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February 25, 2014

The Chief Minister’s Assassin – A Novel

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Phew! It’s done. Finally! My second novel is done editing and is currently being readied for publishing; it will be out second / third week of March insha’Allah. Having worked…

February 10, 2014

My Trip To Sirsi & Phanderi – Nasser Jetta

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Inna lillahi Wa Inna Ilayi Raajeoon… the profundity of this beautiful Quraanic verse hit me most when I lost someone dear to me, without whom I wouldn’t be here today…

January 25, 2014

Out Of Africa

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I fly to warm, muggy Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and immediately set on feasting on mangoes, pineapples, zambarao and plums that are in season; ahhh, what delight, but promptly get…

November 28, 2013

The Day FBI Raided My House

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Tuesday, November 19 2013 begins benign enough; we wake up for salaat, Mahaa Zainab and her mother return to slumber and I proceed with pushups and other exercises, run-up to…

October 28, 2013

I Gift You, My Dearest, An Onion Ring

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We are inseparable, India and I, I think. Why, I was here just six weeks ago. I am back, thanks to an incompetent real estate agent who forgot to take…

September 20, 2013

Little Muskaan Is Going Blind

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I sit in the shade, outside CAI built Al Zahra Boys Home in Sirsi, UP India. My face and every exposed body part feel the scorching heat and humidity out…

September 15, 2013

Afghanistan, My Turn – Shaida Bhayani

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Sallam This, my 26th trip to Afghanistan was mighty tough, as you will learn from Shaida’s narration below but as usual, very gratifying; the primary aim was ensuring donor and huqooq funds are spent in responsible manner. I am humbled at the…

August 22, 2013

Letter FROM President Barak Obama

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I write an impassioned letter to president Barak Hussein Obama regarding the oppressed Palestinians on March 24, 2013. Being a pragmatist, I am not expecting a response. To my pleasant…

August 4, 2013

Basi Mimi Msheenzi!!

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Mullah Mchungu, my elderly occasional comrade and frequent nemesis is visiting Sanford, Florida once more. I feel his arresting hand grip my shoulder after Thursday program at Sanford Husseini Islamic…