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Tsunami In Indonesia – A Cry For Help CAI is getting ready to send assistance to the surviving victims of the devastating tsunami that destroyed the island of Sulawesi in general and the towns of Palu and Dongala in particular, killing over a 1,300 people. Tents and potable drinking water is what is urgently needed. […]
Muharram – Then, Now The 10 days of rituals that lead up to Ashura were one of the most important religious rites I eagerly participated as a child; still do, albeit for altered reasons. These are the annual rites that Ahlebeyti Muslims commemorate the tragic events that gripped Karbala some 15 centuries ago. Even as […]
This Village In Basra Need Clean Water Urgently: The 3 deep water wells that CAI donors facilitated between Najaf and Kerbala 3 years ago is working wonders, supplying clean, potable water to thousands. Another village, in Basra, Iraq with 25,000 plus people drink contaminated water. CAI wants to help them get clean water. The cost […]
Mullah Mchungu’s Spanking Dilemma So, I am frustratingly trying to extract impossible to get information about a reported Taliban attack on the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan where 50 orphan boys cared for by CAI are located when my cellphone farts, flashing Mullah Mchungu’s name. I curse, almost. I have tons of pending fires I need […]
2nd Phase of CEPS School Begins: The CAI English Private School (CEPS) in Kabul has proved so successful in 2 years that it is expanding! The new facility, which will include new, modern digs for the 50 orphans at Zahra Boys Home who are currently housed in a rental facility. Sharing a few photos: This […]
With the way India’s Prime Minister Modi lauds the achievements of his administration since he assumed office, you’d think India’s roads are paved with gold. But the vehicle I am in hits another mean jarring pothole and I am returned to realities of political farts; repeat untruths enough times until they become deluded facts. Okay, […]
Eid al Adhaa Qurbaani Update A total of 104 animals were sacrificed and their meat and skin distributed to the poor and destitute in Afghanistan, Africa, India, and Yemen on Tuesday and Wednesday. CAI Orphan Girls Shine Big In Robotics Competition CAI SGH orphans Fatema Niyazi and Zulaikha Moosavi did so well in Afghanistan Robotics […]
The Rohingya Tragedy, My Turn – Abbas Moloo On a recent visit to New York, I meet up with Sohail Abdullah, a CAI trustee, and a longtime friend. We chat about ongoing projects and he invites me to join him on his next trip to audit some of CAI projects, projects in Philippines and Bangladesh. […]
Eid el Adha Animal Qurbani CAI will once again facilitate the sacrifice of animals as per the following location and prices: Afghanistan – $120 / Africa average – $50 / India – $86 / Yemen – $140 Please note confirmed orders or payments must be made 2 days before Eid day; all payments or orders […]
Dima Mardini is a lanky, attractive Syrian woman who has seen more than her share of sorrows for a 26-year-old. I meet her at the Deira City Center in Dubai recently. She is to help me research and develop the plot for my upcoming 4th novel based in Syria during the recent war. Dima has […]
