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
Source: Daily Star Forty years after war of independence of Bangladesh, former Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Ghulam Azam was sent to jail yesterday on charges of committing crimes against humanity and peace, genocide and war crimes in 1971. Read more.
By ARAB NEWS Published: Jan 19, 2012 01:05 Updated: Jan 19, 2012 01:05 ALKHOBAR: Saudis don’t usually like it when their mother gets remarried. But when it comes to their father, no one has a problem. According to a report in Al-Riyadh Arabic daily, the sentiments that children have toward […]
Source: AP. DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The Bangladesh military has foiled a plot by a group of hardline officers, their retired colleagues and Bangladeshi conspirators living abroad to overthrow Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a military spokesman announced Thursday. Read more.
Courtesy: Daily Times Pakistan: Nursing mothers in the Indonesian capital who have to return to work but want to keep feeding their babies have a novel service they can turn […]
(Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister warned Arab neighbors on Thursday not to put themselves in a “dangerous position” by aligning themselves too closely with the United States in the escalating […]
lislamForWest.org is the official website of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to present Islam to the Christian, agnostic and atheist readers, in a user friendly fashion. In addition to the Homepage, […]
Source: Weyburn Review – A group of young Muslims from Saskatoon gather on Weyburn’s boardwalk before setting off to some of Weyburn’s residential neighbourhoods on Saturday, where they went door-to-door in frigid temperature of -25C to talk about their religion. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada, Saskatoon […]
Happiness doesn’t change much with age: …interviews with representative samples of people of all ages reveal that no time of life is notably happier or unhappier than others…. Source: “Who is happy?” from Psychological Science Men and women are about equal overall. Women show more highs and lows but the […]
IN an article ‘Neutrinos and Angels’ he wrote for a national daily, Prof Pervez Hoodbhoy, one of Pakistan’s leading scientists, quotes the late Carl Sagan, America’s well-known astronomer, astrophysicist, and science communicator. Sagan told Bible Belt Americans: “Whenever our ethnic or national prejudices are aroused, in times of scarcity, during […]
Source: Discovery News. Since light cannot escape the gravitational pull of a black hole, taking a picture of it – is not realistic. However, scientists are working towards planning to capture a picture of ‘event horizon’ – the swirl of energy and matter around the black hole. Read more.
(WNN) BREAKING Jerusalem, Israel: The women sit in the front instead of the back as they are supposed to here. Some followers of ultra-Orthodox Judaism believe men and women should be separated in public, although it is illegal under Israeli law. Women who challenge segregation have been insulted and spat […]
Rfi France. The Senate’s Laws Commission rejected the bill on grounds that it was inadmissible, with 23 votes for, nine against and eight abstentions. On Monday, a plenary session will vote on the commission’s decision, however most of the senators likely to oppose the bill are expected to abstain. The […]
In Blu Greenberg’s dream world, everyone appreciates what a tremendous democracy Israel is. They marvel at how inclusive a religion Judaism is. But then this woman, who is as famous for her book How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household as she is her work as founding president of the […]
RIYADH: An agreement enabling Saudi women to work for private sector companies from their own homes was signed in Riyadh on Monday under the supervision of the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC). The agreement between Glowork, a Saudi led project to empower women, and EXA Information Systems, was signed at […]
Larry Elliott, economics editor The Guardian, Wednesday 18 January 2012 “An escalation of the crisis would spare no one,” said Andrew Burns, manager of global macroeconomics at the World bank and the report’s author. “Developed and developing country growth rates could fall by as much or more than in 2008-09. The importance of […]
Arab News RIYADH: An agreement enabling Saudi women to work for private sector companies from their own homes was signed in Riyadh on Monday under the supervision of the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC). The agreement between Glowork, a Saudi led project to empower women, and EXA Information Systems, was […]
Arab News: JEDDAH: Mosques, built in old and modern Islamic architectural styles are among Jeddah’s special features. Take Al-Rahmah Mosque on the Corniche, which attracts a large number of visitors […]
Arab News: KABUL: An Afghan calligrapher has worked for five years to create the world’s biggest Qur’an, a bid to show the world that Afghanistan’s rich cultural heritage and traditions […]
Mechanism to Prevent Programmed Cell Death of Nerve Cells Deciphered ScienceDaily — Oxygen and glucose are the food of our brain. If they are absent, such as during a stroke, […]
http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/hub.1326407570.html(Reuters) – Industrial output rose in December as manufacturing rebounded at its strongest pace in a year, further evidence the economy ended 2011 on a firmer footing. Other data on Wednesday showed inflation pressures remained in check, with wholesale prices slipping last month, which should give the Federal Reserve room […]