Germany’s Merkel stands her ground despite four attacks in seven days
Angela Merkel is not a candidate in the U.S. presidential election – she already has a steady job as Chancellor of Germany – but she delivered a message Thursday that people in America and elsewhere ought to take to heart. “Anxiety and fear cannot be a counsel for political action,” she said in making clear […]
The missing pillar: freedom of expression
Since the inception of Pakistan, it has been evident with the coming into power of every successive government – whether it was a dictatorship regime or a democratic one – that it bought along with it several new amendments and legislations to be enacted into the constitution of Pakistan. Our constitution grants us freedom of […]
First Muslim Congressman Blasts Trump, Carson
Rep. Keith Ellison blasted Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson Sunday for statements by the Republican presidential candidates condemning the idea of a Muslim president. Ellison, D-Minn., became the first Muslim-American to be elected to Congress in 2007 when he was sworn in on a Quran rather than a Bible as is traditionally done. “The […]