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Raisi Is Dead / A Crash Landing
Raisi Is Dead Mullah Mchungu looks at me listlessly, his dentures, with telltale signs of decay, grin at me idiotically.…
A Malabari Heartburn And A Monkey Problem
I find myself in India once more, right amid a general election. This does not affect me so much, except…
Pooja Has A Beef With Azaan
Pooja Has A Beef With Azaan I meet Pooja on my way to Dubai from Dar es Salaam; she occupies…
Allah Has Abandoned Us
Allah Has Abandoned Us I return to Dar es Salaam from a trip to Pakistan and the Philippines dog-tired and…
Land Of Lychees / Nasty Najaf
Land Of Lychees A break of a few days after my trip to Tanga and I find myself on my…
Nasal Hair And Ghantias Made Of Steel
Nasal Hair And Ghantias Made Of Steel It rained heavily here in Dar es Salaam last night, not a good…
I wish I Was Born A Zionist
I wish I Was Born A Zionist The persistent ringing of my cell phone five minutes into my deprived sleep…
Beggar Unease, Unholy Smoking, Holy Air-conditioning
The weather in Dar es Salaam is heating up as ‘summer’ takes a firm grip. We’ll soon have the best…
Times When I Scratch My Scalp And Go Hmmm
I hear someone call out my name from the crowds behind me on the streets of Dar es Salaam, near…
A Dinner Of Tripes In Dongri / Change In The Offing
A Dinner Of Tripes In Dongri Dongri lies to the south of Mumbai, India. It is probably one of the…
Three Days Of 126°F/52°C
The Emirates flight from Dubai to Baghdad lands forty minutes earlier than the scheduled time so Abdulkareem, my larger-than-life host…
Qabiltu / Muharram Squandered – Again!
Qabiltu! A strange event occurs during Friday’s Jooma prayers at the Dar es Salaam Khoja mosque. It is a national…