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Nearly two years ago, suffering of democracy-seeking people in the Middle East was a major reason behind my decision to accept the challenging role of a Sufi figure in Professor Akbar Ahmed’s play Noor, staged at...

While Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brief sojourn to rival Pakistan surprised most, if not all, the weekend terrorist attack on an Indian air force base should not surprise anyone. Violence has been used in the...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unannounced visit to Pakistan last week has given rise to a wave of unending speculations and readings into the future course of relations between the two often-tense South Asian nuclear-armed neighbors....

He was a 15-year-old when he came to the United States with just $15 in his pocket. Now Frank Islam is a business tycoon, a sought-after entrepreneur, philanthropist, writer, education and peace activist who interacts with...

Energy-starved South Asia with a burgeoning population and food-deficient Central Asia with surplus energy, have entered into landmark agreements – known as TAPI and CASA-1000 – in a proposition that promises to be win-win for all....

Since that chilling morning last year, December 16 has become a date for self-examination for two reasons. Until last year, it was a day of somber reflection for thinking Pakistanis, as it marked the fall of...

In Judaism, there is the phrase Tikkun Olam, or “Repair Our World.” Jews across the world invoke this phrase with a desire to mend disputes between their communities and non-Jewish communities. In light of the recent...

American Muslim organizations have said they are “appalled” at Wednesday’s mass shooting that killed at least 14 in San Bernardino, California, after a local Muslim couple, later killed in a shootout with police, was identified as...

Virginia Congressman Don Beyer has expressed his commitment to a multicultural American society with respect for diversity, as he reached out to the Muslims in the wake of an attack on a mosque in Falls Church....

This time, it was Paris, the French capital hosting much awaited World Summit on Climate Change. A brief chat, without any agenda finalized by Foreign Offices in New Delhi and Islamabad. As per footage aired on...