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Khoja Identity? A Myth!
WhatsApp is more of a curse than a convenience; I am convinced of this fact. It easily consumes my everyday…
Jamtan, Alhamd’Allah, Bismillah
Dakar, in Senegal, in W. Africa, is a world away, 10 ½ hours flying time from Dubai. Emirates, the supposedly…
Jaane Kahaa Gayee Woh Din – Revisited
Mumbai is sizzling; the heat is on. Mangoes, jammun, fannesi…and all the other summer fruits are ripening and will be…
A Blast In Tucson
CAI gives me repeated opportunities and the good fortune of knowing and interacting with an overwhelming number of people I…
Undesirable Handshakes
Mullah Mchungu has promoted himself to a motorized wheelchair; he zips into my living room as soon as I open…
A Suitable Rishta
Lubna Sheykh (name altered) is a rather assertive, rather plump, rather dark thirty-something, who works as a Guest Relationship Manager…
It’s Gas, Sahib, Bad Gas
It has been very hectic four weeks on the road; living off suitcases, sleeping erratically, eating subpar airplane and restaurant…
CAI’s India – Through My Eyes – Riyaz
CAI’s India – Through My Eyes – Riyaz Like everything else Indian, the extremes in everything can be overwhelming, and…
The End Of The Road?
I make this public only because my ailment has leaked out and there have been some awkward queries about it.…
No problem. Bhai Bhai, we are, no?
There is, nestled among the old, winding lanes of once upon a time Catholic community of Juhu, a men’s barbershop.…
Magufuli / Daladala / Jamtan / Me And Rai
Magufuli rocks – For now Dar is the same, if not with more unruly traffic. The gajjar chicken, mishkaki and…
The Reformation Of My Grandfather’s Ummah – Imam Hussein (A) – Part 2
Masoom Sanji (name not real) is an 18-year-old fella way beyond his age; in wisdom. I first noticed him at…