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10/05/2024

‘The Body and the Soul’
The below picture may look like some personal picture from our family album but in fact it is all about the birth and being ZMQ, an organization came in to being in 1998.

ZMQ was conceived in the honor of our late father, Professor Zaheer Masood Quraishi (ZMQ), who we lost on Aug 21, 1998. He gave us our first lessons of social justice, equality, the know-how to excavate the root causes of global human problems and the methodology of addressing them. He was ‘the Body’ of ZMQ.

Our mother, Dr. Meraj Quraishi (MQ of ZMQ or also known as MIRA), was a sociologist & a Professor at School of Open Learning, specialising in African Studies. She inculcated in us the values of entrepreneurial drive – ‘never say die’, taught us the importance of women as the key driver for development and above all taught us values of truth, integrity & humility. On May 2, 2024, we lost our beloved mother – ‘the Soul of ZMQ’.

Now that both the Body and the Soul have departed, it will be hard for all of us at ZMQ Development without them, but their lessons & vision resonates, and we commit ourselves to strive even harder to change ‘the lives of those who need it the most’.

Both will continue to live in the spirit of ZMQ in form of their teachings, vision, philosophy and keep guiding us.

24/07/2023

One more reason to love one's city Mississauga.

Mississauga installed its first wind phone this spring and it's already helping people cope with the death of loved ones.

31/03/2023

Here is another story shared by an Asian Canadian who was born and raised in Quebec.
Racism has always been part of growing up in Canada for him, but it rose several folds all of a sudden after COVID, hence racializng the pandemic.
During our community consultations, we heard many such stories ranging from dirty looks to racist jokes to verbal assaults, physical violence and vandalism.
Diversity is a reality in Quebec and in Canada at large. Inclusion and equity are the only way forward, if we wish to realize a strong, progressive and plural nation. This story also narrates the importance of being an ally, instead of being a bystander during the acts of microaggressions or racism.

Jerry Chu is a 27 year old Canadian. Born in Quebec, he studied at the University of Quebec in Montreal in administration and now works as a sales consultant...

27/03/2023

Here is another one of the twelve stories of disctimination and racism at workplaces in Quebec, as part of the Window of Quebec project led by ZMQ Global using YourStoryTeller
Thanks to Heritage Canada's ARAP ( Anti Racism Action Program, Canada) for sponsoring the project.
Kindly watch this story of a youth from Montreal, from the Black community. Many people from elsewhere in have shared that this story resonates to their experience of discrimination and racism at workplace too.
Unles we hear the stories, develop an empathy for the victims of racism and act to change the biases- sef and others, monster of racism will keep raising its head in one subtle form or another.

Three people are looking for the right candidate for the position of an Assistant Manager in a company. They have a few resumes and candidates lined up for t...

10/03/2023

Yourstoryteller does it again.

Here is a powerful story of professionals who immigrate to Canada.
How many of you qualified doctors, engineers, PhDs can relate to it?
Let us know if this is not an example of what else is?
There are more such true stories, YST has created in 'talking comics' for the project Window of Quebec under the lead of .

Lina’s shattered dream