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Two Decades After 9/11, American Muslims Still Battle Islamophobia

Two Decades After 9/11, American Muslims Still Battle Islamophobia

Muhammad Shumail April 17, 2023

Photo Credit: AP September 11, 2001, terror attacks was the inflection point for Muslim-Americans, butpost-9/11 ramifications of Islamophobia still corrupts the fabric of Americansociety more than...

What Does the “Made in China” Saudi-Iran Deal Mean for the Middle East?

Muhammad Shumail March 21, 2023

Photo Credit: China Daily/Reuters From left to right: Minister of state and national security adviser of Saudi Arabia Musaad Bin Mohammed Al Aiban; Wang Yi, Chinese senior diplomat; and Ali Shamkhani,...

Indian Business Tycoon Gets a $50 Billion Realty Check

Muhammad Shumail February 27, 2023

Photo Credit: bloomberg.com The proverbial phrase, “The higher you climb, the harder you fall,” couldn’t be more fitting for India business mogul Gautam Adani, who saw half of his wealth vanish...

What Global Population Crossing 8 Billion Means For Our Future

What Global Population Crossing 8 Billion Means For Our Future

Muhammad Shumail December 13, 2022

Photo Credit: AP According to UN estimates, the world population hit the 8 billion mark last week as it took only twelve years to add a billion people to the growing population.  After...

Cryptocurrency Exchange FTX Lost all its Value Overnight

Cryptocurrency Exchange FTX Lost all its Value Overnight

Muhammad Shumail November 22, 2022

Photo Credit: nytimes.com Cryptocurrency trading firm FTX has filed for bankruptcy protection after it was unable to complete its customers withdrawal requests last Friday according to The NYT. A...

Will Elon’s Twitter Bird Turn Into a Hate Spewing Dragon?

Will Elon’s Twitter Bird Turn Into a Hate Spewing Dragon?

Muhammad Shumail November 3, 2022

Photo Credit: The Verge Elon Musk's much anticipated Twitter takeover is all set to redraw lines between free speech and hate speech.  The dust around the future of the social media platform,...

Catastrophic Floods in Pakistan should not be the new Normal

Catastrophic Floods in Pakistan should not be the new Normal

Muhammad Shumail October 2, 2022

"Today, it's Pakistan. Tomorrow, it could be your country," UN chief. Photo Credit: AFP According to CNN, more than 33 million people have been affected by flash floods in Pakistan, killing...

Recent Shootings of 5 Homeless People Raises Concerns about Rising Crime Patterns in NYC

Recent Shootings of 5 Homeless People Raises Concerns about Rising Crime Patterns in NYC

Muhammad Shumail April 11, 2022

Photo Credit: New York Post Gerald Brevard III, 30, a suspect who mercilessly shot five homeless men, killing two in New York City and Washington D.C. in early March has been arrested in Washington...

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