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Beyond writing books and giving presentations, Azim loves to stay committed to his work as a writer. Every month he publishes a newsletter in which he follows his “Musings” and answers a Question of the Month. The topics range from his expertise in peacebuilding and forgiveness to seasonal topics such as New Year’s mission statements to the rebirth of spring, leadership near elections, gratitude in the fall and more. Here you can find the archive of his newsletters for your reading enjoyment.
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I am truly blessed to have a beautiful, compassionate, intelligent and a kind daughter as is evident from a recent radio interview in which she described in such clear and elegant style the story of her brother and the background of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation www.TKF.org. (See highlights and link below.) Tasreen now serves as…
Read MoreToday – January 21 – marks the 21st anniversary of my son Tariq’s tragic passing. My heart at this time of the year does get heavy – not so much from grief or mourning but more from muscle memory. The work done in Tariq’s name was spawned as a result of this tragedy, and the…
Read MoreOn January 10, I was so honored to speak at a private event for the World Affairs Council of Orange County (website: worldaffairscouncil.org). The host Serge Tomassian, pictured below, had this to say: “Thank you very much for your very heart-touching presentation.”
Read MoreBREAKING OLD HABITS: MAKING NEW ONES QUESTION OF THE MONTH: What new habits will you address this time of year? ANSWER: Habits are hard to break for all of us. Me included! I am looking at not changing much as I have a good diet, exercise regularly, meditate a couple hours a day and…
Read MoreI just received an inspiring e-mail from Amy Benz who works at IONS ( www.Noetic.org), a great organization that studies consciousness and on whose Board I am proud to serve. Here is what Amy sent: Happy New Year, Azim! I LOVE the even years, round and welcoming. Less so the odd years, so jagged :-). We…
Read MoreI spoke before the California Institute for Women on December 14. It was very well received. I spoke to many inmates, and during the Q&A and afterwards there was a large line of the women wanting to speak with me and shake my hand. Mostly my presentation focused on self-forgiveness, where I taught them the…
Read MoreI was honored to present to the La Jolla Rotary Club on December 4. One of the major messages I shared dealt with the idea of our collective society. Civic society needs to address the increased levels of violence in our society. While they do amazing work around the world – part of being a…
Read MoreQUESTION OF THE MONTH: What were the top highlights of 2015 for your work? ANSWER: The year 2015 was another busy one with many presentations. A total of 152 days on the road, which was a few less days than in 2014 when I was on the road 177 days of the year. Of course…
Read MoreYet another tragedy has taken place on our US soil in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks. This time in San Bernardino, where a reported 14 people have been murdered. How should we react to this increasing form of violence that is escalating at a rapid rate? As a practicing Muslim I do condemn…
Read MoreFor the mini-forgiveness workshop on November 4 at San Diego State University, we had a group of 22 students and the results were great. Justine Darling, who teaches this course, said that the students “said the forgiveness work with you and your presentation transformed heir lives for the better.”
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