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Immigrants make up 28.0% of the overall population of Alexandria but they represent a remarkably high share – 34.2% – of the entrepreneurs, according to a new study released by the City of Alexandria this week....

The message was clear and resounding under overcast skies. Outnumbering a White a supremacists’ rally, counter-protestors representing a microcosm of American diversity expressed their opposition to racial bias as they gathered outside the White House a...

8th Ave Chinatown in Brooklyn Photo: Eric R. Bechtold/Wikimedia Commons What is the first thing that springs to mind at the mention of Asians-Americans? Chinese workers and small business owners, Korean business and tech experts, countless...

BL Networking will be back with its trademark Small Business Expo on November 16, an event expected to draw robust participation of several established companies and startups. The Expo – to be held in Fairfax – will...

A coalition of prominent interfaith organizations has picked Pakistani-American dentist Maqsood Chaudhry as winner of 2018 Interfaith Bridge Builders Award, honoring his services towards fostering dialogue and understanding among communities. InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington, which...

A diverse mix of cultures and faiths came together to celebrate Ramadan and the Blessing Ceremony during an interfaith Iftar dinner Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the NOVA Family Church Learning Center in Fairfax, VA. The event...

Once Abdul Rauf Khan resolved it to himself that he must save a woman police officer under knife attack on a roadside, there was no stopping him from overpowering a much stronger and bigger assailant.  ...

Senator Tim Kaine has said the U.S. and Pakistan should work as partners in combating terrorist operating in Afghanistan-Pakistan border region. Kaine, who was the Democratic vice presidential candidate in the 2016 election  noted while the...

Fairfax County in Virginia is one of the most diverse places with more than half of the population comprising America’s minority communities. The county is also a fascinating example of thriving small business, often making diversity...

ALC participants Photo: UPF Organized jointly by the Universal Peace Foundation and The Washington Times, a discourse at last week’s American Leadership Conference witnessed a unique coming together of diverse faiths and intellectual leaders. Speakers from...