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Two very needy sites for water well, and any other projects that can assist the villagers to uplift the quality of their lives. 1.) Sheban Owino Koba – Imam of Busia mosque Area: Ebutokomi Sub Location: Sikinga Location: Bukhayo east Sub County: Nambale County: Busia Beneficiaries 45 families (7-8 people per family) 2.) Khadija Nyarotso […]
Will my Imam (a) Be Pleased? I’ve just concluded a busy day commemorating Ashura. What with the a’amaals and emotional drain from reenacting the brutal slaying of my beloved Imam (a) and the violation of his family’s rights, I am exhausted. So I return home from Masjid al Hayy, a short distance away, and fall […]
Mullah Mchungu Speaks His Mind I am, in my relationship with Mullah Mchungu, at a crossroads of sorts. I humor him when he calls, and take the time to listen to him, grin and bear it when he calls me by unpleasant tags like ghadeero (ass) and mwenda wazeemu (crazy). I know he is very […]
ZBH/CPES Kabul Orphanage / School: CAI sponsored Zahra Boys Home and school project is almost complete, ready for business early November insha’Allah. Sharing a few photos: Water Project – Naserriya, 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 […]
Vivid Imaginations – A Memoir: $55,000 has already been raised from the pre-sale booking of Vivid Imaginations – A Memoir. It is a recount of a memorable life of a Khoja Muslim with Gujarati genes, born and reared in E. Africa, migrating to the Middle East and then to the US. A frank and self-critical […]
A Scolding I am frantically hoping, nay, praying that the Masjid al Hayy / HIC union will survive the initial, natural and expected turbulence of any new alliance and settle on an understanding to continue the marriage amicably. My prayers are that some respected and experienced elders will intervene, bring the two sides to a […]
2019 Eid Qurbaani Update A total of 327 animals were slaughtered this year. 4 in Afghanistan, 10 in Bangladesh (for Rohingya refugees), 10 in India, 11 in Nepal (for Rohingya refugees), 100 in Kenya, 140 Tanzania, and 52 in Yemen. The meat and skin were distributed to the poor and destitute. Sharing a few photos: […]
Holy Cow, Holy Ass, Holy Mess! I’ve blogged about India extensively. It’s a great country, my genes originate here, and it is my second home, since I visit her several times a year. India is also varied, complex and multicultural, she constantly elates and vexes me, and is a source of much pain, tragedy, and […]
Eid Qurbaani – Last Chance CAI will insha’Allah facilitate the sacrifice and distribution of meat and skin to the poor and destitute in Afghanistan, Bangladesh (Rohingya refugees), India, Kenya, Tanzania, and Yemen. Payments and or pledges must be completed by August 5 for the following rates to apply. Unfortunately, we cannot entertain any requests after […]
A Khoja Wedding In Montreal Montreal roads are best left to French Canadians; they are more suited to understand the mess that is navigating through this French-speaking city in otherwise more saner English speaking Canada; I only pray this statement does not create an uproar in the parliament in Ottawa. The roads from the airport […]
