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The Shias Of Sri Lanka – A Tentative Beginning.
Muslims in Sri Lanka number about 2 million, 10%, concentrated mostly in the east of this exotic island. There was…
Revenge Of A Crow.
I watch a crow on a branch of a massive tree intently, who stares back indifferent. Because my Kingfisher flight…
Dance Of Dictators
Here we go again, another squirming dictator with dire cramps and julaabs, in Libya this time. If it were not…
Benapole Is The Largest Land Port In Bangladesh – There Are 172 Villages Under Sharsha Thane!
Except for fatter mosquitoes with meaner stings, Shah Jalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh is almost the same as I…
Adnaan Saami…I presume?
Emirates Airline 202 bound from New York JFK is bang on time today, a few minutes early even; no routine,…
Sunday gripes.
I am in a foul mood, perhaps because I am headed to the US tomorrow and will have to spend…
5 Days In Iraq – Through My Eyes
Maaha Zainab, Alihussein, Tasneem and I are blessed with a visit to Iraq immediately after this past Aashoora in Dubai.…
Comfort Aid International – The Beginning.
How did CAI start? What inspired you? I get asked this question very often. The answer is quite lengthy which…
Corruption galore
Living in India, I have to deal with hundreds, thousands, lacs (one hundred thousand), ten lacs (one million) and then…
Painful Pakistani Plight
The distance between Mumbai, India and Karachi, Pakistan is about 550 miles; maybe less than an hour’s flying time. But…
Mother of 24 children.
Sirsi is some 240 miles east of New Delhi, in Uttar Pradesh, about six hour drive. An impoverished community where…
Dear President Obama, welcome to Mumbai:
Dear Mr. President: Wow, you are coming to Mumbai today! Welcome, Sirjee, most welcome. You know what; I was so…