November2016
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What will happen when Trump pulls US out of Trans-Pacific Partnership?
Featured image : AFGE activists participate in #StopFastTrack rallies in the D.C. in April, 2015, Photo by AFGE via Wikimedia Commons The shock following the election of Donald Trump as America’s 45th President has given way...November 24, 2016 913 0 -
Kashmir : Indian shelling kills 10 civilians, three Pakistani troops
Photo by CIA shows Kashmir region via Wikimedia Commons Nine civilians were killed and several injured as India targeted a passenger bus with heavy shelling in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in the most dangerous South Asian escalation since 2003....November 23, 2016 781 0 -
Trump picks Nikki Haley as UN ambassador
President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Carolina Governor, Nikki Haley, to be US ambassador to the United Nations under his administration. Haley, a rising Republican, was earlier said to be considered for the position of secretary...November 23, 2016 824 0 -
American interfaith, rights bodies call for abolishing registry framework
Statue of Liberty, New York Photo by Laslovarga via Wikimedia Commons Nearly 200 American rights and interfaith organizations have called for dismantling the framework behind a post-9/11 registry system, saying it targeted immigrants based on religion,...November 23, 2016 846 0 -
Trump to withdraw from Pacific Trade accord; create jobs at home
Photo: Screenshot/Official Transition 2017 YouTube channel President-elect Donald Trump has unveiled goals he will set into motion on day one in the Oval Office, including US withdrawal from the multinational Trans Pacific Trade Partnerrship. In his...November 22, 2016 882 0 -
The Trump Era: American Muslims must pursue dialogue, engagement
Akbar Ahmed at River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Bethesda, Md. Sunday November 20, 2016 Photo: Views and News Muslim Americans should reach out to communities in order to foster a better understanding of Islam and...November 22, 2016 1360 0 -
Gen Sharif begins farewell visits as Pakistan considers his successor
Featured Image : Gen. Raheel Sharif at National Training Center during a visit to US in 2014, Photo credit : Mr. Gustavo Bahena (Irwin) via Wikimedia Commons Pakistan,s outgoing Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif...November 21, 2016 999 0 -
Trump aide: Working on American Muslims advisory council to protect freedoms
Photo showing Sajid Tarar with Donald Trump, courtesy Diversity Group Maryland businessman Sajid Tarar, who led a Muslim coalition for President-elect Donald Trump, has said he is working to form an advisory council with the aim...November 20, 2016 2985 0 -
Rights groups ask Trump to “forcefully, consistently” denounce hate-mongering
Photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons Reminding President-elect Donald Trump of his pledge to be leader for all Americans, over 100 civil rights and faith organizations have urged him to “forcefully, unequivocally and consistently” condemn...November 20, 2016 923 0 -
Virginia Delegate Sam Rasoul : ‘We need to reject hate and fear on all sides’
Sam Rasoul, the only elected Muslim representative in Virginia Assembly, who resigned from Democratic leadership post, has called on all sides to cast away hate and fear to find common ground. The Democratic politician’s comments come...November 19, 2016 1258 0