Category Archives: Fellowship Blog

This is Daniel Pearl’s Final Story/ By Asra Nomani for the Washingtonian January 23, 2014 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is walking toward me in a black prayer cap, a cream-colored tunic, and matching shalwar, or baggy pants. He’s hunched over, his beard dyed ...

Out-of-Towners: Pakistani journalist now glad to know all about Pittsburgh September 6, 2013 12:20 am   By Waqas Banoori I had never heard of Pittsburgh until I was informed, while living and working 7,000 miles away in Pakistan’s capital, that ...

Jennifer Alfonso, the woman whose murder was made public on Facebook, is laid to rest AUGUST 13, 2013 BY GLENDA ORTEGA About 100 family and friends gathered in Doral Tuesday to pay their final respects to Jennifer Alfonso, the 26-year-old ...

Drone Exhibition Draws Fans, Protesters   August 13, 2013, 7:17 PM By Dion Nissenbaum and Khalid Khattak Drone makers from across the globe converged on Washington Tuesday to seek out new frontiers for the controversial technology. With more than 28 ...

A joyous day for Pittsburgh’s Muslims as Eid-al-Fitr begins August 9, 2013 12:11 am By Waqas Banoori / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Muslims throughout the Pittsburgh area on Thursday welcomed Eid-al-Fitr, one of the most joyous days in the Islamic calendar. Local Muslims joined ...

Stolen Road Ranger truck slams into Hialeah condo building AUGUST 7, 2013 BY GLENDA ORTEGA Reynaldo Aspuro, fast asleep in his Hialeah apartment with his wife and 3-year-old granddaughter, didn’t expect to be jolted out of bed by a real ...

 North Avenue Beach gets hot spot on Bing   By Mugambi MutegiTribune staff reporter 1:52 p.m. CDT, August 5, 2013   Microsoft search engine Bing on Monday featured Chicago’s North Avenue Beach on its home page, amassing more than 1,300 Facebook ...

‘Fight for $15’ begins 2nd round in Chicago By Mugambi Mutegi Posted on Chicago Tribune, July 31, 2013    The second round of “Fight For $15” protests in Chicago kicked off Wednesday with workers picketing some McDonald’s restaurants and a ...

  Alliya Villanueva, 2, munches on a beef stew and rice at the Peruvian Independence day at the Miami Airport Convention center. Alex M Sanchez / Miami Herald Staff By Glenda Ortega Published on Miami Herald, July 30, 2013 Far ...