Profiles
Dr. Junaid Khan Receives Award from AHA
SAN FRANCISO,CA– Cardio-thoracic surgeon Dr. Junaid Khan was honored as the 2012 Heart of Gold Medical Honoree at the American Heart Association’s Heart of Gold Ball last month for his years of work to improve the heart health of the Bay Area community.
Hameeduddin Re-elected Mayor in Teaneck
The Teaneck Township Council voted 6-0 to keep Mohammed Hameeduddin as mayor a reorganization meeting.
Fadi Chehade named next chief of ICANN
Fadi Chehadé, a leader in the formation of progressive Internet enterprises, has been named as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN),
Dr. Amjad Hussain inducted into Medical Mission Hall of Fame
Dr.S.Amjad Hussain has been inducted into the Class of 2012 of Medical Mission Hall of Fame.
Raheela Ahmed Wins School Board Elections
Raheela Ahmed, a teenager, has created a history of sorts by winning the primaries in the school board elections in Maryland.
Dana Mohammad-Zadeh receives top student award
NORMAN,OK–Dana Mohammed-Zadeh, a graduating student at Oklahoma University, is receiving a series of honors for her outstanding performance.
Prof.Samir Ahmed appointed to national safety committee
Advisor to US public transportation
A Profile of Imran Khan
Khan is not “dim”, as the elite who he detests contemptuously say, but is not an intellectual either. He is a politician riding a wave of public disaffection, and that wave might just carry him to power.
Dr. Iftikhar Syed Honored
SCHENECTADY,NY–Doctor Iftikhar Syed and his wife were recently honored at the Ellis’ Hospital’s 9th annual winter gala at the Glen Sanders Mansion.
Haroon Siddiqui Awarded Queen’s Jubilee Medal
Veteran Toronto Star columnist Haroon Siddiqui has been named as one of the first recipients of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
More Art than Science
Born and raised under adversarial political and economic conditions in his native Pakistan, Adil Akhtar knew early on that he would have to work very hard and study long hours through many years of schooling to help provide for his family’s well-being.
On Losing Legal Legend Derrick Bell
While news of his death may have been lost in the headlines because of the demise of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs the same day, Bell’s life deserves commemoration especially among Muslim Americans.
Zeeshan Syed Study Predicts Risk of Cardiovascular Death
Zeeshan Syed, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues investigated the utility and prognostic ability of MV, SM, and HRMs to stratify the risk of death after ACS.
Ali Khademhosseini Wins Presidential Award
BOSTON, MA–Ali Khademhosseini, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard University, has won the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. He received the award because his contributions to micro-engineering, such as the generation of controlled micro-scale environments and regulation of cell behavior and fabrication of tissue-like structures, according to a release. “Our research [...]
Khosrow Semnani, Businessmen Turned Philanthropist
Khosrow Semnani’s story is a classic example of hard work and dedication and the realization of the American Dream.
Mohammad Qayoumi, New President of San Jose State University
Mohammad H. Qayoumi was appointed last month as president of San José State University, the oldest and one of the largest universities in the 23-campus CSU system.
Muhammad Yunus
His father was a successful goldsmith who always encouraged his sons to seek higher education.
UNESCO Award for Dr. SM Haq
Dr. Haq is the first Pakistani to have received this award from the IOC of UNESCO.
Mohammad Abdus Salam
Mohammad Abdus Salam was the first Pakistani to win the Nobel laureate in Physics for his work in Electro-Weak Theory.
