October2016
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October 8 grand rally of ethnic communities to back Hillary Clinton in Annandale va.
In a major show of “Unity in Diversity,” 17 multi-ethnic community organizations and women’s associations, including Muslim Americans for Hillary Clinton, National Jewish Democratic Council and Bangladeshi Americans for Hillary Clinton have co-sponsored a grand rally...October 6, 2016 1014 0 -
Senator Mushahid Sayed explains why India should have peace with Pakistan
A top Pakistani senator, Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Wednesday outlined a range of reasons to South Asia watchers as being imperatives for New Delhi making peace with Pakistan through a fair settlement of Jammu and Kashmir dispute....October 5, 2016 1175 0 -
US to admit 110,000 refugees in 2017 : State Department
The United States will welcome 110,000 refugees in Fiscal Year 2017, as it works to address the gigantic refugee crisis facing the world. “This is a 57 percent increase over FY 2015 and is consistent with...October 5, 2016 1063 0 -
‘American Muslims should leverage political participation to become influential voice’
American Muslims should translate their growing political participation into wider representation at legislative and administrative levels in order to have mainstream influence, Congressman Andre Carson said. “It is important that we recognize that we have voice,...October 5, 2016 814 0 -
White House shuts down online petition against Pakistan over fake signatures
The White House has shut down a petition seeking to declare Pakistan a state sponsor of terror after it found that it did not meet signature requirements. The petition can no longer be signed, a White...October 4, 2016 1646 0 -
American dream should be big enough for everyone to share in its promise : Clinton
Hillary Clinton took a swipe at corporations that she said hurt Americans and offered a more inclusive approach to economic progress, stressing that American dream should be large enough to let eveyone benefit from its promise....October 4, 2016 1155 0 -
US for reduction in South Asian tensions; Pakistan presents dossier on Indian repression in Kashmir
Pakistan’s ambassador in Washington Jalil Abbas Jilani has handed overr a dossier to the United States on Indian human rights violations in Kashmir, as the State Department said America is continuing efforts to reduce South Asian...October 4, 2016 817 0 -
Farmville, the venue for VP debate has great symbolic and historical importance
On Tuesday, the only Vice Presidential debate of the election 2016 will take place at the Longwood University, Virginia’s third-oldest university in Farmville. The institution with its blue and warm gray will warmly welcome the Democratic...October 4, 2016 850 0 -
Climate change hits poor communities the hardest with no easy way forward
There is a growing evidence that climate change is taking the largest toll on poor and vulnerable people – due mainly to inequalities that persist as a result governmental failures. The protection against climate hazards lies...October 4, 2016 829 0 -
Pakistani, Indian NSAs talk over phone to ratchet down Kashmir tensions
Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Nasir Janjua and his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval have talked on phone and agreed to reduce tensions along the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir territory. “Both the NSAs had telephonic...October 3, 2016 887 0