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		<title>Mansoor Ali: Carving Dreams Out of Stone</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tina McCarthy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dominion Traders]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an area where great tension exists between religions and ethnicities, Mansoor Ali works in spite of these differences. Intent on helping to improve the life of any disadvantaged person, this enlightened individual united the efforts of onyx workshops all over Pakistan by founding Dominion Traders. In fact, he was the first in the stone [...]]]></description>
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<p>In an area where great tension exists between religions and ethnicities, Mansoor Ali works in spite of these differences. Intent on helping to improve the life of any disadvantaged person, this enlightened individual united the efforts of onyx workshops all over Pakistan by founding Dominion Traders. In fact, he was the first in the stone industry to enact fair trade practices.</p>
<p>Artisans of Dominion Traders also receive a percentage of profits, pensions and affordable health care. Employing business management skills his father taught him, Ali markets local crafts like <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/catalog/product.detail.php?product_id=6663">paperweights</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/catalog/product.detail.php?product_id=6629">coasters</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/catalog/product.detail.php?product_id=6645">clocks</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/catalog/product.list.php?cart_artisan_id=88">more</a> to consumers around the world<a target="_blank" href="http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/home.php"></a>.</p>
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