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Derawar Fort in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan Photo Tahsin Shah/Wikimedia Commons If the western media outlets are to be believed, little but murder and mayhem comes out of Pakistan. The images that dominate are those of men...

Photo: Author American minorities have been the target of political rhetoric and discrimination since last year’s election which saw President Donald Trump claim the White House. Anti-Semitic attacks have sharply risen this past year according to...

Dina Wadia, daughter of Pakistan’s founder Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, passed away at her home in New York on Thursday at the age of 98. According to Pakistan’s Consul General Raja Ali Ejaz – cited by the...

Photo Credit: Patrick Burnett I have often wondered whether it was possible for a Muslim, especially a woman wearing a veil, to be heard with public appreciation in the USA in this time of high Islamophobia....

Co-authored by Akbar Ahmed and Col. Lawrence Wilkerson Despite President Trump’s unveiling of his Afghanistan strategy on August 21, which involves committing several thousand additional American troops, the reality is that the war in Afghanistan, the...

Photo: National Cathedral Sanctuary Credit Noclip /Wikipedia  The Washington National Cathedral is one of the great houses of worship in America with its Gothic towers looming large over the skyline and rolling hills of the nation’s capital....

School of International Service (SIS) Dean James Goldgeier presents Ambassador Akbar Ahmed with the SIS Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award Photo: Patrick Burnett At a time when American Muslims frequently face discrimination, even violence at some...

Featured Image: Cosmos Club members and their guests actively watch a stage reading of Ambassador Akbar Ahmed’s play Noor Fear permeates nearly every discussion about Muslims in America today – whether the conversation is about terrorist...

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...

Photo: Ambassador Akba Ahmed providing remarks prior to the screening of Journey into Europe. Credit: Katelyn Lamso On December 15th, 2016, a group comprised mostly of women, both Muslim and non-Muslim alike, gathered together in a...