by Nadia Maiwandi | Jan 31, 2012 | Community, Features
The study of aging in India, or aging among the South Asian population abroad, has been gaining a base. Though there is still much to be studied, researchers say that annual conferences and professional networks help support the work that is being done and broaden...
by Nadia Maiwandi | May 5, 2011 | Entertainment, Films
THE TAQWACORES. Director and Producer: Eyad Zahra. Co-producer: Michael Muhammad Knight. Players: Bobby Naderi, Nav Mann, Dominic Rains, Noureen Dewulf, Ian Tran, Tony Yalda, Volkan Eryman. Released on DVD. Thanks to The Taqwacores, the idea of devout Muslims who...
by Nadia Maiwandi | Oct 4, 2010 | Features, General
When the 2009-2010 school year was two weeks from its end, a group of Fremont parents and students set out to raise $2 million in a fervent effort to save teachers’ jobs and keep class sizes small. The idea was not theirs alone—the volunteers noted what so many...
by Nadia Maiwandi | May 15, 2010 | Features, General
Kashmir is an area often ignored in Western newspapers, yet it is this region—not Afghanistan or Iraq—that is “the most militarized territorial dispute,” according to the CIA World Factbook. Thousands continue to die in the bloodshed or “disappear” with no trace. The...
by Nadia Maiwandi | Nov 30, 2009 | Features, General
As the current administration strengthens its ties with Pakistan and President Obama weighs his decision in Afghanistan, a noteworthy panel of Afghan and Pakistani scholars are getting set to convene at Stanford to give a talk about the region. Among the panelists...
