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The UN Human Development Report has found that average human development remains uneven, with systemic discrimination against women, indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities in several countries . “By eliminating deep, persistent, discriminatory social norms and laws,...

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...

A food street in Lahore, Photo: FaizanM41 via Wikimedia Commons Happiness, as a state of mind and heart, may be difficult to define in absolute terms but Pakistan is definitely making rapid strides up a UN...

Acting under instructions from United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the UN Friday removed from its websites a report by one of its agencies concluding that Israel has established an “apartheid regime” that discriminates against Palestinians. Titled...

Tanzila Khan, Pakistani Women’s Rights Activist, Photo Courtesy UN Retrogressive legislation in the name of tradition, exploitation of poor and marginalized communities, discrimination, absence and denial of sexual and reproductive health facilities, lack of access to...

The victory of President Donald Trump in the United States and rise of Conservatism elsewhere in the West have been described, among other things, a direct consequence of the failure of liberalism and the moderate leadership...

Ilhan Omar member House of Representatives in Minnesota, Photo by Lorie Shaull  via Wikimedia Commons A new organization is seeking to motivate and train Muslim Americans to boost their participation in grass-roots politics, especially through greater...

Photo : Pete Souza , via Wikimedia Commons The new US administration takes charge on January 20 and the political pundits and experts appear to be in the “wait and see” mode. A lot of...

Photo by Henk Caspers, Naturalis Biodiversity Center showing Africa on a huge globe via Wikimedia Commons As thought leaders, economists and politicians gather for discussions in Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum has released its Global...

Photo by Michael Vadon via Wikimedia Commons, Donald Trump addressing rally in Laconia, New Hampshire, July 16, 2015 In coming days, much will be said and written about the coming administration of America’s new President, Donald...