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Australian Kashmiri Association

The Australian Kashmiri Association (AKAI) is a not for profit organisation established in 2014 with the aim of fostering the cultural identity of Kashmiris within the Australian multicultural environment and contribute to the development of Kashmir. In view of AKAI’s goal, it seeks to bring Australian Kashmiris together by connecting with Kashmiris across the country and celebrate being Australian with …

Kashmiri Music Concert in Australia

In partnership with the Australian Kashmiri community and in collaboration with Shafat Qazi, a Kashmiri from the US, AKAI hosted the singers Irfan, Bilal and Mehmeet in the first ever Kashmiri musical concert in Australia in 2015. Irfan and Bilal have emerged on the musical scene in Kashmir in the last decade. In addition to being amazing singers, they also …

Fundraising Dinner in Sydney and Melbourne

A fundraising dinner was held in Sydney and Melbourne in order to raise funds for providing immediate relief and long term assistance in rebuilding life in the valley of Kashmir after it suffered from unprecedented floods in September 2014. The event was organized by AKAI together with the Australian community. Professor Abdul Qaiyoom Rafiqui gave a brief history of Kashmir …