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Dr Nazir Khaja Honored was part of the delegation to China
under the auspices of UNICEF to
assess the reproductive policies of
the People’s Republic of China to
ascertain if they were coercive, and
to assess the role of the United Na-
tions Family Planning Association
in this regard.
Dr Khaja was an invitee to the
Interfaith Peace Dialogue, hosted by
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in
Madrid and Geneva in 2008-2009.
As a member of Reverend Jack-
son’s delegation to Libya, he urged
President Qaddafi in a face-to-face
meeting to release health care work-
ers from Bulgaria imprisoned there
since 1999. As a member of a del-
egation he met President Omar
Al-Bashar and other Sudanese of-
fi cial to discuss the crisis in Dar-
fur, urging the President to allow a
larger number of multinational/UN
troops to help establish peace and
disarm the militia. He travelled to
Banda Aceh right aft er Tsunami to
bring relief, visited Lebanon, Syria,
and Israel, as part of the Peace Del-
egation soon aft er the ceasefi re in
Lebanon to urge a peaceful reso-
lution of the confl ict. He met the
leaders of Hezbollah, Hamas, and
President Bashar Al-Asad urging a
Dr Khaja receives the award for his long and active participation in the Peace and Social Justice Movement peaceful approach to confl ict.
Dr Khaja wrote and produced
n By Arman Kazi more than 500 television shows
Muslim Community. He con- community at large for many years, ber of the delegation led by Rever- during the last 15 years for the
demned Islamophobia and the and is deeply involved in interfaith end Jackson that went to Belgrade weekly English language broadcast
everend Jesse Jackson, travel ban from Muslim countries. and peace activities, working hard and met President Milosovic to seek “American Muslim Hour” seen in
founder of the Rainbow Th e event attendees were po- in building bridges between faith the release of three American sol- more than 200 cities across Amer-
RPush Coalition and mem- litical luminaries and individuals communities, and emphasizing diers in May of 1999, successfully. ica and internationally. He has writ-
ber of Th e National Council of who selfl essly serve the communi- common ground. He is a frequent In 2001, he went as a member of ten and produced documentaries
Churches, celebrated his 76th ty. Amongst the six honored were speaker at synagogues and churches the Interfaith Peace Delegation to and is currently working on “Islam
birthday on October 21, 2017 at Dr Nazir Khaja and Congress- and college campuses on the topic the Middle East with a mission to in America” and “Th e Promise of
Beverly Hilton. Reverend Jack- woman Maxine Waters. of Islam, Muslims and Pakistan. He stop violence and seek a solution Pakistan”. His articles on Islam and
son has a long track, working on Dr Khaja received the award is well known and recognized in through peaceful negotiation. As a Pakistan appear in local as well as
Civil Rights issues and speaking for his long and active participation many countries and has extensive Muslim member of the delegation, international media. His transla-
on issues of Peace and Justice both in Peace and Social Justice Move- contacts in the Middle East, Indo- he conferred with Chairman Arafat, tion from Urdu to English of Faiz
nationally and internationally. He ment. He has served the Muslim nesia, Malaysia and South Asia. Shimon Peres and other Palestin- Ahmed Faiz’ Urdu poetry has been
has been a friend of the American community and the mainstream Dr Khaja was an active mem- ian and Israeli leaders. In 2003, he highly acclaimed
Prominent Community Leader
Abdul Hameed Dogar Passes away

n By Dr A. Khan Muslim centers in the United States.
Chicago, IL Its full-time school (K-12) is fully
accredited by ISBE and NCA (HLC)
bdul Hameed Dogar, in the state of Illinois.
