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New study illustrates the importance of U.S.-Immigrant Nobel connection
George Mason University Life from Fairfax, Virginia /Wikimedia Commons As a resounding answer to the anti-immigrant rhetoric in 2016, the United States got the news that six of the seven American Nobel Prize winners that year...December 17, 2018 1179 0 -
Discords heighten climate dangers
Despite warnings of cataclysmic consequences from deteriorating environment and rising temperatures, several factors including distrust among nations, and Washington’s politically espoused positions are hindering movement toward implementing the goals of Paris Climate Agreement. Around 100 government...December 13, 2018 1059 0 -
The disconnect – Half of the world’s population still not using the Internet
For people already connected to the superhighway of information and commerce, it might just be a news story that now half of the world’s population uses the Internet. But for millions – still not using the...December 9, 2018 1090 0 -
Pakistani-American hosts Israeli, Palestinian doctors bonding to treat suffering humanity
“In the sufferer, let me see only the human being,” Dr. Sargit Arbel Alon said as she emphasized the human connection that drives her work in the conflict zone. Dr. Alon, an Israeli obstetrician and gynecologist,...December 5, 2018 1691 0 -
Why states fail to understand the tribes
A woman is traveling with her camel in Baluchistan , Pakistan, Image Credit: Tariqsulemani//Wikimedia Commons I have been fascinated by the relationship between Muslim tribal societies living on the peripheries of modern states and central governments....November 10, 2018 1671 1 -
Sowing the seeds of intellectual understanding
Image Credit: Chatham House/Wikimedia Commons When Sushmita Kamboj joined my World of Islam class as a student two years ago, she spoke of the vast distances between Islam and Hinduism in India. Growing up in Yamunanagar,...May 12, 2018 1183 0 -
Sunflower growth promises to be premier source of edible oil
Crowned by glittering yellow flowers, his bountiful field in central Punjab is a source of hope and accomplishment for farmer Ahmad Hussain as the oil seed sunflower crop nears harvest. “I have cultivated sunflower for the first time in...May 11, 2018 1495 0 -
Virginia to mark Teacher Appreciation Week from May 7-11 with a thank-you campaign
A guidance counselor at a Virginia Beach school in 2007, Credit: U.S. Navy John K. Hamilton/Wikimedia Commons Teachers, who help lay the foundations for society and economy, will have a full next week dedicated to appreciation...May 4, 2018 1211 0 -
Climate change concerns soar after Pakistani city records hottest April day
A map showing sizzling temperatures over Pakistan and India on Monday, in Celsius. (ogimet.com via @EKMeteo on Twitter) Another climate change warning hit the world this week when Nawabshah, a southern Pakistan city, recorded what many experts believe...May 3, 2018 1197 0 -
When diversity prospers under one roof
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...May 2, 2018 1853 0
