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The Biden Bounce: US Student Visa Shura Council Statement

Applications from Pakistan Jump 37% in 2021 on Eidul Adha 1442

n By Riaz Haq
CA
tudent visa applications from
Pakistan have jumped 37% this
Syear. Overall, the number of
international student applicants has
increased by about
9% this year from
last year, according to
data from the Com-
mon App, as of Janu-
ary 22, 2021.
Most of the top
“sending” countries are showing in-
creases, with the notable exception of
China, the leading source of interna- ased on the Fiqh Council of of two years: the past one and the
tional students. But that decrease has North America’s (FCNA) coming one.” [Muslim].
been more than offset by substantial Bposition and article on Eidul Please see timely reminders
increases from countries like India, Adha, the day of ‘Arafah is expect- from our Shura TV media channel
Canada, Nigeria, Pakistan, the United ed to be on Monday, July 19, 2021 from local and national religious
Kingdom, and Brazil, according to a of Trump’s “Muslim ban” to reinstate- stani students at college fairs in Is- so Eidul Adha 1442H is expected leaders about the importance of this
report in Forbes magazine. ment of DACA protection. lamabad, Lahore, and Karachi as part on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. pillar of Islam that commemorates
Although applications from In the last pre-COVID academic of Education USA’s 16th South Asia In line with the FCNA’s meth- the spirit of sacrifice and solidarity as
China are down by 18% from last year 2018-19, nearly 2,000 new F-1 Tour. They shared valuable informa- odology, a final determination will shown by Prophets Mohammad and
year, that loss is more than offset by students arrived in the United States tion about their institutions’ academic be made after the official Hajj an- Ibrahim, peace be upon them. You
large increases in applicants from from Pakistan, making it the 25th programs, campus life, financial aid nouncement about the start of the can also get ideas on how to maxi-
several other countries; including In- largest sending country. In the same options, and application procedures, lunar month. mize good deeds in this time. Please
dia (+28%), Canada (+22%), Nigeria academic year, China was the top according to the US Embassy in Paki- We remind the community to refer to our recent Shura newsletter
(+12%), Pakistan (+37%), the United sending country with nearly 100,000 stan. start planning for the blessed first ten for ways you can offer devotional
Kingdom (+23%), and Brazil (+41%), new students enrolling in American Since 2005, Pakistan’s Fulbright days of Dhul-Hijjah, about which the Udhiyah/Qurbani sacrifices.
according to Forbes. American col- universities. India was second with Program is the world’s largest in terms Prophetic teaching states that “There Additional details on timing
leges and universities have welcomed about 43,000 students. of financial contribution from the US are no days on which righteous deeds and logistics will be shared as they
the trend. 43% of educational institu- There were 7,939 Pakistani stu- Government. The Government of are more beloved to Allah than these develop and are finalized Insha’Allah.
tions are reporting an increase in their dents studying on F-1 visa in the Pakistan, through the Higher Edu- ten days.” [Bukhari]. May Allah, the Most Merciful,
international student applications for United States, ranking the country as cation Commission (HEC), has also This includes fasting the day make us deserving recipients of His
the 2021-2022 academic year. the 22nd among countries sending provided generous support. Every of ‘Arafah about which the Prophet mercy in all our days and times and
The bounce is being attributed students to the United States. China year approximately 100 Pakistanis be- (peace be upon him) said: “Fasting help us reap the rewards of divine
to declining COVID cases and the topped with nearly 370,000 interna- gin master’s programs, and another 50 the day of `Arafah expiates the sins opportunities.
anticipation of the Biden Adminis- tional students in the United States begin PhD studies on Fulbright schol-
tration’s liberal visa policy. President while India was second with just over arships at leading US universities. Pakistan-origin Man Stabbed, Insulted
Joseph R. Biden has signaled his wel- 200,000 students. (Riaz Haq is a Silicon Valley-
coming attitude toward foreign arriv- Earlier in 2021, representatives based Pakistani-American analyst over ‘Beard and Clothing’ in Canada
als by signing a number of executive from 13 top US universities visited and writer. He blogs at www.riazhaq.
orders ranging from the revocation Pakistan and met thousands of Paki- com)
US to Send 2.5 Million Doses of Moderna

