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
by Marianne Vorthoren Source: bikyamasr http://www.bikyamasr.com/73242/dutch-and-muslim-are-not-mutually-exclusive/ Rotterdam, Netherlands – A few years ago, I had a conversation in a mosque in Rotterdam with two Muslim girls who were about 6 or 7 years-old. They asked me, in fluent Dutch, if I was Turkish. I explained that I was Dutch, and […]
By MANSUR MIROVALEV, Associated Press Source: US NEWS com MOSCOW (AP) — A top Muslim cleric in Russia’s Tatarstan province was shot dead Thursday and another was wounded by a car bomb, attacks that the province’s leader and local religious authorities said were probably related to the priests’ criticism of […]
An Afghan elder offering tea to American soldier on duty. Source: Google images
Source: Fox News Published July 19, 2012 Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Muslims in a Tennessee congregation prepared Thursday for the holy month of Ramadan a day after a federal judge ruled they have a right to occupy their newly built mosque, overruling a county judge’s order that was keeping […]
Source: THE NEWS Kamila Hyat Thursday, July 19, 2012 From Print Edition. We should, right now, be celebrating. The announcement by physicists in Switzerland last week that they have all but proven the existence of the Higg’s Boson, a subatomic particle, also known as the “God particle,” which pulls together […]
Source : The New York Times By SARA SCHONHARDT Published: July 18, 2012 ……. Intolerance has also led to attacks on Christians, whose churches have been closed under pressure, and on members of the Ahmadiyah, an Islamic sect many mainstream Muslims consider heretical. …… “Five years ago this trend was […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Our Correspondent Published: July 19, 2012 ISLAMABAD: A high-powered gathering of the country’s civil and military leadership here on Wednesday finalised a […]
Credit: The News via Wasim Sroya The writer is a freelance columnist and former newspaper editor We should, right now, be celebrating. The announcement by physicists in Switzerland last week that they have all but proven the existence of the Higg’s Boson, a subatomic particle, also known as the “God […]
Credit: Asiatimes. The brazen assassination in Damascus of Defense Minister Dawoud Rajha and his deputy, Assef Shawkat (Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law), has been claimed by the Free Syrian Army as its “volcano”. Godfather IV-like intrigue behind the bombing instead suggests a “white coup” launched by the inner circle to “decapitate” the […]
Credit:Asiatimes. By MK Bhadrakumar The United States’ “de-hyphenated” relationship with the two South Asian rivals, Pakistan and India, is taking a curious turn. In a dramatic shift of fortunes, Pakistan is regaining its status as a key ally of the US in regional security. At the same time, Washington is […]
Inna lilla he wa inna alaehe rajeoon. We all are from Allah and to Him we all return. Who has more detailed News? Editor Update (source: Ahmadiyya Times/Social Media): http://ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.com/2012/07/pakistan-local-ahmadi-leader-shot-to.html A […]
by Taylor Luck | Jul 18, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — As rebels pushed further into the heart of Damascus on Wednesday, developments were watched with anxiety in Amman, where decision makers struggle to respond to a civil war brewing at the country’s northern borders and the potential collapse […]
DUBAI: ARAB NEWS Dubai plans to build the first eco-friendly mosque near the Clocktower Roundabout in Deira. Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) said the 45,000 square feet mosque would […]
Riyadh: Arab News Thursday 19 July 2012 The drector general of Civil Defense on Wednesday said this year’s general emergency response plan in Makkah and Madinah will be successful. With […]
by Mohammad Ghazal | Jul 18, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan and Thailand are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding soon under which the latter will help the Kingdom make artificial rain, according to the top Thai diplomat in Amman. In an interview with The Jordan Times […]
Tim Ghianni CHICAGO TRIBUNE Reuters NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a Tennessee county to conduct a building inspection that is expected to clear the way for a new Muslim mosque near Nashville to open for Ramadan observances, which begin at sundown Thursday. District Chief Judge […]
Source: Vaughan Citizen from Canada – Front Page Coverage! Maple boasts a brand-new, multi-million sports and recreation facility and it’s all thanks to Vaughan’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community. “Our firm belief […]
Source: Straittimes. DHAKA (AFP) – Bangladesh’s central bank said on Wednesday it had launched a probe into allegations that two local Islamic banks helped fund terrorist groups amid lax controls at banking giant HSBC. The United States (US) Senate in a report found that HSBC allowed affiliates in countries such […]
NY Times: The state with the country’s worst health care record just happens to have a governor who has been the loudest voice against national efforts to improve it. A […]
1. What is religion—some rituals and super-natural beliefs or complete code of life for this world and hereafter? 2. Do we need religion? 3. While living in an organized civil society, strictly law-abiding in its nature, why don’t we wish to follow an organized religion? Is it the theocracy (rule […]