Ibrahim Safi – The Public Trust This month, the conflict in Yemen has sparked headlines globally, with alleged claims of attempted Yemeni bombings of the holy Islamic cities of Mecca and Medina, as well as of civilian installations across Saudi Arabia [1]. Whilst those claims remain contested, with little basis for
Inaya Bajwa – The Public Trust On September 4th, 2026, American rapper Macklemore announced solidarity with Palestine at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. During the performance, he donned a Palestinian keffiyeh and displayed footage of Gaza, while exclaiming, “Free Palestine” [1]. The rapper also performed his Palestinian protest song “Hind’s
Sam Jarada – The Public Trust The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) outlines how millions of people are studied, diagnosed and treated. However, distress, trauma and grief, for example, which fall outside Western descriptions of depression or PTSD, are ignored, misunderstood or misclassified. Therefore, many of these guidelines
Ibrahim Safi – The Public Trust As of 2026, there is a growing awareness towards AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) and its influence in American politics, especially regarding American foreign policy [1]. The resulting American involvement in the Middle East via war and interventions, as well as near-unconditional support
James Steinmetz – The Public Trust Since 1966, companies with at least 100 employees or federal contractors with at least 50 employees have been required by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to submit a yearly report that breaks down gender and racial demographics among their staff, from executives down to
Declared on May 15th, 2026; The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) grapples with its 17th Ebola outbreak since 1976 [1]. Although the nation has dealt with the virus before, this particular variant, Bundibugyo (BVD), was not detected outside the capital city, Kinshasa, because of inadequate testing materials [2]. Since
Inaya Bajwa – The Public Trust The Uyghur people, a mostly Muslim, Turkic-speaking ethnic group native to the Xinjiang region in northwestern China, are currently facing an ongoing genocide (as classified by the United Nations) by the Chinese government. The government has imprisoned an estimated 1.2 million Uyghurs, subjecting
Ibrahim Safi – The Public Trust In 2025, the Washington lobbying firm Squire Patton Boggs filed disclosures introducing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to US officials. Conducted by an Indian American individual named Vivek Sharma [1], its expenditure on foreign policies totaled $330,000. Despite the overwhelming evidence of their association,
James Steinmetz – The Public Trust On February 28, 2026, the United States joined Israel in launching Operation Epic Fury against Iran [2]. The decision immediately put one of Donald Trump’s most prominent political claims to the test: that he opposed the costly, prolonged wars that had defined much of
In late 2020, Morocco signed the Abraham Accords alongside Bahrain, the UAE, and Sudan, seeking to normalize Arab nations’ diplomatic ties with Israel [1]. Israel's long-standing ally, the United States, also took part in this so-called peace treaty [1]. Though the agreement's intentions were
Crypto Cranium – The Muslim Skeptic Among the different forms of entertainment that have sprung forth in the wake of modern technologies, video games have been at the forefront. Many of these games are aimed towards the male consumer, primarily because they offer men the ‘fix’ they crave for performing challenging
Sam Jarada – The Public Trust Introduction In a recent systematic review, the authors estimated the prevalence of mental health disorders like depression and anxiety to be 22.1% in high-conflict regions (1). This statistic underscores how crucial mental health support is. Yet, it prompts reactions focused on therapy and
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Ibrahim Safi – The Public Trust In July 2026, the House passed a United States-Israel defense technology cooperation initiative in a 216 to 212 vote, famously touted as the integration of the United States and Israeli militaries (U.S. Congress). This certainly appears to be one of the most consequential
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Inaya Bajwa – The Public Trust The niqab, a face veil worn by some Muslim women, is one of the most widely discussed and misunderstood forms of Islamic dress. Many women choose to wear it as an expression of faith, modesty, and personal religious conviction. Yet this choice continues to be
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Ibrahim Safi and Naafay Bajwa – The Public Trust After a vote from the Texas school board on June 26th 2026, several amendments were introduced to the Texas state education system (The Guardian). The most famous was the introduction of Bible studies in the curriculum for all public schools. Another amendment
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James Steinmetz – The Public Trust On July 15, the House held a vote on the “Massie Amendment.” The Massie Amendment was attached to the annual National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, the spending bill that funds the State Department, foreign aid, and related programs. If it
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Nicolas Maduro positioned himself as a close confidant to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, eventually succeeding him in 2013 (EBSCO). Maduro adopted many of his mentor’s beliefs. Most notably, the two men made known their disdain for American imperialism and Israeli terrorism in the Arab world. In 2009, Chavez severed
Dispatches from the Road
یہ پانی گِر رہا ہے سہی گِرنے پانی کی آسانی لیکن اس پانی کے گِرنے کی آواز نہیں خدا جب دل میں، تو پھر ہی I stand at the station at the end of the track The sky a union of blue and black Walking to the
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Sam Jarada – The Public Trust Introduction As a Palestinian and a Muslim, settler colonialism isn’t distant history. It’s a constant reminder of what I lost connection to: my homeland, my Palestinian family, and my identity. I feel deep sorrow that I couldn’t truly live there from a
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Sarah Khan – The American Muslim Society for Science, Engineering, and Medicine Today, it is difficult to confine artificial intelligence to one area of our lives due to its inevitable pervasiveness that only seems to grow with the years. Not too long ago, many were concerned about backtracking on AI altogether.
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Anthony Spadafore – The Public Trust Every four years, people from around the world unite to watch elite football players from various nations and diverse cultures compete in the FIFA World Cup. With countless attentive eyes watching, these athletes are given the opportunity to not only showcase their skills but also
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[Persian] وقتی زورِ خود از همراهِ شما میآید، تنها سپاهی میباشید،از هر طرف دشمنان میآیند، یا مرئی یا خفی، یا بیرون یا درون. برای هر نصر باید هم موجود باشند بسیاری شهدا، نترس ارواح، محترم ارواح،به مرگ بدون خوف خیره شدن، فقط میتواند برای
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Ibrahim Safi – The Public Trust On July 4th, as Americans, we celebrate Independence Day, an occasion to commemorate and express gratitude for the liberties we have as US citizens. As Muslim Americans, we often look at the US War of Independence from a foreign lens, as an event that occurred
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Ibrahim Safi – The Public Trust The US-Iran war has effectively resumed because of Israeli violations of the short-lived ceasefire. The ceasefire was predicated upon the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding), which outlined several points besides the ceasefire, including an indemnity of 300 billion USD to be given to Iran