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Democrats take the House; Trump narrative works for GOP Senate victory
Democrats wrested back the House of Representative in a fiercely fought midterm election Tuesday that also gave Republicans victory in the Senate as President Donald Trump’s narrative continues to find appeal in his conservative base. The...November 7, 2018 819 0 -
Pakistani-American Babur Lateef elected Chair Education Board Prince William County
Babur Lateef, a known Pakistani-American Democrat, was elected Chair Education Board of Prince William County in Tuesday’s special ballot. The newly elected Board Chair thanked his supporters for reposing their confidence in him. Governor Ralph Northam...November 7, 2018 3170 0 -
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar are first American Muslim women elected to Congress
In a momentous moment for American Muslims, voters elected two women –Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar – to U.S. Congress as Democrats took the House of Representatives in the intensely fought 2018 midterm polls. The victories...November 7, 2018 1656 2 -
Democrats eye control of Capitol Hill in Tuesday’s midterm verdict on Trump
A series of analyses and polls on the eve of one of the most hotly contested midterm elections reveal that a Democratic control of the House looks within grasp in Tuesday’s ballot, declared by President Donald...November 6, 2018 819 0 -
Making sense of early voting upsurge
If early voting rates are an indicator of enthusiasm, 2018 elections are on way to being one of the most exciting midterms in recent history. Analyses reveal that early voting for November 6 elections has surpassed...November 3, 2018 1002 0 -
Claire Chambers – Making British-Pakistani connections through literary pursuits
In her intellectual curiosity that has taken her to lands and peoples far from her home, Dr Claire Chambers reflects the spirit of the British scholar-adventurer in the last century that drove the likes of Gertrude...October 28, 2018 1418 0 -
American Muslims condemn attack on Pittsburgh Synagogue
American Muslims have condemned the attack on a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, expressing solidarity with the Jewish community and calling it a cowardly assault on a house of worship. Eleven people were killed when a gunman,...October 28, 2018 917 0 -
WMO photo picks capture Nature’s gifts amid climate change concerns
Rainbow Dream: A rainbow forms over the Barmsee lake in Mittenwald, Germany Photo Credit: Maximilian Ziegler / WMO / UN We may forget what Nature has given us but it’s always there for us to see,...October 26, 2018 1369 0 -
Saudi Arabia pledges $3 billion to stem Pakistan economic downturn
Saudi Arabia will provide Pakistan $3 billion dollars for a year to help the key South Asian country meet its immediate balance-of-payments requirements as Prime Minister Imran Khan met with King Salman bin Abdul Aziz. In...October 23, 2018 737 0 -
Jamal Khashoggi and the quest for democracy in the Middle East
Nearly three weeks after Jamal Khashoggi went missing in Saudi consulate in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan posed a string of questions to Riyadh as he confirmed the killing of the journalist and demanded that suspects...October 23, 2018 929 0