In a new study, researchers found that among Muslims from South Asia, the Arab states and African-Americans, the perceived role of God in illness and recovery is a primary influence upon the health care beliefs and behavior. It recommends outreach and education efforts by the health care community to help address Muslim concerns and improve health care quality in this rapidly growing population. 

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Sikh organizations say infighting has never reached such heights of violence in the past and reflected badly on the Sikh community. more>

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided and shut down the Tri-Valley University in Pleasanton, California, where several hundred Indian students were studying, and accused university officials of illegally accepting millions of dollars to get student visas for foreign nationals. more>

Gun violence is also a real issue for us. While working on gang violence issues in Los Angeles, I found out that we also have young people caught within the webs of street violence. more>

Guns from states with weaker laws and a lack of enforcement are spreading everywhere, including abroad, and pulling South Asian youths into gangs. more>

While some U.S. Muslim groups tried after Sept. 11, 2001 to promote greater dialogue between Muslims and non-Muslims recent events make it clear that not enough has been done, said Salam Al-Marayati, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council. more>

VIDEO :: America's representative to the Muslim World, Farah Pandith, defends the mosque near Ground Zero in an exclusive interview to NDTV. She says the protesters don't hold the majority view.  more>

Mohammed Hameeduddin, a Muslim, whose parents emigrated from Hyderabad, has taken over as the new mayor of Teaneck, a town with a rising Jewish population.

VIDEO :: For the first time in its history, this racially and culturally diverse Teaneck, New Jersey has a Muslim mayor. Mayor Mohamed Hameeduddin spoke with NJN Public Television about his first challenge. more>

AUDIO :: NPR reports on the primary victory of Nikki Haley in South Carolina and the new wave of Indian-American political candidates. Political commentator, Reihan Salam, spoke to Tell Me More. more>

The fact that the Republican Party, in two conservative southern states, has opted for candidates of Indian origin, raises an interesting question: are Indian-American candidates a handy foil for the GOP straining to demonstrate its diversity credentials? more>

VIDEO :: Nikki Haley won the Republican nomination for governor of South Carolina on Tuesday. June 22, 2010. more>

AUDIO :: The arrest of Faisal Shahzad in connection with the attempted bombing in Times Square and subsequent arrests has placed the city's Pakistani community in an uncomfortable position. WNYC's Arun Venugopal reports. more>

A former doctoral student at Purdue University has been languishing in a U.S. prison for the last 31 months on charges of threatening former president George W. Bush and other Republicans.  He says he is innocent and has complained to his lawyer of being taunted and beaten by inmates in a Chicago jail.

VIDEO :: Russia Today's Karan Singh has been following the growing campaign the release of Vikram Buddhi, a former doctoral student at Purdue University, who has been languishing in a US prison for the last 31 months.

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It is the growing clout of the Indian Americans in the Democratic Party that has led to such a visible number of presidential appointees. And that clout was further strengthened Sept. 12, on the second day of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) fall meeting in Austin, Texas, when three from the community were made members-at-large of the powerful body. more>

The opposition to President Obama's so-called Big Government policies is increasingly crystallizing along racial lines. Had he anticipated it, he would not have sidelined Hillary Clinton but had her as his second in command. more>

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's latest report released Sept. 10, Asian Americans, the highest-earning group in the country, suffered a 4.4 percent decrease in household income, a loss higher than for blacks and Latinos.  

AUDIO :: Congressman Mike Honda, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, and Congresswoman Judy Chu discuss the significance of the health care debate for Asian Americans. more>

A new online college network connects students to find financial aid for their tuition. Three Harvard grads are finally bringing the peer-to-peer concept to the college campus. more>

While for many families the change has been long awaited, new labels might make it harder to monitor progress of groups that have trailed behind in schools, including black and Hispanic students. more>