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Statue of Liberty, New York Photo by Laslovarga  via Wikimedia Commons Nearly 200 American rights and interfaith organizations have called for dismantling the framework behind a post-9/11 registry system, saying it targeted immigrants based on religion,...

Photo by Lorie Shaull via Wikimedia Commons Keith Ellison, the first American Muslim to be elected to the House of Representatives, has announced his candidacy for Democratic National Committee chairman, as Democrats seek to reconnect with...

Donald Trump’s controversial plan to ban Muslims from entering the United States, which disappeared from his campaign website immediately after his election, has been restored. Trump had called for the plan in December 2015, following attacks...

A rally of religious leaders, interfaith activists, academics and students at the American University pledged to work toward thwarting religious discrimination and bigotry in accordance with American ideals of pluralism and inclusiveness. Assembling under the banner...

Nearly four months after he first spoke out against Donald Trump at the Democratic National Convention, Khizr Khan is taking on the Republican presidential candidate yet again. A new commercial released by Hillary Clinton’s campaign Friday...

How critically immigrants contribute to United States’ scientific and technological superiority over other countries was evident this week after it emerged that all six American recipients of 2016 Nobel Prizes announced so far are immigrants. The...

A barrage of attacks and counterattacks during the acrimonious and friction-filled town hall debate saw it ebb into an abrasive showdown soon after Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump attacked each other. The Democratic and Republican candidates barely...

A number of prominent American Muslims in Washington metro area, called for robust participation in November 8 election, which they said is critical to the future of the United States as a great place for diverse...

In a first for an American Muslim, President Barack Obama has nominated a prominent Pakistani American legal expert Abid Riaz Qureshi to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.  “I am...

Like a majority of immigrants Shahid  Hashmi came to the United States possessing just a few hundred dollars. But he also had something else, which few immigrants had – a Masters’ in Business Administration Yet, much of...