My Faith Community Must Speak Out Against Domestic Violence

Jul 10

My Faith Community Must Speak Out Against Domestic Violence by Parvez Ahmed First published in the Florida Times Union, July 10, 2022 It was a cold winter night in Jacksonville. A woman with only a phone in her hand darted out from a riverfront home. Fearing for her life, she hid behind the bushes next to a dark street nearby. In a panic she called her sister and...

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Misinformation about Critical Race Theory Bears Resemblance to the Past

Nov 29

Misinformation about Critical Race Theory Bears Resemblance to the Past by Parvez Ahmed Republished in Yahoo!, Nov 21, 2021 Although the election results in Virginia were hardly a surprise given that the party not in the White House usually wins the gubernatorial elections in that state, pundits were too eager to declare Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a major...

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Taxpayer subsidies for pro sports teams make little economic sense

Apr 15

Florida Times Union, Dec 12, 2020 Pro sports provide the ultimate test for meritocracy, but the owners of major league sports teams, particularly in the U.S., make money regardless of success on the field. Despite this reality, many of those owners shamelessly coerce taxpayers to subsidize their enterprise. Ironically, some of the biggest cheerleaders against...

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Social responsibility of businesses contrasts sedition of Republicans

Apr 15

Florida Times Union, Jan 17, 2021 With due apologies to Sound of Music, how do you solve a problem like sedition? How do you catch the perpetrators and pin them down? How do you decide if to aid it, ignore it, or squash it? The answer should be obvious. The business sector understands this. Unfortunately, too many Republicans do not. They want to skip the first step...

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The business case for democracy

Apr 15

Florida Times Union, April 11, 2021 On the heels of a record-setting election turnout and an election free of any substantive voter fraud, Republicans in Georgia enacted new legislation that can be best described as voter suppression. That the bill was premised on the big lie of a stolen election, makes its passage all the more insidious. Republicans did not like the...

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The hypocrisy of terrorism needs accountability

Feb 09

Guest column: The hypocrisy of terrorism needs accountability Published in the Florida Times Union, Feb 7, 2021. by Parvez Ahmed When terrorists claiming to act in the name of my faith attacked the homeland on Sept. 11, 2001, Muslims in America were not only targeted for surveillance, they were also repeatedly asked to condemn terrorism even when the only thing they...

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