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Dreamers and the US: Between the price and the cost
Photo I, Laslovarga/Wikimedia Commons The cloud hanging over the future of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program – which allows nearly 800,000 Dreamers to study and work in the United States – has touched off a...Sep 10, 2017 13105 0 -
Protests in Washington D.C. against Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingyas
Back-to-back protest demonstrations outside Myanmar’s embassy in Washington D.C. this week urged the United States to stop massacre of the Rohingya community, which the UN and human rights bodies say face state persecution. On Friday, Americans...Sep 8, 2017 1617 0 -
Sarish Khan makes promising debut with ‘Chain Aye Na’
Pakistani film ‘Chain Aye Na’ premiered in Washington area this month – a fantastical love story coming true in a traditional manner but also filled with moments of laughter and lively performance by a new cast. Topping the...Aug 27, 2017 2818 0 -
Marking Pakistan’s 70th birthday in Washington
Amidst Trump’s newly enunciated hardline tone toward Pakistan, a timely gathering unusual in its scope and focus convened in the greater Washington area to hail Pakistan’s 70th birthday. The driving force behind the well-choreographed event was...Aug 26, 2017 1889 0 -
U.S. Afghan policy leaves many questions unanswered
President Donald Trump’s new policy for Afghanistan war and South Asia is getting mixed reactions from all over the world. Without mincing words Trump declared that Taliban insurgency is only possible because of Pakistan, while making...Aug 25, 2017 2149 0 -
US, Pakistan diplomats to meet on Trump’s new Afghanistan, South Asia policy
State Department HQ in Washington Photo : AgnosticPreachersKid /Wikimedia Commons U.S. and Pakistani diplomats are expected to hold discussions later this week following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new Afghan war and South Asia policy....Aug 22, 2017 1074 0 -
Trump to announce U.S. policy for Afghanistan, South Asia on Monday
Featured image shows US troops watching two Chinook helicopters fly in to take them back to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan Nov. 4, 2008. Credit Spc. Mary L. Gonzalez, CJTF-101 Public Affairs Following months of deliberations with his...Aug 20, 2017 1167 0 -
How the documentary on Jinnah is relevant to the new generation
Three decades ago, when I began the Jinnah Quartet, which came to consist of the feature film, Jinnah (1998), starring Christopher Lee; the documentary, Mr. Jinnah: The Making of Pakistan (1997); the graphic novel, The Quaid:...Aug 19, 2017 2004 0 -
AMI to host conversation on challenges facing America’s diverse communities
American Muslim Institution, a Washington D.C.-based organization devoted to fostering interfaith dialogue, will host next month a conversation with some of the top journalists on challenges facing America’s diverse communities. The event on September 9 in...Aug 16, 2017 1528 0 -
Pakistan averts political instability; remains key to regional security
A day after Nawaz Sharif relinquished prime minister’s office – in line with a Supreme Court verdict in a corruption case– Pakistan seems to have averted political instability. Sharif’s brother Shahbaz Sharif, a longtime chief minister...Jul 29, 2017 1850 0