Ansharah Asif

Ansharah Asif

Rashida Jones to take over MSNBC, achieve milestone

Rashida Jones to take over MSNBC, achieve milestone

MSNBC, home to media brands like “The Rachel Maddow Show” and “Morning Joe,” is an American-based news channel that will face a change in their leadership as Rashida Jones succeeds Phil Griffin as the new MSNBC President. Jones, a senior vice president of MSNBC and...

A look into China’s Uighur concentration camps

A look into China’s Uighur concentration camps

Since April 2017, more than 2 million Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, including ethnic Azerbaijanis, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Turkmens and Kyrgyz, have been forced into more than 85 identified camps within Xinjiang, an autonomous region in northwest China. The Chinese...

The story behind #istandwithpalestine

The story behind #istandwithpalestine

A ceasefire order between Israel and Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmiyyah went into effect the afternoon of May 20, after Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas officials had agreed to fight through the Egyptian proposal. So when did the conflict between...

The importance of Ramadan traditions

The importance of Ramadan traditions

Ramadan is the holiest month of the Islamic religion. It is celebrated as a remembrance to mark the first chapters of the Quran given to the Prophet Muhammad by Allah. In Islamic culture, a lunar calendar, which is based on the phases of the moon is traditionally...