by sqshareef | Jun 13, 2019 | News International Pakistan
Eid was celebrated across America yesterday (June 4). By now most mosques here follow national Islamic organizations regarding the date for this festival. One of the largest such organizations, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), had announced days ago that...
by sqshareef | Jun 13, 2019 | News International Pakistan
I recently attended a presentation in Washington DC by Dr Catherine Lutz, a professor at the prestigious Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Among her areas of expertise are ‘war and security’. Dr Lutz has just completed a study...
by sqshareef | May 19, 2019 | News International Pakistan
I recently watched a documentary titled ‘Re-Generation’. It was produced and directed by a Bosnian couple Emir Kapetanovic and Zana Marjanovic. The documentary traces 10 youth from various ethnic communities of Bosnia as they try to explore reconciliation...
by sqshareef | May 4, 2019 | News International Pakistan
In the November 2018 elections, large numbers of women and minorities were elected to the US Congress. Among them are the first two Muslim women, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Read More..
by sqshareef | Mar 27, 2019 | News International Pakistan
Over the last few days, it appears the temperature in the India-Pakistan conflict has come down a bit, much to the relief of the world, and particularly for the Pakistani-American community. Read more…
by sqshareef | Mar 27, 2019 | News International Pakistan
By now much has been written and said about the terrorist attack on March 15 in Christchurch, New Zealand that claimed the lives of 51 innocent Muslims as they worshipped in their mosques on a Friday. Victims ranged from a three-year-old child to men and women well...
by sqshareef | Mar 10, 2019 | News International Pakistan
News from Pakistan and India over the past couple weeks has been quite worrisome, and particularly so for the Pakistani-American community watching the affair from a distance. Read more…
by sqshareef | Feb 20, 2019 | News International Pakistan
On February 5, US President Donald Trump finally delivered his State of the Union speech to a packed house in Congress. The speech had been delayed by a week since Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, had disinvited Trump due to the government...
by sqshareef | Feb 9, 2019 | News International Pakistan
Published in The News International Pakistan, January 30, 2019 It seems that the public is increasingly polarised in many countries across the world. In many democracies, ruling parties only have a marginal advantage over those that sit in the opposition. Read...
by sqshareef | Feb 9, 2019 | News International Pakistan
Published in The News International Pakistan on January 16, 2019 The federal government in the US has now been partially shut down for over three weeks due to lack of approved funding. This is affecting about a quarter of all government departments. As a result,...
by sqshareef | Feb 9, 2019 | News International Pakistan
Published in the News International Pakistan, January 2, 2019 These are interesting times in Washington DC. After two years of the Republican Party’s hold on both houses of Congress, control over the House of Representatives will pass over to the Democratic Party on...
by sqshareef | Feb 9, 2019 | News International Pakistan
Published in The News International Pakistan, December 19, 2018 On August 21, 2017 President Donald Trump gave the first televised speech of his presidency. The speech focused on US policy towards Pakistan and its efforts to end the war in Afghanistan. Read...
