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JANUARY 2019 www.Asia Times.US PAGE 1 www.AsiaTimes.US Globally Recognized Editor-in-Chief: Azeem A. Quadeer, M.S., P.E. JANUARY 2019 Vol 10, Issue 1 U.S. VISA AVAILABILITY IN DECEMBER 2018 For Pakistan, Bangladesh & India Compiled by Hasan Chishti P - 5 The first two Muslim American women in US Congress ....page 3 Nawab Hamid Ali Khan, Khaja Moinuddin and Shahid Razvi and Nawab Azeem A. Quadeer PAGE 13 Hamid Ali Khan Page 15 Azfar M. Shareef wedding reception PAGE 12 Fareeduddin Sabiri and Chandrababu Naidu Daydreaming of Taufeeq Ansari Becoming the PM: Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, 6 January, said Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is daydreaming of becoming prime minister, and alleged that he backstabbed the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder and his father-in-law NT Rama Rao twice. For the second time in less than a week, Modi launched a direct attack on the TDP president. During a video-conference with workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from five Lok Sabha constituencies, he said Naidu backstabbed NTR for a second time by joining anger on a group of party workers after they blocked the hands with the Congress. He said Naidu was daydream- CM’s convoy to protest his comments against Modi. ing of becoming PM though he had failed as the chief minister. Naidu had reportedly said, “You will get beaten up. Don’t invite unnecessary trouble. You will be finished. Do you ““It was NTR who led ‘Congress-mukt’ Bharat movement support the injustice meted out to Andhra Pradesh? with anti-Congress National Front, but today his son-in- People will teach you a lesson.” law bowed his head before Congress to save his power. NTR was a true icon of Telugu pride. NTR never forgot “The threat is an outcome of nervousness and insecurity. Congress for hurting Telugu pride and for betrayal of This means despite a huge government machinery, those Telugu interests. Today those in power in Andhra Pradesh in power are afraid. The threat means the BJP workers are are so desperate to cling to their power that they betrayed succeeding,” he said. Telugu interests and stabbed NTR in the back for second Modi warned Opposition parties to never underestimate a time.”” - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister‘Alliance a the power of BJP workers, saying once the party workers Crowd of Family-ruled Parties’ decide something, “no force can stop the party from get- Modi called the Opposition’s alliance a crowd of “family- ting success.” ruled parties,” saying those unable to win over the people are resorting to violence. “For BJP what matter is the passion to serve Bharat Mata. In some parties what matters is a family. In others, what “Those failed to win the hearts of the people or being matters is one’s fortune. And for many others, both family rejected by them, are resorting to violence. Yesterday, a and fortune matter,” Modi said. bomb was found outside the home of our Kerala MP V Muralitharan. A conspiracy was hatched to kill him. Ev- PM interacted with BJP workers and volunteers from ery day our workers are being targeted in Kerala and also Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Narasaraopet and Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh,” he said. constituencies in Rayalaseema region through Narendra Modi App. 15th Natia Mushaira, Dallas Page 8 A BJP leader had said that Naidu on 4 January vented his CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO JANUARY 2019 www.Asia Times.US PAGE 2 CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO Dr Faiz Shareef celebrated New Year eve with family and friends JANUARY 2019 www.Asia Times.US PAGE 3 BOARD OF ADVISORS PAGES INTERNATIONAL CHICAGO Iftekhar Shareef Nawab Hamid Ali Khan Sher M. Rajput Waliuddin Syed Hussaini Talat Rashid Senior VP Wintrust CEO, National Bank Corp Engr & President, IAA, IL Trustee East West University Senior Pharmacist Businessman www.Asia Times US ISSN 2159-9645 DALLAS MIDDLE EAST Editor-in-Chief & Publisher Shawkat Mumtaz Ali Akram Dr. Basheer Ahmed Dr. Shamsa Qureshi Mohammed Director Hitech International Co. Azeem A. Quadeer, P.E. The first two Muslim American women in US Congress Licensed Professional The first two Muslim American women in Con- and this is home,” says Shabbeleh, who Engineer in the States gress have been unapologetic about their faith campaigned for Omar and flew to of Texas, Indiana and from the start of their campaigns. swearing-in Washington, DC to attend Thursday’s PAGES INTERNATIONAL Illinois to the US House of Representatives was no dif- swearing-in. “I personally needed that. ferent. Especially now more than ever, with [email protected] all the bigotry going on and hatred *********** Rashida Tlaib, an American-born