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New report rings alarm bells about climate change from soaring CO2 levels
Photo shows a family along with their cattle and possessions stranded atop small islands formed due to massive floods, Sindh province, Pakistan. Credit: IFAD/EPA/Nadeem Khawer via UN The atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) keep soaring...Oct 31, 2017 1330 0 -
Maryam Nawaz says ‘People tell me I was meant for a certain role’
While terming reports about political infighting in the Sharif family as overblown Maryam Nawaz has indicated that she envisages a “certain role” for herself in the future. The daughter of the embattled prime minister Nawaz Sharif...Oct 28, 2017 2310 0 -
An American Swami’s call for peaceful coexistence
Srimati Kamala Photo: Gandhi Memorial Center Facebook After 9/11, when American Muslims were still very much living isolated in the shadows of a growing Islamophobia in the land, it was none other than a prominent American...Oct 21, 2017 1882 0 -
US has cautious approach to addressing South Asian conflicts
Indicating that the United States would avoid taking sides in South Asian conflicts, the State Department has said Washington has always been cautious about addressing Pakistan-India issues as it does not want to escalate tensions. “I...Oct 20, 2017 865 0 -
The world must wake up to the gravity of Rohingya crisis- Khalilah Ali
Khalilah Ali, activist and author, has stepped up her latest humanitarian effort- to raise awareness about the plight of Rohingya refugees and the need for U.S support for the persecuted community. The former wife of legendary...Oct 7, 2017 2359 0 -
Malala speaks at American University with message of common humanity
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....Sep 30, 2017 4653 0 -
U.S. ranked the second-most competitive economy on global index
Oakland, California, Photo: Basil D Soufi/Wikimedia Commons A decade after the global financial crisis, the prospects for a sustained economic recovery remain at risk due to a widespread failure on the part of leaders and policy-makers...Sep 27, 2017 1400 0 -
New Book: Muslims have been part of American fabric for centuries
“There has never been an America without Muslims.” By beginning his book, Muslims and the Making of America, with that sentence, author, Amir Hussain, challenges the assumption in certain current political discourse that sees American Muslims...Sep 25, 2017 1562 0 -
Can soft power push the world from hard line politics toward peace goals?
Leaders from around the world assembled at the United Nations this week to debate the way out of new and old troubles and push the agenda for shared peace and prosperity. But the General Assembly, the...Sep 24, 2017 1705 0 -
Only a holistic, broader Afghan policy will serve U.S. interests in South Asia
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...Sep 22, 2017 1258 0
