CHICAGO: Arab and Muslim American campaigners on Wednesday claimed further successes in their efforts to persuade Democrat voters to withdraw their support for US President Joe Biden’s reelection bid. The results of Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary in Wisconsin, traditionally a key swing state in presidential elections, showed what campaigners hailed as a significant decline in … Read more
As fuel prices soar, Karachi’s young fishermen make perilous journeys on makeshift plastic boats KARACHI: In the pre-dawn haze earlier this week, as fishing communities in the downtrodden coastal settlements of Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi began to stir, 12-year-old Danish Rafiq set sail from his home on Bhit Island, navigating a rickety boat … Read more
LONDON: Bangladesh’s election on Sunday will be a “sham” designed to cement Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule, exiled opposition leader Tarique Rahman has told AFP in an exclusive interview defending his party’s boycott. Rahman is heir to one of the country’s two main political dynasties — the other led by Hasina — and has helmed … Read more