Asra Nomani

Virginia, Washington, D.C., United States

Former @WSJ • Book WOKE ARMY https://t.co/xLEYTw8z01 • [email protected] • 304-685-2189 • @DPearlProject @JewishJournal @TheMuslimReform Former @Georgetown Prof

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Coordinated Anti-Tesla Protests May Violate Virginia Law, Critics Say

3 weeks ago | fairfaxtimes.com | Asra Nomani

This past Saturday, local activists for a political nonprofit called Third Act Initiative Inc. stood outside the Tesla dealership on Tyco Road in Tysons, waving signs and banging cowbells and drums in the latest action in a series of #TeslaTakedown protests that have marked the location over the past several weeks on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to noon. One demonstrator shouted, “Take down Tesla!” as others taunted customers driving out of the dealership.
Local #TeslaTakedown reveals ‘grassroots’ protests are AstroTurf

4 weeks ago | fairfaxtimes.com | Asra Nomani

Shouts rang out last Saturday at the Tesla dealership on Tyco Road in Tysons, as they have across the country since late February when fiery #TeslaTakedown protests started targeting Tesla founder Elon Musk for his work in the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
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4 weeks ago | fairfaxtimes.com | Asra Nomani

Marianne Burke (left) is a leader in Fairfax County with the Indivisible Project, a multimillion-dollar nonprofit behind many #TeslaTakedown protests nationwide.
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4 weeks ago | fairfaxtimes.com | Asra Nomani

Shouts rang out last Saturday at the Tesla dealership on Tyco Road in Tysons, as they have a…
Hamas is Fighting a War for Our Brains, As We'll See This Week in a Senate hearing

1 month ago | jewishjournal.com | Orli Peter |Asra Nomani

This Wednesday at 10:15 a.m., Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley will pound his gavel in Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 to convene the Senate Judiciary Committee for a pivotal hearing, “Never To Be Silent: Stemming the Tide of Antisemitism in America.” During the previous Congress, Democratic leadership didn’t hold a single dedicated hearing on the surge of antisemitism following the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.
Youngkin launches ‘Virginia Has Jobs’ platform

1 month ago | fairfaxtimes.com | Asra Nomani

Standing in the heart of Fairfax County at Capital One headquarters in McLean on Monday, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin unveiled a new initiative, “Virginia Has Jobs,” to help displaced federal workers find new employment in the state. As part of the program, the governor’s office created a new centralized online platform—virginiahasjobs.com—to connect job seekers with about 250,000 private and public sector positions across the state.
Beyond the Beltway: The ripple effect of federal government upheaval in Fairfax County

2 months ago | fairfaxtimes.com | Asra Nomani

In an eighth-floor conference room off Greensboro Drive in Tysons, Victor Hoskins, president of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, has watched national headlines come very close to home over the past two weeks. A steady stream of local business leaders have sat down across from him, sharing stories of lost government contracts, revenue shortfalls, and the tough decisions to lay off employees.
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2 months ago | fairfaxtimes.com | Asra Nomani

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South County High football players walk out of class with shouts, ‘Free Coach P!’

2 months ago | fairfaxtimes.com | Asra Nomani |Sravan Gannavarapu

Just after 2 p.m. on Monday, under clear skies, South County junior Nicholas Simay, 17, headed out with about 300 football players, athletes, and students streaming out of door No. 1 at South County High School off Silverbrook Road in Laurel Hill. “Free Coach P! Bring him back!” shouted Simay, the South County Stallions football team quarterback this past season.
South County High students plan walkout over football coach’s removal

2 months ago | fairfaxtimes.com | Asra Nomani |Sravan Gannavarapu

Students at South County High School in Lorton are planning to walk out of class at 2 p.m. today to protest an abrupt decision by Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid to remove longtime head football coach Gerry Pannoni. Parents, coaches, and community members allege Panoni’s departure is part of a broader retaliation by Reid against football coaches who opposed her mishandling of a football recruiting scandal at Hayfield Secondary School.