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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…
Me-n-rai / Bo-e / Verrry, Verrry Bad
Me-n-rai / Bo-e / Verrry, Verrry Bad Liberia is where fellow CAI Trustee Sohail Abdullah, TRS CEO Shaida Hussein Bhayani,…
Zimbabwe And Rahma’s Story
Zimbabwe Air Tanzania is very good at reminding me of their flight delays, so good, they send me several emails…