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Manakara / A Cyclone Chase / Nepal / Syria

Manakara / A Cyclone Chase / Nepal / Syria 150 150 Comfort Aid International

Manakara We have a grand opening of Al Mahdi School in Manakara, Madagascar on Valentine’s day, a proud BCT / CAI undertaking. A wonderful day for about 300 girls who…

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Mullah Mjanja / A New Novel

Mullah Mjanja / A New Novel 150 150 Comfort Aid International

Mullah Mjanja / A New Novel Mullah Mjanja I had known Mjanja (an alias, naturally) almost fifty years ago, from my time growing up in Tanga in the seventies. Mjanja…

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Haazar. Chashm. Agreed.

Haazar. Chashm. Agreed. 150 150 Comfort Aid International

Haazar. Chashm. Agreed. The blessed month of Rajab is here. There is a deluge of Facebook posts, WhatsApp forwards, and emails extolling me to become more pious and Allah-conscious this…

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I Want To Die

I Want To Die 150 150 Comfort Aid International

Kisukaali, I want to die. These words are from Mullah Mchungu as I sit alongside his bed. I feel safe, as the menacing walking stick that he sometimes brandishes is…

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Pakistani Dairy

Pakistani Dairy 150 150 Comfort Aid International

Pakistani Dairy I purchase an Emirates ticket to fly me to Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. Emirates gives me a seat on their partner airline, Flydubai because they do not fly to…

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A Pudgy Flight, A Dicey Ride, And Babul Ki Dua

A Pudgy Flight, A Dicey Ride, And Babul Ki Dua 150 150 Comfort Aid International

A Pudgy Flight, A Dicey Ride, And Babul Ki Dua A visit to the chaotic town of Gorakhpur and a drive to the village of Hallour in UP is not…

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A Jungle School / Dar es Salaam – Heat, A Beggar, And A Death

A Jungle School / Dar es Salaam – Heat, A Beggar, And A Death 150 150 Comfort Aid International

A Jungle School After the depressing trip to Pakistan where Sohail and I oversee the logistics of administering the purchase and distribution of 10,000 blankets and 7,000 tents to the…

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Water, Water, And More Water

Water, Water, And More Water 150 150 Comfort Aid International

It seems the Pakistani government is finally convinced I am harmless since they issue me a one-year multiple-entry visa for the first time and I find myself at Karachi airport.…

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Amna Naqvi – The Unwanted Daughter – Part One

Amna Naqvi – The Unwanted Daughter – Part One 150 150 Comfort Aid International

There is very little joy in Amna Naqvi’s (alias) tender life of eight years so far. All she knows as the daughter of a peasant farmer is an arduous and…

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