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Articles with tag: migration

My Most Memorable Journey

saman abbasi   Apr 25, 2008   interacts: 45

Surraiya Bi had finally reached India her place of birth after eleven years of yearning and praying.

Of Taufel, Howard And An Apology

Salil Kader   Aug 20, 2007   interacts: 17

Same day that Simon Taufel expressed disappointment with his decision, another Australian, PM John Howard, ruled out an apology to the Indian doctor Mohammad Haneef

US Immigration Reform unfair to the legal high-skilled

Shiraz Bashir   Jun 12, 2007   interacts: 4

A Merit-based system which has been proposed by the US Senate has been widely criticized for allegedly favoring skilled individuals. A review actually reveals it being skewed the other way!

Globalization and Human Relationship

Nasim Hassan   Mar 26, 2007   interacts: 32

Globalization has stressed all relationships. It is imperative to understand this phenomenon and to take steps to adjust to the changing environment.

Is New Brunswick Ready for Emigration?

Mansoor Faridi   Mar 20, 2007   interacts: 6

Current employment climate is not very conducive to attract international students and persuade graduates to stay back.

Rodeo Drive to Raja Bazaar: A review

Hani Yousuf   Mar 12, 2007   interacts: 3

The novel traces the life of 10-year-old Natasha between the years 1994 and 2004. After spending the first decade of her life in Los Angeles, Natasha becomes a victim of reverse migration.

The Canadian Dream: Never Fulfilled

Saima Shah   Jan 4, 2007   interacts: 52

As the digital divide keeps people away from information, the immigrant divide keeps foreign qualified professionals from their profession of choice.

A pragmatic rant about Immigration in America

fawad butt   Dec 5, 2006   interacts: 4

A pragmatic rant about Immigration in America

Muslims ‘Unveiled’

Asif Naqshbandi   Oct 15, 2006   interacts: 279

Muslims should be willing to adapt to the host culture as much as possible

One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer, but Ten Million Make a Swarm!

Bhaskar Dasgupta   Oct 8, 2006   interacts: 5

Sub-continental minorities are still looked on with suspicion and there is no true secular treatment, such as the lack of a uniform civil code.

From Kerala to Islamabad (A Journey of Nine Decades)

Muhammad Tariq   Jul 31, 2006   interacts: 42

Memories of a life which they can only recount to their children with the hope that they will keep alive traditions they brought with them, but which are now dying away slowly

The Invisible Aliens

Jawahara Saidullah   May 28, 2006   interacts: 19

These illegals live sometimes invisible lives. They work in sweat-shops, labor under the hot sun picking fruit and lettuce, mow our lawns, clean our houses and look after our children

I survived. However…

Aarya Nijat   Sep 10, 2005   interacts: 152

We shared a history, we do share our present. We will be sharing a future. What sort of a future, this is for “US” to decide.

Amrita Pritam

Umair Raja   May 15, 2005   interacts: 369

Today, I call Waris Shah, “Speak from inside your grave”
And turn, today, the book of love’s next affectionate page

The Reluctant Cash Cow

K M Devarajan   Jan 30, 2005   interacts: 1

Announcing dual citizenship initiatives Prime Minister Manmohan Singh highlighted the importance of involving people of Indian origin in many meaningful ways in the reconstruction of our Motherland.

Moving to an Alien Land

B Waraich   Jan 9, 2005   interacts: 23

Moving even temporarily to another country can be extremely angst ridden. Even the things you disliked suddenly seem comfortable because of their familiarity.

Pakistani Detainee Enjoyed Deep US Roots

David Rohde   Aug 18, 2003   interacts: 23

To American investigators, the father and son represent a dangerous new type of Qaeda sympathizer affluent Pakistanis with long histories of shuttling in and out of the United States

Max Muller’s Ghost

Ashim Banerjee   Mar 31, 1998   interacts: 10

Does Europe owe its culture and identity to India?

Why are Pakistanis so Foreign? It’s the Americans’ Fault!

Steve J Simske   Mar 30, 1998   interacts: 34

Imagine a nation with a GNP of $60 billion maintaining an army of nearly 600,000 with 500,000 reserves.

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