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The mosquitos at Shahjalal Airport, Dhaka are deadly. They are fat, feisty and ugly, but amazingly agile, and seem to dodge my attempts to squat them dead easily; I can almost hear them laughing at my duds. Still, I manage to murder a number of them, some with my holy blood splattering the laptop screen […]
Ramadhan Iftaar Appeal – Let’s Begin: The holy month of Ramadhan is on the horizon and us at CAI need to plan for the distribution of foodstuff to the poor and destitute in 14 countries around the world. A food basket, each with US$32 worth of foodstuff will be distributed per family to supplement their […]
I am a resident of a chowl dwelling near Malad, on the outskirts of Mumbai. It could be any low-cost housing that dots every major city in India, the location is not important. I live in a 15 x 12 feet nondescript dump with my wife, 2 kids, and my elderly parents. The parents sleep […]
A Day In The Life Of … – In Pictures: Please click here to view this delightful set of photos showcasing the life of a CAI sponsored orphan and the workings of 6 CAI constructed and supported remote medical clinics in Afghanistan. The Struggles Of The Persecuted Marawi Muslims In The Philippines: Ali Yusufali, CEO of CAI, […]
Sometime in May 2017, the city of Marawi, Philippines, in the Muslim south, ISIS militants lay siege, causing death, mayhem, and destruction to the people of the city. In the aftermath of the counter-assault by the Pilipino army, thirty percent of the city saw almost complete obliteration. Those who were able to escape found refuge […]
A Day In The Life Of A CAI Supported Rohingyas / Orphans – In Pictures: Yemen Humanitarian Crises – CAI Aid Continues: CAI has no choice but continue with the milk, food and medical aid to the suffering masses in Yemen who remain mired in unimaginable pain and grief. Another round of powder milk and […]
Dar is surprisingly temperate in the middle of summer, when before, in January, I could not stop perspiring, even when idling in the shadows. My Indian Guru, Aliakberbhai Ratansi is finally joining me for his first ever visit to Tanzania, after futile attempts to coax him the last 21 years I have known the man. […]
CAI To Empower Poor Tanzanians Become Economically Independent: CAI will begin assisting start-ups or struggling entrepreneurs with small-scale interest-free loans so they can grow and employ fellow poor Tanzanians. Fishing, bee husbandry, farming, and honey harvesting activities will benefit from these loans insha’Allah. Kabul Widow Economic Upliftment Project A Major Success: The project to train […]
Kabul Trials Next to me sits a lanky Pashtun who thinks little of poking his elbow into my ribs every time he moves his hands to spit the remnants of stinky naswar tobacco from his lips into a plastic cup. And next to him sits a burly American from New Orleans who has already downed […]
Blanket Relief To Victims Of Yemen Tragedy – Photo Update: CAI Donors Initiate Another School Project – Kodinar, Gujrat – India: CAI donors proudly gear up to yet another school project in a remote and poor location – Kodinar, Gujrat, India.This is an economically and educationally backward area of Gujarat where about 900 children do […]
