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Naheed Nenshi: ‘No one has ever given me the manual on how to be a politician’ – Winnipeg Free Press Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has been described as the rock star of municipal politics but all that celebrity doesn’t mean he’s not prepared to roll up his sleeves and do some…
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LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium Featuring Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi|Naheed Nenshi takes centre stage to share insights on citizenship and inclusion
LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium: Featuring Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi delivers the 13th LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium keynote alongside Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul. Co-presented by the Stratford Festival and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship. Using a keynote address followed by an intimate roundtable discussion, the Symposium encourages a dialogue between the audience and our…
Leaders Network Keep calm and Nenshi on: how floods turned the Calgary mayor into a folk hero — The Guardian com
World Mayor Prize nominee Naheed Nenshi emerged from the 2013 Alberta floods with folk hero status and a range of t-shirts and posters in his honour Who will be crowned the world’s best mayor for 2014? Why the tattooed mayor of Thessaloniki is a beacon of hope for Greece Naheed Nenshi is in the running…
Meet the Mayors from around the world transforming their Cities —- Huffington Post com article’s list which includes Naheed Nenshi, Calgary Canada
In a blog post last year, Huffington Post Media Group President and Editor-in-Chief Arianna Huffington and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wrote about mayors’ rising prominence in the U.S. “In recent years, as Washington has sunk further into a swamp of dysfunction, local leaders are rising to meet many of the toughest challenges…
Calgary’s Muslim Mayor Ranked Second Most Powerful Person In Canada: won an overwhelming re-election victory— Read media converges
Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi re-elected in landslide Naheed Nenshi is a left-leaning politician in a conservative-tilting province Related Story: Naheed Nenshi talks to the BBC Watch The mayor of Calgary has won an overwhelming re-election victory, after receiving accolades earlier this year for his handling of devastating floods. Naheed Nenshi won 74%…
10 Reasons Why Calgarians Love Nenshi (or, How to Be a Leader) — by Leanne Shirtliffe on Huffington Post Canada
I’ve heard it said that a person’s true personality comes out in a crisis. If that’s true, then thousands of people may well have fallen (further) in love with Calgary’s own Mayor Nenshi these past few days. When Nenshi ran for mayor three years ago, he wasn’t a serious contender according to the pollsters. Still,…
Calgary’s Mayor Naheed Nenshi: ‘”He left it better than he found it” – On values, ethics, and making our city better
Earlier this month, Calgary-based photographer Jeremy Fokkens did a brief interview and photo shoot with Mayor Nenshi as part of his “Stranger Series”. Below is his blog post about the meeting. To see all of the photos from the shoot, please visit the original post here. “snip” I later asked Naheed… Jeremy – “What values…
Ismaili Mail: Sad Father’s Day for Calgary Mayor Nenshi after dad passes away | Calgary | News | Calgary Sun
It’s been a sad Father’s Day for Mayor Naheed Nenshi and his family, who are mourning the loss of his dad who died Sunday. Kurbanali Hussein Nenshi, who just turned 72 on Saturday, was born in Tanzania in 1940 and settled with his wife Noorjah in Canada in 1971, settling in Calgary in 1973. “In…
Ismaili Mail: Calgary mayor kept busy at 4 charity walks Sunday – Calgary – CBC News
The summer is shaping up to be a very busy season for Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi when it comes to community engagement. He participated in four charity walks alone on Sunday — a feat that he said would probably happen a few more times over the coming months. “So I started this morning at Betty’s…
Canada’s Muslim Mayor: Immigration lessons for the U.S. from around the world – CNN story with Fareed Zakaria In GPS
Fareed Zakaria looks at how the immigration systems work – and don’t work – in Japan, Europe, Canada and the U.S. in the TV special: “Global Lessons: The GPS Roadmap for Making Immigration Work” on CNN at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 10. Watch on CNN International on Saturday, June 16, at 4 a.m….
Naheed Nenshi on the cover of Reader’s Digest – Ismaili Mail story
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi is on the front cover of the May edition of Reader’s Digest. The five part article is also available on-line Politics 2.0 – Naheed Nenshi and the Power of Social Engagement How a number-crunching tweet machine became Calgary’s mayor, and why his down-home leadership is transforming municipal politics. By Marcello Di…
Naheed Nenshi celebrates birthday with prostate test – CBC News Canada
1 in 7 men diagnosed with prostate cancer, says Calgary’s Prostate Cancer Centre Mayor Naheed Nenshi stands outside the Man Van at Calgary city hall Monday, awaiting his PSA test. (CBC) Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi turns 40 this week and he’s marking the occasion early by making a statement about men’s health. Nenshi arranged with…
Adrienne Clarkson offers insights into how immigrants overcome trauma in Room For All of Us – Straight com news and videos
Adrienne Clarkson’s new book shows how immigrants have enriched Canada. Stephen By Charlie Smith, November 7, 2011 A former governor general hopes that her new book will give Canadians insights into the challenges facing immigrants to this country. In Room For All of Us: Surprising Stories of Loss and Transformation (Allen Lane Canada), Adrienne…
Canada: Past and present Pictures of Calgary Stampede at official home page
Click to Read and view all Stampede 2011 ->>>>><<<<<- Archives Photos Photos A picture is worth a thousand words and the Calgary Stampede is rich in visual imagery reflective of our western heritage. The gallery below is a sampling of our photos on flickr. Click once to enlarge a photo. Need high-res for…
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi on community building and the pursuit of passions – Compiled by Aaida Rajabali at The Ismaili
Mayor Naheed Nenshi rides the new Route 100 bus that connects downtown Calgary directly to the airport. . Photo: Courtesy of Mayor Nenshi and Team October 2010 ushered in a new era for Calgarians when 38-year-old Naheed Nenshi was elected the first Muslim mayor of their city. Nenshi, who is also an astute entrepreneur and…
Calgary mayor wants all cities to succeed – The Star com News
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi rides the TTC on the way to a meeting during his whirlwind tour of Toronto. RENE JOHNSTON/TORONTO STAR Naheed Nenshi runs down the stairs at Union Station, rushing to catch the subway to get to yet another interview. “snip” Educated at the University of Calgary and Harvard University, Nenshi is engaging…
Mayor Naheed Nenshi reads ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ (via Ismailimail)
How the Grinchshi Stole Christmas Mayor Naheed Nenshi reads the classic Dr. Suess story, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. http://video.citytv.com/video/detail/719340204001.000000/how-the-grinchshi-stole-christmas/# Also read The Epoch Times interview: Calgary’s New Mayor Naheed Nenshi in Conversation – about breaking through his childhood shyness and what morality guides his job as mayor. http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/47877/ … Read More via Ismailimail ->>>>><<<<<-
Profile: Naheed Nenshi steps into Canadian history – Digital Journal
Source: Digital Journal ***** Profile: Naheed Nenshi steps into Canadian history, posted with vodpod ***** Calgary – I have a confession to make: I had never heard of the new Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, until last night when he popped up on all Canadian and several international news media. -snip- He is an Ismaili, one…
Media coverage on Ismaili Muslim elected mayor of the third-largest city in Canada
Watch videos: Calgary, meet your new mayor – Calgary Sun ***** Click here to watch the video Calgary’s new mayor, Naheed Nenshi, speaks to supporters after being elected. Play Video The purple revolution reigned supreme in Calgary’s civic contest Monday night Striking a chord with Calgarians tired of a divided city council plagued by unpopular…