Waqar Hasan was a Pakistani Muslim immigrant who had come to New Jersey to live the American dream. Leaving his family in Milltown, NJ, he went to Dallas, TX, to open a grocery store. Four days after 9/11, a gunman came to his store and shot him in the face....
(16) Comments | Posted December 23, 2011 | 11:33 AM
The world's second largest hardware chain, Lowe's, is ranked among the Top 50 corporations in America. Its website proudly displays the slogan "Let's Build Something Together."
However, the company's recent actions suggest that this togetherness might not include Muslim-Americans. The company recently pulled its ads from a reality television program,...
(100) Comments | Posted October 10, 2011 | 8:00 AM
Religious freedom (or the lack thereof) in Pakistan cannot be emphasized enough. Due to the preposterous demeanor of Pakistan's self-righteous right-wing, many in the world today are aware of Pakistan's notorious blasphemy problem. Much frustration has been expressed on liberal Pakistani blogs and through international media outlets --...
(20) Comments | Posted September 12, 2011 | 6:56 PM
"First you bomb us and now you come suck our blood. What are you gonna do with it, drink it?" These were the words of a young man as he passed by me at the Labor Day Fair in Rutherford, N.J. I...
(46) Comments | Posted August 19, 2011 | 9:00 PM
With the partition of the Indian subcontinent, the Dominion of Pakistan came into existence on Aug. 14, 1947. The valiant and astute Muhammad Ali Jinnah led the minority Muslim community of United India to the fulfillment of its dream for a separate homeland. The basis for the very demand of...
(7) Comments | Posted May 2, 2012 | 3:47 PM