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Second Federal Judge Blocks Open Mosque Ahsan Iqbal at Johns Two Muslims Walk
New Travel Ban: CNN Hopkins School of
Day on Advanced International into the Emmys..
n By Laura Jarrett October 29 Studies
A federal judge in Maryland has n By Anwar Iqbal
blocked President Donald Trump’s unday, October 29th, is
new travel ban, finding it still tainted National Open Mosque Was hin g t o n,
by religious discrimination. SDay, according to an an- DC: Interior Min-
US District Judge Theodore D. nouncement of the Islamic ister Ahsan Iqbal
Chuang -- who also blocked travel Shura Council of Southern urged the United
ban 2.0 -- did not go as far as the California. States on Wednes-
judge in Hawaii on Tuesday and has This is an annual event day not to look at
only extended his order to “individu- where Mosques open their doors CPEC from the
als with a bona fide relationship with to their neighbors. Indian perspec-
an individual or entity in the United If you’ve never been to a tive as it was an economic plan for
States.” Mosque, you may want to find bringing peace and stability to South
Chuang was not persuaded by out what a Mosque is and if you Asia and adjacent regions and not a
the administration’s claim that the decide to visit a Mosque, here are security strategy.
new travel ban was “cured” of “reli- some guidelines. To see a video of Mr Iqbal urged the United
gious animus,” concluding that his a recent Open Mosque Day, click States to deal with Pakistan on its
various positive statements about Is- here. own merit, instead of tagging it to n By Lorraine Alic Ahmed won lead actor in a lim-
lam did not in “any way repudiate the We urge you to visit a other states and issues in the region. ited series for his role as Nasir Khan on
President’s prior intention to impose Mosque in your area. To find one, “CPEC is not a conspiracy wo Muslim men, on prime- HBO’s “The Night Of,” making him the
a Muslim ban. Particularly where, follow this link. If your Mosque is against anyone. It is not a security time television, clutching first Muslim, and the first Asian, to win
in August 2017, President Trump participating and not listed, con- plan. It’s a plan for economic pros- Tshiny metal objects close to a lead acting Emmy (before Ahmed,
tweeted a statement that a method tact us. perity, which is bringing investment their black garments amid an unsus- the only other person of Asian descent
hostile to Islam — shooting Muslims Also, a New Hampshire in the energy, infrastructure and pecting crowd. to win an acting Emmy was Archie
with bullets dipped in pig’s blood — Muslim started ‘Ask a Muslim other key sectors,” said Mr Iqbal No, this wasn’t an episode of Panjabi in 2010 for her supporting role
should be used to deter future ter- Anything’ to help educate people when reminded of US objections to “Homeland” or a dozen other televi- in “The Good Wife”)
rorism, there is no record of public on Islam and Muslims in sur- the plan to build a corridor. sion dramas in which any metal ob- The eight-part cable drama fol-
statements showing any change in rounding communities. However, Mr Iqbal, who was the ject held by men of similar description lowed Muslim college student Nasir
the President’s intentions relating to keynote speaker at Johns Hopkins would invariably be a weapon. through the legal system, and later
a Muslim ban.” “Like the two versions before it, School of Advanced International It was the 69th Primetime Emmy prison, after he was accused of brutally
Chuang also found that the new President Trump’s latest travel ban Studies, Washington, said US con- Awards, where actor Riz Ahmed and murdering a well-to-do white woman
travel ban “imposed a permanent, is still a Muslim ban at its core. And cerns about CPEC were unfounded. actor-writer Aziz Ansari won two top on Manhattan’s tony Upper West side.
rather than temporary, ban on im- like the two before it, this one is go- “It will benefit all and will provide a categories for shows that exploded Nasir, the son of Pakistani im-
migrants from the Designated Coun- ing down to defeat in the courts. Re- platform for bringing together South stereotypes and made history in front migrants who settled in Queens, was
tries, and has effectively stopped the ligious discrimination with window and Central Asian, Middle Eastern of an audience too dazzled by all the an immediate suspect. But was he re-
issuance of immigrant visas indefi- dressing is still unconstitutional,” said and African countries by physically other history-breaking moments that ally guilty? Written by Steven Zaillian,
nitely,” and says “the bar on entry is ACLU attorney Omar Jadwat, among joining them through an economic evening to notice. “The Night Of” made viewers question
the equivalent of a ban on issuing im- those that argued the case in court corridor,” he said. There were so many firsts in LA’s their own preconceptions about race,
migrant visas based on nationality.” Monday. “So, I think, the US should not Microsoft Theater on Sunday night that religion and the justice system while
Chuang issued a preliminary in- The Justice Department vowed look at CPEC from the Indian per- the oversight was understandable. The trying to get to the bottom of the case.
junction, which is also procedurally to appeal the Hawaii ruling Tuesday spective, but as a source of peace, evening’s swag bags should have in- That Nasir and his family were
distinct from Judge Derrick Watson’s but did not immediately react to the stability and prosperity in the re- cluded tally sheets to keep track of the presented as multi-dimensional people
order in Hawaii and has no expira- Maryland case. gion. CPEC can bring the much- multiple barriers being broken. living in an equally complex communi-
tion date. - CNN needed stability to a region that has Donald Glover, creator of FX’s “At- ty was a breakthrough in the portrayal
US Not to Forget Pakistan’s Help suffered from war for the last several lanta,” became the first African Ameri- of Muslims on series television, arriv-
ing before Donald Trump took office
can comedy director to be so honored;
decades.”
