Archive for the ‘South Central/South Asia’ Category

Prince Abdul Ali Seraj: U.S. weakening of Karzai could spell disaster for Afghanistan

Prince Abdul Ali Seraj is a direct descendant of nine generations of kings of Afghanistan. He is also the president of the National Coalition for Dialogue with Tribes of Afghanistan, a grassroots trans-tribal movement that has had much success in unifying all the tribes and an organization that works...

September 27th, 2010 | Featured, Middle East, South Central/South Asia | Read More

Time magazine’s Joel Stein characterizes South Asians, SAALT responds

Joel Stein’s take on how immigration patterns have changed the landscape of Edison, New Jersey (“My Own Private India”, July 5, 2010) is offensive and misinformed, and definitely not funny. Relying on economic and educational stereotypes, Mr. Stein provides a cursory history of Indian immigration...

June 30th, 2010 | Featured, South Central/South Asia | Read More

Afghan Prince says U.S. and Coalition Forces making big mistake

Prince Abdul Ali Seraj Prince Abdul Ali Seraj is a direct descendant of nine generations of kings of Afghanistan. He is also the president of the National Coalition for Dialogue with Tribes of Afghanistan, a grassroots trans-tribal movement that has had much success in unifying all the tribes and an...

March 15th, 2010 | South Central/South Asia | Read More

Also about us: South Asians and civil rights

Every year, the South Asian Bar Association of New York (SABANY) awards fellowships to law students who will be pursuing unpaid summer internships in the public interest. The fellowship winners are recognized at a reception, where an experienced South Asian public interest attorney speaks about a current...

March 5th, 2010 | Featured, South Central/South Asia | Read More

Looking ahead to 9/11/2011: The time for national healing begins now

In mid-February, people around the country marked the National Day of Remembrance to acknowledge the impact of Executive Order 9066, which led to the internment of 120,000 Japanese American citizens and residents during World War II on the basis of their national origin and ethnicity. It has been over...

March 4th, 2010 | Featured, South Central/South Asia | Read More

Facing the Other: Challenging Islamophobia within the South Asian community

In the nearly 10 years since September 11, progressive writers of color have written a great deal about Islamophobia and the U.S. wars against majority Muslim countries. A lot of this commentary has centered on white mainstream politics and the U.S. government’s flawed response to 9/11 encompassing...

March 3rd, 2010 | Featured, South Central/South Asia | Read More

Undocumented South Asians: The numbers, the faces, the call to action

By Priya Murthy, Policy Director, South Asian Americans Leading Together When family, friends, and community members heard that I was an immigration lawyer, often I would be asked, “How can I bring my mother over to the United States?” or “When will I get my green card? I’ve been on an H-1B...

March 1st, 2010 | Featured, Immigration, South Central/South Asia | Read More

Prince Abdul Ali Seraj on the status of women in Afghanistan Part 1

Historically, the Afghan women have always stood by their men. In fact, their bravery in times of defending their family or country is heralded in our history books. Rudyard Kipling had some choice verses about the valor of the Afghan women. During battles, the women accompanied the men in...

March 1st, 2010 | Featured, South Central/South Asia | Read More