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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
Ted Talk: Why I Left an Evangelical Cult | Dawn Smith
Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, for the best understanding of personal religion in the 21st century Americans Trust Clergy Less Than Ever, Gallup Poll Finds […]
Video: Are Amish And Mennonites Cults?
Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, for the best understanding of personal religion in the 21st century Americans Trust Clergy Less Than Ever, Gallup Poll Finds […]
Pakistani microfinance pioneer wins Asia’s ‘Nobel Prize’
Source: Dawn A microfinance pioneer from Pakistan — who developed an interest-free microfinance programme — was among Tuesday’s winners of Asia’s equivalent to the Nobel Prize. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, 64, […]
William Tyndale: Burnt at the Stake for Translating the Bible
Epigraph: “Surely, the Believers, and the Jews, and the Christians and the Sabians — whichever party from among these truly believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good […]
Taliban ‘brutally’ killed a popular Afghan folk singer just days after it said ‘music is forbidden’ in Islam, former minister says
Source: Business Insider The Taliban killed a famous Afghan folk singer on Saturday, a former interior minister said. Fawad Andarabi was reportedly dragged from his village home and shot dead. […]
Texas Churches Can’t Be Forced To Close — Ever — Under New Law
Source: Houston Public Media House Bill 1239, also called the Freedom To Worship Act, was passed during this year’s Legislative Session. JACK MORGAN, TPR / RACHEL OSIER LINDLEY, KERA | POSTED ONAUGUST 26, 2021, […]
Video: The Best Paradigm to understand why sects and religions are often parochial and exclusive
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion Source: New York Times Book review by William Saletan You’re smart. You’re liberal. You’re well informed. You think […]
Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt by Arthur Brooks
Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance‘s review Let me start with a story. Back in 2001, I worked for the U.S. Census Bureau. Many people don’t know that the Census Bureau does much […]
Refuting Islamophobia and Tribalism of the Muslim Sects: Demystifying ‘the Other’ by Harris Zafar
Published on Nov 17, 2014 Additional reading and viewing: Video: The Best Paradigm to understand why sects and religions are often parochial and exclusive This talk was given at a local […]
PM Jacinda Adern: A Superstar Without Hijab and Sometimes With
Additional reading Nobel Prize for a noble woman
Book Review: A Piece of Me by Arif Ahmad
Reviewed by Dr. Nasir Gondal, NY I just finished reading “A Piece of Me” by Arif Ahmad. I know Arif through APPNA. This is one of the blessings of the […]
The Fall and Rise of the Taliban
Source: Dawn Zahid Hussain It was a breathtaking 11-day blitz across Afghanistan that got the Taliban forces to Kabul. All the big cities on the way had fallen without any […]
National Geographic Video About the Quran
Additional reading For the Taliban: A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and Human Rights Launched Saved the above documentary in the Muslim Times to serve the posterity:
BBC Documentary about the Quran
Additional reading For the Taliban: A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and Human Rights Launched Saved the above documentary in the Muslim Times to serve the posterity:
Sometimes the Quran is Written on Stone and Often on Paper?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If my articles are boring to you, it may be that you need to read more of […]
National Geographic Video: All Knowing, All Seeing God Keeps Us Away from Crime and Sin, See the Evidence
Epigraph: For those who do not believe in the Hereafter are negative metaphors, while all the best attributes and metaphors are for Allah alone. He is the Mighty, the Wise. […]
Why has so little been said about the Afghan casualties of the past 20 years?
Epigraph:Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: The Guardian When I served in Afghanistan I questioned Britain’s part […]
Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth Glorifies Allah
Sol Duc Valley region of Olympic National Park, Washington The source of the Sol Duc River lies within Olympic National Park on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. Coursing down […]