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American Muslims react to California killings with shock, condemnation
American Muslim organizations have said they are “appalled” at Wednesday’s mass shooting that killed at least 14 in San Bernardino, California, after a local Muslim couple, later killed in a shootout with police, was identified as...Dec 3, 2015 1046 0 -
Congressman Beyer reaches out to Muslims after attack on mosque
Virginia Congressman Don Beyer has expressed his commitment to a multicultural American society with respect for diversity, as he reached out to the Muslims in the wake of an attack on a mosque in Falls Church....Dec 3, 2015 854 0 -
Will Indian, Pakistani leaders’s Paris meeting help South Asia?
This time, it was Paris, the French capital hosting much awaited World Summit on Climate Change. A brief chat, without any agenda finalized by Foreign Offices in New Delhi and Islamabad. As per footage aired on...Dec 2, 2015 1316 0 -
Paris attacks – Middle East Upheaval and homegrown terror
The horrific terror attacks in Paris sent shock waves all around last Friday, as ISIS claimed the killing of 129 people, prompting widespread international condemnation and outpouring of support for the French. Along with other ghastly...Nov 26, 2015 1055 0 -
Documentary Journey into Europe stimulates interfaith discourse
Earlier this month, I witnessed screening of Journey into Europe, a new documentary produced by Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University, at an event hosted by the Pakistani Embassy....Nov 26, 2015 1352 0 -
Obama assures Americans U.S. is safe on Thanksgiving eve
Photo Above: President Barack Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia participate in the annual National Thanksgiving Turkey pardon ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Nov. 25, 2015. National Turkey Federation Chairman Jihad Douglas...Nov 26, 2015 1450 0 -
State Department alerts Americans to possible travel risks
The State Department has alerted Americans to possible risks of worldwide travels, saying current information suggests that ISIL (Da’esh), al-Qa’ida, Boko Haram, and other terrorist groups continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions. The caution...Nov 24, 2015 981 0 -
American Muslims condemn ISIS terrorism
American Muslims gathered on the steps of Lincoln Memorial Friday to condemn the ISIS terror, and reinforce Islam’s message of peaceful coexistence. Standing against the backdrop of distinctively towering Washington Monument under a clear blue sky,...Nov 21, 2015 2636 2 -
Paris terror attacks and the plight of refugees
While counterterrorism experts will work round the clock to analyze reasons and flaws that allowed suicide bombers to roam streets of Paris undetected and mount the deadly attacks, newest entrants in Europe – the Middle Eastern...Nov 15, 2015 1383 0 -
American activist Todd Shea cherishes Pakistanis’ love, respect
He has been called an unlikely ambassador and an improbable American. A lot of people still wonder who would have gone and lived under rickety makeshift shelters on the quake-hit hills of Pakistani part of Kashmir in 2005 –...Nov 13, 2015 2502 0