Mohamed Keshavjee

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Mohamed Keshavjee
Born (1945-06-15) June 15, 1945 (age 78)
Pretoria
South Africa
NationalityCanadian
Alma materHonourable Society of Gray’s Inn London: Barrister at Law
PhD School of Oriental and African Studies, London University Faculty of Law.
Years active1965 -
Known forAlternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Immigration Law, Author, Historian
Spouse(s)Amina Jindani (1977 -
RelativesShaf Keshavjee

Mohamed Keshavjee is an international cross-cultural specialist on mediation, with a focus on Islamic Law[1] and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).[2]

Early life[edit]

Keshavjee was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1945, to Indian parents, father Najrali Manjee Keshavjee, and mother Koolsam Kanji Kana.[3] Due to increasing political unrest and segregation in South Africa, his family felt pressured to leave Pretoria for Kenya in 1962, searching for a better life. At first, conditions were better in Kenya, but that eventually changed with Idi Amin[4] and, after returning to Kenya from England where he had obtained his law degree in 1969, Keshavjee found himself restricted from employment, even without pay.[5] In 1972 his family then relocated to Canada. In his book, "Into That Heaven of Freedom"[5] (with a foreword by Ahmed Kathrada, the second longest-serving political prisoner in the world after Nelson Mandela,[6][circular reference] Keshavjee describes the history of Indian migration to Africa in the 19th century and their struggles under Apartheid, using his own family's story as a backdrop, highlighting the early racial struggle of Mohandas Gandhi years before he gained the honorific of Mahatma[7]

Achievements[edit]

In 2016, Dr Keshavjee was awarded the Gandhi, King, Ikeda Peace Award by the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia, for his work on mediation, peace and human rights education. Keshavjee was the first Canadian and also first Asian from Africa to be awarded this prize.[8] At his acceptance of this prize, Keshavjee gave the speech, "Cosmopolitan Ethics: How we treat each other in today’s globalized world".[9] He lectures on mediation methods needed in the face of major upheavals due to rapid globalization, accelerated technological growth, and massive climate change.[10][11][12] His book, Islam, Sharia and Alternative Dispute Resolution, deals with how Muslims engage with sharia customary practices and the laws of the United Kingdom.[13] He has spoken on ADR at conferences in Europe, North America and Asia, and has trained family mediators in the EU countries and imams and pastors in mosque and church conflicts in the UK and the USA, respectively.[10][14]

Dr Keshavjee has practiced law in Kenya, Canada and the United Kingdom.[15] He has spent three decades working with the secretariat of the Aga Khan in France on programs aimed at improving the quality of life of people in some of the poorest areas of the world through the Ismaili Imamat and the Aga Khan Development Network.[8]

Education and training[edit]

1969 Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn London: Barrister at Law; 1970 Admitted as Advocate of the High Court of Kenya in Nairobi; 1976 LLB from Queen's University, Kingston, Canada; 1977 Admitted as Barrister and Solicitor and Member of The Law Society of Upper Canada at Osgoode Hall, Toronto; 1998 LLM (honours) School of Oriental and African Studies, London University; 2000 Masters in Law at the University of London, England; 2009 PhD School of Oriental and African Studies, London University Faculty of Law: Thesis "Alternative Dispute Resolution in a Diasporic Muslim Community in the United Kingdom".

Awards and Honors[edit]

The Gandhi-King Award[16][17][18][19]

Published works[edit]

  • "Islam, Sharia and Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mechanisms for Legal Redress in the Muslim Community", published June 30, 2013, London, UK: IB Tauris & Co. ISBN 9780857722386[20][21][22]
  • "Into that Heaven of Freedom: The impact of apartheid on an Indian family's diasporic history", Mohamed M Keshavjee, 2015, by Mawenzi House Publishers, Ltd., Toronto, ON, Canada. ISBN 978-1-927494-27-1[23]
  • "Understanding Sharia: Islamic Law in a Globalised World", by Raficq S Abdulla and Mohamed M Keshavjee, published October 31, 2018, ISBN 9781788313193[24][25]
  • "Diasporic Distractions: New faces in new places", Kuala Lumpur, Silverfish Books, 2017, 212 p., ISBN 9789833221790[26]

Contributed chapters to:

  • "Dispute resolution", In A. Sajoo (Ed.), "A companion to Muslim ethics", London/New York: IB Tauris, Keshavjee, M. (2002)
  • "Islam, Sharia and alternative dispute resolution: Mechanisms for legal redress in the Muslim community London", IB Tauris, Keshavjee, M. (2013)
  • "Cross- border family mediation. In C. Paul & S. Kieswetter (Eds.), International parental child abduction, custody and access cases", Frankfurt: Wolfgang Metzner Verlag, Keshavjee, M. (2013)
  • "Reflective learning from the training programmes of the Ismaili Muslim conciliation and arbitration boards globally", UK College of Mediators Journal (December), 23–8. Available at http://www.iis.ac.uk/view_article.asp? Keshavjee, M., & Whatling, T. (2005)

Personal life[edit]

