The Supreme Court last Thursday threw out a Republican challenge to the Obama-sponsored Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Biden called it a “major victory for all Americans benefiting from this groundbreaking and life-changing law.” The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to toss the lawsuit and allows former President Obama’s signature achievement to remain intact. The ACAContinue reading “Biden, Obama Celebrate Affordable Care Act Ruling. Grandma Mentions Khan’s ‘Sehat Sahulat’ Program. (Video)”
Monthly Archives: June 2021
China and Peru’s Rainbow Mountains Mentioned in the Quran (Video)
In China’s Zhangye Dandia Landform Geological Park, thousands of tourists from all over the world come to marvel at the beauty of the Rainbow Mountains. These multicolored Rainbow Mountains are believed to be the same mountains that are mentioned in the Holy Quran –they are made of different shades present on the surface of theContinue reading “China and Peru’s Rainbow Mountains Mentioned in the Quran (Video)”
OPINION: The Graceless Censure of Joe Biden
FRANK BRUNI in The New York Times: Joe Biden is only the second Catholic president in American history. You would think that the church’s leaders in the United States would look kindly and proudly on him. You would be wrong. They’re going farther out of their way to admonish him than they ever did toContinue reading “OPINION: The Graceless Censure of Joe Biden”
KASHMIR: A Review of Two Biographies of Sheikh Abdullah
Punch line By Z.G. Muhammad: ‘Oh! It is a whopper sandwich.’It was my instantaneous reaction after finishing reading yet another book on Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah. It was the second book I read about him during the past month. The first one that I mentioned in some previous columns was Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah- Tragic Hero ofContinue reading “KASHMIR: A Review of Two Biographies of Sheikh Abdullah”
Conversation With Grandma On New World Order
Grandma (Dadi Amma) asked me “What is this?,” as I shared a video with her on WhatsApp. “It’s the new World Order,” I told her. “It is being worked on…deconstruct/reconstruct.” “But why is the artist using a hammer?,” she asked. “That’s the only tool he has, and knows how to use, and so he’s usingContinue reading “Conversation With Grandma On New World Order”
AFGHANISTAN: A Saigon Moment Could Be in the Making -For Eating Onions as Apples
Afghanistan was described as the ‘graveyard of empires’. Except for Persia’s Nadir Shah, no foreign ruler managed to take control of the Pashtun heartland for any significant length of time. Nadir Shah managed to keep control by inducting Pashtun warriors into the Persian army. Very impressed with the warlike valor of Kandahari Ahmadzai, he appointedContinue reading “AFGHANISTAN: A Saigon Moment Could Be in the Making -For Eating Onions as Apples”
POEM: Disintegrating Calculus Problem
By McKENZIE TOMA: A dramatic clue lodged in a rockface.Set in a shimmering sound belt slung around the grasses. Collections of numbers signify a large sum, a fatness that cannot be touched.Numbers are heart weight in script. Calculus means a small pebble pushed around maniacally.Binding affection, instead of fear, to largeness. Ideas are peeled intoContinue reading “POEM: Disintegrating Calculus Problem”
COVID-19: Expect a Million Deaths in India by Aug 1
UPDATE: Maharashtra is the worst-hit state followed by Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. According to Reuters, a veteran public health expert warned top Indian officials in early March that a new variant of the coronavirus was spreading quickly in a rural district in the heart of the country and that the outbreak requiredContinue reading “COVID-19: Expect a Million Deaths in India by Aug 1”
Nine Countries United Against China 120 Years Ago. They’ve Come Together Again.
A few days back, the G7 coalition turned its guns on China and its Chinese allies with Bring Back the Better World (B3W)” global initiative and with $40 trillion has “agreed to strengthen anti-China infrastructure,” says a diplomatic source in Islamabad. “A new Cold War has begun in the world, and Pakistan will definitely beContinue reading “Nine Countries United Against China 120 Years Ago. They’ve Come Together Again.”