Back in 1996, a magazine article appeared that provoked Jewish organizations to convene and find a way to stop trends towards intermarriage and secularism. Now, let’s look at ourselves. more>

In the past few months, anti-Pakistan propaganda in the U.S. media has been on the rise. It is clear to all and sundry that the free U.S. media has adopted a policy of hatred towards Pakistan. more>

On July 4 three men massacred 53 Muslims in a Shia mosque in Quetta, Pakistan. more>

New York City is the hub of Urdu journalism. These papers provide coverage of the everyday life of the Pakistani community. On the other hand, publishers of these papers also use them to promote parochial interests by, for example, defaming their business rivals. more>

Urdu newspapers published on the East Coast progressed a great deal in the last few years. Through these papers, the Urdu reading public learns about political, religious, and entertainment events in the community. more>

We must take a clear-headed look at the status of women and children in our Pakistani community. If we don’t recognize the anti-women bias in our own history, we will not be able to do anything about it. more>

It's amazing to see how much trouble the Jamaat e Islami of Pakistan has caused for Pakistanis both in and out of Pakistan. Their history of unscrupulousness starts before Partition. more>

I have been reading various American books on Islam, terrorism and democracy published recently. They’re all wretched, and here’s why. more>

The FBI had been tapping the cleric’s phone and heard him refer to the events of September 11th without expressing remorse. The Pakistani community is all too sickeningly familiar with its members undergoing profiling, reporting, detentions, and deportations. It is surreal that communities that live side by side with us are not experiencing these conditions. more>

Muslim clerics from small towns in Pakistan are physically present in Brooklyn. They have to be mentally present in—and cognisant of—the American context as well. more>

The relationship between the media and the U.S. government appears closer than ever. The media has become a place where the administration tests public reaction to a future policy, or where administration policies are "explained." And ties between the administration and the media are not simply close—both act toward a common goal. more>

Recently Nirma, a movie star from the Pakistani film industry, performed a dance in New York that has provoked the Pakistani community in all sorts of interesting ways. more>

The current Administration is rolling out the red carpet for General Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan. But Musharraf be warned: that carpet is red with the blood of Pakistani demagogues, each of whom quickly became irrelevant to American foreign policy. more>

For too long, America has pursed its foreign policy interests by supporting and working with dictators in Pakistan and elsewhere. It is fair to say that the United States has played an overwhelming role in preventing democracy from taking root in Pakistan. more>

The Association of Pakistani Americans For Community Organization last week announced that it was ready to provide legal aid to Pakistanis who have been jailed on suspicions of having links with the terror attacks. more>