Assistant Imam Mohammad Shamsi Ali, a thin, short man with a well-trimmed moustache, was appointed assistant imam to the Islamic Cultural Center of New York, on 96th Street and 3rd Avenue, in November 2001, shortly after 9/11.

He believes his wide range of activities with non-Muslims got him the job....

Finally, no more acronyms! April brings new changes to the map of Pakistan. Pakistan is made up of four provinces, lines drawn out by the British upon leaving the region back in 1947. But in the late hours of April 1st, 2010 lawmakers finally passed a resolution to rename the...

Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari has done something that most politicians in any country don't usually do: give up powers, voluntarily. The extraordinary measure has come about with months of political wrangling, but now looks like more of a reality.

The 17th amendment of the Pakistani constitution grants the president...

The United States has a new strategy to win the war on terror, to win the hearts and minds of the people of the tribal areas in Pakistan. But this strategy hit a little bump this past week, in an internationally embarrassing incident at Washington National Airport involving body scanners....

I went home for the holidays this year - to Karachi, the commercial capital of Pakistan. I had a fitting with a designer, newly famous after his showing at the much talked-about Pakistan fashion week. Blissfully driving to his home, I noticed a procession of people charging my way. Then...

Trying terror suspects in civilian courts in New York is a contentious issue. That's why it is so surprising to see the lack of media coverage surrounding the recent Manhattan trial and conviction of Aafia Siddiqui -- also known as 'Lady Al Qaeda' -- compared to the intense coverage and...

Pakistani intelligence agencies are investigating reports that an important Taliban leader, Hakimulla Mehsud, was mortally wounded in a U.S. drone attack. If he is dead, Hakimulla may go down in the region's history as the man who forced Pakistan to admit the strong links between its own Taliban and the...