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2012 Ramadhan Iftaar Relief Fund CAI has reached a roadblock of sorts in this year’s Ramadhan Iftaar collections, with collections / pledges difficult to come by. We have therefore made changes whereby food grains for remote areas of Afghanistan will be given priority, followed by distributions in major cities of Afghanistan and India, depending on […]
Deport, deport! Screams the immigration officer from behind the glass divider. Where is your work permit for Afghanistan? He keeps asking. I try explaining that I am in Afghanistan to visit a friend, but my plea is ignored by overdone exasperation and threats of deportation. So while I ponder on the thought of being sent […]
I arrived here in Mumbai after sleep deprived eight days in Afghanistan (trip report and photos by accompanying Amir Somji coming up shortly) where it was numbing cold in Bamiyaan but scorching hot in Mazaar. But Mazaar weather was a treat compared to New Delhi and Sirsi, India where temperatures came close to 50C. This […]
2012 Ramadhan Iftaar Relief Fund CAI is fast approaching Shabaan 15, the lastest she can logistically arrange for Iftaar to very remote areas, especially Afghanistan and are way behind in collections for this very noble project. I humbly request all of you to please support us by at least pledging now so we can fully […]
2012 Ramadhan Iftaar Relief Fund CAI will insha’Allah, our 17th year, distribute monthly iftaar rations to the poor and destitute, enabling these families to eat a healthy meal this Ramadhan. We have an ambitious schedule, feeding 7,000 families (about 42,000 individuals) in Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Haiti with a budget of US$171,000; this […]
In the thirty-two years that I’ve called the United States home, I can recall only two incidents of bigotry that have truly upset me. This is remarkable, considering I’ve lived in Texas, a state known for its fair share of dogmatists, and especially after the events of 9/11. The first time, when I am strapped […]
When as a teenager in 1979 I got a chance to visit London for the first time ever, I turned blissfully bliss. Why, slap me silly! London?! My entire childhood, elementary and high school bias was for the very Great Britain. Sister Mary Fabian, the headmistress nun who would never smile but easily turn a […]
2012 Ramadhan Iftaar Relief Fund CAI will insha’Allah, our 17th year, distribute monthly iftaar rations to the poor and destitute, enabling these families to eat a healthy meal this Ramadhan. We have an ambitious schedule, feeding 7,000 families (about 42,000 individuals) in Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Haiti with a budget of US$171,000; this […]
CAI 11th Afghan Elementary School – An Update After agonizing delays due to severe winter in Afghanistan where even dirt was frozen solid, construction of CAI’s 11th elementary school (this one for girls only) is on tailwind, insha’Allah due for completion first week of June. About 400 girls will have a solid, secure and warm […]
Port Au Prince (PAP), Haiti is not a nice place. The city is grimy, filthy, mosquito ridden, potholed roads abound, snarled traffic rule and noxious fumes from cheap gasoline can make you instantly nauseous. It is also a very threatening city, her people on the move, exceedingly belligerent, constantly hustling, looking to score; this brings […]
