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Digital finance helps millions of Pakistanis during pandemic
The digital tools have rescued people in the COVID-19 lock downs like no other thing and the use the use of technology has demonstrated the potential of digital finance to provide relief for millions around the...Aug 27, 2020 1345 0 -
Pakistani-American scientist is the first woman to be dean of MIT’s School of Science
Nergis Mavalvala, a famed Pakistani-American astrophysicist, will be the new dean of the School of Science at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology from next month. She will be the first woman to serve as dean...Aug 18, 2020 9181 10 -
Reclaiming the ideals of Indian pluralism and coexistence
India is one of the first nations on the earth to practice pluralism, respecting the others’ otherness. While the Hindu ethos considers the world as one family, also known as Vasudhaiva Kutumbukum, the Islamic, Christian, and...Aug 15, 2020 967 0 -
India and Pakistan: Searching for Humanity in South Asia
Relations between India and Pakistan have entered a period of darkness, as the Indian and Pakistani governments refuse to engage in any sort of dialogue. The South Asian giants continue to spar over a range of...Aug 15, 2020 1004 0 -
A sunset view from above the clouds
I took these photos during when I traveled this past weekend to a vantage spot above the clouds at Skyland Lodge in Shenandoah National Park. It was 15 degrees cooler than baking Washington with grand views from Stony Man...Aug 11, 2020 838 0 -
Where does hope lie in trying times?
In a time of misunderstanding among different communities, a rising pandemic, and adjustments in a new digital era, where can individuals find a beacon of light? On July 16th, Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, former Pakistani High Commissioner...Aug 5, 2020 1304 0 -
New York’s Times Square lights up with Kashmiri Lives Matter message
On the eve of the grim anniversary of the enforced loss of Indian-administered Kashmir’s autonomy, messages in support of the suffering Kashmiri people lit up on New York’s iconic Times Square. Since August 5, 2019, New Delhi has...Aug 4, 2020 1095 0 -
Is there an alternative to the ritual of sacrificing cattle on Eid-al-Azha?
On Friday, July 31, 2020, over a billion and a half Muslims around the world, will be slaughtering millions of goats, camels, and cattle to carry out Abraham’s tradition of sacrificing the symbolic lamb. Is there...Jul 31, 2020 1319 0 -
American, Pakistani universities launch study on how two countries respond to COVID-19
The United States and Pakistan may be oceans apart, and the COVID-19 may be impacting the two nations differently. But they are dealing with the same common invisible threat. And that set of contrasts and similarities...Jul 29, 2020 2160 0 -
What makes me keep hope alive
A few of you reading this may remember my lively blog published from 2006-2008 entitled Ruby Jewsday in which I ruminated on issues I covered in those days as a freelance writer for the New York...Jul 28, 2020 1461 0