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A Fine Squatting Act – Ali Syed Khoja
A Fine Squatting Act – Ali Syed Khoja TRS (New Zealand) and CAI (USA) are partners in several medical and…
Muharram Rituals – Have We Lost It?
Muharram Rituals – Have We Lost It? Muharram, the first month of the Muslim calendar, is immensely significant, especially to…
A Suitable Groom
A Suitable Groom Mullah Mchungu sits on his easy chair slurping steaming chai from a saucer. His blinding dentures sit…
Crummy Iraq
Crummy Iraq When Emirates Airline’s vehicle tries to drop me off at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in Dubai, the…
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,…