CAN Media Information

Canadian Arab Network (CAN Media) was founded in the mid eighties by our founder and president Mr. Harry Ziad Malawi Freihat aka(Harry Ziad Malawi) and is geared towards promoting harmony and fellowship between Arab Canadians with each other and with all other Canadians from all descents and creeds at home and abroad. Mr. Malawi is a Jordanian Canadian citizen. He immigrated to Canada in his early teens in the mid sixty's. After completing high school at Parkdale collegiate institute in Toronto, Ontario, he enrolled into a private college for a business Administration course. He also obtained his pilot's license degree from central airway college at Toronto island airport, and he began to look for employment. Sadly as with most new Canadian immigrants, Mr. Malawi was not able to get a job right away, due to what potential employers at that time referred to as: "Lack of Canadian experience". He then asked himself; "How the heck can I gain Canadian experience, if I just got into the country and no one is willing to give me a chance to prove myself? So he decided to venture out into the business world on his own. Mr. Malawi started in the transportation business, and later on, he expanded into several small businesses, in the tour and travel service and real estate investment, and he was quite successful in most of his endeavours. His businesses grew and expanded despite the rough economic times, which his business went through from time to time. Despite his hectic schedule with his business and family, Mr. Malawi did not forget his roots or his community. He became involved in his community's affairs and volunteered and helped out with many events, venues and projects whenever possible. He also served on many communities and social clubs and organizations' in different capacities. In the mid-eighties, the Arab population in Canada was scattered throughout the country without any dedicated organization for the new Arab Canadian generation, who were born in Canada and lack the ability to master reading, writing, ...