Marriage Proposals and Gulshan Rashid

Gulshan Rashid: Gulshan Rashid, the only girl in a family of four children, grew up on the island of Zanzibar, then a British protectorate. Her merchant father cherished his only daughter and made sure she was educated at the best school in Zanzibar, at a time when young women were married off early. He turned down several marriage proposals from mainlanders because he didnt want her to leave the island and live far from him. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. As was customary, her marriage to Badrudin Hameer was arranged by mutual agreement of their families. Luckily for him, he lived in Zanzibar: When he was shown the pretty 21-year-old one evening, he instantly agreed to marriage, which took place forthwith. All that Gulshan knew about him was that he came from a rich and respected family. After marrying, they stayed in Zanzibar where their two sons, Salim and Shiraz, and two daughters, Farida and Naz, were born and Mother, great-grandmother, sister, friend. Born on Sept. 2, 1922, in Zanzibar, Tanzania; died April 27, 2014 in Toronto, of natural causes, aged 91. Submit a Lives Lived column (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.