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Lifesaver Winter Blankets Distribution – Yemen About 2,500 lifesaver blankets were distributed to the poor and homeless in remote Yemen. There still remains a need, especially for Syrian refugees, many of whom are widows and orphans exposed to the bitter cold of winter. Please help if you can by donating a blanket at $32, or more. Sharing […]
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 for the faint of heart. But nothing that I cannot handle, except the early morning flight from Mumbai, is packed and the fellow beside me […]
Lifesaver Winter Blankets – Yemen Winters in Yemen can be deadly for the homeless and destitute. CAI has been aiding the poor in Yemen caught in the conflict of violence for years. There is a real need to distribute lifesaver blankets to the interiors of Yemen by December 15. We need 1,400 warm blankets that […]
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 victims of the devastating floods in September and October, we head to Manila, Philippines. Manila is a replica of any metropolis in Southeast Asia. Crowded […]
Sultan Lindogan Primary School Opening – Philippines A very happy and exciting day for about 120 schoolchildren in the remote village of Munai, Philippines. CAI-sponsored Sultan Lindongan Primary School was officially inaugurated by Trustees Sohail Abdullah and Yusufali in November 2022. This school will serve as a model educational experience for these poor children, especially […]
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. The arrival hall is jampacked and it’ll take me at least an hour or more to clear immigration but a sympathetic officer pulls me aside […]
Pakistan Flood – An SOS I have just completed an extensive visit to Sindh, Pakistan that has been devastated by the recent floods. It was a surreal experience, one I have not witnessed in the 25 years with CAI. The attached photos will speak of the devastation in place. A 100 mile area, once fertile […]
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 dreary existence; a daily routine of early mornings, before sunup, drawing water from the backyard well, sweeping dirt floors, washing clothes, and shaping stinking, still […]
Life Saver Blankets The recent natural disasters in Afghanistan and Pakistan have left the poorest vulnerable reeling with very bleak winter months approaching. CAI focuses on providing those who have lost their homes from flooding with blankets to survive the severe cold, especially in Afghanistan. The qualifying victims of the floods in Pakistan will be […]
My Anguish Realized, RIP – Farishta It’s a pleasant spring evening here in Dar es Salaam and I’m enjoying the gentle breeze blowing from the Indian Ocean half a mile away to my 10th-floor apartment. I’m typing away furiously on my laptop, trying to pen ideas in my head for my new novel before I […]
