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Imam Sajjad (A) Medical Clinic, Sachack Afghanistan Sachack village is located in Bamiyaan Province of central Afghanistan, smack in the middle of bitter cold and snow belt of the country. It is a village of about 9,500 very poor people whose lives are influenced by the elements; very hot summers and cruelly harsh winters. They […]
I had penned this piece over five years ago but never Blogged it; ajeeb…! So I share it with you now, in the hope you will appreciate the plight of those without water in Afghanistan. Note the following developments since this was written: The water project completed in 2010 and functioning, providing clean, potable water […]
CAI’s 13th Afghan School Breaks Ground Alhamd’Allah, CAI broke ground on her 13th elementary school in Afghanistan, in Hejdey, Dykoondi Province. This will be an all girls school, replacing the current outdoor ragtag one. Once this school is complete, the girls will insha’Allah study in relative safety, warmth and for at least nine months a […]
Abbas Abdulhussein is a very busy man indeed! It takes over six weeks for him to pen this Blog. I wish he does not praise me so much, for all praise belongs to Allah (S). Nevertheless, as promised, I give you a perspective not mine. Here it is then, in Abbas’s words. Enjoy. It all […]
Pakistan Mired In Floods – Again As you may already know, devastating floods in Pakistan have cost many lives and destroyed homes and property, once again. CAI has sent in US$10,000 for emergency food and shelter aid but the victims need much more. Please help if you can by donating whatever possible insha’Allah. We need […]
Tanganyika and Zanzibar tolerate a tenuous marriage; it was dicey to begin with, the honeymoon was briefer than most human unions of today, but most love evaporated almost immediately after dictator Abeid Karume was assassinated in 1972. Although the mainland has prospered relatively well since Nyerere’s disastrous policies got finely shredded, the archipelago lags much […]
It has been some years since my last visit to Mashaad and I am dying to go visit my Imam (A) again. But the Iranian government is adamant it will (unfairly) not issue an American a visa, come what may; not even for a zawaar. Stumped, I turn to the Iranian ambassadors to India and […]
2012 Annual Eid Qurbaani- Final Chance CAI will insha’Allah facilitate current years Eid ul Hajj qurbaani for those wanting the meat and skin distributed to the poor and destitute in India, Afghanistan and Tanzania. We must need solid payments or commitments no later than a week before Eid day; all requests after this period will […]
I was married to India once, but settled on divorce later, opting for a Muttah affair instead. A wise decision, no? I wait at Kabul airport for a flight to New Delhi India, having just concluded my 22nd visit into Afghanistan. Bushed I am, from lack of sleep, exhausting, punishing schedules visiting very remote CAI […]
My nephew Kumail, my sister Sabeera Somji’s son, born in Canada, living in Dubai, gets married to Sameena Amershi, born in London of Asian African parents, now living in Sanford, FL. Why would you care an ant’s ass about Kumail and Sabeena’s nuptials, you ask? Well, the following yarn might interest you. Perhaps. Guests begin […]
