Humanity First and 2300 Miles Bisiklet for Haiti
The Muslim Times congratulates Dr. Clayton Bell and Jeanie Zelinski on their achievements and wish them well for their further endeavors.
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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
Cold and Flu Treatments Can Be Found In Common Foods
HealthNews Autumn is here and with it brings dropping temperatures, wind, rain, and the possibility of cold and flu. While there is no known cure for either, your kitchen is stocked with many foods that can help relieve symptoms and speed your recovery. Lemonade: This is wonderful to soothe sore throats, […]
International Geneva needs a “real boost”
by Simon Bradley in Geneva, swissinfo.ch International Geneva is described as a sprawling mansion that needs modernising. But the challenges are daunting: budgetary pressures, fluctuating exchange rates, insecurity, housing and […]
Obama requesting help to pay for Afghan army
BY: ANNE GEARAN | AP ARABNEWS WASHINGTON: Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the United States and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend […]
Credit for biggest expansion of Haram goes to the king
BY: JEDDAH: BADR AL-QAHTANI ARABNEWS The biggest expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah was carried out during the reign of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. In […]
Oil shale is Jordan’s saviour — int’l expert
by Omar Obeidat |JORDAN TIMES AMMAN –– Oil shale is the “saviour” of Jordan’s economy, according to international oil expert Mamdouh Salameh, who warned that surging global oil prices may […]
Kuwait’s ruler blocks MPs’ Islamic law proposal
Reuters | May 17,2012 | 22:41 JORDAN TIMES KUWAIT — Kuwait’s ruler has blocked a proposal by 31 of the 50 elected members of parliament to amend the constitution to make all legislation in the Gulf Arab state comply with Islamic law, an MP said on Thursday. The approval of […]
Indian cabinet clears Turkmenistan gas deal
Yahoo.news The Indian government has approved a deal to buy natural gas from Turkmenistan via a $7.6 billion pipeline passing throughAfghanistan and Pakistan, reports said on Thursday. The cabinet approved the signing of the Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement as well as the payment of a transit fee to Afghanistan and Pakistan for allowing […]
Muslims On No-Fly List Now Suing FBI, Pressured To Be Informants (VIDEO)
Huff Post Fifteen American Muslims, including four military veterans, are suing the federal government after discovering they were placed on the “no-fly” list. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of these 15 plaintiffs alleging that these U.S. citizens were put on a security risk no-fly list […]
Emergence of Greece’s Right Wing Party – Refused to Stand up for Oath Ceremony on Koran
Source: The Independent The 300 MPs elected in Greece’s inconclusive May 6 ballot were sworn in today, including 21 from the right-wing Golden Dawn party. […]
Your Take: Rebuttals to rethinking the Bible on homosexuality
Source: CNN The Bible clearly condemns homosexuality – and, by extension, same-sex marriage – right? A guest “My Take” post we ran this week from a college psychology professor who […]
Belongings of the Holy Prophet of Islam s.a.w.
Belongings of a “GODLY PERSONA” are IMPORTANT # ONE of FOUR – Why the Holy Belongings are Important The Holy Promised Messiah Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, a.s. has ascribed the phenomenon of “Barakat in the Belongings” as below:- Rookhani Khazain Volume 5 – Aaenae Kamalate Islam – Page 69 […]
For The First Time, Minorities Surpass Whites In U.S. Births
source: Huffington Post | By HOPE YENPosted: 05/17/2012 12:02 am Updated: 05/17/2012 9:06 am WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than […]
Muslims and modernity: ‘Jihadi danger is from the elite, not from the poor.’
Source: The Express Tribune Most global jihadis are not illiterates raised in poor slums, but from well-off families and with advanced education degrees. “Most of the danger comes from us,” said Majid Nawaz, founder of Khudi, at a seminar titled ‘Muslims and the Modern World The State of the Muslim […]
“New York Muslims commemorate 9/11 with blood drives” video is one of the nominees for CNN iReport Awards
Source: CNN New York Muslims come together to donate blood and get their fellow New Yorkers to donate blood in memory of 9/11. The Muslims for Life (www.muslimsforlife.org) campaign […]
US military under fire for ‘anti-Islam class’ – Americas
Source: aljazeera.com More ‘Anti-Islam’ Courses at US Military, AlJazeera Reveals Posted on 12 May 2012 by Emperor AlJazeera uncovered another “anti-Islam” class in the US military. The class seems to have been lifted directly from the talking points of extremists such as Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer: US Military Under Fire […]
Census: Minorities Surpass Whites In U.S. Births
Source: NPR For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing. New 2011 census estimates highlight sweeping changes in the nation’s racial makeup and the prolonged impact of a weak […]
‘Euro faces existential crisis Brussels was oblivious to’
Russian TV: European politicians failed to see that the single currency’s existence is in peril, trying to blame the system’s failures on individual countries, Aditya Chakrabortty, lead economics writer for […]
PJCC to Host Interfaith Roundtable
RedwoodCityPatch A panel of interfaith clergy, including a Rabbi from Redwood City, will share their interpretations of salvation next week at a roundtable in Foster City. The Peninsula Jewish Community Center will host the May 22 event, called “Does God Redeem Us,” which will feature a panel representing Buddhist, Christian, […]
America is un-white: Minority babies are now majority in United States
Washington Post: For the first time in U.S. history, most of the nation’s babies are members of minority groups, according to new census figures that signal the dawn of an […]