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My cellphone with Mullah Mchungu’s name flashes about a minute after CNN calls the duo of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden as victors of the 2020 US presidential elections. I am glued to the idiot box the last three days, breaking only for salaat, sleeping off and on, using the loo, or working out; I […]
2020 Winter lifesaving blankets for Afghanistan / Yemen The goal is within reach. Please consider donating a blanket or more to ensure a homeless or destitute widow with children will sleep in relative comfort this winter. These very thick (5 kilos each covering an adult and a child in comfort) cost US$25 each, and are […]
The Land Of The Imams – II Since my last Blog riled the fiery feathers of a solitary fan because I used a supposed curse word (shit), I have decided to be super-nice and script only the nicest of words for Sohail’s and my second leg of our current trip; from Afghanistan to Iraq via […]
CAI Opens 50th Global School When Comfort Aid International began the construction of donor schools in the poorest and remotest parts of the world, I prayed really hard to Allah to let us complete at least 25 before I died. Allah smiled and said no way! I will make it at least 50, Yusufali! Please […]
2020 Lifesaver Blanket Drive Sugarcane Project In Kenya Pays Dividends CAI donors sponsored the lease of 10 acres of agriculture land for a poor village in Busia, Kenya. The villagers pitched in to clear the land and plant sugarcane which can easily be marketed to nearby sugar mills when ready. In the time it takes […]
Sohail Abdullah, my colleague and Senior Trustee for CAI, and I are traveling to Afghanistan for our semi-annual compliance audit of the very many CAI active projects in the country. This is my 45th trip to this overwhelmingly depressing and very challenging country that albeit has a special place in my heart. Traveling long distance […]
CAI Worldwide Orphans Back In School After a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CAI worldwide orphans (except India where the shutdown continues) are now back to school, albeit with stringent protection in place. Sharing some photos: Yemen: Afghanistan: Rohingya orphans in Bangladesh: The Plight of the Rohingyas The plight of the Rohingyas – […]
My Tears Of Blood – Asma’s Story – Lest We Forget. I circulated the following Blog in December 2018. I am republishing an updated version now to keep the Rohingya tragedy and genocide alive with us – lest we forget. Little has changed in the two years since, except the ‘temporary’ camps begin to look […]
Water For Rohingya Refugees – Help Needed I bring your attention to the CAI water projects for 39,000 Rohingya refugees rotting in squalor camps outside Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh. Two deepwater wells, two massive pumps, 28 massive storage tanks, and a network of distribution pipes bring pure potable drinking and daily-use water to these hapless people […]
Mullah Mchungu is the first person I’ve come to visit since I fly in from Sanford, FL, so concerned I am about his health, what with the Corona Doodoo spewing death worldwide, especially to the frail and elderly. I am dreading the worst but Hameesi, the Mullah’s lifelong caregiver, looks cheerful and upbeat as he […]