In 1977, Keshavjee married Dr Amina Jindani in Toronto, Canada.[5] Dr Jindani's life's work has been conducting clinical trials aimed at decreasing the length of time required to treat tuberculosis.[27][28][29]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Perkins Center for Evangelism and Missional Church Studies to sponsor lecture by Islamic law expert Mohamed Keshavjee", SMU (Southern Methodist University) World Changers, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., March 12, 2014
  2. ↑ "Interview with Dr Mohamed Keshavjee on Islam, Sharia and Alternative Dispute Resolution", The Institute of Ismaili Studies, October 4, 2013
  3. ↑ "Understanding Sharia Islamic law in a globalised world", by M. Keshavjee, book review by Zubeida Jaffer, Mail & Guardian, Africa's Best Read, June 15, 2019
  4. ↑ President Idi Amin Dada of Uganda: A Bibliography, M. O. Afolabi First Published June 1, 1978
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Into that Heaven of Freedom: The impact of Apartheid on an Indian family's diasporic history", Mohamed M Keshavjee, 2015, by Mawenzi House Publishers, Ltd., Toronto, ON, Canada. ISBN 978-1-927494-27-1
  6. ↑ Ahmed Kathrada
  7. ↑ "Gandhi Before India", by Ramachandra Guha, Oct. 2013 ISBN 9780670083879
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Meet the Indo-Canadian who will be honoured with top US peace award", Press Trust of India, March 27, 2016
  9. ↑ Dr Mohamed Keshavjee receiving The Gandhi King Ikeda Peace Award 2016. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Mediating in the Face of Major Upheavals", Alternative Dispute Resolution Symposium, Edmonton, Alberta, May 15 & 16, 2018
  11. ↑ "Interview with Dr. Mohamed Keshavjee on Islam, Sharia and Alternative Dispute Resolution | the Institute of Ismaili Studies".
  12. ↑ "Video: Understanding Sharia: Islamic Law in a Globalised World". 25 November 2018.
  13. ↑ Book review in European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance, by Werner Menski, Sept. 4, 2015, Vol. 2, Issue 3, p. 263-264, 2015
  14. ↑ nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l373Hy2KdfU
  15. ↑ "Dr. Mohamed Keshavjee | l'Institut des Etudes Ismaili".
  16. ↑ "Dr Mohamed Keshavjee, lawyer, author, and recipient of the Gandhi, King, Ikeda Peace Award spoke in Edmonton and Calgary Jamatkhanas about globalization and cosmopolitan ethics", The Ismaili, Anar Jamal and Salimah Khoja, September 22, 2017, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  17. ↑ IIS Governor Receives Prestigious Gandhi King Ikeda Award for Peace, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., The Institute of Ismaili Studies, Aga Khaninfo-icon Centre, 10 Handyside St, King's Cross, London, UK, April 20, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Indo-Canadian to be honoured with top US peace award", Press Trust of India, Johannesburg, March 22, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Dr. Mohamed Keshavjee will be honored at the Morehouse College "A Day of Peace" Awards, Khabar Inc., Duluth, GA, Your Passport to the Indian-American Community, May 4, 2016
  20. ↑ reviewed by the Honourable Marion Boyd. https://www.queensu.ca/lawjournal/sites/webpublish.queensu.ca.qljwww/files/files/issues/pastissues/Volume39-2/12-Boyd.pdf
  21. ↑ Sajoo, Amyn B. "Mohamed M Keshavjee: Islam, the Shari'a and Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mechanisms for legal redress in the Muslim community." International Journal, vol. 69, no. 2, 2014, p. 264+. Academic OneFile, Accessed 18 July 2019
  22. ↑ Ecclesiastical Law Journal, Volume 16, Issue 2 May 2014 , pp. 238-240, Mark Hill, Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 April 2014
  23. ↑ Dubai, 20 November 2016 — A book launch was held for Into that Heaven of Freedom, written by Dr Mohamed Keshavjee, a renowned South African-born scholar and winner of the prestigious Gandhi King Ikeda Award for Peace. The event was held at the Ismaili Centre, Dubai in collaboration with Consulate General of India in Dubai. His Excellency Manabile Shogole, South African Consul General in Dubai, also attended the event. Ismaili Centre, Dubai, Nov. 9, 2016
  24. ↑ "Mohamed M Keshavjee", Mail & Guardian, Africa's Best Read, Arts and Culture, by Zubeida Jaffer, July 18, 2019
  25. ↑ "A lucid defence of the evolution of Islam’s religious jurisprudence", "Understanding Sharia: Islamic Law in a Globalised World", by Raficq S Abdulla and Mohamed M Keshavjee, Financial Times, England, Review by David Gardner MARCH 18, 2019
  26. ↑ "Recent Books from Malaysia Dec PDF Free Download".
  27. ↑ "Dr. Amina Jindani: Ibn Sina Award for Medicine conferred on world-renowned specialist for life long commitment to the eradication of tuberculosis", Top UK Award for Lifelong Champion of Tuberculosis Eradication By Raficq Abdulla, MA (Oxon.), MB, April 23, 2018
  28. ↑ "Once-weekly treatment effective as daily treatment in TB continuation phase", Infectious Disease News, April 2013 Jindani, A. Presented at the 2013 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections; March 3–6, 2013; Atlanta
  29. ↑ "Professor Amina Jindani: Global Award for Champion of Tuberculosis Eradication @UnionConference @AKUGlobal @SKMCH @StGeorgesUni @wwtb_uk: By Russell Harris- Writer / Curator, London, U.K., Ismailimail, Nov. 14, 2019

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