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Brothers Make Plea On Terror Charges

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 02.09.2013 | Miami
Read More: Terror Arrests, Florida Men Arrested for Terrorism, Qazi Brothers, Broward Crime, Video, Pakistani-Americans, u.s. Citizens Terrorism, Sheheryar Alam Qazi, South Florida Terrorism, Florida Brothers Terrorism, Miami-News, Fort Lauderdale, Raees Alam Qazi, Terrorism, Oakland Park, Miami News

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two Pakistani-born brothers pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of plotting to obtain a weapon of mass destruction and ...

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Family: Terrorism Charges 'A Whole Misunderstanding'

AP | KELLI KENNEDY | Posted 02.02.2013 | Miami
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OAKLAND PARK, Fla. -- Two Florida brothers charged with plotting to support terrorists are caring family men who enjoyed living in the U.S. and would ...

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2 Florida Brothers Arrested On Terror Charges

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 01.30.2013 | Miami
Read More: South Florida Terrorism, Fort Lauderdale, Terrorism, Terror Arrests, Broward Crime, Florida Men Arrested for Terrorism, Qazi Brothers, u.s. Citizens Terrorism, Video, Oakland Park, Sheheryar Alam Qazi, Raees Alam Qazi, Pakistani-Americans, Miami News

MIAMI -- Two South Florida men of Pakistani descent have been charged with plotting to provide material support to terrorists and to use a weapon of m...

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Why I'm Driving Around America

Ethan Casey | Posted 08.12.2012 | Travel
Read More: Boston, Texas, American Politics, Wisconsin, California, America, US Politics, USA, Pakistan, Haiti, Detroit, American Society, Florida, Travel, Travel Writing, Seattle, Pakistani-Americans, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Ethan Casey

America cannot be understood piecemeal, and today's America is crying out for a writer who will connect the dots.

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Terry Jones' America Is A Dangerous Place To Be

Ethan Casey | Posted 06.07.2011 | Religion
Read More: Terry Jones, Afghanistan, American Radicalism, Muslims in America, Religion in America, Religious Tolerance, Quran Burning, Afghanistan Riot, Islamic Radicalism, American Muslims, Gainesville Quran Burning, Florida Church Koran Burning, Christianity, Conservative Christians, Christian Extremists, Interfaith Dialogue, Gainesville, Koran Burning, Pakistani-Americans, Religion News
Ethan Casey

Terry Jones' latest antic, and the resulting deaths of innocent people in Afghanistan, leaves me feeling angry and disgusted. When will we begin taking responsibility for our own extremists?

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Pakistani-Americans Face Identity Crisis in Chicago

Chicago Storytelling | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Chicago Pakistani Community, Rana M. Ahktar, Pakistani-Americans, Chicago Pakistanis, Tahawwur Hussain Rana, Chicago News

It is easy to find Rana M. Ahktar, the father-in-law of Tahawwur Hussain Rana -- a Chicago-based Pakistani American awaiting trial in connection to an...

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Muslim-Americans: Bracing For A Backlash

Christopher Alessi | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Saud Anwar, Christopher Alessi, Pakistani-Americans, Muslim, Sinan Antoon, Adil Najam, Faisal Shahzad, World News
Christopher Alessi

Adil Najam, a Pakistani-American professor at Boston University, took his 12-year-old son aside before sending him off to school last Wednesday. He to...

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Pakistani-Americans: A Chance for "These People" to Make a Difference

Rob Asghar | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Hillary Clinton, Pakistani-Americans, Colin Powell, Pakistan, Politics News
Rob Asghar

As a Pakistani-American, and presumably one of "these people," I believe that my people have perhaps one last, best chance to define who we are, before Glenn Beck and jihadists do it for us.

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No Excuses for Failure in Pakistan

Rob Asghar | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Victims, Muslims, Obama, Taliban, Pakistani-Americans, Obama Muslim, Pakistan, World News
Rob Asghar

A full 59% of Pakistanis see the United States as the biggest threat to their country.That's more than five times the number of citizens who believe that the Taliban pose the biggest threat.

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An Unexpected Blast

Jeanette Khan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Pakistan, Pakistan Terrorism, Cracker Bombs, Pakistan Bombing, Pakistani-Americans, Alharma Cultural Complex, Politics News
Jeanette Khan

The full headline was, "Blast at Alhamra Cultural Complex in Lahore." Alhamra Cultural Complex was holding a World Performing Arts Festival with both local and foreign artists.

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