Areej Elahi-Siddiqui

It's been a deadly year for journalists. According to New-York based Committe to Protect Journalists, at least 70 journalists were killed this past year. Some of the highest-ranking countries saw immense political turmoil in 2013. Syria topped the…

The month of December, for most people, means the end of the calendar year, the start of shorter days and colder nights, and perhaps most importantly, Christmas. Even for people like me who don't celebrate Christmas, it's impossible to live in the…

Friday's round of attacks against anti-polio health workers in Pakistan resulted in the deaths of two policemen and a polio worker. Despite having come close to polio eradication numerous times in the past, Pakistan is still one of three countries…

These days, it seems that just about everyone is mad at America over its worldwide spy net. And amid new reports that the National Security Agency has been spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cell phone since 2002, it seems like the world at…

In his speech on Tuesday night, President Obama made an appeal to a largely skeptical American public to support the use of military force in Syria. And he did so, by evoking images that were sure to tug at all of our hearts — images of the Syrian…

Although Malala Yousafzai has been widely praised and celebrated by the international community for speaking out against the Taliban and advocating education for women and children, her celebrity has not been matched for some in her own country of…

As an elected government completes its full term and hands power over to another elected government for the first time in Pakistan’s relatively short history, it is safe to say that the nation is well on its way to becoming a functioning democracy.…

At least 25 Twitter users have been detained by Turkish police on charges of spreading propaganda and inciting demonstrations, as the country continues to protest violently against the government for a sixth day. The activists, who, according to…

With complaints of sexual harassment of women on public transportation on the rise in Beijing, the Chinese police have warned women against wearing “minimal clothing” such as mini-skirts or hot pants to avoid being subjected to unwanted groping or…

According to Gallup’s latest poll, a whopping 77% of Americans believe that the influence of religion is declining in the U.S., representing the most negative evaluation of religion’s impact in America since 1970.   This, however, is not an entirely…

An adorable 73-year old Limington, Maine man named Robert McDonough, who had been reported as missing 16 hours earlier, was found alive and well on Tuesday morning when he walked up to the very news crew who was reporting on the story surrounding…

Late last August, a woman in Josephine County, Oregon, called 911 and pleaded for help when her abusive ex-boyfriend, who had put her in the hospital only a few weeks before, tried to break into her house. The dispatcher, however, had no one to…

Despite the fact that official results are not expected until late on Sunday, it is unlikely at this point that Imran Khan will become Pakistan's next prime minister. The loss, although fairly expected, is sorely felt most amongst the youth and the…

The threat of violence has long loomed over the May 11 Pakistan elections but it seems that rigging has been an even larger and more dangerous evil for the country's democratic process. Although Pakistan's Election Commission (ECP) had made broad…

With just one day left until Pakistan’s much anticipated May 11 elections, the country is undoubtedly on the brink of major, ground-breaking change. The elections will be different from any other the country has had before – and it’s not just…

Leading Pakistani politician Imran Khan injured his head and back on Tuesday at a campaign rally when he fell from a make-shift mechanical lift in Lahore just four days before the much-anticipated May 11 elections. Television footage from local TV…

The Pew Forum recently released a 226-page report exploring opinions and beliefs from Muslim communities around the world. The survey, which was conducted through more than 38,000 face-to-face interviews in more than 80 languages, delves into the…

With only a little over a week left until the general elections, Pakistan’s politicians are starting to boost their campaigning efforts for the final stretch and one candidate in specific – cricketer turned politician Imran Khan — has been gaining…

Everyone, rejoice! The Tea Party Leadership Fund has finally come to America’s rescue and has discovered ­– or rather, rediscovered – exactly what Washington has been missing for the last few years … it's Sarah Palin, duh! According to US News, the…

Polls will open in Massachusetts for the primary vote in the special election to fill Secretary of State John Kerry’s seat on Tuesday. Although the turnout for the primary is expected to be light – it is estimated that fewer than one in 5 registered…