A very nice article. I can actually see the steps Norman took as if I am living them just because I really did! However, they were at a smaller scale and shorter time.

I was honored to meet Sheikh Abdul Aziz Alnuaimi for the first time in Chicago in December 2010 at the Muslim American Society Conference. I was actually surprised that he was kind enough to give me his email. In the same evening around midnight, I emailed him requesting a meeting to get to know each other more. To my further shock, the man actually answered my email within less than an hour and accepted to meet at breakfast. You would usually think that, a man of his caliber will take a day or too to answer (to guard the “prestige”.)

Although the Sheikh had a busy schedule, he actually gave me a full hour and even made sure to compensate for the time cut but couple of people who interrupted our meeting. I told the Green Sheikh that I was coming to Dubai for business and to attend the Arab Health and Arab Lab exhibitions and he gave me his contact details to contact him when I reach UAE.

Indeed, we met in February in Kimpinsky Hotel in Ajman. Sh. Alnuaimi came personally to accept me and introduced me to a nice Canadian group of people who were coming to visit him.

The journey begins and we ride with him and the first surprise, his car was a very good car but nothing out of the ordinary, I mean no gold plating, nothing extravagant. We then went to Al-Ihasan center where we met the very nice young man, Mr. Khaled as well as Al-Ihasan center team where we had a tour and overview of the services the center provides to the less fortunate people. We also witnessed the disribution of food to the needy after sunset and I was honored to help.

We then drove to Sh. Alnuaimi house and we saw NO guards. Sh. Abdulaziz believes that Allah “God in Arabic” is the ultimate guard.

What amazed me in his house was the humbleness of his furniture (again beautiful but not extravagant.)

We were served a very delicious dinner that had a lot of nutrtional content but not excessive.

A final word, the Green Sheikh lives his name. He completely changes the stereotype that people have about the Gulf Sheikhs and proves that like anyone, they are people who vary in their values and what they see as important in life like any of us.

Khadijah Chicago USA

Noemi, send me an email with your request and I will forward it to Abdul Aziz. -Karin
contact@greenprophet.com

I was very interested by your article and I was wondering if Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al-Nuaimi would be willing to answers a few questions for us so we can publish an interview + portrait on our website !

Thanks a lot for your answer,

Noëmi Joncour

thanks

Diana