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The Ultimate Sajda
‘O Land Of Kerbala, My Son Is Innocent…’ This is the lament of Sayyeda Fatemah (A) today, as we commemorate…
My Afghan Escapade – Zuher Somji
While I jump at the opportunity to accompany Yusufali on his most recent adventure to Afghanistan, his only condition that…
Rescued!
Some five years ago, Nazim Mirza, a destitute peasant farmer from Mursheedabad, WB India, moves to congested and grimy, smelly…
Midair Tamasha
My recent trip to Afghanistan has been grueling, one of the most taxing I have experienced. The return flight from…
Sanford Musings
So Muamar Ghadaffy bites the dust, pulled out of a sewer casing like a rabid rat, dragged through the streets…
Sameer’s Muttah Museebat
I am in an exceptionally good mood today, sitting at my desk making headway on my novel when my cellphone…
Shias Of Haiti – A Pitiable Beginning
My 4 Days In Haiti For almost three years, Ibraheem Al Mahdy, a Christian convert to Shia Islam some six…
Jaane Kahaa Gayee Woh Din?
The earliest childhood memories I have are of my eldest sister Marhooma Kaneez Zehra (Bai), who was by then already…
The Inquisitive Mind Of Kramer Kramer
In appearance only, Kramer Kramer (real name altered) resembles Christopher Lloyd, the Reverend Jim Ignatowski character from television sitcom Taxi;…
A Sneak Preview
Preface I was born a manhoos; ill-fortuned is the closest English translation, the verdict decreed by our next door neighbor…
Khoja Kiswahili Paradise
It is now over three months since I move my family from India to the accusing (towards Cuba maybe?) pinky…
Suk-Suk – Part One
I have, this week, concluded 50 tons of CAI donor funded food distribution tour at the Somalia – Kenya border…