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
Headscarves – Oppression or freedom of choice? The review of religions (September 2003 , Vol.98,No9) In September of this year, a German court ruled that a school in the southern state of Baden Wuttemberg was wrong under current legislation to exclude a female teacher for insisting on wearing a headscarf […]
from the writings of the Promised Messiah(as) ( Translated from Chashma -i- Ma’rifat of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib, pp.158_168 Ruhani Khazain, Vol.23) Unlike the Vedas, the Qur’an says that the souls are not uncreated but that they come into existence along with the body. This is the truth about the […]
The Daily Star, Lebanon JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has allowed the three widows and children of slain Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden entrance into the kingdom on humanitarian grounds, a Saudi-owned […]
By REUTERS THE HAGUE: A United Nations-backed court convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity, the first time a head of […]
(Reuters) – In the political arena, one side is winning the war on child obesity. The side with the fattest wallets. After aggressive lobbying, Congress declared pizza a vegetable to […]
By FAWAZ TURKI ARABNEWS UNLIKE the Gaza Freedom flotilla two years ago that sought to break Israel’s chokehold on the Strip, the Welcome to Palestine 2012 ‘flytilla’ two weeks ago, that sought to show solidarity with Palestinians in the West Bank, did not turn into a story that had legs. […]
By ALI BLUWI ARABNEWS Every time I hear politicians of the Third World utter the word “unity” I remember a meeting between the late Libyan leader Qaddafi and the late Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba and the latter’s response to Qaddafi’s call for unity. It is normal that in politics wishes […]
ScienceDaily (Apr. 25, 2012) — Usually, we think of mold, feces, nitric oxide, hydrogen sulfide and rat poison as rank, toxic or both. But scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health are learning more about the helpful roles these substances can play. More
Business Insider A chart we found on Reddit.com today shows that most products we buy are controlled by just a few companies. It’s called “The Illusion of Choice.” Ever wonder why you can’t get a Coke at Taco Bell? It’s because Yum! Brands was created as a spin-off of Pepsi–and has a lifetime […]
Huff Post “Oh Paul, why don’t you just convert to Judaism?” This invitation was extended to me after a book talk in Washington D.C. and I have to admit it took me by surprise. First, I had always heard that Jews aren’t supposed to proselytize. Second, I’m not just a […]
Huff Post News that Adolf Hitler’s racist manifesto,Mein Kampf (My Struggle) would be republished in Germany was met with mixed reactions from Jewish groups. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that many German Jews welcomed the news. “If it is going to be released, then I prefer seeing a competent annotated version from the Bavarian state […]
Croydon Champions Awards Ahmadi Student Hundreds gathered at the Hilton hotel in Croydon on 11th November this year for the Croydon Guardian’s ninth annual awards ceremony which aims to honour the bravery, […]
BBC-UK: Manchester’s newest mosque attracted more than 1,500 Muslims to its grand opening in Hulme. The £1m Darul Aman mosque, on Greenheys Lane, is thought to be the second largest […]
Source: Washington post DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan officials have decided to demolish a mosque and a Hindu temple under pressure from Buddhist monks who demanded their removal from […]
Source: Huffingtonpost By Kay Koplovitz I didn’t know about the concept of abundance or exponential thinking as I embarked on my career in the ’70s. I was just looking for something that would capture my attention and passion. Something beyond a job or even a career. Oh yes, I needed […]
by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch Should Switzerland give financial aid to rejected asylum seekers who refuse to leave or convicted illegal immigrants to encourage them to return home voluntarily? This issue […]
By Zubair Khan Ongoing situation in the country, (now with a convicted PM and a corrupt President who was about to be convicted by Swiss Magistrate in 2008, when ex Attorney General Mr Qayyum flew to deliver the famous letter, permitted under NRO, thus reversing the whole scenario), is so […]
Jakarta Post: Nasaruddin Umar : Last Friday an unidentified group attacked an Ahmadiyah congregation in Tasikmalaya, West Java, the latest of hundreds of incidents against the minority group. Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma […]
The General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Rev. Dr. Mensah Otabil, and the former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile […]
Russian TV: Week-long demonstrations over a proposed rise in university tuition fees have erupted into violence in Quebec. Police in Montreal clashed with thousands of students who accuse the government […]