Covid-19 Vaccine to Pakistan

progress towards registering deaths
and causes of deaths to achieve uni-
versal civil registration and vital sta-
tistics (CRVS) systems by 2024.
The report, ‘Get Everyone in
the Picture: A snapshot of progress
midway through the Asian and Pa-
cific CRVS Decade’, released by the
UN Economic and Social Commis-
sion for Asia and the Pacific (Es-
cap) on Monday showed that while
many countries have reported great
success in reducing the number of Saskatoon: Just weeks after a nearby green car,” Kashif said. An
children born without a birth certifi- Pakistani family was murdered in investigation was launched into the
cate, too few deaths in the region are Ontario, a Muslim migrant was assault.
registered with a medically certified attacked in a Canadian province Charlie Clark, the mayor of
cause of death. with a knife by two unidentified Saskatoon, said in a statement that
Washington, DC: Pakistan is ex- Biden had announced that the US Since 2012, the number of un- assailants, local media reported. he was “horrified and saddened”
pected to receive 2.5 million doses would dispatch seven million Co- registered children under five across In the city of Saskatoon in the by the attack.
of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine next vid-19 vaccines to South and South- Asia and the Pacific has been re- Saskatchewan province, Pakistani “Groups that are spreading
week, the United States government east Asia to help regional govern- duced by half, resulting in greater national Muhammad Kashif was white supremacy, Islamophobia
announced in Washington on Mon- ments overcome the pandemic. access to health, education and fi- harassed and stabbed on Friday by and any other form of discrimina-
day. India, however, would get its nancial services. However, death two attackers. tion need to be investigated and
While announcing the dispatch share from another tranche of six registration is lagging far behind Starphoenix daily reported held accountable,” he said.
of vaccines to Pakistan, Peru and million vaccines kept aside for the with only a third of all deaths in the that Kashif, 32, was assaulted while “We must also confront indi-
Honduras, White House Press Sec- countries experiencing surges, the region having a death certificate and he was returning to his home in the vidual acts of racism and discrimi-
retary Jen Psaki referred to President White House had said at the time. medically certified cause of death. A evening, wearing traditional Mus- nation,” he added.
Joe Biden’s commitment to playing a Pakistan and Bangladesh would key reason for this is a lack of train- lim clothing. Kashif, who emigrated from
leading role in ending the pandemic get their shares from the seven mil- ing for doctors and coroners, the re- He said the attackers stabbed Pakistan to Canada 20 years ago,
everywhere. lion marked for distribution in port noted. him in the back as they shouted: said he was concerned about the
In addition to Pakistan, the South and Southeast Asia. The report underscored the “Why are you wearing this dress?” safety of his wife and three chil-
US will also ship two million doses The US would donate 75 per urgent need for timely mortality “Why are you here?” and “Go back dren, aged between 3 and 8.
of Pfizer vaccine to Peru, and 1.5m cent of its unused vaccines to the statistics disaggregated by causes of to your country. I hate Muslims.” The attack follows the June 6
doses of Moderna vaccine to Hon- UN-backed Covax global vaccine death to develop and monitor public They also shouted “And why incident in which four members of
duras. sharing program, Biden had an- health policies and detect emerging do you have this beard?” before a Pakistani family in Ontario were
“Over this week, we’ll be able to nounced. health crises such as the Covid-19 cutting off a part of Kashif’s beard. run down by a truck in what police
announce more places that the Unit- UN report on registration of pandemic. He was later stabbed in the arm called “a planned, premeditated
ed States will be sending our doses,” deaths: Meanwhile, a new United “Today is another key milestone and had to get 14 stitches. act, motivated by hate.”
Psaki added. Nations report suggested that the for the CRVS community in Asia “A third attacker might have - Anadolu Agency
Earlier this month, President Asia-Pacific region must accelerate MODERNA, P22 been waiting for the first two in a
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