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Houston Faces a Familiar Opponent in Return to Playoffs
After a five-year playoff drought, the Houston Rockets are back in the postseason – and their reward is a clash with a familiar foe. The Rockets secured the Western Conference’s No. 2 seed with a 52–30 record, their first playoff slot since 2020 . Waiting at the No. 7 seed are the battle-tested Golden State
What’s on the Table for Voting Rights in Texas?
By Kainat RajputVoting rights remain a vital part of democracy, providing every eligible citizen some voice in building his or her community, state, and nation. On March 18, 2025, Houston Ethnic Media coordinated a crucial briefing entitled “What’s on the Table for Voting Rights in Texas?”, which took place at the Southern News Group in
Helping Hand for Relief and Development HHRD Celebrates 20 Years of community Services
A fundraising Iftar dinner was organized by helping Hand for Relief and Development to sponsor 250 orphans, which successfully met its goal of $150,000. The event took place on March 6, 2025, at the Tempura Banquet and Event Center on South West Freeway and Belt way 8Renowned scholar Shaikh Sulaiman Hani was the guest speaker,
Ashraf Habibullah: A Visionary in Structural Engineering and Beyond
IntroductionAshraf Habibullah is a prominent structural engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist of Pakistani-American origin, whose contributions to structural and earthquake engineering have defined the advancement of the field in both historical and practical perspectives. The founder and CEO of Computers and Structures, Inc. (CSI), he has turned the engineering profession inside out in the design of
Empowering Women in STEM and Humanities: The Launch of the Amtul Hafeez Habibullah Scholarship Fund
Introduction Education is accepted as a strong marketer for social change, but across many other things, it is financial and/or societal hindrances that often deny talented people—the most marginalized being women—access to a good quality higher education. In a landmark move to advance gender equity in higher education, Habib University has launched the Amtul Hafeez
Sylvester Turner, Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Congressman, Passes Away at 70
Houston, TX-The city of Houston and the metropolitan mourning loss of Sylvester Turner, former longtime mayor, Texas state representative, and just-elected United States Congressman for Texas’s newly configured 18th district, who died at the age of 70. Turner was a well-known personality in the political circles, committed all his life to the betterment of public