Blogs
Discover the latest global relief efforts, inspiring stories, and news from Comfort Aid International.
Orphans Stories
Ulfat – Zanzibar I meet Ulfat some three years ago, in her grandmother’s pitiful house somewhere in Zanzibar. It has…
Have Sheesha, Will Smoke
Have Sheesha, Will Smoke Emirates flight EK 726 from Dar es Salaam to Dubai is almost full. The crew (most…
Yes, I Am Mad / I Give Up
Yes, I Am Mad The die is cast. The impossible has happened. My nightmare is real. I have navigated through…
Am I A Mshenzi? Or A Mjeenga?
Mshenzi – Uncivilized Mjeenga – Illiterate I’ve just finished my early morning exercise routine and am looking forward to a…
Kabul Trails
This Blog was published in 2018 – I rerun it now due to the current events in Afghanistan. It’ll give…
Sabah Wants A Divorce – An Update
I and fellow Trustees Shaida Hussain and Sohail are traveling to Sierra Leone, all the way to the west coast…
Our Twisted World…
There was a time in my adult life when I had to fret about keeping my travel itinerary straight. Where…
An Eventful Morning Walk / Meeting With The President
An Eventful Morning Walk I do a brisk seventy-five minutes (approximately four miles) walk after morning salaat four times a…
Khoja COVID19 Shots – Kuku Here, Kuku There, Kuku Everywhere
Mullah Mchungu is in a sour, combative mood. He sits on his ancient recliner provocatively clutching his walking cane, glaring…
An African Massage – African Ten Minutes
Maaha Zainab, my 20-year-old is visiting from Orlando; it’s her second visit to Tanzania after a gap of some ten…
How I Lost A Soulmate And Survived – Tahera Fazel
CAI has many donors who prefer to remain to be anonymous, staying on the sidelines but stepping in when there…
Moosa And Me – A Reunion / A Massacre – Again / Eid Mubaarak
Moosa And Me – A Reunion Forty-eight years ago, when I am sixteen, Moosa comes into my family’s life. He,…