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Black History Month and Pakistanis
How to deal with discrimination
Know more about Mardan
Latest Online Poll: Experienced Racism?
Develop Pakistan One Family at a Time

Assalamu Alaikum

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore, send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door."

Until the 1960s, this famous inscription which is found on the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, the site where many immigrants arrived in America in the early 20th century, applied only to whites. But thanks to the country's Civil Rights Movement, among other factors, immigrants of all colors were welcomed into the country.

It was the civil rights struggle of African-Americans and their supporters that sought to change the discriminatory laws restricting the influx of darker-skinned peoples into the United. States.

This culminated in the Immigration Act of 1965 which lifted many of the race-based immigration restrictions. The new law allowed Asians, Latin Americans, and Africans to come to the United States. Among them were Pakistani immigrants whose children are now second- and third-generation Pak-American.

Black History Month, therefore, is not simply a time for African-Americans to take pride in and to educate others about their history and achievements. It is also a time for Pakistanis-Americans to educate themselves. It's a time to remember the struggle against slavery, oppression and racism, in all forms and shape.

Yes Pakistan team

10 Things Pakistanis can do for Black History Month
Black History Month is not simply a time for African-Americans to take pride in and to educate others about their history and achievements. It is also a time for Pakistanis to educate themselves. It's a time to remember the struggle against slavery, oppression and racism, which continues to this day. Here are 10 things you can do for Black History Month to make it a rewarding and enriching experience for you. [read more]

How to deal with discrimination
Discrimination is still an ugly reality in America. Whether it's in employment, housing or the service industry, Pakistani-Americans and other minorities in the US still have to deal with this kind of overt prejudice. You can help other Pakistanis, especially those who have recently arrived in the US, learn how to stand up for their rights and fight against discrimination here.[read more]

Give Your Zakat to HDF!
If you have not paid your Zakat yet it is not too late! You can still pay your Zakat. Give your zakat to HDF to help people help themselves. Calculate your Zakat online!

32% of our visitors have sacrificed goats for the Eid-ul-Adha.
Survey Question: What are you sacrificing for Eid-ul-Adha?

Goat	32.84%
Cow	17.65%
Not doing	13.24%
Sheep	12.25%
Camel	4.90%
Ram	4.41%
No comment	4.41%
Buffalo	3.92%
Other	3.43%
Bull	2.94%