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Asra Q. Nomani

Who really killed Danny Pearl?: U.S officials now say the killer is the mastermind behind 9/11. But, says the reporter Pearl was staying with, certain American allies need to be investigated as well.; By Asra Q. Nomani Oct 22, 2003
My crush on Musharraf: With his dogs, drinking, frameless glasses and Armani suits, he's reviled by extremists.; By Asra Q. Nomani Nov 10, 2001
Anthrax? Big deal: While a quaking American media blathers obsessively about being on the front lines of bioterrorism, a Pakistani newsroom goes calmly about its business after its own spore scare.; By Asra Q. Nomani Nov 6, 2001
The Taliban's ladies auxiliary: A revival of conservative Islam among educated Pakistani women has many doing whatever they can to support the war against America.; By Asra Q. Nomani Oct 25, 2001
Journalist or bride?: I get a marriage proposal, get compared to "Hanoi Jane" and plan a trip to Afghanistan on a prayer.; By Asra Q. Nomani Oct 19, 2001
A would-be martyr: Qaiser Nadeem, 20, longs for the day he is called to leave his video store and join the jihad -- fighting the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan.; By Asra Q. Nomani Oct 19, 2001
At home with the Taliban: While U.S. bombs dropped on his country, a Taliban official and his two wives welcomed me into their living room and talked of marriage, music and his memories of dining in the World Trade Center's starry restaurant.; By Asra Q. Nomani Oct 10, 2001
"Now, jihad has begun": From the living room of a close friend and advisor to Osama bin Laden, Sunday's attack seems like just the beginning of a much greater battle.; By Asra Q. Nomani Oct 8, 2001
Hate -- and love -- for the USA: My evening in a roomful of impassioned Muslim men was full of surprises. They looked me directly in the eye, though I am a woman. And they spoke of America as their hell, but also their heaven.; By Asra Q. Nomani Oct 2, 2001
Return to Pakistan: On Sept. 11, the region where I was born suddenly became the center of the world -- and I knew I had to go back.; By Asra Q. Nomani Sep 28, 2001
Bad blood: By Asra Q. Nomani; Aug 14, 2000
Bad blood: A young, gay black man in West Virginia is murdered. Were his killers motivated by racism and homophobia -- or by a legacy of drugs, alcohol and habitual crime?; By Asra Q. Nomani Aug 9, 2000

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