Founding Trustee & Direc- Mr Dogar was a kind and com-
Ator of Islamic Foundation, passionate leader who focused on
Villa Park, Illinois passed away on building bridges across diff erent
Sunday night, October 29, 2017, cultures and religions. His dedica-
aft er a short illness, in Lombard, tion to serve the whole community
Illinois. He was 93. irrespective of their ethnicity and
Dogar Sahib was one of the religion is well known in the Chi-
founding members of Islamic Foun- cagoland area. He regularly invited
dation, Villa Park and served as a visitors and scholars, of all religions
Director of the Islamic Center for to the Islamic Foundation to hold
HOSPITAL FROM P17 tients with ovarian cancer a new over 40 years. He is survived by his seminars and interfaith meetings.
patients of breast cancer while daily cost-eff ective treatment option has wife Mrs Masooda Dogar, two sons dams, reservoirs and barrages; his Mr Dogar wrote many booklets
423 cancer patients die in Punjab. been developed. and two daughters. name is still inscribed on Tunsa bar- and books on Islam. In his most re-
In view of this deplorable state of He has also been involved in Abdul Hameed Dogar was rage built across River Indus, as one cent book titled “Islam: God’s Final
aff airs, they have decided to build a developing innovative, unique and born in 1924 in the eastern part of of its designers. Message to Mankind,” commenting
cancer hospital to provide free treat- customized dosage schemes, pro- the province of Punjab in British In- Mr Dogar came to the United on the challenges of the modern
ment. Dr Shaharyar said the coop- tocols and treatment options for dia. In August 1947, when Pakistan States in 1962 to seek medical help times, he observed “Th ere is a great
eration of the business community Pakistani patients with lung cancer, came into being, the Eastern part of for the treatment of his son who confusion and misunderstanding
and the general public was needed brain tumors and head and neck Punjab became part of India, and the suff ered from polio. He worked for about Islam despite the fact that Is-
to complete the project. cancers. Most of this work has been Western part of Punjab became part Illinois Department of Transporta- lam is basically the same religion as
published in scientifi c journals and of Pakistan. Amidst the bloodshed tion (I-DOT) from 1963 until his re- preached by Adam (pbuh), Moses
Development of new treat- has now been compiled as a book of Muslims who were forced to fl ee tirement in 1991. He was a licensed (pbuh), Jesus (pbuh) and all other
ment option for cancer titled “Cancer Research and Publi- from East Punjab, Abdul Hameed Professional Civil and Structural prophets sent by God. I realized that
Professor Dr Shaharyar has cations – 1998-2012”, published by Dogar migrated to Pakistan’s Punjab Engineer. He designed highway there is a great need for an accurate
developed new treatment options N.A. Printers, Lahore, ISBN:978- with his parents. Th e migration hap- I-55 and some of the bridges of account of this religion…Th ere is a
for breast cancer patients. Now a 969-9650-00-0. pened just aft er about two months highway I-355. great turmoil and bloodshed going
combination of chemotherapy and A salient feature of the fund- of Abdul Hammed Dogar’s coming Dogar Sahib was a visionary on all over the world and there is a
radiation can be given safely in early raising event was a mesmerizing back to home aft er completing his and a dedicated community leader desperate need to stop it. When our
breast cancer and radiation can be musical show to entertain the guests. Bachelor’s of Science in Civil engi- who served the community by es- God is one and we all are children of
eff ectively combined with radio- Popular singer of the Bay Area Tina neering program from Muslim Uni- tablishing schools and mosques in the same couple Adam and Eve, and
sensitizing drugs for the treatment Mann thrilled the audience with her versity, Aligarh. Mr Dogar received the Chicagoland area. He was the our religion is one, then why is this
of recurrent breast cancer. He has melodious presentation. Tina elated his diploma via mail in Pakistan. founding member and Director of bloodshed? It must stop and I am
introduced the combined use of the guests with Urdu and Punjabi In Pakistan, as a civil engineer, the Islamic Foundation that manag- quite confi dent that In-sha-Allah
hormone therapy, chemotherapy songs and ghazals. She was accom- he joined the Department of Irriga- es a Mosque and a full-time school (God willing) it will stop if we suc-
and bisphoshonates in elderly pa- panied on tabla by Neil Parshad and tion in Punjab province. He worked located in Villa Park, Illinois. Islam- ceed in guiding the people towards
tients with breast cancer. For pa- keyboard by Vinod Krishna. primarily on the design of water ic Foundation is one of the largest OBITUARY, P28
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