By Sherese A. Gore Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. – “Remember, girls, you’re not anyone; you’re Virginia Teamohs!” At home in New York’s Harlem neighborhood, that’s what Rafia Zafar’s Southern-born grandmother would say to keep her granddaughters in line. Years later, Zafar, a Harvard-educated English professor at Washington University in St. Louis, would come to […]
DNC Rushes in to Dismiss Case Challenging Obama’s Citizenship
The DNC has filed a motion in Federal court to dismiss the case challenging the citizenship of Barak Obama. The case was filed by Phillip J. Berg an attorney and Clinton supporter. The motion filed in the Pennsylvania Federal court alleges that Barack Hussein Obama was not actually born in the United States. In […]
Case filed in Court challenges Barack Obama’s Citizenship
A lawsuit filed in the Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania by attorney Phillip J. Berg sought to end Obama’s eligibility to run for the office of President of the United States. This is based upon allegations that Barack Obama’s birth certificate is a forgery. However, more than that, it has also been alleged that Obama […]
Foreign Citizens out of the Ambit of Indian Laws
Even if a person is of Indian Origin but has taken to foreign citizenship, he or she would be out of the purview of the Indian Laws and hence cannot be proceeded upon. This was the judgment pronounced by a Division Bench comprising of Justices B.W. Sinha and L.S. Panta of the Supreme Court of India […]
Failure to Enforce U.S. Labor Laws Fuels Exploitation of Workers
The failure to enforce even weak U.S. labor laws has created an incentive for many employers to hire undocumented immigrant workers, several experts told a House committee earlier this week. Bill Beardell, director of the non-partisanEqual Justice Center, told the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee some unscrupulous employers actually prefer to hire undocumented workers. In […]
UN Chief Tells Myanmar Government to Make Citizens for Rohingyas
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday: ‘‘It is important for the Myanmar authorities to take necessary steps to address the legitimate grievances of minority communities, including the citizenship demands of the Muslim/Rohingya.’’ Mr.Ban also said that if Myanmar government could not do so, reforms and process of Myanmar’s political and economic situations would not be gained […]
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