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Goddess Saraswati Statue With Barack Obama Symbolizes Relationship Between Indonesia and the U.S.

Mike Ghouse | Posted 06.19.2013 | Religion
Read More: Islam, Hinduism, Indonesian, Education, Religion News, Goddess-Saraswati, Hindu-Goddess-of-Education, Sarswati Statue, Washington DC, Muslim Speaker MikeGhouse, Religious Pluralism, Barack Obama, Urdu, Hindi, Religion News
Mike Ghouse

The Indonesian Embassy in Washington D.C. has expressed her relationship with the United States in the most unique way -- by building a statue of Saraswati, the iconic representation of education in Hindu tradition on their grounds.

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Pakistan Army: Earn Your Keep

Wajid Ali Syed | Posted 07.09.2011 | World
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 | Politics
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 | Religion
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 | New York
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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 | World
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Obama Digs Urdu Poetry

Politico | Abby Phillip | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
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 | Media
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 | World
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 | World
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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