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Zia H Shah
He is a physician practicing in Upstate New York. He is the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, which has more than 43,000 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
Organized Religion: U.S. judge denies request to exempt Catholic churches from New York coronavirus limits
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday rejected a request from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn to void New York state’s limits on religious […]
Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth Glorifies Allah
The Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden Visit Sarek National Park in northern Sweden, and you’ll probably spend some time in the vast Rapa Valley. The wild, and often […]
Samuel Paty beheading: Teacher’s slaying spurs protests across France
Epigraph Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Samuel Paty beheading: Teacher’s slaying spurs protests across France By Pierre […]
Biology of Our Human Family: Who are We Related To?
Source: The Muslim Sunrise, Winter-2016 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The 2016 Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori […]
Conservation: Bridge of hope for world’s rarest primate
Source: BBC By Helen Briggs; BBC Environment correspondent Swinging through the treetops comes naturally for gibbons. But that’s tricky if a landslide has torn a huge gap in the forest, […]
Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet: Why is it so loved?
Source: BBC By Shoku Amirani & Stephanie Hegarty Kahlil Gibran is said to be one of the world’s bestselling poets, and his life has inspired a play touring the UK […]
A Teacher Beheaded for Alleged Blasphemy in France
Epigraph Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) France teacher had received ‘days of threats’ before his brutal killing […]
Can Jesus be God even if he is not mentioned in the Old Testament?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I just saw a three part, three hour PBS documentary about the Jewish people. The first part is […]
PBS Documentary: Kingdom of David; (part2) The Book and the Sword
Sometimes it is suggested that Jews do not believe in Afterlife. This documentary clearly states otherwise around minute 34 in this video Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Muslim Times Leading the Way to Interfaith Tolerance Among Abrahamic Faiths A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough […]
Prophet Muhammad recognized as a great law-giver by US Supreme court, since 1935
Epigraph: Have We not opened for thee (Muhammad) thy bosom, and removed from thee thy burden, Which had well nigh broken thy back, and We exalted thy name? (Al Quran […]
Pfizer Could Apply for Emergency Use of Covid-19 Vaccine by Late November
Source: WSJ Application with FDA would come if trial data, due this month, is positive Pfizer Inc. PFE -0.84% said it could be ready to apply for emergency-use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine by […]
PBS Documentary: Kingdom of David; {part1} By the Rivers of Babylon
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Muslim Times Leading the Way to Interfaith Tolerance Among Abrahamic Faiths A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great […]
Urdu Debate: Theocracy versus Democracy?
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for promoting secularism in every country of the world I believe there is a very simple criterion about […]
Ted Talk: A message of peace, hope and inclusion | Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), commonly known by his stage name Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.[1] His 1967 debut album reached the top 10 in the UK, and the album’s title […]
Is love just a fleeting chemical high in the brain?
Source: BBC By Parashkev Nachev Romantic feelings rely on a complicated concoction of chemicals and psychology. But as part of our series on Life’s Big Questions with The Conversation, we […]
Islamophobia and Antisemitism: Facebook will ban Holocaust denial posts under hate speech policy
Facebook will ban Holocaust denial posts under hate speech policy New York (CNN Business) Facebook is expanding its hate speech policy to include content that “denies or distorts the Holocaust,” […]
Covid reinfection: Man gets Covid twice and second hit ‘more severe’
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health and science correspondent A man in the United States has caught Covid twice, with the second infection becoming far more dangerous than the first, […]
Most people try to avoid Covid-19. But thousands are signing up to be deliberately exposed
By Mick Krever, Phil Black and Cristiana Moisescu London (CNN) As most of us obsess with avoiding Covid-19 at all costs, a rapidly growing group of people around the world say they are […]
Benjamin E. Park: Mormons and evangelicals share an ironic skepticism of democracy
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune During Wednesday’s vice president debate, Kamala Harris accused Mike Pence and the Donald Trump administration of curtailing democratic rights through authoritarian means. In response, Mike […]
