Entries by TMO

Zahid Quraishi confirmed as first Muslim in U.S. history to serve as a federal judge

by Aysha Qamar Joining hundreds of firsts that Muslim Americans have seen in the past five years is Judge Zahid Quraishi. He was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to a lifetime seat on a U.S. district court, making him the first Muslim American federal judge in U.S. history. Senators voted 81-16 to confirm 46-year-old Quraishi to the U.S. District Court for […]

On Pakistani Millennials

By Mahvish Akhtar In Pakistan, the third wave of coronavirus has hit quite hard. The middle and upper-class workforce that is mainly made up of Millennials is suffering the consequences. Like anywhere else globally, this group of people is known as the laziest and ethically unaware bunch. At least until Generation-Z joined the workforce. Still, […]

Flight attendant allegedly targets Muslim woman, says she ‘would bring the whole plane down’

by Aysha Qamar In another incident of flying while Muslim, a Muslim woman alleges she was targeted by Southwest Airlines. The woman from the Dallas-Fort Worth area filed a religious discrimination complaint against the airline Tuesday after she said a flight attendant targeted her for wearing a hijab on a May 22 flight, Star-Telegram reported. Identified as Fatima Altakrouri, the […]

Op Ed: Martin Luther’s Treatise on Jews

by Dr. Aslam Abdullah Martic Luther or Martin Luther, (10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German professor of theology, priest, author, composer, Augustinian monk, and a seminal figure in the Christian Reformation. He wrote a book on Jews entitled The Jews and their lies. The book is vulgar and anti-Jews and antisemitic.. Here […]

Why Biden won’t broker peace in Middle East

by Zaid Aleem Another terrible Middle East war is revealing new details about Joe Biden’s often callous calculations about the purpose of his presidency and America’s global position. The new issue between Israel and the terrorist Palestinian group Hamas has failed to divert Biden’s attention from what he sees as his primary goal: ending the […]

COVID-19 Booster Shot

by Zaid Aleem According to CNN, Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, stated Wednesday that a Covid-19 booster vaccine will likely be required within a year after the initial inoculation. “I believe it likely will be within a year,” Fauci said during an Axios interview on vaccine rollout. […]

Global Media and Kashmir Dispute 

by Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai I am gratified by this opportunity to explore media influence in the United States on foreign and national security policy regarding Muslim nations and peoples in general and Kashmir in particular. Let me begin by summarizing the case of media detractors, which should tell us whether or not, it is too […]

Palestine. Though a positive step, a ceasefire does not equal “peace.”

by Abdul El-Sayed First published in “Incision”  and reposted here with permission from the author After 11 days of severely lopsided violence, Israel and Hamas called a ceasefire beginning last week on Friday. The violence comes after 248 people, including 66 children, were killed in Gaza. Thousands more lost their homes. Gaza lost its COVID-19 testing laboratory and […]

The sacrifices  of the people of Kashmir will not go in vain

by Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai In the annals of history, nations and peoples are often blessed with leaders, guides and activists who play singular roles providing leadership that transcends inspiration and casts a lasting impact on these societies. May 21, 1990, was the day when the Indian occupation forces assassinated an illustrious Kashmiri freedom fighter, […]

11 Day war: Who won and who lost?

by Dr. Aslam Abdullah  With 250 dead bodies and $100 million destructions in Gaza, the Lords of the War have temporarily reiterated to prepare for the next round of aggression. Who won and who lost? The Jewish state claims it taught Hamas a bitter lesson, and Hamas says it won. The reality is that humanity […]

Gaza continues to be terrorized

by Zaid Aleem According to CNN, as Palestinian demonstrators took to the streets across the West Bank and abroad, Israeli airplanes continued to pound Gaza, while rocket firing into Israel resumed after a brief pause. On Tuesday, tens of thousands of people gathered in places across the West Bank, including Ramallah and Hebron, after a […]