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Trump faces backlash over remarks against African countries
Stunned by President Donald Trump’s reported remarks against countries including Haiti and African countries – denied by him later – American lawmakers and human rights organizations have reacted strongly to with strong criticism. The Washington Post...Jan 12, 2018 929 0 -
Northam picks Pakistani-American Atif Qarni as next secretary education
Governor-elect Ralph Northam announcing his decision to pick Atif Qarni as Secretary Education at Beville Middle School, Photo: Northam Twitter Pakistani-American Atif Qarni, a Prince William County Public School teacher and Marine Corps veteran, has been...Dec 21, 2017 3400 0 -
Immigrant entrepreneurs founded 43% of 2017 Fortune 500 companies
Photo: Laslovarga/Wikimedia Commons In a year of fierce debate on immigration policies, a new analysis reveals that 43 percent of the 2017 Fortune top 500 companies were “founded or co-founded by an immigrant or the child...Dec 18, 2017 1795 0 -
The House of One – Pleading interfaith harmony amid divisive rhetoric
On November 11th, 2017, I was shocked as slogans calling for an “Islamic Holocaust” were chanted at parades commemorating Poland’s Independence Day in Warsaw. That such horrific words were evoked in the capital of a country...Dec 15, 2017 2581 0 -
Trump retweets British anti-Muslim party’s videos
President Donald Trump retweeted Wednesday several unverified videos posted by an extreme right British political organization that show Muslims attacking people. The footage was originally posted by Jayda Fransen, deputy leader of Britain First, a party...Nov 29, 2017 732 0 -
Foreign student enrollment at US institutions up by 104% since recession
Harvard Square Harvard Yard Photo: User:Chensiyuan/Wikimedia Commons The United States has long prided itself on hosting some of the world’s top institutions of higher learning that attract talent from around the world. But the 2008 year...Nov 24, 2017 1632 0 -
How immigrants are vital to Virginia’s vibrant economy
A view of skyline in Tysons, Photo: Lluck002/Wikimedia Commons The unemployment rate in Virginia is the lowest in years at 3.6 percent. The state is home to three of the wealthiest American counties – Loudoun, Arlington...Nov 21, 2017 1982 0 -
Democratic and Republican choices in the never-ending election season
What makes the process a never-ending election season During his campaign for the White House Donald Trump said many times that he intended to turn the United States around. His predecessors and Washington politicians had allowed...Nov 12, 2017 1421 0 -
Pakistani Mohsin Hamid’s ‘Exit West’ among Amazon’s top 2017 books
Photo: Screenshot/PBS NewsHour In a year of intense competition, Amazon has assigned fourth place to Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West on its 2017 list of top books. The novel Exit West is a story on...Nov 9, 2017 1951 0 -
Ralph Northam pledges to keep Virginia diverse, inclusive
Ralph Northam speaking to Views News TV as candidate at a Pakistan Independence Day event in Virginia August 2017 Virginia’s newly elected governor Ralph Northam has pledged respect for diversity and vowed to keep the state...Nov 8, 2017 1529 0