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Woman of Pakistani origin elected as mayor of New Jersey
Fauzia Janjua has become the first Muslim and Pakistani-American to take oath for the office of the mayor of New Jersey. She took an oath of her new responsibility on the Holy Quran alongside her husband and children at Township Hall. Fauzia’s father Idris belongs to Chakwal while her mother is from Lahore. Her father…
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Imam shot dead outside mosque in New Jersey, suspect still at large
An imam who was shot Wednesday outside a mosque in New Jersey has died, the US state’s attorney general said, adding that the killing did not initially appear to be driven by “bias” or domestic terrorism. The shooting was reported at Masjid Muhammad-Newark at South Orange Avenue. Imam Hassan Sharif was shot multiple times near…