November2015
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Paris attacks – Middle East Upheaval and homegrown terror
The horrific terror attacks in Paris sent shock waves all around last Friday, as ISIS claimed the killing of 129 people, prompting widespread international condemnation and outpouring of support for the French. Along with other ghastly...November 26, 2015 1012 0 -
Documentary Journey into Europe stimulates interfaith discourse
Earlier this month, I witnessed screening of Journey into Europe, a new documentary produced by Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University, at an event hosted by the Pakistani Embassy....November 26, 2015 1289 0 -
Obama assures Americans U.S. is safe on Thanksgiving eve
Photo Above: President Barack Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia participate in the annual National Thanksgiving Turkey pardon ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Nov. 25, 2015. National Turkey Federation Chairman Jihad Douglas...November 26, 2015 1404 0 -
State Department alerts Americans to possible travel risks
The State Department has alerted Americans to possible risks of worldwide travels, saying current information suggests that ISIL (Da’esh), al-Qa’ida, Boko Haram, and other terrorist groups continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions. The caution...November 24, 2015 938 0 -
American Muslims condemn ISIS terrorism
American Muslims gathered on the steps of Lincoln Memorial Friday to condemn the ISIS terror, and reinforce Islam’s message of peaceful coexistence. Standing against the backdrop of distinctively towering Washington Monument under a clear blue sky,...November 21, 2015 2551 2 -
Paris terror attacks and the plight of refugees
While counterterrorism experts will work round the clock to analyze reasons and flaws that allowed suicide bombers to roam streets of Paris undetected and mount the deadly attacks, newest entrants in Europe – the Middle Eastern...November 15, 2015 1343 0 -
American activist Todd Shea cherishes Pakistanis’ love, respect
He has been called an unlikely ambassador and an improbable American. A lot of people still wonder who would have gone and lived under rickety makeshift shelters on the quake-hit hills of Pakistani part of Kashmir in 2005 –...November 13, 2015 2424 0 -
Is it make-or-break point for Jeb Bush campaign?
While top Republican contenders Ben Carson and Donald Trump are crying foul over press scrutiny of their presidential nomination campaigns, Jeb Bush is seemingly banking on media and planned attacks on Marco Rubio to resurrect his...November 10, 2015 1451 0 -
What will bring human security to South Asia?
Photo showing 2007 flooding across South Asia is by Anameofmyveryown under creativecommons license via Wikimedia Commons What is keeping South Asia mired in a morass of poverty? Corruption, conflicts, religious extremism, flawed governance, environmental degradation, water issues,...November 7, 2015 1598 0 -
Will New UN initiative end Syrian nightmare?
An agreement between deeply divided countries in Vienna on a new UN diplomatic initiative toward ending the Syrian imbroglio and U.S. decision to send a small number of troops for an assistance mission in the north of...November 3, 2015 1685 0
