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Urgent Appeal – Education Assistance for Destitute Children: CAI is trying hard to find sponsors for about 169 very poor and destitute children at Jafri English School in the slums of Govendhi who cannot meet the USD100 per year tuition fees.  Here is an excellent opportunity to invest in a child, 90% Sadaats, whose entire…

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14 Years Accomplishments by CAI: As CAI begins its 15th year of service to humanity, it is appropriate to reflect on its past accomplishments.  All these services would not be possible without blessings of Allah (S) and our Aaimas (A) and superb support of our BIG hearted donors.  Jazaak’Allah!!! India: A 50 girl’s orphanage constructed…

New Look Website: Thanks to Rumina Hassan of Orlando FL, CAI has a redesigned website.  Please visit www.comfortaid.org and browse through enhanced features, more photos and easier mapping on the new look site. Urgent Appeal – Water and Medicines – Haiti: CAI is spearheading relief to the earthquake  disaster victims in Haiti, insha’Allah.  There is…

Project Updates Afghanistan Blanket Drive Update: Jazaak’Allah!!! Imam Hussein (A) Elementary and High School Update: Sharing new photos on this very important, exciting project slated to open March 2010, insha’Allah. Please consider investing in this invaluable project that will produce the next generation of Afghans – capable leaders and professionals. Imam Sajjad (A) Clinic in…

Project Updates Afghanistan Blanket Drive Update: Alhamd’Allah, we are almost there! About 4,000 poor and destitute families will get relief from life threatening winter this year, thanks to all CAI generous donors who always, but always come through. A very special Jazaak’Allah to Rohit Lolitkar who worked real hard to solicit for donors and single…

Project Updates Afghanistan Blanket Drive Update: Eid Al-Adha Qurbaani: Please remember to make your niyyat on Eid day for the qurbani being performed in your name; all arrangements are in place, both in Afghanistan and India. Imam Hussein (A) Elementary and High School Update: Made a very quick trip into Kabul to meet with few…

Eid Al Adha Quarbaani / Water Well in Usa, Arusha / Afghan Blanket Drive Eid Al-Adha Qurbaani: Time is running out on booking your order of a goat / sheep for this year ‘s Eid ritual to be distributed to the poor and destitute in Afghanistan and India. A good size sheep is USD104 in…

Eid Al Adha Quarbaani / Ethiopian Starvation Crises Update / Afghan Blanket Drive Eid Al-Adha Qurbaani: CAI will again, insha’Allah, facilitate the slaughter ritual on Eid Ul Adha day this year, our 14th consecutive year of offering this service. The meat (and skin) from these animals will be distributed to the poor and destitute all…

Miracle of Giving / Floods in AP, India / Water Project / Survival Blankets The Miracle of Giving: Zahra, daughter of a poor herdsman in Sachak, Afghanistan was brought to me during my last visit there. She was born with a cleft lip and the father begged me for help. Sachak is a very remote…

Food Crises in Dhanaan, Ethiopia – An update / Educational Assistance to Poor Eligible Students / Appeal for Winter Blankets for Afghanistan Food Crises in Dhanaan, Ethiopia – An Update: Unfortunately, Merci Corps did not come through for us this time and insists on deducting 15% admin fee for distribution of grain to these wretched…

Food Crises in Ethopia, Sakina Girls Home, Imam Hussein School Food Crises in Dhanaan, Ethiopia: You may have heard of or know about the deepening water and food crises in the Horn of Africa. Thousands on Muslims are starving; and the UN have actually cut food aid supplies to the area due to the worldwide…

Your Sadeqa Funds Planes, Trains, Automobiles … I had the good fortune to make a speedy, brief visit to Machipatnam, Vijaywada and Alinaqipalam in Andra Pradesh last week; 75 minute flight to Hyderabaad, a 7 hour train ride to Machipatnam, 5 hours by car to Vijaywada and Alinaqipalam, another 7 hours by train to Hyderabaad…

It Rained Bombs In Kabul Please click here to ready my (hopefully) interesting trip into Afghanistan right in the middle of her presidential elections. Please click here to view the photo gallery of this trip. New Trustees for CAI: I am happy to welcome Imran Abdullah of Houston, TX and Abbas Jaffer of New York…

Kargil Medical Trip Report, August 2009 A Personal Note: With the onset of this very blessed month, I greet you and wish you a very blessed and fruitful Ramadhan, full of Allah’s blessings, forgiveness and mercy. Allah (S) has virtually guaranteed us forgiveness this month; we have only to open up and ask Him for…

Medical Appeal I am on my way to Afghanistan at the moment but wanted your urgent assistance regarding the following 2 life / death medical cases from Kargil where CAI just concluded a very successful medical camp (report and photos out in very near future). 1. Kaniz Fatemah is 7, hails from Lankarchey District in…

Succession I feel it very important I communicate the subject of succession of CAI operations if something were to happen to me. It is redundant to state that I am a mere mortal, but I’ll state it nevertheless; I AM! There are a number of things that can happen; I could be killed in an…

Ramadhan Iftaar Appeal – Update I was praying real hard we could, through some miracle, not deny food grains already allocated to the poor and destitute this Ramadhan. Alas, this is not the case and we have to be pragmatic and make the hard choices. We have cut the number of families we will assist…

Ramadhan Iftaar Appeal – Update As you can gather from the indicator, this years Iftaar fund-raising is in serious, serious trouble; a striking departure from yesteryear’s. I will have some very hard choices to make in the next week to 10 days, either reducing the quantity or number of families we give to, both heart…

Afghanistan Project Inauguration – In Video As promised, here is the video clip of all CAI projects we inaugurated or initiated during our trip to Afghanistan earlier this month. It is about 30 minutes long but very informative, so I urge you to invest this time and view it. There is no commentary so you…