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
Guardian: The chorus of empathetic responses to the tragic shootings at the Aurora movie theater, near Denver, Colorado early Friday morning marks a stubborn refrain in a perennial American elegy. Different singers […]
Huff Post: by David Schanzer Last summer, I was honored to be invited to an Iftar dinner — the meal to break the daily fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan — hosted by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. The guests consisted of many high ranking government officials, […]
PJMedia: by John Hawkins X-Events: The Collapse Of Everything is not a cheery book. In essence, it argues that the complexity required to underpin modern living is making it increasingly unsustainable. The crunch comes when we recognize that societies must continually solve problems in order to keep growing. But the solution to […]
Examiner.com: by Saima Shiekh; As we enter the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims from all over the world will be observing fast during this month but the concept of fasting is […]
Source: Tehelka “The breed of Qadianis will never change. They may multiply up to 99 generations; still the 100th one will continue to be a dualist-infidel and apostate. The […]
Source: AP By: MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Associated Press Published: July 19, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) Accusations of extrajudicial killings by Bangladeshi paramilitary forces and the South Asian nation’s refusal to grant refuge to fleeing refugees faced scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers Thursday. The congressional hearing also examined allegations of abuses against labor […]
Source: Gulf Times. Bangladesh had widely welcomed the “brothers in trouble” as it witnessed first Rohingya refugee influx in 1978, but the realities stand reversed in 2012 when the Myanmar’s ethnic minority community is not welcome despite their exposure to sectarian violence in their homeland. This year Bangladesh has refused […]
Source: RTT News by RTT Staff Writer (RTTNews) – Bangladesh has the most physically active population in the world, while Malta has the least active, according to a study published as part of a multi-part look at global health in The Lancet on July 17. The study, which also found […]
Source: WS journal Associated Press NEW YORK — An anti-Islam activist has won a preliminary round in her First Amendment fight to place New York City bus ads calling enemies of Israel “savages.” Federal Judge Paul Engelmayer in Manhattan says he agrees with blogger Pamela Geller. He says the Metropolitan […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Kamran Yousaf Published: July 20, 2012 KABUL:Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Thursday to resume stalled talks on Afghanistan’s peace process, with […]
By Oliver Holmes REUTERS BEIRUT | Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:49am EDT (Reuters) – While President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and rebels battle in several districts of Damascus, residents in the deserted heart of the Syrian capital fear they are at the eye of a storm that could strike soon. Friday […]
By Associated Press, The Washington Post LONDON — With the London Games fast approaching and the Islamic holy month of Ramadan already here, Muslim athletes are faced with a dilemma […]
Headaches, exhaustion and loss of concentration. Problems that nearly 80 percent of working Muslims in the Netherlands say they suffer from during the holy month of Ramadan. A Dutch trade union group is calling on employers to make special agreements with their Muslim employees for the holy month of fasting. […]
Daily Times: Syed Kamran Ashraf: The security of the borders should not come at the cost of sacrificing the ideological framework of the nation that is represented through its constitution. […]
Express Tribune: The provincial assembly decided on Thursday to refer to its Standing Committee on Women’s Development to probe the allegations that Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy did not fulfill her commitments […]
Fiji coup leader unsurprised by death plot reports Independent Online Fiji’s military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama would not be surprised if his opponents were trying to kill him, he said on Thursday after news of an assassination plot emerged in New Zealand. The reports came after New Zealand security officials seized a … […]
The Minority’s Minority Tehelka The judgment observed Ahmadiyyas were Muslims because, like other Muslims, they adhered to two fundamental tenets of Islam: the supremacy of Allah as the One God; and recognition that Prophet Muhammad was a messenger and servant of Allah. See all stories on this topic » Tehelka Web 1 new result for Islam, Muslims, […]
CNN just reported that the Suspect is 24-year-old James Holmes. 10.20 AM (CNN) — At least 14 people were killed and 50 wounded when a gunman opened fire during an […]
Source: CNN At least 14 people were killed and 50 were wounded when a gunman opened fire during an early Friday morning screening of the new Batman movie at an […]
Credit: Christianpost via Wasim Sroya. Karachi: July 18, 2012. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC said here in a press statement that government is hatching conspiracy to introduce a term ‘Non-Muslims” in forthcoming amendment in constitution for increase in reserved seats for minorities in parliament […]