by Javeed Akhter | Aug 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
It was one of those summer vacations we spent as a family with my father, Dr. Ahmed Abdul Razzak, who passed away in 1973. This time it was the town of Bhainsa, a small place with an even smaller hospital. The hospital had no inpatient beds and no place to do...
by Javeed Akhter | Feb 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Surprising film tackles Islamophobia in India
by Javeed Akhter | May 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Listening to the constant barrage of news about the anti-Muslim incidents coming from India, I entered the month of Ramadan in a gloomy mood. Although I am a deeply patriotic U.S. citizen, I follow goings on in India closely. Some have called first generation citizens...
by Javeed Akhter | May 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” said Dr. Martin Luther King, whose birthday we celebrated this week. He and other wise women and men have pointed out the folly of ignoring injustice. But we as humanity continue to do so....
