Azim Khamisa | SpeakerHub

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Azim Khamisa is an inspiration. Hailed by dignitaries such as the Dalai Lama, Former President Bill Clinton and Al Gore, Azim carries his inspirational message of forgiveness, peace and hope into a world in desperate need of each. Following the loss of his only son Tariq in 1995 to a senseless, gang-related murder, Azim chose the path of forgiveness and compassion rather than revenge and bitterness, and this amazing choice led to the establishment of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation (www.TKF.org) and the subsequent forgiveness movement which has reached millions.

Current position (3)

Keynote Speaker and Author

Achieving Peace & Purpose Through Forgiveness

Founder & Chair

Tariq Khamisa Foundation

CEO

Sovereign Capital Markets Inc.

Presentations

Presentations (8)

The Journey of Forgiveness: Destination Peace & Redemption

A talk delivered to thousands all over the country and abroad. Most people are either in resentment about what has happened to them, or in guilt about what they have done to another. In this talk, Azim shows how to be free of guilt and anger to enter the pathway of peace using the same three steps Azim used to forgive the murderer of his son.

Journey Through Grief – Creating Spiritual Currency in the Name of the Departed

Everyone experiences loss in one way, shape or form. No matter nationality, age, religion or race, we all must grieve the departure of loved ones in our lives. How are we to process the loss clearly, cleanly and completely? Azim Khamisa provides the pathway from grief to purpose in sharing his story of losing his son Tariq, starting the foundation in Tariq’s name and most recently experiencing the passing of his mother, who was the emotional and spiritual foundation upon which he stood. By transforming grief and loss into acts of service, Azim shifted a negative into a positive and created purpose for himself and uplift for a community. In the process, he created spiritual currency for the departed so their soul’s journey could be lifted ever higher on the other side. Join Azim as he guides you to embrace a grieving process that takes you from sadness and loss to hope, action, service and positive change.

From Fulfillment to Peace – The Next Steps

Now that audiences, through the work and books of Azim Khamisa, have moved from forgiveness to fulfillment and then to peace … now what? What is one to do with the newfound freedom and release that comes from the inner world of peace? The next step? The answer is: good works. In Azim Khamisa’s newest talk, he guides audiences in how to take fulfillment and peace into the world to help support a world at peace. For Azim, the action step included working with children, teaching them of the choice between the world of gangs and violence and the world of peace and nonviolence. For you, what is that first step that leads to the thousand, where you don’t simply talk or philosophize, but take action … and make the difference you were born to make? Come hear Azim speak and find out.

On Purpose: Finding Your Unique Path to Peace and Fulfillment

Azim Khamisa guides you through his own experience of locating a path of peace, first discovered in tragedy but later ending in triumph, so that you can find your own fulfilling and purposeful life. Based on his book trilogy – From Murder to Forgiveness, From Forgiveness to Fulfillment, From Fulfillment to Peace – this talk will point you directly towards the higher life as you uncover your higher purpose: how to find it, how to test it and how to maintain it.

The Secrets of the Bulletproof Spirit; How to Bounce Back from Life’s Hardest Hits

Over the years, Azim’s harsh experiences in life – personally and in business – has not destroyed him, but inspired him to create even greater, more expansive results in his life. Hear how he did it, and how you too can create incredible results in your life, no matter what has gone before. This presentation follows the book of the same name, cowritten by Jillian Quinn and published by Random House in February 2009.

Restorative Justice: A New Paradigm For Social Transformation

In this presentation, punitive justice gives way to “Restorative Justice,” a pathway that converts criminals into productive citizens and allows for the restoration of individuals rather than their continued punishment. Reformed criminals are a great resource to society since they can teach younger people to make better, nonviolence choices.

Teaching Kids Principles of Non-Violence & Peace-Making

Azim has a special way with the children, showing them, in simple terms, how to comprehend and apply principles of non-violence, with a focus on prevention. Having led presentations through TKF since 1996, Azim can connect and move the young hearts, in a direction towards peace and away from violence and gang life.

Azim & Ples: Healing Estranged Relationships through Forgiveness

Azim partners up with Ples Felix, the grandfather of the murderer of his son, in a powerful presentation demonstrating the power of choosing love and unity after experiencing conflict. The two diverse men with distinct backgrounds bring their inspirational story and message, which is appropriate in all venues – from the corporate to the church environment.