Creating Opportunities | Making the Impossible, Possible!
Was it fun? This is a question someone asks me the other day, after I complete a seven-mile run. It is a question frequently asked by many who I encounter. I guess it is out of politeness and a conversation starter perhaps, because nobody really cares a hoot if I run seven or a hundred […]
I promise my teen daughter Zainab that I’ll treat her to a snazzy vacation if she has nothing but A’s in her first year of high school. She delivers, except for two Bs. Close enough. So I swap Emirates miles with Riaz in Vancouver and we are on our way flying Air Canada, to the […]
CAI Worldwide Schools: CAI is expanding its focus on education opportunities to poor communities wherever needed, across the world. With a school almost complete in Kolda, Senegal, CAI will break ground on a girl’s school in the village of Kitty, Dykundy Province, Afghanistan late September and two CAI Trustees will be in Niamey, Niger shortly […]
My hero, the person I have admired and wanted to emulate the last eighteen years, indeed since the inception of Comfort Aid International, Abdul Sattar Edhi has died, aged 88. This holy man, may Allah bless his soul and grant him a very lofty place in Jannah, was a prime example of someone who followed […]
Zakaat Fitra Distribution – In Pictures: Your Fitra Zakaat was distributed to various poor and destitute people around the world; please click here to view photos. Kolda School Construction Progress – In Pictures: Alhamd’Allah, the 2nd floor is now in place; still targeting a November 2016 grand opening of CAI’s 28th school. Appeal For Water […]
Mullah Mchungu calls after a hiatus of many months. After the hello, how are you, as if I care formalities, he tells me he misses Orlando and HIC in particular. He would love to do a Ramadhan here, eat the greasy iftaari every day, watch Mustafa Yusufali barrage through foolendi with trays of neehari and […]
Ramadhan 2016 Iftaar Distribution – In Pictures: It was a very successful project, alham’Allah. For the 17th year out of 18 that CAI has taken on this challenging project, our wonderful donors got together and raised over US$250,000, making it possible to offer a nutritious iftaar / sehri supplement to over 10,000 poor families in […]
We have S. Nooru for our nightly Ramadhan lectures here at HIC in Sanford, FL. Originally from Ghana, revert to Shia Islam and a role model for our other ‘uleema’s’ to emulate, regarding his eloquence of delivery, his knowledge of the Holy Quraan and visible commitment to his audience’s spiritual reform and excellence. What a […]
CAI Aids Orlando Shooting Victims: CAI is lending a helping hand by aiding the families of victims who lost their lives in the tragic shooting incident at Orlando on June 12. An initial donation of $1,000 is going to the fund set up for the families and more as and when donations are received. This […]
It is June here in Mumbai, the peak of summer; hot and steamy. Monsoon rains are supposed to arrive in ten days, but I have my doubts. The annual rains have yet to douse Kerala, the first point of entry way south, delayed, and Indians have reasons for concern. Last years inadequate moisture was disastrous […]
