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Pakistani-American Khizr Khan appointed to US Commission on Religious Freedom
President Joe Biden has picked Pakistani-American Khizr Khan for appointment as an independent commissioner with the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Khan, founder of the Constitution Literacy and National Unity Project, is an advocate...July 31, 2021 1049 0 -
World drifts farther apart from climate goals
Even the hottest days of the year cannot bring people on one platform to deal with the climatic changes including global warming. The raging fires in the United States and flash floods in Europe seem to...July 29, 2021 772 0 -
The Tribal and the Universal in Akbar Ahmed’s book Mataloona
“Don’t be like the frog that climbed a clod and said he saw Kabul:” ...Read MoreJuly 29, 2021 839 0 -
“Where are your parents from?” Studying generational shifts in identities of Muslim-American immigrants
This past Spring Semester at American University’s School of International Service, the course Researching Islam allowed students to explore the origins of the Islamic faith and develop their understanding through the contemporary lens of Muslims in...July 28, 2021 786 0 -
Delta variant spreading across the U.S. amid drop in vaccination rates
The United States is reporting a sharp spike in Covid cases as the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus targets the unvaccinated people across the country. The sudden rise in the cases comes in the...July 27, 2021 721 0 -
Afghanistan wasted the opportunity to transform itself: Scholar
Instead of unifying the country, leaders indulged in corruption...Read MoreJuly 25, 2021 2573 0 -
A Pakistani-American scholar’s new book on the life and achievements of Caliph Ali
“I am the City of Knowledge and Ali is its Gate.” This saying is attributed to the Prophet of Islam (peace and blessings upon him). It not only immortalizes Ali but also captures his defining characteristic. Ali...July 24, 2021 756 0 -
Lighting the path to harmony with the help of Islamic philosophy
Where can we find “unity in diversity”? This question is on the minds of many in today’s tumultuous network of political, cultural, and religious rivalries, which made the lecture event that took place last week all...July 16, 2021 1594 0 -
American Muslims – still far from finding a national voice
Despite all the hoopla of their growing numbers, US Muslims, in effect, remain a non-entity...Read MoreJune 19, 2021 668 1 -
COVID may push world jobless numbers to 200 million
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over yet, and so is the economic cost it will put on the world for the pause in the economic activities around the world. But a new report is shedding...June 6, 2021 611 0
