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WhatsApp Blues So I am holed up in Dubai for a week, in between projects because of the violence in Iraq. Both Sohail and I are supposed to travel to Nasiriyah, Iraq, to commission the drilling of a deep water well that’ll provide potable water to about 20,000 desperate people currently consuming contaminated water but […]
CAI Begins Winter Lifesaver Blanket Distributions: These blankets will be distributed in the remote areas of Yemen, Afghanistan, and India before December 31, 2019, insha’Allah. ZBH/CPES Construction Photos Progress: The facility is almost complete. With the harsh Afghan winter around the corner, work will cease until late March 2020. The entire project will be completed […]
A Flight Into Bamiyan After spending rough four days traversing the interiors of rugged rural Daykundi Province in Afghanistan, checking up on and auditing CAI’s five medical clinics, we are ready to travel to Bamiyan. The day in Nilli begins benign enough, but chilly, 38F. This might not be the end of the world for […]
Homeless Housing Project In Afghanistan – An Update 25 in remote Bamiyan and 12 homes in Kabul are almost ready and will be distributed to homeless widows with children. These candidates are meticulously researched to ensure only the neediest get the homes. Considering the remoteness of the area, the extreme elements and constant risk from […]
Gehraa Thoughts There is this teenager at Masjid al Hayy, in Sanford, that recently arouses my curiosity in him. He is striking, with clear eyes and is very fair – definitely not a typical Khoja. He is tall, with a full head of hair that is marred by a ghastly hairdo. The kind that teenagers […]
Blankets Save Lives: Winter is around the corner and CAI is mobilizing for the annual winter blankets drive to help those vulnerable survive the bitter cold, especially in central Afghanistan, where the snow and ice will kill. Let us help a poor widow with young children or elderly parents survive this period with a simple […]
A Wanting Dream From The Past I am a dreamer, have always been one. It is the easiest way to turn off the evil and troubles in the current day dunya and return to the carefree, innocent life of yesteryears. Usually, these trances are a sure cure for my doldrums and I feel better afterward. […]
Exchanging School Desks For Smiles: For years, the children of Jojo at Skuli Ya Msingi Ya Jojo, Pemba, Tanzania, had no choice but to sit and study on dirt floors for their education. No more! CAI donors made the desks possible, bringing priceless smiles on their lips. Sharing a few photos: Senegal/Liberia/Sierra Leone: CAI Trustee, […]
Adventures In Senegal, Liberia, Sierra Leone The quest to offer quality education available to the children of poor communities worldwide provides CAI Trustees with wonderful opportunities for interesting and adventure-filled global travel. Last week, I am in West African with fellow Trustee Sohail and CAI African representative, Murtaza Bhimani. Consider my itinerary – Fly from […]
Water Project – Nasiriyah, Iraq There is an urgent need for clean potable water for the residents of Nasiriyah, Iraq. This will be CAI donor’s seventh major water project in Iraq, each benefiting about 20,000 harassed people desperate for water. Cost is about US$46,000 for the entire setup, including the desalination and purifying apparatus. The […]
