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Mehmoodpur Housing Project – Update Here are a few photos of progress on construction of 70 homes for the poor in Mehmoodpur, UP – India. Completion December 2016 insha’Allah. Sakina Girls Home / School Project – Update Here are a few photos of progress on construction of Sakina Girls home orphanage and school at Kabul, […]
The Emirates A380 long haul flights can be comfortable, but rather lonely. Gone are the flights where I could chat with a fellow traveler and while away some of the long hours. I can eat a bunch, watch a couple of movies, nap a bit or read some, but the conversation certainly helps, especially to […]
Zakaat Fitr US$7,000 in Zakaat Fitra was distributed to some 410 poor and deserving individuals across Afghanistan, India and Tanzania during the first 3 days of Eid. This gave some Eid cheer to these people, especially struggling women with small children and poor elderlies. CAI’s 20th Afghanistan School The school in Oozmuk in Dykoondy is […]
I think I am going to go ahead and sue Mullah Mchungu’s son-in-law, Hyder. He is some big shot businessman in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and makes all sorts of worldwide long distance calls. For this, he gets free talk time from his phone carrier, gifts he innocently bestows on Sakina, his beloved wife. This […]
CAI Aids Victims Of Yemen Conflict – An SOS Appeal For Help CAI has sent US$25,000 worth of humanitarian aid to assist the victims of this calamity in Yemen. I appeal to all of you, kindly help CAI help these hapless people. We can’t do much unfortunately, but the little humanitarian assistance that will insha’Allah […]
Zakaat ul Fitra: CAI will, as in prior eighteen years, distribute your Zakaat ul Fitra to the poor and destitute in Afghanistan, Africa and India. We recommend US$12 per person for 2015. This payment MUST reach CAI no later than July 14 for distribution on Eid day; any payments received after this date will be […]
‘Its all in the mind.’ That’s the saying, and I agree. It’s the tenth day of Ramadhan today, perhaps one-third of the month is gone. I fretted a few days before the month began, how were we going to survive the 16 plus hours of thirst and hunger, especially for my girl Zainab. No big […]
2015 Ramadhan Iftaar Collection Update: CAI was, unfortunately, unable to raise the total funds needed to aid all the poor and destitute for this current years planned project. There is still a window of opportunity, however, to help those communities that have not received the Iftaar food supplement for this week only; it will not […]
I land in Mumbai to the chatter of very little except for the heat wave gripping most of the country, especially in the areas I am to visit the next few days. About 2,500 (last count) people have died from the unprecedented almost 120F furnace created by the current summer ball of fire. I don’t […]
I am busy at my computer when my cell phone goes off, startling me. The screen flashes Mullah Mchungu’s number from Dar. I don’t want to take it as it’ll mean loss of thirty minutes, at least, and I have my run coming up in that time. I give in and answer the phone, however. […]
