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Frank blogs regularly for the Huffington Post and writes occasional columns and articles for publications such as the International Business Times and The Economic Times of India.
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Fighting Poverty in the U.S. Today: Words But No War
Believe it or not as 2015 drew to a close and 2016 started, poverty became a hot topic again. In December, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and the Brookings Institution (Brookings) released a report titled: Opportunity, Responsibility, and Security: A Consensus Plan for Reducing Poverty and Restoring the American Dream. In January, many of the Republican candidates for President participated in the Kemp Forum on Expanding Opportunity in South Carolina (Kemp Forum). Early in the … [Read more...]
Time to Focus on Individual Economic-Well Being of/for All
In conventional thinking about the economy, standard assumptions include: Economic growth creates jobs Jobs create individual prosperity A rising tide raises all boats A new report from the Metropolitan Policy Program (MPP) of the Brookings Institution, discloses that it's time to forget those assumptions and to start looking at things in a different way - at least when it comes to examining the economic results achieved within metropolitan areas. As Amy Liu, Vice President … [Read more...]
Indian-Americans celebrate Republic Day with call to honour Gandhian ideals
Washington: The Indian-American community across America celebrated the 67th Republic Day of India with cultural programmes and a call to renew commitment to the Gandhian ideals and help their motherland achieve its full potential. In Washington metropolitan area, the National Council of Asian Indian Associations (NCAIA) in partnership with over 15 community organizations marked the day with an event in Greenbelt, Maryland over the weekend honouring the monumental achievements of Mahatma … [Read more...]
Radical extremists countering Gandhi with hate, violence
WASHINGTON: Radical extremists today are countering Mahatma Gandhi's teachings with "hate, violence and war", an eminent Indian-American entrepreneur said as he cautioned community members that such ideology could make democracy a distant memory. "Without Mahatma Gandhi,there would have been no Republic Day for India and without his influence on others, the United States and the world would be a far different place," said entrepreneur and philanthropist Frank Islam in his key-note address to … [Read more...]
Mr. Islam Keynote address on the India Republic Day
Keynote Address by Frank F Islam On the occasion of Republic Day Jan 2016 Thank you for that kind introduction. It is truly an honor to have been asked to deliver the keynote address on this Republic Day. Before I begin my remarks, I want to thank Gisela Ghani for inviting me to speak here. I would like to express my deep gratitude to the leadership of the National Council of Asian Indian Associations for your service to the community and hosting this Republic Day event again. Hats … [Read more...]
Musings on Words of the Year for 2015
Q. When is a word not a word? A. When it is chosen to be the word of the year. Here are two cases in point. In 2015, Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford) selection for word of the year announced in October was a pictograph - officially called the "Face with Tears of Joy" emoji. Not to be outdone, in December Merriam Webster proclaimed that its word of the year for 2015, was the suffix - ism. Our reaction to both of these selections ran the gamut from disbelief (Say what?) to incredulity … [Read more...]
Indian-American entrepreneur Frank Islam receives UP Ratna award
WASHINGTON: Azamgarh-born Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist Frank Islam has been awarded the inaugural UP Ratna award for his contribution as a son of Uttar Pradesh. An Indian American friend, Dr Fazal Khan, received the award on Islam's behalf from UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on the opening day of the inaugural UP Pravasi Diwas in Agra on Monday. Islam, who came to the US in the early 1970s to study at University of Colorado, said the "award means much to me and I am most … [Read more...]
Mr. Islam acceptance speech on receiving UP Ratna
2016: Two Roads Diverge in America This Year
The race to win the nomination to be their party's candidate for President of the United States in 2016 has presented stunning contrasts in substance, style and tone. In January of 2012, we wrote a blog commenting on the nature and implications of the national conversation during that election cycle. The dialogue and exchanges during 2015 have not been an instant replay. They have "trumped" those of 2011. In spite of this, we believe our earlier blog remains relevant in 2016 -- probably … [Read more...]