Comfort Aid International

CAI Newsletter – June 2017 – B

Zakat Fitr CAI will insha’Allah distribute your Zakat Fitr obligation to the poor and destitute in Afghanistan, various countries of Africa and India on Eid day insha’Allah. The recommended amount is US$10 per person. Please pay the required amounts no later than June 21 so that the requisite arrangements and distribution can be made on […]

Amna Naqvi – The Unwanted Daughter

There is very little joy in Amna Naqvi’s (alias) tender life of eight years so far. All she knows as the daughter of a peasant farmer is an arduous and dreary existence; a daily routine of early mornings, drawing water from the backyard well, sweeping dirt floors, washing clothes and shaping stinking, still wet, sometimes […]

CAI Newsletter – Jun 2017 – A

2017 Ramadhan Iftaar – We Made IT: Alhamd’Allah, CAI was able to raise the US$320,000 needed to assist the poor and destitute have a more balanced iftaar this year – may Allah bless you all. This is the 19th year barring one that CAI achieved target, alhamd’Allah. Approximately 12,800 families received food aid to supplement […]

CAI Newsletter – May 2017 – B

Ramadhan 2017 Iftaar Relief Update: Let us bring relief and happiness to the poor during this holy month for the pleasure of Allah. Please donate at www.comfortaid.org now or pledge. Allah bless. Iraq Homes For The Homeless Project Photo Update: This new 32-home Hydery project between Najaf and Kerbala, catering to poor refugees, is nearing […]

Sydney / London Diaries

Sydney / London Diaries Sydney Diary Alhamd’Allah, Sydney is sunnier and a bit warmer than Melbourne and Adelaide. At first glance, the city resembles any others in the US or Canada, with wide roads, traffic snares and a downtown with skyscrapers. Except they ape the British and drive on the wrong side of the road. […]

No Worries / Pathani Hugs

Flying three hours from Mumbai to Dubai and another fourteen to Melbourne, Australia is tasking, especially for a young lad like me; take my word for it. Unlike my last visit to this mammoth country where I was grilled for almost two hours for stupid reasons, I am pleasantly waved through immigration and customs without […]

Indian Summers / Jamun Ice-cream

Summers in Mumbai are hot and steamy, but Allah has bestowed many advantages and mercies in this furnace-like weather as well. The tropical fruits I so lovingly covet mature in the sauna, so they ripen and sweeten. The results are spectacularly delicious jackfruits, jamuns (Java plums), papaya and the king of all fruits – the […]