Asra Nomani

2 days ago | fairfaxtimes.com | Asra Nomani

A mural on the wall of Falafel Inc., a restaurant on District Avenue in the bustling Mosaic District in Fairfax, has sparked outrage among local residents, business owners, and members of the Jewish community, who say the imagery glorifies violent extremism and promotes anti-American symbolism.

3 days ago | fairfaxtimes.com | Asra Nomani

A mural on the wall of Falafel Inc., a restaurant on District Avenue in the bustling Mosaic District in Fairfax, has sparked outrage among local residents, business owners, and members of the Jewish community, who say the imagery glorifies violent extremism and promotes anti-American symbolism.

4 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Asra Nomani

I still remember the chill I felt when I first heard of Bahawalpur. It was late January 2002. My dear friend and colleague, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, had just left a home I had rented on Zamzama Street in Karachi for an interview from which he never returned. We soon learned terrorists in Pakistan had kidnapped Danny. As we tried to trace Danny's steps, one name kept surfacing: the dusty city of Bahawalpur.

1 month ago | fairfaxtimes.com | Asra Nomani

As local teachers advocated for better pay, Fairfax County school board leaders introduced a surprise motion in a secret, closed session earlier this year. Following heated debate, a majority of the board voted in a split decision to create new, high-paying “director” staff positions for each of the board’s 12 members, doling out about $121,535 for roles that require only a bachelor's degree and work only eight-and-a-half months a year.

1 month ago | fairfaxtimes.com | Asra Nomani

After 14 years as Northern Virginia’s voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Gerry Connolly, 74, announced that he plans to retire at the end of his term in 2026, setting off a high-stakes scramble to replace him in one of the most reliably Democratic districts in the country. Connolly’s retirement will end a political career that spanned over three decades, from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to Capitol Hill.