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A trip to Pakistan is always a frustrating challenge certainly, but with intertwining interesting episodes that can leave me in tears or giggling incoherently. You may have read my earlier episodes of forays into this badbakh country, so I will spare you a detailed repeat of much that occurred during my most recent trip but […]
February 10 was a very happy day, a satisfying day. CAI donor funded girls school at Phanderi Sadaat in UP, India was officially inaugurated. A year plus in the making, it is a beautiful modern building that will insha’Allah be an harbinger of a brighter future for the poor girls that will benefit from a […]
I am born into a Muslim family; a blessing yes, yet, a no-brainer, the choice is not mine and I follow the religion of my parents. I am lucky. So it fascinates me to meet people who convert to Islam, people who are born into religions of their parents, indoctrinated naturally, from an early age, […]
CAI Donors Aid Sampang Village – Indonesia I recently concluded a visit to the besieged Muslim community in East Java, Indonesia where CAI donors have rendered humanitarian aid. Please click here to read my report, see photos and take part in ending the brutal siege there. Final Phase Of Mud Homes Begins – Afghanistan The […]
Radical Muslims besiege a minority Muslim community in Sampang, East Java, Indonesia. One man is murdered, their homes burnt down and when they seek protection at a local stadium, food and water supplies are either cut off or severely restricted. Most Indonesian Muslims are very tolerant of beliefs between various sects. Jakarta, for example, is […]
Continued from Trekking In Addis Ababa – Part One… We have caught the attention of a couple of ruffians however, who ask us for money; Alan refuses. They follow us for a distance, ignoring Alan’s request to be left alone; I get nervous, as we are in a desolate place. Alan flags down a passing […]
Aid To Pakistan Violence Victims – An SOS Since we cannot, on religious grounds, ethically, legally or personally hit back at the animals who are killing our brethren in Pakistan, CAI is reduced to providing solace, material support and medical assistance to the victims injured. I will insha’Allah visit Quetta and other areas in Pakistan […]
I was fortunately blessed to go trekking in Ethiopia in July 2012. It was a wonderful trip, which I finally got down to writing recently. Perhaps you may enjoy this narrate? I stare at the screen and the email in unbelief; turd, I curse, then again, turd! This is the last thing I need, after […]
We conclude the azaa of Abaa Abdi’Allah Hussein (A) recently, forty days of tribute to our heroes of Kerbala, Koofa and Syria, saviors of Islam and our hope for intercession on a day when no other intervention will be tolerated. An exceptional gift from Sayyeda Zainab (A) to rejuvenate our faith and seek nearness to […]
CAI Donors Assist 100 Poor Students In Bangladesh CAI donors, once again alhamd’Allah, sponsor 100 poor students who have achieved at least a B grade average continue studying for 2013. This is in line with CAI policy of globally supporting education projets for the poor. We thank our wonderful generous donors for their dedicated and […]
