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RIP Neka Anissa / The Errant Housemaid
RIP – Neka Anissa I meet 4-year-old Neka Anissa as her mother totes her on her back, wrapped by a…
The Insolent Daughter / The Racist Dad
Shafiq Kutchee, née Fernando Sancho, messages me on WhatsApp about a month ago, towards the end of Ramadhan. I have…
Eeeeeuuuuu / Pathani Hospitality / An Ear Itch
Eeeeeuuuuu / Pathani Hospitality / An Ear Itch Eeeeeuuuuu I’m on my way to Islamabad from Dubai, sitting next to…
Aghaa Thokam-thok
Aghaa Thokam-thok As Kisukaali heads to the mosque for jumaa salaat, pregnant skies above threaten to open up any minute.…
A Kabul School Bombing, Deja-vu / Is Allah Cruel?
A Kabul School Bombing, Deja-vu I’m seated at my dining table/desk, writing away and listening to a beautiful rendition of…
De Mullah! De Moon! De Schools!
De Mullah! De Moon! De Schools! It’s an oppressively stifling morning here in Dar es Salaam. I’m not sure what…
Jollibee, Durians And Multiple Wives / I Have No Patience?
Jollibee, Durians And Multiple Wives I am on my way to the Philippines to inspect a work in progress CAI…
A Birthday / A Death / A Racist / Brain Dead?
A Birthday So, it’s my birthday, again. These damned events seem to hit the pedal to the metal, accelerating unrestrained,…
Awjoo – No Blacks Allowed
Awjoo – No Blacks Allowed I have been much blessed to have traveled the world filled with adventure and risk,…
A Toilet With Tiles
A Toilet With Tiles I was recently in remote Lushoto, Tanzania, inspecting a CAI donor-funded school under construction and debating…
Reshma’s Story / Remembering Raza Mama
Reshma’s Story After trying for three years, the Pakistani government finally decides I am not a threat to their country…
Bollywood In Najaf?
Bollywood In Najaf? It is incredible how the Coronaviruses have upturned all our lives, but especially for frequent travelers. Like…