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Pakistan Army: Earn Your Keep

Wajid Ali Syed | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Egypt, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Somalia, Pakistan, General Joseph Ralston, Haqqani Network, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan Government, Quetta Shura, Benazir Bhutto, Saudi Arabia, Jalaluddin Haqqani, Philippines, Urdu, General Kayani, Urdu Press, Terrorism, Isi, US Aid to Pakistan, Mullah Omar, Kerry Lugar Bill, Yemen, Balochistan, Osama Bin Laden, North Waziristan, Pakistani Sovereignty, Islamabad, Ayman Al Zawahari, Pervez Musharraf, Taliban, Afghanistan, A.Q. Khan, Algeria, General Jahangir Karamat, Al Qaeda, World News
Wajid Ali Syed

The world's most wanted terrorist was a block away from the army garrison. This incident is not the first time the Pakistan Army has made claims that strained credulity.

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Census Bureau Survey Draws Attention to Need for More Proactive Multicultural Approach

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: French, Washington, West Coast, Immigration, Thailand, Arabic, Denver, Farsi, Limited English Proficient, Chicago, American Community Survey, East Coast, u.s. Census Bureau, Korean, Swahili, Hispanic, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Newborns, East Africa, Survey, Languages, Syracuse, Interpretation, Mandarin, Language, Burma, Lep, Legal Immigration, Immigrant, Census Bureau, D.C., Northern Virginia, Oromo, Amharic, Cantonese, Politics News
Louis Provenzano

The release this past week of the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) makes it clear that America's ethnic makeup is changing much quicker...

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The Sufi Dargah: A Sacred Space in India For All Faiths (PHOTOS)

Smitha Khorana | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Smitha Khorana Huffpost Religion, Photography, Islam, India, Indian Sufism Photograph, Sufism, Sufi Dargah, Sufis, Urdu, Lucknow, Ajmer Photos, Smitha Khorana Dargah, Dargah, Sufi, Kashmir, Religion, Delhi, Indian Muslims, Slideshow, Muslims in India, Sacred Space, Sufism History, Islam in India, Religion News
Smitha Khorana

We have to create new mythologies that give us a sense of hope and understanding.

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Meet the Amazing Aroon Shivdasani of NYC's Indo-American Arts Council

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jews, Rabindranath Tagore, Jawaharlal Nehru, Pakistan, Salaam Bombay!, Punjabi, Sundaram Tagore, Hindus, Mira Nair, Sesame Street India, Indian Diaspora, Oiww, Bengali, Sikhs, Indian Consulate New York, Mumbai, Indian Classical Music, Aroon Shivdasani, Christians, New York Philharmonic, Jeffrey Sachs, Iona College, Indian Independence, Slumdog Millionaire, Barack Obama, Spanglish, U.S.S.R., Parsis, British, Danny Boyle, Amelia, Upper East Side, M.F.Husain, Broadway, Mahatma Gandhi, Ravi Shankar, Cold War, Hindi, 1947, Vishakha Desai, Indra Nooyi, Global Citizen, Doris Day, Isheeta Ganguly, Telugu, North America, Earth Institute, Salman Rushdie, Manvendra Singh Gohil, Indian-Americans, Urdu, Harold and Kumar, Buddhists, United States, Asia Society, Non-Aligned Nations, Queens, Indo-American Arts Council, Rockefeller Foundation, New York City, Royal House of Rajpipla, India Unveiled, Daily Kos, Thought Leader, Tamil, Mississippi Masala, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Columbia University, Haitian Earthquake Relief, Muslims, Nuclear Weapon State, Baha'is, Bollywood, Zubin Mehta, Orphans International Worldwide, Sanjay Gupta, Jains, Gujarati, Indo-Americans, New York News
Jim Luce

Indo-American Arts Council founder and executive director Aroon Shivdasani has lived all over the world but has called New York home for about half he...

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Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan President, Screams 'Shut Up' And Has It Scrubbed From 'Net

The World Newser | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama Digs Urdu Poetry

Politico | Abby Phillip | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Urdu, Obama, Obama Poetry, Obama Urdu Poetry, Poem, Poetry, Style News

If you want to make high-brow small talk at one of President Barack Obama's cocktail parties, don't bother brushing up your Shakespeare. Try reading U...

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TED Announces the Open Translation Project -- Bringing Subtitles in 40+ Languages to TED.com

TEDTalks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tamil, Urdu, Language, French, Crowdsourcing, TED.Com, Translations, Tedtalks, Subtitles, Spanish, Hindi, Media News
TEDTalks

The TED Open Translation Project brings TEDTalks beyond the English-speaking world, by offering subtitles, time-coded transcripts, and the ability for volunteers to translate any talk into any language.

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The Battle For Pakistan's Soul

Farrukh Rehan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spotlight on Pakistan, President Zardari, Pakistan, Urdu, Obama, Taliban, Pashtuns, Eyes and Ears, Ee, World News
Farrukh Rehan

Is Pakistan serious about this fight this time, or will it cut a deal with the militants, as it has done in the past with disastrous consequences?

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Don't Forget Your Mother, Barack

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bahasa Indonesia, President Obama, Urdu, Spanish, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Javanese, Collateral Damage, Peace, Obama Kenya, Barack Obama, Mothers, Unity, Russian, Obama "Dreams of My Father", Indonesia, Obama Presidency, Africa, Dreams From My Father, Obama Dreams of My Father, Stanley Ann Dunham, Justice, Multiculturalism, International, Obama's Inauguration, Obama Inauguration, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

A native Kansan who learned several languages, including Russian, Urdu, Spanish, Javanese and Bahasa Indonesia, Barack Obama's mother existed outside of the box of traditionalism.

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