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Pakistani-American scholar speaks at synagogue with call for enlightened dialogue
Photo: Author American minorities have been the target of political rhetoric and discrimination since last year’s election which saw President Donald Trump claim the White House. Anti-Semitic attacks have sharply risen this past year according to...November 22, 2017 6247 0 -
How immigrants are vital to Virginia’s vibrant economy
A view of skyline in Tysons, Photo: Lluck002/Wikimedia Commons The unemployment rate in Virginia is the lowest in years at 3.6 percent. The state is home to three of the wealthiest American counties – Loudoun, Arlington...November 21, 2017 1982 0 -
Angelina Jolie rebukes sexual violence against Rohingya women in Myanmar
Photo:Screenshot/CBC News While calling for action to combat sexual violence against women in societies around the world, Angelina Jolie has said almost every Rohingya woman refugee is a victim of assault meant to terrorize the community...November 16, 2017 1574 0 -
The Quaid’s daughter lived 100 years of the core of his character
Written a lot has been what Dina Jinnah was. So let’s take a look at what she was not. She was not a crass opportunist; she was not a power-grabber; she was not an exploiter of her...November 16, 2017 1438 0 -
‘Best Film Award for Saawan to spark more creative work in Pakistan’
By the time film “Saawan” was ready to screen, Director Farhan Alam knew that the production had the makings of a good successful movie – a powerful script based on a real life story, absorbing performances by...November 14, 2017 2738 0 -
Fruits rich in potassium help prevent heart disease: Study
Culinary fruits front Photo: Ionutzmovie assumed as per creative commons/Wikimedia Commons Fruits have long been known as rich diet that naturally strengthen functioning of the human body and help avert several disesses. But what exactly is...November 13, 2017 1447 0 -
Democratic and Republican choices in the never-ending election season
What makes the process a never-ending election season During his campaign for the White House Donald Trump said many times that he intended to turn the United States around. His predecessors and Washington politicians had allowed...November 12, 2017 1423 0 -
U.S. urges Pakistan, India to resume peace dialogue at the earliest
President Donald Trump’s South Asia strategy “focuses on reducing tensions between Pakistan and India” and Washington urges the two countries to revive their dialogue at the earliest, a senior American diplomat said. “The United States does...November 10, 2017 1156 0 -
Pakistani Mohsin Hamid’s ‘Exit West’ among Amazon’s top 2017 books
Photo: Screenshot/PBS NewsHour In a year of intense competition, Amazon has assigned fourth place to Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West on its 2017 list of top books. The novel Exit West is a story on...November 9, 2017 1951 0 -
Ralph Northam pledges to keep Virginia diverse, inclusive
Ralph Northam speaking to Views News TV as candidate at a Pakistan Independence Day event in Virginia August 2017 Virginia’s newly elected governor Ralph Northam has pledged respect for diversity and vowed to keep the state...November 8, 2017 1530 0
