The renowned author, Arif Anis, has become the first Pakistani author toreceive the highest honors in London.
Anis, one of the founders of the David Beckham-backed One Million Mealsdrive, has become a Freeman London city at a ceremony at the ChamberlainCourt of the Guild Hall. Freeman is the highest honor bestowed by London.
The *Wall Street Journal *and *the USA Today *bestselling author ofmultiple books, Arif is a globally renowned speaker of Pakistani origin. Heis also a leadership development expert who joins ranks with high achieverswho have received the Freeman or Free Sister recognition.
The previous notable recipients include senior officials within the royalfamily, politics, business, and celebrities in their chosen fields.
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The “One Million Meals” campaign was established at the end of March 2020by Spice Village during the COVID-19 first lockdown. The initiative wastaken to feed NHS workers during the Covid-19 pandemic when the restaurantswere closed. Hundreds of thousands of free meals and healthy drinks weredistributed to frontline workers in several locations in the United Kingdom.
Hundreds of Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Indian, and Afro-Caribbean eateriesdonated free meals through the campaign.
