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President Barack Obama, while referring to achievements of Muslims at a White House Eid reception, cited Kamala Khan, also known as Ms. Marvel, a comic book superhero created by a Pakistani-American writer Sana Amanat. “By the...

President Barack Obama Thursday recalled Thomas Jefferson’s commitment to freedom of religion for, “the Jew and Gentile, the Christian and the Mahometan,” and praised Muslim Americans for enriching American lives with their work in wide-ranging fields....

President Barack Obama has rebuked suggestions following deadly attack in Nice, France, that all Muslim Americans be subjected to test for their religious beliefs. “In the wake of last night’s attacks, we’ve heard more suggestions that...

A Pakistani-American philanthropist, Dr. Maqsood Chaudhry, opened the doors of his house for Syrian refugees last week, providing them an opportunity to share their hopes and aspirations with interfaith leaders of metro area. The Syrian men,...

Power generation in the United States will make a shift towards producing cleaner energy that fits into President Barack Obama’s plan to reduce carbon emission.   According to a latest report by the Energy Information Agency,...

Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Saturday was interviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation while Justice Department nears its assessment on whether her use of private email server as America’s top diplomat compromised any government...

Millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States face uncertain future after the Supreme Court on Thursday deadlocked 4-4 on President Barack Obama’s plan that would have allowed those with no criminal record to live in...

Civil rights movement icon Democratic Congressman John Lewis led a sit-in on the floor of the House of Representative demanding Capitol Hill enact legislation to effect gun control in the wake of mass shootings including June...

While Donald Trump continues to ramp up his rhetoric against Muslims and Latinos, Vice President Joseph Biden has warned that politics of fear and intolerance would have serious implications for American democracy, security and societal values....

More than 50 US diplomats signed an internal memo urging the Obama administration to approve military airstrikes against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, widely held responsible for massacre and displacement of millions of Syrians....