 1895 with his wife Mulbai and children Salehmohamed, Nurmohamed and Virbai. After staying in Zanzibar for three years, he ...

Fazal Alarakhia Khimji – Amongst the Early Pioneers of Tanga (1883-1916) Fazal Alarakhia, younger brother of Shivji, arrived in Pangani in 1900 after a sea voyage from India. He was 20 years old. He joined in the employment ...

KSI JAMAAT OF MAURITIUS The Ithna-Asheris were among the early migrants to Mauritius from India in 1890s. Currently none of the descendants of first settlers of our community can be found in Mauritius. The first settlers were: Visram ...

KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI HISTORY - MBALE, UGANDA NARRATED BY MARHUM LALJI BHAI RAWJI  Laljibhai Rawji (75) of Mbale narrates the history of our community at Mbale, Uganda. He recalls the arrival at Mbale of entrepreneur Waljibhai Bhanji in ...

Daring and Adventurous Journey to East Africa – A brief Profile of Alhaj Remtulla Kassam Gulamali from Cutch Mundra, India   Remtulla Kassam Gulamali Bhagat was born in 1864 in Mundra, Cutch, India. In 1879, he and his brother ...

HAJI FAZUL CASSAM CHENAI - THE EARLY SETTLERS OF KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI IN MADAGASCAR  Haji Fazul Cassam Chenai was born in Surat, India on 15th July 1877. Since his father Cassam Hirdjee used to trade in Chinese goods the ...

THE LEGENDARY - MOHAMEDRAZA VIRJEEMohamedraza Virjee, famously known as Raza Virjee, was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 17th July 1935. He is the son of Abdulrasul Gulamhussein Virjee and Shirinbai (daughter of Suleman Daya Walji).  His father ...