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Articles with tag: American

I Fell Among (the APPNA) Doctors

Aziz Akhmad   Jul 10, 2008   interacts: 41

Like the conductor of a choir, with one hand raised, she piped up with a full-throated ‘Paaak sar zameeen shadbaad … The children simply stared at their toes in embarrassment.

Harold and Kumar Escape From Gitmo

Ras Siddiqui   Apr 24, 2008   interacts: 34

This time the duo attempts to explain the difference between a Bong and a Bomb aboard an airplane to Amsterdam in a post 9/11 environment.

American Muslims and Presidential Elections 2008

Ahmer Muzammil   Feb 9, 2008   interacts: 170

Disagreeing with American foreign policies doesn't really mean that you are against 'us'. That stupid train has thankfully left the station and hopefully won’t return in Nov. 2008.

Bobby & Jerry : Rise of a Coloured ‘son’ Retold

Anand Patwardhan   Oct 31, 2007   interacts: 25

Bobby has proved that he is more Christian than the Christians, more conservative than the conservatives, and as or more embedded in the Bush-Cheney establishment than the others.

Pakistani Twist to “Aliens in America” TV Series

Ras Siddiqui   Sep 27, 2007   interacts: 58

Are the Pakistani and Muslim community here in America ready for raunchy American teenage humor?

Letter from Pakistan

imran ahmad   Jun 26, 2007   interacts: 55

My American friends, can you imagine your great country without justice for all? Can you live in country where justice is not available? Thanks to your Government who is supporting a military dictator in Pakistan, we cannot experience the same freedoms as

Here Comes Bush

Muhammad A Manzer   Mar 9, 2006   interacts: 1

With the innocence of a child the interviewer opened his line of questions..

Songs of Dissonance

Aisha Sarwari   Nov 25, 2005   interacts: 117

Out of all the tragedies this earthquake has brought, the loss of an educated and inspiring Junaid Jamshed is very dehumanizing.

ISNA Thugs

Umbreen Shah   Sep 8, 2005   interacts: 276

ISNA management has been unable to relate to their American-born Muslim constituency which is the future of Islam in America.

The Case for American Muslim Identity

Abdul Arif   Aug 18, 2005   interacts: 40

In some cases, having a birthday party at the local community center is seen as 'haraam' simply because the concept of birthday party at the time of Prophet was unknown

The Alternative Muslim Identity

Zehra Rizvi   Jun 19, 2005   interacts: 260

We are not planning on going back home someday. We are home!

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