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From the International Stage: Salman Ahmad

A “Pioneer of Pakistani Pop Music,” Salman Ahmad has been in not one, but two, of Pakistan’s most successful rock bands. Vital Signs, best known for their patriotic song “Dil Dil Pakistan (also dubbed...

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Arizona Bans Ethnic Studies: A Reason For Worry Among South Asian Americans

Today Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s controversial piece of legislation putting a ban on all Ethnic Studies in the state (HB 2281) takes into effect. The Arizona Daily Star reports that today the TUSD...

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Top 10 News Stories for South Asia in 2010

It was a year of triumph and tragedy, a period that was as progressive as it was marred by political turmoil. Thousands of lives perished in Pakistan floods, and an estimated 20 million people were...

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Punjab Governor’s Assassination a Sign of Larger Problems

Salmaan Taseer, the outspoken secular governor of Punjab, was shot dead by one of his guards Tuesday in Islamabad. More than a murder, Taseer’s assassination speaks to the political climate engulfing...

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Weekly Roundup: Intense Flooding Devastates Sri Lanka, Groupon Moves into India

Hard to keep up with the plethora of news that does the daily rounds? Never fear, Divanee is here! Allow us to recap what you missed this past week in South Asian business and politics. UN to Provide...

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Weekly Roundup – No Changes to Pakistan Blasphemy Law, Bihar Lights Up

Hard to keep up with the plethora of news that does the daily rounds? Never fear, Divanee is here! Allow us to recap what you missed this past week in South Asian business and politics. Pakistani PM...

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Pakistani Americans Must Combat Radicalism, Not Just Complain

My green passport requires standing in a separate immigration line once my plane lands at Boston’s Logan Airport. The ‘special attention’ from Homeland Security, although polite, adds an extra two to...

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This Week in the World: Mubarak Steps Down, Indo-Pak Talks Peace, Bangladesh...

Hard to keep up with the plethora of news that does the daily rounds? Never fear, Divanee is here! Allow us to recap what you missed this past week in politics and global issues. Hosni Mubarak Steps...

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Shabana Rehman: Homeland Insecurity Comedy Tour

Shabana Rehman is  Pakistani-Norwegian comedian who is notorious in Norway, where her infamous stunts of public nudity and controversial religious and political statements have made her so well-known....

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Growing Up Muslim in a Post 9/11 World

SAN FRANCISCO — For Muslim and Sikh youth growing into adolescence in the past decade, 9/11 has either been a menacing specter or just a perceived threat. But either way, it hasn’t been easy. Bullying...

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