Pikesville Home Of New Mosque
Source: The Baltimore Jewish Times By Neil Rubin One of the most traveled intersections in the heavily Jewish Upper Park Heights / Pikeville corridor is now the home to a […]
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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
The Common Ground Between Science and Religion
Courtesy / Source: Huff Post By: Jeffrey Small Which is more truthful: science or art? On its face, this question presents a false choice. Science and art belong to two separate realms. Both express deep truths about existence, but in very different ways. Science uses the symbolic form of mathematical […]
Breaking the barriers: Interfaith symposium dispels rumors surrounding religion
Source: Star local news ALLEN — Women from all walks of life converged on the Baitul Ikraam Mosque in Allen on Sunday for an interfaith symposium. The objective of the event was to bring women of all faiths together to engage in meaningful dialogues and create a mutual understanding of […]
Elections may not send qualified members to Shoura, says Naseef
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR, ARAB NEWS STAFF Dr. Abdullah Omar Naseef, former deputy chairman of the Shoura Council, has supported the present system of appointing qualified members to the Saudi […]
R&D neglected in Muslim countries
By RIYADH: ABDUL HANNAN TAGO ARAB NEWS STAFF A doctor at King Saud University said yesterday that from 700 to 1700, the Muslim world produced many of history’s finest scientists […]
Israeli official larceny
Israel’s timing was predicable. With the world’s gaze focused on the horrors in Syria and the Obama administration increasingly diverted by November’s presidential election, it chose this week to declare “legal” three fortified West Bank settlements which had been originally been erected by fanatical Zionists in contravention of their country’s […]
White House Promotes a Bioeconomy
Source: The New York Times The Obama administration is expected to announce a broad plan on Thursday to foster development of the nation’s “bioeconomy,” including the use of renewable resources and biological manufacturing methods. The National Bioeconomy Blueprint, as the plan is called, discusses a variety of measures and […]
George Galloway’s Muslim conversion: why the big secret?
Source: The Telegraph Why did George Galloway feel the urge to keep his conversion to Islam secret? The New Statesman reveals today, in an interview by Jemima Khan with the […]
Wycliffe Bible Translation Criticized Over Trinity Word Substitution In Muslim Countries
Huff Post One of the largest Bible translators in the world is undergoing an independent review after critics claimed language in some of their translations intended for Muslim countries misses the essential Christian idea of Trinity: the father, son and the holy spirit or ghost. Critics argue that using words […]
Libya bans religious political parties
Lybia – Libyan authorities have banned the formation of political parties based on religious principles ahead of elections scheduled to take place in June. Parties based on faith, tribe or ethnicity will not be eligible to take part, a government spokesman said. The National Transitional Council said the law, passed […]
Holy Qur’an Exhibition set for Alton
Source: Orangeville Citizen – A Quran Exhibition will be held in the Alton community centre this Saturday, April 28, from 12 noon to 4 p.m Sponsored by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Weston North area, Toronto, the forum is designed to enhance a better understanding of the true teachings of the […]
Shari’a Law open house in Midland, CANADA
Source: Simcoe.com – MIDLAND – A Muslim organization will pay another visit to Midland this weekend to tackle misconceptions and answer questions about Islam. Saturday’s information session will tackle the subject of “Sharia: The Misunderstood Islamic Law.” It will take place at the Midland Public Library from noon to 4 […]
Holy Qur’an Exhibition visits Sault Ste Maire, Canada
Source: Sault Star – An open house to promote religious harmony, dispel misconceptions about Islam and to educate people about the true and peaceful teachings of Islam will take place Saturday at the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library. The Holy Qur’an Open House will be held at the main and […]
With new design, bulk semiconductor proves it can take the heat
Source: rdmag.org The intense interest in harvesting energy from heat sources has led to a renewed push to discover materials that can more efficiently convert heat into electricity. Some researchers are finding those gains by re-designing materials scientists have been working with for years. A team of Boston College […]
EU president warns against populism after French first round
By RFI European Union president Herman Van Rompuy has warned of a rise of “populism” and “extremism” across the continent in the aftermath of the Front National’s 18 per cent vote in France’s presidential first round. Interior ministers are to discuss changing the rules of free movement within the EU on […]
India urges WHO to set up mechanism to curb drinking
Source: Times of India NEW DELHI: India has proposed to the World Health Organization (WHO) to set up a framework for control of alcohol consumption on the lines of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). FCTC was the first international treaty negotiated under the auspices of WHO […]
Bangladesh’s economy emerging: NY Times
Courtesy: bdnews24.com & NY Times Dhaka, Apr 25 (bdnews24.com) — The New York Times says in a recent report that Bangladesh has a huge prospect of becoming one of the emerging economies with a strong promise of growth despite various challenges the nation of 160 million people is facing. Challenges […]
Rights groups see politics behind rise in Muslim hate crimes
Source: Los Angeles Times Author: Carol J. Williams The Oslo courtroom where confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik is on trial offers a look at a tragic outcome of anti-Islamic hostility. […]
Violence ages children’s DNA, shortens their chromosomes
Source: USA Today. Conventional wisdom says that hardship can make us old before our time.In fact, a new study suggests that violence leaves long-term scars on children’s bodies — not just in bruises on the skin, but also altering their DNA, causing changes that are equivalent to seven to 10 years […]