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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
Suppressing Feelings of Compassion Makes People Feel Less Moral
ScienceDaily (Mar. 15, 2012) — It’s normal to not always act on your sense of compassion — for example, by walking past a beggar on the street without giving them any money. Maybe you want to save your money or avoid engaging with a homeless person. But even if suppressing compassion […]
Karmic Relief for the Misuse of ‘Karma’
In a recent PBS interview with Bill Moyers, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explained what his research reveals about the differences between liberals and conservatives. Haidt’s work on positive psychology and what he calls Moral Foundations Theory has received well-deserved acclaim, and much of what he said in that interview was illuminating. But one reference he […]
Alislam-eGazette: An International Monthly Publication
The Alislam-eGazette is an international monthly electronic journal of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community with a subscription of more than 40,000 readers. Here we catalog all the volumes with their titles since […]
Egyptian Coptic Christian Pope Dead, Shenouda III; Egypt Leader Died At 88
CAIRO, March 17 (Reuters) – Egyptian Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of most of Egypt’s estimated 12 million Christians, died on Saturday from old age, his political adviser told Reuters. Bells tolled in Cairo’s Abbasiya district, site of Egypt’s main Coptic cathedral, as the news spread. Shenouda, 88, […]
New York Times Says Running Pam Geller’s Anti-Islam Ad Could Put Lives In Danger
The New York Times found itself at the center of a controversy on Thursday over its refusal to immediately run an anti-Islam ad. Fox News and the Daily Caller ran stories questioning whether the Times‘ decision to indefinitely delay publishing ad was a sign the paper had a religious double-standard. The articles note that the Times previously ran an […]
France: A Mosque Attacked, One Killed.
Rfi France. A Muslim man who attacked worshippers at a French mosque with a bat in the northern city of Arras near the Belgian border on Friday, killing one person and seriously wounding another, is under psychiatric observation, a prosecutor said. The 32-year-old was placed in a psychiatric hospital shortly […]
The dark side of Dutch history
For school children, students and anyone curious about Dutch history there is the Canon of the Netherlands. It’s a list of the 50 most important people and events in Dutch history. Critics complain that it pays too little attention to the negative and shameful side of the past. They argue […]
Muslim men tour community to allay concerns about Islam, Qu’ran
Source: North Battleford Daily News – About eight Muslim men held an Open House at the North Battleford Library Wednesday afternoon to dispel what they say are myths about Islam and the Holy Qu’ran, the Islamic Bible. Banners outlining various aspects of the Qu’ran were set up in the library’s […]
I wonder which Pakistan Zardari was talking about: Chaudhry Nisar
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Ema Anis Published: March 17, 2012 ISLAMABAD: “I wonder which Pakistan [President Asif Ali] Zardari was talking about,” remarked Leader of Opposition […]
Fifth parliamentary address: Zardari boasts of PPP’s achievements
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Zahid Gishkori / Web Desk Published: March 17, 2012 ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari made history on Saturday when he delivered the fifth consecutive […]
Indonesia: Mataram city governments admit denying Ahmadiyya rights as citizens
Ahmadiyya Times: REPUBLIKA: MATARAM – Deputy Mayor of Mataram H Mohan Roliskana admitted Ahmadiyah followers are not recognized as citizens. Ahmadiyah are still considered part of the West Lombok regency, West […]
In America, TV watches you: CIA to spy on people through household items
Russian TV: With a growing number of ‘smart gadgets,’ spying on homes may start to become much easier. In fact, CIA Chief David Petraeus admitted that Americans were effectively bugging […]
It’s best to deter and contain, not attack, a nuclear Iran
By Fareed Zakaria Source: The Daily Star, Lebanon When I was in college, during the early 1980s, I invited Ronald Reagan’s defense secretary, Caspar Weinberger, to give a speech on […]
Polish Nuclear Dreams Threaten Ties with Germany
Source: Spiegel-Germany By Jan Puhl Witold Krassowski/ DER SPIEGEL Determined to develop its nuclear industry to meet its booming energy needs, Poland is tired of lectures from its environmentally conscious neighbor Germany. After all, Poles argue, the Germans have benefitted from nuclear power for decades. The differing energy philosophies threaten to strain […]
Iran’s legal right to attack Israel
Source: Asiatimes on line: By Kaveh L Afrasiabi PALO ALTO, California – After years of living in the shadow of an Israeli military strike, Iran is now openly contemplating the idea of pre-emptive strike, in light of Israel’s preparedness for imminent attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Citing a right to […]
In one day, Obama is $5 million man
Credit: TOI on Line ATLANTA, GEORGIA: US President Barack Obama, juggling dual roles as fundraiser extraordinaire and commander-in-chief, piled up a cool five million dollars in a lucrative single-day campaign blitz. In no other country is a leader expected to tend to a deteriorating war he is leading in Afghanistan […]
Over 170,000 Indians coming for Haj
By JEDDAH: SYED FAISAL ALI ARABNEWS More than 170,000 Indian pilgrims will perform Haj this year, according to Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed. Ahamed, who met Haj Minister Bandar Al-Hajjar here yesterday, said that he has requested the Haj minister to grant an additional quota of 10,000. […]
33,000 Hajis to come from Iraq this year
By ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: About 33,000 pilgrims from Iraq will perform Haj this year, local daily Al-Madinah reported yesterday quoting the adviser to the president of the Iraqi Supreme Haj Authority. Hussein Jumaa said the authority would train the Iraqi pilgrims on the best and correct methods of performing the […]
We are fighting Islamism from ignorance, as we did the cold war
By Simon Jenkins Source: Guardian UK Were we wrong? I have lived through two global conflicts: the west against Russian communism and now the west against political Islam. The latter was caused by western leaders exaggerating a threat from a tiny group of terrorists to win popularity in war. But […]