While Pakistan struggles with its own democratic foundations, its invisible yet impactful contributions to Indian democracy remains hidden By Iftikhar Gilani In the sprawling narrative of South Asian history, the intertwined paths of India and Pakistan often evoke images of conflict and division. However, a deeper delve reveals a shared legacy...
The Supreme Court has expressed skepticism towards the federal government’s application of a felony charge stemming from the 2001 Enron scandal to prosecute about 350 Capitol rioters from Jan. 6, 2021. During arguments, the court’s conservative justices seemed unsure about narrowing the interpretation of the law that prohibits obst...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has denounced the dismissal of charges against a man accused of urinating on the doorstep of a mosque in Tennessee. Despite video evidence showing the act in the city of Chattanooga, charges of vandalism and indecent exposure have been dropped. CAIR’s Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper has cr...
On day two of Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York seven jurors were selected out of a pool of 96. The trial marks the first criminal charges against a former U.S. president. Amidst a somewhat contentious process, Judge Juan Merchan sternly admonished Trump for hostile behavior towards a juror. The judge expanded his […]
Public confidence in key U.S. institutions, including the government, judiciary, and military, has sharply declined. That’s according to a recent analysis by Gallup. Only 32% of Americans expressed confidence in their national government. Faith in the judiciary stands at only 42%. The U.S. military also witnessed a drop in confidence, from 90...
By killing over 14,000 innocent children in Gaza, Israel has already outdone Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, the Turkish president said on Wednesday. Recep Tayyib Edogan said that with unconditional support from the West, Israel is carrying out massacres that are marks of shame in human history, both in Gaza and the West Bank, during his […]
A group of British Muslims visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem report being forcefully removed and assaulted by Israeli forces. Witnesses recount being targeted during prayers at the Bab al-Rahma prayer hall, with accounts of physical violence including being dragged, kicked, and intimidated. British nationals Raz Ahmed, Ismail Hasan, an...
Protesters interrupted Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s testimony and demanded a cease-fire in Gaza. Austin, along with Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Gen. C.Q. Brown was testifying before the House of Representatives Defense Appropriations subcommittee on Wednesday. This was in relation to the Pentagon’s budget for fiscal year ...
A ProPublica report reveals that a special State Department panel advised Secretary of State Antony Blinken months ago to restrict arms sales to Israeli military units that have been accused of human rights violations. The panel’s recommendations aimed to disqualify a number of Israeli military and police units from receiving American as...
Google has fired 28 employees for involvement in protests against its $1.2 billion contract with Israel. The employees’ identities remain undisclosed. In a statement, the workers called Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai and Thomas Kurian, CEO of the cloud in question, “genocide profiteers.” The firings came after an internal memo ci...