September2016
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Global Beat event explores key issues in Election 2016
A timely event on the US election last week explored prospects and perils the unusually intense and divisive politicking might have for US politics, society and the foreign policy in the years to come. Some of...September 5, 2016 1125 0 -
Pakistani American student to peers: Let’s set an example of ‘the Pakistani dream’
My fellow children of Pakistan, February 14, 1997 in Lahore, Pakistan I was brought into this world as a full blooded Pakistani. Then a little over one year later, added to my blood was the culture...September 5, 2016 1258 1 -
Americans prefer to read print books, despite e-reading trends
Americans’ preference for a print book continues to be dominant choice, despite an enormous variety of available to them including through the electronic format. A Pew Survey reports that 65% of Americans have read a print...September 5, 2016 894 0 -
Interfaith scholars to explore what scriptures say on coexistence
What can Rabbis, Pastors and Imams do toward promoting co-existence? What do their scriptures say and what do they teach in their respective Synagogues, Churches and Mosques? These will be among key questions to figure at...September 4, 2016 829 0 -
US, China ratify climate change agreement
The United States and China have formally joined the Paris Agreement on Climate change, raising hopes for progress toward stemming the climate degradation around the globe. The two largest economies account for 38 percent of global...September 4, 2016 1024 0 -
Kissinger, Shultz not to back any candidate; Trump catching up with Clinton
Former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and George Shultz said Friday that they would not be supporting Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton in this year’s race for the White House. “We are not making any endorsement...September 3, 2016 818 0 -
Clinton and Trump continue to face unpopularity challenges
The two leading presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are competing with each other but they must also contend with their unpopular standings among people to enhance their election prospects. The standings of the...September 2, 2016 794 0 -
Increasing use of cluster munitions in Syria, Yemen : Report
Despite international outcry, cluster munitions continued to be used in Syrian and Yemeni conflicts, a Cluster Munition Monitor report said Thursday. “Cluster munition attacks in Syria have increased since Russia began its joint military operation with...September 2, 2016 691 0 -
‘Smart thinking, not big capital, helps realize the American dream’
Like a majority of immigrants Shahid Hashmi came to the United States possessing just a few hundred dollars. But he also had something else, which few immigrants had – a Masters’ in Business Administration Yet, much of...September 1, 2016 1704 1