The Single Quranic Verse that Can Convince You about Evolution
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Allah has advised us to read the Quran on a daily basis. (Al Quran 17:78/79) This is […]
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Zia H Shah
He is a physician practicing in Upstate New York. He is the Chief Editor of Muslim Times, which has more than 42,000 followers in Twitter. He is also Chair of Religion and Science for the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication in North America. He has authored more than 400 articles on Islam, Christianity, Secularism and Religion & Science. Follow in Twitter: @The_MuslimTimes
Richard Dawkins event cancelled over his ‘abusive speech against Islam’
Source: Guardian Berkeley’s KPFA Radio cancels appearance by evolutionary biologist after learning of his ‘hurtful speech’ against the religion – a charge the author contests Richard Dawkins has denied using […]
Mary Magdalene: The Single Best Argument For Women Priests
Source: Huffington Post By Kerry Walters; Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Gettysburg College; Catholic priest On 22 July each year, the Christian community venerates a saint who is the single best argument […]
Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America
Source of interview: NPR Source of book review: Amazon Book written by James Forman Jr. Professor Yale Law School In recent years, America’s criminal justice system has become the subject of an […]
BBC Debate: Is The Niqaab A Barrier To Justice?
The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles in promoting Hijab and modest dressing The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment Personally, I believe, Niqaab or face veil is too conservative […]
Rising of the Sun from the West in the Latter Days
Epigraph: “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Source: Muslim Sunrise By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the […]
Christopher Hitchens vs John Lennox | Is God Great? Debate
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comments Where ever John Lennox is defending the God of Abrahamic faiths as the Creator of our universe, I agree with him. I, of course, don’t […]
Hundreds of German choir boys allegedly abused, report says
Source: CNN By Ben Westcott, Laura Smith-Spark and Sara Mazloumsaki, CNN As many as 547 former students of the Catholic Regensburger Domspatzen choir school in Germany were abused physically, and […]
Ted Talk: The scientific method is crap
Teman Cooke hold a Ph.D. in theoretical physics but has no love for the scientific method. He explains a interesting alternative that will challenge your thinking.
Why you think you’re right — even if you’re wrong | Julia Galef
Perspective is everything, especially when it comes to examining your beliefs. Are you a soldier, prone to defending your viewpoint at all costs — or a scout, spurred by curiosity? […]
Video: Justice, Kindness & Kinship: An Islamic & American Imperative
Epigraph: Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and giving like kindred; and forbids indecency, and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression. He admonished you that you […]
A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and Human Rights Launched
Source: TheQuran.Love Here are some details from the Homepage and About Us page of the website: The very first verse of the Holy Quran is, “I begin in the name […]
Speech: Prophet Muhammad Congeniality in the Face of Hostility
By Amjad Mahmood Khan in annual convention of Ahmadiyya Muslims, 2017 The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles about the prophet Muhammad, from different Muslim and non-Muslim sources
BBC Video: Islam: The Untold Story
Suggested Reading and viewing Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran Don’t worry about cartoons, watch and share the best movie about the Prophet Muhammad, the Message BBC Two Documentary […]
Video: Drugs & Alcohol: Physical, Spiritual & Societal Deterioration
There two hundred million people suffering from alcohol addiction in the world. The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles to tackle addiction
Muslim Photographer’s Ambitious Project Seeks To Showcase Islam’s Diversity
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Carlos Khalil Guzman is exploring how Muslims in all 50 states practice Islam. A Muslim photographer is working on an ambitious project that he […]
Shariah’s Winding Path Into Modernity
Source: The New York Times By Mustafa Akyol In June, Americans in about two dozen cities joined a “March Against Sharia.” For these protesters, the Arabic term is a code […]
A Great Victory for Secularism in India: Supreme Court suspends cattle slaughter ban
Source: Guardian India’s Supreme Court has suspended a law that would have banned the sale of cattle for slaughter nationwide. The government order aimed to “prevent uncontrolled and unregulated animal […]
How to green the world’s deserts and reverse climate change | Allan Savory
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
Vatican outlaws gluten-free bread for Holy Communion
Source: BBC Bread used to celebrate the Eucharist during Roman Catholic Mass must not be gluten-free – although it may be made from genetically modified organisms, the Vatican has ruled. […]
