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SOS – Urgent Humanitarian Crises In Mirzavlang, Sar Pol – Afghanistan: Terrorists have killed 60 and kidnapped about 150 people, including teenage girls, in this troubled area of Afghanistan. Those that managed to escape to Mazar e Shareef are now homeless and have no access to food. The UN is providing tent shelter but they […]
A Slaying Too Close To Home Many of you will recall the name Wasi Muhamadian, perhaps, since I have mentioned him several times in my past Blogs that pertain to Afghanistan or CAI activities in that country. Wasi is the CAI Country Manager for Afghanistan. His father, Ahmad Ali Mohammadian, son of Mohammad Mahdi, was […]
Your Donations Save Lives: This cholera infected child in Hudayba, Yemen was saved by your dollars. US$5 vaccinates a child against cholera which is rampant in war torn Yemen. CAI is still short of 4,000 children (US$20,000) from the set target of 14,000 children. Please help if you can. Sakina Girls Home – Sirsi, UP, […]
Kuku Na Chipsi A trip to Tanzania, my birth country, especially in the temperate winter month of July, bodes well with my temperament. I can see the rapid construction progress of the long awaited new terminal as my Emirates flight taxis towards the current one; it looks beautiful and modern. The arrival hall is crowded, […]
Cholera Vaccine For The Children Of Yemen – An Update: Widespread cholera is affecting Yemen now, the UN puts the toll to over 300,000 already and growing steadily. CAI will insha’Allah maintain the Milk For Children Program as long as necessary and availability of resources. You can immunize a child against Cholera for US$5 each. […]
On the eve of the last Friday this past Ramadhan, I sit at HIC for the ritual duas. As in the recent past years, I have, deep in my bones, an inkling of pending disaster. So, I pray, I beseech, I implore Allah to make the last Friday of Ramadhan a day of peace for […]
Cholera Vaccine For The Children Of Yemen – An Update: Widespread cholera is affecting Yemen now, the UN puts the toll to over 150,000 already and growing steadily. CAI will insha’Allah maintain the Milk For Children Program as long as necessary and availability of resources. You can immunize a child against Cholera for US$5 each. […]
I return home from my extended trip jetlagged, harassed and homesick, with tons of pending home tasks and office paperwork that a ten-week hiatus entails. I tackle these troubles quickly, within a couple of days, alhamd’Allah. But the month of Ramadhan, in a few days, is staring in my face. Hot, long, weary, dog-days of […]
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 […]
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 […]
