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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

5 Minutes Outside Can Boost Your Mood

MSN Health The next time you’re looking for a natural mood elevator, turn to nature itself. Research published last year in the journal Environmental Science & Technologyconfirms what anyone who’s experienced a sunny-day high already knows: Nature is almost foolproof at boosting your mood and self-esteem. And, amazingly, it only takes […]

Tebow, Chastity and Marriage

Huff Post The Washington Post dubbed it “the temptation of Tim Tebow.” A certain website that I do not care to name or even to describe what kind of reprehensible service they provide has made news by pulling a clever PR stunt. It all started at a press conference three years ago when […]

Sarkozy …..campaign’s rightward shift

Rfi France. Sarkozy has made no secret of chasing the more than six million voters who picked far-right.  His speeches have concentrated on race, Islam and law and order, themes dear to her Front National (FN).candidate Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s first round of France’s presidential poll.On Thursday the Sarkozy camp asserted […]

Women’s Rights and the lack thereof

  By Zunaira Mubasher Satkohi, USA In Pakistan women can legally divorce their husbands. Through the woes of my colleagues, however, I learned about the social stigma associated with divorced women in Pakistan.  In an Islamic studies class I learned of the prohibition of female infanticide towards the beginning of […]