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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 […]
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 […]
Most places we think of are defined by perceptions and personal experiences. Such is mine about Afghanistan, as I prepare to visit it with a team of Comfort Aid International Trustees, to see firsthand some of the amazing work being done in changing lives of orphans, widows, the sick and the destitute in the badbakth […]
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 […]
