Archive for 'May,2007'

Starbucks strikes Ethiopia deal

Starbucks strikes Ethiopia deal

I have been following this situation since Ethiopia first announced their intentions to trademark their coffee beans and, together with Oxfam, lobby Starbucks to pay more for their Ethiopian supply of Coffee beans. The new rates [...]

Amr Khaled: Time’s 13th most influential person in the world?

Amr Khaled: Time’s 13th most influential person in the world?

The Time 100 is an annual list of ‘the 100 men and women whose power, talent or moral example is transforming the world’. One of this year’s voted 100 is Amr Khaled: An Arabic Media Sensation [...]

Sharia-Compliant Financing in Canada

Sharia-Compliant Financing in Canada

An article on the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business indicated that mainstream Canadian banks and regulatory bodies are beginning to seriously consider offering Muslim-friendly banking solutions. Sharia (in Layman) is the religious social doctrine and [...]

‘They are idiots if they say no.’

‘They are idiots if they say no.’

I attended a MISA International Networking event on May 2, 2007. Booth occupancy at these events in Nova Scotia are usually 70% government and government affiliated non-profit programs (the ‘helpers’), and 30% actual businesses (the people [...]