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    The report does not include student on F-1 visa or those who arrived on work visas like H-1B.Opinion
    Work visas can help eliminate global poverty

    The visa is one of the few single things that has the greatest capacity to eliminate global poverty.

    20 April 2018 7:24 AM IST

    On September 14, the minors had gone to the station to enquire about their father, who was booked under a harassment case filed by their mother. (Representational image)Opinion
    Understanding harassment, in workplaces and in homes

    According to UN Women, 120 million girls around the world have experienced forced sexual acts.

    30 Dec 2017 12:20 AM IST

    The high-profile nature of the Ilyasi murder case has meant that it has received a lot of attention.Opinion
    Many abusive men and their suffering wives go unnoticed

    Ilyasi, the host of one of the most popular television shows, was declared a criminal himself and found guilty of his...

    21 Dec 2017 5:07 AM IST

    BRITISH-Muslims do not have it easy. They live in an increasingly xenophobic Britain, where groups like Britain First openly ask for their expulsion and cultivate the political belief that they are usurpers in the country.Opinion
    How Muslim women in UK are bereft of rights

    British-Muslims do not have it easy. They live in an increasingly xenophobic Britain.

    14 Dec 2017 3:59 AM IST

    A new Barbie was recently introduced to the world. Part of the Barbie Shero series, the new doll is designed to honour US Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad.Opinion
    A new look: Barbie now wears a hijab

    The new doll is designed to honour US Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad.

    24 Nov 2017 6:23 AM IST

    Chris Ford and Nicole Wismer had planned to marry in October but moved up the ceremony to Sunday after doctors told Chris he might not make it that long. (Photo: Pixabay)Opinion
    A lesson to all men

    Going by the findings mentioned, it appears that polygamy creates far more problems than it solves.

    11 Nov 2017 1:30 AM IST

    Islamic State fighters (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    View from Pakistan: ISIS is looking out for violent Muslim women

    According to the New York Times, more than 1,000 ISIS fighters surrendered en masse to Kurdish militias.

    13 Oct 2017 12:30 AM IST

    A woman drives a car in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabias ban on women driving. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    House of Saud and its jubilant tale of progress

    A victory for Saudi women thus comes at the expense of heightening Saudi nationalism and even xenophobia.

    5 Oct 2017 12:37 AM IST

    The registration of marriages must be made mandatory and government must implement the law strictly.Opinion
    View from Pakistan: Marriages of desperation

    No one, it seems, is willing to point out the many injunctions that stress the equality of men and women.

    29 Sept 2017 12:36 AM IST

    Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Suu Kyi: Taking away Nobel won't help

    Aung San Suu Kyi no longer cares what the enfeebled international community now thinks of her.

    15 Sept 2017 8:04 AM IST

    President Donald TrumpOpinion
    Don's policies making US a sadder, dismal place

    America's first birthday under the administration of President Donald Trump was forecast to be a soggy one.

    7 July 2017 2:07 AM IST

    View from Pakistan: A challenge for Muslims in the WestOpinion
    View from Pakistan: A challenge for Muslims in the West

    For Muslims who live in and around Finsbury Park, the attack was not a surprise.

    23 Jun 2017 1:08 AM IST

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