by Haajrah Gilani | Nov 17, 2023 | Environment
WASHINGTON – The United States experiences major natural disasters about five times more frequently than it did in the 1980s, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del. said in a senate hearing on Wednesday. This statement cited a National Climate Assessment released by the Biden...
by Haajrah Gilani | Nov 9, 2023 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Social Justice
WASHINGTON – Fifty protesters gathered for a “pray-in” in Lafayette Square on Thursday afternoon, holding signs directly facing the White House that said, “Catholics say ceasefire now.” The Catholic and Christian-led prayer service was meant to urge President...
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by Haajrah Gilani | Nov 2, 2023 | Politics, Social Justice
WASHINGTON — In February of 2023, the U.S. Senate Human Rights Subcommittee Chairman Jon Ossoff launched a bipartisan inquiry following reports that children in the care of Georgia’s state government have been subject to abuse and neglect. In 2018, the Georgia...
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by Haajrah Gilani | Oct 31, 2023 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard two sets of oral arguments Tuesday in cases that involve whether public officials’ personal social media accounts are considered public forums. One case, O’Connor-Ratcliff vs. Garnier, involved Michelle...
by Haajrah Gilani | Oct 26, 2023 | Featured, Social Justice
WASHINGTON — Laila El-Haddad said for weeks she had the same ritual morning and night: She checked to make sure her family in Gaza is still alive. She said they sent “frenzied and harrowing,” updates about bombs that only seemed to get closer, shattered windows,...
