Search results for "Pakistan"
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The play Noor and the Light we all need for a peaceful world
Photo : Character Ali, played by author Sam Hickey in an American University stage reading of play Noor A look at the news coverage of events over the past few months would suggest that Muslims and...Jan 13, 2017 1425 1 -
Trump’s Attorney General nominee Sessions opposes Muslim entry ban
Jeff Sessions speaking at an event in Washington, DC. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for US Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions has said he would not support a Muslim entry ban, and...Jan 11, 2017 1233 0 -
Muhammad Ali’s powerful message of peace and equality
How to describe legacy of the man who embodied so many attributes of human greatness, and whose achievements transcend borders and eras and continue to inspire so many millions? In fact, a befitting account of all...Dec 31, 2016 3766 0 -
Views and News contributor wins Agahi Award
A researched piece on food security and challenges facing Pakistan on the issue has landed Views and News contributor Muhammad Luqman Agahi Award Luqman, who is working full time as senior correspondent for SAMAA TV channel,...Dec 20, 2016 1028 0 -
Muslim Women’s Association of Washington hosts screening of Journey into Europe
A group photo of participants Credit: Samia Abedel Wahed Photography (http://samiaabdelwahed.zenfolio.com) Fifty-six years ago, in 1960, Begum Aziz Ahmed, wife of the Pakistani Ambassador to the United States, had a brilliant idea. Recognizing the great cultural...Dec 19, 2016 3142 0 -
Indian shelling on Kashmiri schoolchildren van another setback to peace search
Indian forces resorted to firing on a school van across the Line of Control in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Friday, killing driver of the vehicle and leaving eight children injured, officials said. The attack came as Pakistanis...Dec 16, 2016 841 0 -
Tech entrepreneurs pledge to protect civil liberties
Downtown San Jose South Market, Photo by XAtsukex via Wikimedia Commons In the backdrop of anti-immigration rhetoric and incidents of harassment , over 100 American tech entrepreneurs have pledged to resist any erosion of civil liberties...Dec 16, 2016 998 0 -
May God be with children of Aleppo, even if world leaders are not- Malala
A child standing in front of his ground-flattened school after a bombardment in Ainjara village in rural Aleppo, Syria. Photo: UNICEF/Khalil Alshawi In an impassioned plea, Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai has urged safe passage for...Dec 15, 2016 1161 0 -
Study shows Muslim, Hindu immigrants bring top talent to the United States
An Indian information technology expert, a Pakistan-origin doctor making fortunes in the United States. Sounds like a regular success story. But there is an uncommon dimension to this story. These professionals do not represent the state...Dec 14, 2016 1074 0 -
Antonio Guterres takes oath as UN struggles to wage peace in conflict-ridden world
António Guterres, UN Secretary-General-designate speaks to the General Assembly after taking the oath of office for his five-year term which begins on 1 January 2017. UN Photo/Evan Schneider Sworn in Monday as the ninth and next...Dec 13, 2016 968 0