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June 9, 2010

A journey to Waaweilah – Part two

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Bladder control, an agony.Stalled car.Weeping windscreen.Road to BamiyaanRain, rainMud, mudFor a change, there is a line with only about 10 people in front of me waiting for their turn at…

June 6, 2010

A journey to Waaweilah – Part one

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Part 1 – Indian Airlines, outstanding incompetence.When I land in New Delhi from Mumbai, it is as if the pilot must have made a mistake and landed at Kuwait or…

June 5, 2010

My tears of blood – Shafiqa Ahmed Hussein

My tears of blood – Shafiqa Ahmed Hussein https://comfortaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/DSC00025.jpg 320 180 Comfort Aid International Comfort Aid International https://comfortaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/DSC00025.jpg June 5, 2010 January 25, 2022

Sacheck village. Shafiqa’s destroyed home. Shafiqa’s destroyed home. Shafiqa ShafiqaThis is the story of Shafiqa Ahmed Hussein who I meet in the village of Sacheck, Afghanistan at Imam Sajjad (A)…

May 20, 2010

The New Ahlebeyti Muslims – A revealing experience.

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INDONESIA:The burly Iraqi Faris el Husseini in traditional Arab gown stands out amongst mostly Indonesian crowd at Jakarta International Airport and after introductions, upon knowing I am an East African…

May 2, 2010

The day Emirates ruined Helena’s mascara.

The day Emirates ruined Helena’s mascara. https://comfortaid.org/wp-content/themes/movedo/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Comfort Aid International Comfort Aid International https://comfortaid.org/wp-content/themes/movedo/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg May 2, 2010 January 25, 2022

Emirates flight 725 from Dubai to Dar es Salaam begins with hassles; the aircraft is parked quite a distance away from the main terminal and we have to ride a…

April 19, 2010

Help most vague!

Help most vague! https://comfortaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/IMG_1992.jpg 320 240 Comfort Aid International Comfort Aid International https://comfortaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/IMG_1992.jpg April 19, 2010 January 25, 2022

Bewaqoof! Says an elder, Bewaqoof ladki! He repeats. Idiot, idiot girl! This admonishment is directed towards Begum Mumtaz, a dirt poor almost blind orphan girl living with her mother in…

April 17, 2010

An orgy of blood /A dance for justice – Final

An orgy of blood /A dance for justice – Final https://comfortaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/TorchedHome5.jpg 320 240 Comfort Aid International Comfort Aid International https://comfortaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/TorchedHome5.jpg April 17, 2010 January 25, 2022

I ask the driver to take me to Naroda Patiya, Naroda Gaun and Gulbaag Colony. The former two are minority Muslim pockets and scars from those couple of days of…

April 15, 2010

An orgy of blood /A dance for justice – Part two:

An orgy of blood /A dance for justice – Part two: https://comfortaid.org/wp-content/themes/movedo/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Comfort Aid International Comfort Aid International https://comfortaid.org/wp-content/themes/movedo/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg April 15, 2010 January 25, 2022

Firoz Gulzar Mohammed Pathan (FGMP):The train from Surat to Ahmedabad next morning is another comfortable ride, on time departure and arrival. Chotubhai Dosani, my host, picks me up and we…

April 12, 2010

An orgy of blood /A dance for justice – Part one:

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Gujarat on February 27, 2002: a train carrying a group of radical Hindu devotees is set on fire at Godhra, Gujarat resulting in the deaths of 59 people, supposedly by…