“Master of None’s” Lena Waithe the
Mr Iqbal said Pakistan want-
in Rescue Operation ed peace in Afghanistan because first black woman to win the prize for and announced his first major presi-
dential action: the travel ban. Target-
it would be the first beneficiary of writing on a comedy series. Streaming ing citizens of eight Muslim-majority
Washington, DC: The peace and stability in the neighbor- service Hulu broke network and cable countries, it was eventually halted.
United States has said ing state. He reminded the interna- TV’s monopoly on the top Emmy, out- Ansari shared top honors with
that it will not forget tional community that so far Paki- standing drama series, when it won for Waithe for writing on “Master of
the critical assistance stan was the only country that had “The Handmaid’s Tale.” None,” the Netflix series in which he
that Pakistan provided the valuable experience of defeating And it was certainly the first time also stars. When they took the stage, he
in rescuing a North terrorism in its backyard and it could a former White House press secretary ceded the mike (for the second time in
American couple from share this experience with others. appeared onstage riding a motorized two years) to his writing partner, and
the clutches of the The minister said Pakistan had lectern. Sean Spicer: trailblazer. Hollywood celebrated the breaking of a
Haqqani network. serious concerns about the presence Indeed, the ceremony and list of race barrier in the category.
“I want to be clear and steady growth of the militant nominees was the most diverse in his- But Ansari, who also won last
on saying how grateful Islamic State group in its neighbor- tory, said host Stephen Colbert, con- year, was also a first in the category, and
we are to the govern- hood and wanted to defeat them too gratulating the Television Academy he’s responsible for offering up what no
ment of Pakistan. With- with the cooperation of other na- and the Emmys. The crowd applauded. other TV series ever has: the casual
out their assistance, this tions... - Dawn “That’s impressive,” he added. “I did not Muslim.
would not have been Canadian Hostage on His know you could applaud while patting “Master of None” chronicles the
made possible,” said Daring Rescue by Pak Army yourself on the back at the same time.” not-so-remarkable life of Dev (played
US State Department’s The applause, however, wasn’t all by Ansari), a thirtysomething, low-
spokesperson Heather osh Boyle: “A in the service of self-congratulations. level actor fumbling his way into adult-
Nauert. “It was critical, major comes There was plenty of genuine excitement hood. That means devoting entire
and we will certainly Jover to me over the nominations as quantifiable episodes to his use of dating apps, his
not forget that.” while I still have proof that the industry and the acad- obsession with Italian food and the
In a separate state- blood on me. The emy were finally stepping into the 21st dashed expectations his immigrant
ment, the White House street is chaos and century. Perhaps the success of new parents had for their son (if only he’d
said the Haqqani net- Linda and Patrick Boyle, parents of Joshua Boyle, he says to me, ‘In shows like “Insecure” and “This Is Us” been a doctor).
work had captured leave their home to speak to the media in Smiths the American me- had sent a message: Viewers wanted to Dev Shah is Muslim, but he is
Caitlan Coleman, an Falls, Ontario—AP dia they said that see more people like themselves on TV, not angry, obsessive, regretful or op-
American citizen, and we support the Haqqani network and not all of America looks like Ryan pressed. And he’s not armed with an
her husband, Joshua Boyle, a Canadian, from a mountain near Kabul in 2012 and that we make it possible. Today Seacrest. Uzi. He’s a mostly nice, occasionally
and kept them in custody for five years. you have seen the truth. Did we not Many of this year’s nominees, and irritating guy armed with a cellphone
At a Thursday afternoon news briefing at the State Department, Ms Nau- put bullets in those bastards?’ “And winners, could be seen as progressive he checks obsessively. He drinks at bars
ert also spoke about relations between the US and Pakistan which, until re- so I can say to you I did see the truth, Hollywood pushing back against the with his friends, has the occasional
cently, were close allies in the war against terrorism. Their relations began to and the truth was that car was rid- new president and his policies, which one-night stand and attends masjid
strain after a US raid on Osama bin Laden’s hideout in 2011 and deteriorated dled with bullets. The ISI (Pakistan’s many in the entertainment industry only on holidays. He has been known
further after President Trump’s Aug 21 speech in which he announced the intelligence agency) and the army consider hostile toward women, mi- to eat pork.
new US strategy for South Asia. got between the criminals and the norities, immigrants and the LGBTQ How can he be a Muslim, then?
“Our overall relationship with Pakistan …We’ve certainly had points car to make sure the prisoners were community. Simple. The same way others who
where that relationship has had some challenges. That relationship isn’t going safe and my family was safe. They If the Emmy wins were meant to choose to follow some practices of their
to just turn around overnight, but this is a terrific step in the right direction,” put them to flight and they ran like send a message, then perhaps the most faith and not others (much to the cha-
said Ms Nauert while explaining the current status of Washington’s relations cowards. And this is proof enough pointed, and poignant, was the sight grin of their devout parents) still iden-
with Islamabad. to me the Pakistanis are doing every- of Ahmed and Ansari winning awards tify as Christians or Jews or Hindus.
Responding to a question about Pakistan’s role in the rescue operation, thing to their utmost.” - Riaz Haq for shows that demystified the scary And some Muslims also identify
she said: “The Pakistani military, acting on information that we provided, https://youtu.be/m1RJGnmW- “Islamist” talked about so often on the as actors, and wind up at the Emmys.
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