FYI>> Abdoulie A. Jallow Toll-free number: 1-888-392-4832(Excite2) Personal extension for v/mail/fax: 291-368-1519 ====================================================================== || || o || _o_,_\ ,;: .'_o_\ ,;: (_|_;: _o_,_,_,_; ( .. / (_) / ( . Bismillah irRahman irRaheem In the Name of Allaah, The Most Gracious, The Most Kind ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hijri date: Monday 26 Jumaada al-THaany 1421 A.H. I have received e-mail from our brother Michael Gassner, please distribute this information to our Muslim Businessmen brothers. This event is only 2 weeks from Hajj Season, so you could go there after doing Hajj: Friday, September 22 2:08 PM SGT First International Islamic Trade Fair to be Held in Jeddah KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 Asia Pulse - The Islamic Development Bank is inviting Islamic businessmen from around the world to attend the First International Islamic Trade Fair to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Islamic Development Bank is supporting this special initiative from March 18 to 23 next year aimed at fostering economic development and social progress of the world's Islamic communities, said its president, Dr. Ahmed Mohamed. He said in a statement that the fair is to be held in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the bank. "The fair is being organised to stimulate trade and investment and the IDB has invited over 50 countries to attend, bringing together differing cultures, languages, currencies and traditions linked by one almighty belief," he said. The fair has been specifically developed to provide an outstanding opportunity to quickly and effectively increase the level of business between Islamic countries. Hundreds of products will be on display at the exhibition and many thousands of others offered for export by the exhibitors and visiting trade delegations. The national stands will exhibit simple products, reflecting a country's traditional crafts and skills, to highly sophisticated systems utilising state-of-the-art technology from some of the world's most advanced industrial nations. "And everything in-between: from clothing, chemicals, minerals and commodities to foodstuffs, transport, furniture, building materials and equipment," he said. The event is being organised by the Jeddah Marketing Board, an organisation within the recently-established Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which aims to internationally market Jeddah, located in the Western Province of Saudi Arabia, as a major business and leisure destination. The venue for the fair is the Jeddah International Exhibition and Convention Centre (JIEC). (Bernama) http://asia.biz.yahoo.com/news/asian_markets/asiapulse/article.html?s=as iafinance/news/000922/asian_markets/asiapulse/First_International_Islami c_Trade_Fair_to_be_Held_in_Jeddah.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________ Say Bye to Slow Internet! http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------