By Tim Karr They’ve withstood a global pandemic, power outages and even swarms of bees to help oversee one of the most accurate election processes in the world. But nothing has presented more of a threat to millions of U.S. election workers and volunteers than the scourge of disinformation coursing across social networks in 2024. Complicating ...
By Ralph Nader Over the years, the Democratic Party’s blunders, arrogance and dependence on commercial campaign money and corporate-conflicted political/media consultants have put the two-party duopoly races for the Presidency, the Senate and the House next week into razor-thin elections. The polls show Democrats in neck-and-neck races with th...
Election verdict in Kashmir is seen as resounding assertion with people choosing to express their discontent through voting after heavy clampdown on almost all other means of dissent By Iftikhar Gilani Nestled amid the soaring peaks of the Himalayas, Muslim-majority region of Jammu and Kashmir exudes an air of enduring mystique and complexity....
Although Kashmir may be voting in large numbers, systematic disenfranchisement of the majority Muslim community population not only undermines democratic principles but also risks further eroding their trust in the democratic process and governance By Iftikhar Gilani The democratic framework of many nations, including in South Asia, is modeled...
The deaths of US citizens at the hands of Israeli forces highlight a distinct difference in Washington’s approach to accountability depending on the perpetrator Muslim Network TV Analysis In a series of tragic events, the U.S. finds itself grappling with the deaths of its own citizens in Palestine due to Israeli aggressions. With the latest [&...
By Souzan Naser, first published at Truthout Congressional leadership’s invitation for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress on July 24 was an act of political violence. Since October of last year, the war criminal Netanyahu has ordered the mass murder of at least 39,000 Palestinian people in...
India needs to follow South Africa to make cricket an inclusive sports by giving representations to all communities to foster diversity and inclusivity By Iftikhar Gilani As Americans are enthralled by the spectacle of football and baseball, cricket has emerged as a beacon of glitz and glamour in South Asia. While this sport enjoys popularity ...
By Joel Winter One day during my teaching career I entered the teacher’s staffroom to find brochures promoting Chapters — a Canadian national bookstore chain. This was during a period when I was protesting every week in front of the Chapters store in Toronto. The owner of Chapters supports the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) through [&hellip...
Nadvi, sworn in as a newly elected MP, says he will continue to lead prayers in the mosque located across the Indian Parliament building By Iftikhar Gilani NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) – It took Maulana Mohibullah Nadvi almost 20 years to cross the road that separates the mosque where he leads prayers from the Indian […]
By Ahmed I was born and raised in the Himalayan valley of Kashmir. Kashmir is known for many different things: the scenic beauty, the unending occupation, and its Islamicate culture. But the story that I am writing about is the journey of Hajj, a journey that I heard many stories about from my Boba (grandmother) […]
