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Aasheeq e Afghanistan – Part One
I have never penned the story of how I landed up in and got involved with Afghanistan. The closest I…
Ramadhan 2019 – As It Happens / CAI 50th Worldwide School – A Vision Within Grasp
Masjid el Hayy in Sanford is crowded and abuzz with eager Khojas waiting to know if we’ll be fasting from…
To Hang Until Death
Abdul Kareem Lalji is a big, towering personality; you can spot him from quite a distance. This largeness to his…
India Calling
Will missiles put rotis in our mouths? When my travels take me to Mumbai, India, which is often, I am…
Land Of The Imams (a) – A Deja-Vu
Lucky Sohail and I are in the land of the Imams (a) once more, but this time, during the blessed…
Has The Imam (a) Reappeared? – A Nightmare Above 41,000 Feet
I’m on my way to Kabul, Afghanistan. Again. My 38th time to this traumatized country in the past 12 years…
CAI Newsletter – March 2019 – B
Ramadhan 2019 – Appeal For Iftaar Aid The holy month of Ramadhan, when we share our bounties with those who…
India – Home Away From Home? / A Human Face In NZ
India – Home Away From Home? India is my second home; I spend a lot of time here. I’ve been…
A Startling Call To Prayer / Happy Birthday To Me
A Startling Call To Prayer Murtaza Bhimani and I are driving to Kolda, Senegal to inspect a CAI school that…
Reminding Me Of Zainab / A Generation Ruined – Dreading The Future
Reminding Me Of Zainab: I am bleary eyed and woozy headed, seated on an Emirates Airline flight waiting to be…
Pain & Gain – Wheels That Heal
CAI has built and operates 6 medical clinics in the remotest lands in Allah’s creation – the treacherous mountain terrain…
Seeing Without Eyes – Mohammed hadi Somji
I have observed Mohammedhadi Somji, a distant relative of mine, for a few years. I have seen him attending lectures…