Muslim of that’s being exposed.” It’s not the first Finance and Marketing Palestinian descent, was sworn in with her left time members of Congress have been Chief hand on her own copy of the Quran, though sworn in using the Quran. In 2007, Madam Sheela she considered using a 1734 English translation former Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison MadamSheela1@gmail. that belonged to Thomas Jefferson. And Ilhan of Minnesota — who was the first com Omar, who arrived in the US 23 years ago as a Muslim elected to Congress — used refugee fleeing Somalia’s war, used the Quran of Jefferson’s Quran for his ceremonial Advertisements her late grandfather, who helped raise her. swearing-in. Omar was elected to El- MadamSheela1@gmail. lison’s old seat after he stepped down com New members of Congress are not required to run for state attorney general and to take their oaths on the Bible or any other won. And Omar used a Quran when Asia Times US is religious text. In fact, they need not swear she was sworn in to the Minnesota published monthly on anything at all. Tlaib and Omar used the House two years ago. Copyright 2019 Qurans at individual, ceremonial swearings-in “It’s important because Muslims are not one. All rights reserved as to at the House speaker’s office after the official, en Tlaib ran for the seat vacated by John We don’t all come from the same background the entire content masse swearing-in on the House floor. Conyers, who resigned over sexual harassment allegations. She lost in a special election to and experiences,” says Robert McCaw, direc- tor of government affairs with the Council on Asia Times US does not Both Democrats, they are part of an extraordi- replace him but won the 2018 general. American Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Wash- necessarily narily diverse class of representatives — “trans- ington, DC. “Now, with three different reps endorse views formative,” as Rep. Nancy Pelosi called them in Omar and Tlaib are joining Rep. André Carson with three very different experiences, it gives us expressed by the authors her address after being elected House speaker. of Indiana, a Democrat, for a total of three a more powerful collective and representative in their articles For many Muslim Americans, the presence of a Muslim members of the House. Both Carson Quran is a symbolic moment amid a presiden- and Ellison have spoken on behalf of Muslim voice.” tial administration that has seemed to wage an Americans, particularly as President Donald ‘Unapologetic’ Muslim women all-out war on the triple whammy of what Tlaib Trump instituted a travel ban affecting refugees Omar, 37, is the first person in Congress to don and Omar represent: immigrants, Muslims and and travelers from several Muslim-majority the hijab, or Islamic head covering worn by women. countries. many women. That makes her the first hijab- But the two women’s elections are notable wearing member of the House, too. Shortly Degha Shabbeleh, a suburban Minneapolis high for the diversity they bring to national-level after being elected, she vowed to help lift the school English teacher whose family was exiled representation of American Muslims, say faith 181-year-old ban on headwear on the House from Somalia when she was a child, says it’s the and community leaders. Ellison and Carson, floor. first time she feels truly represented in national who are both black and grew up in the US, politics. each converted to Islam as young adults. Omar Tlaib, 42, does not wear the hijab. Some hope and Tlaib grew up Muslim; Tlaib in an Arab their leadership will challenge stereotypes of “To finally have women of color, or immigrants community of Detroit, and Omar in a Kenyan Muslim women and show the hijab is an indi- or second generation-Americans to be sworn camp for Somali refugees, then a Minneapolis vidual choice. in on a holy book other than the Bible — for neighborhood that is home to many Somali and PRI’s The World me it personally validates that I do belong here, East African immigrants. www.Asia Times.US DALLAS-HOUSTON PAGES DALLAS-HOUSTON PAGES PAGE 4 PAGE JANUARY JANUARY 2019 JANUARY 2019 www.Asia Times.US PAGE 5 NEW YORK PAGES NEW YORK PAGES NEW YORK PAGES YORK NEW NEW YORK PAGES YORK NEW Chicago - ELECTION UPDATE The Feb. 26 election will be the first time a Chicago Municipal Election will feature a 40-day Early Voting schedule under a newer state law. As noted previ- ously, the ability to have a ballot ready so that Early Voting might be offered (only downtown) as early as Jan. 17 remains in doubt. Please see attached. At the last Municipal Election, Early Voting began 15 days before Election Day. Shobhana Johri Verma, Director, South Asian Outreach Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Sadaf Jaffer sworn as Mayor of Montgomery Township, N.J.