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
A criminal record is usually not the kind of qualification most employers have in mind when looking for new hires. But some managers know that formerly incarcerated employees can add value to their companies. Mark Peters, CEO of Butterball Farms, Inc., a national supplier of specialty butters, regularly hires former prisoners […]
By GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN I ARAB NEWS RIYADH: A Nobel laureate has supported Prince Talal’s idea to create a special bank for poor Saudi citizens at a symposium in Riyadh […]
By AP first published on ARAB NEWS BERLIN: Germany’s foreign minister says the West must avoid the mistake of assuming that Islamic-oriented parties aren’t compatible with freedom and modernization as […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Express / PPI Published: January 13, 2012 Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani expressed his fears of a possible coup by the Army to […]
Source: RT.com http://on.rt.com/aev4jx NATO may have ended its operations in Libya, but the Western presence is far from over, with big companies replacing the warplanes. The countries that bombed the oil-rich state are now getting lucrative contracts to rebuild it. First, British bombs tore it apart. Now, British companies will […]
Source: http://thoughtsofammar.blogspot.com/2009/01/sayings-of-imam-ali.html Ø As the body becomes tired, the heart becomes tired too. You should therefore search for beautiful sayings for them. [To enjoy by way of refreshment]. Ø He who does not know his own worth is ruined. Ø The worth of every man is in his attainment. Ø […]
by Karl Vick and Aaron Klein. Source: TIMEworld. Like three previous Iranian scientists ambushed on their morning commute, the latest nuclear expert to die on his way to work was […]
Source: NY Times With tensions rising over Iran’s nuclear program, the Obama administration has now warned the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, that Iran’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz would provoke an American response. Earlier this week, international monitors confirmed that Iran has begun enriching uranium at a […]
source: NY Times Ebrahim Noroozi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The Iranian Navy conducted exercises in the Strait of Hormuz on Jan. 1. The government of Iran has threatened to close the strait. WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is relying on a secret channel of communication to warn Iran’s supreme leader, […]
Source: TOI Your mum was right: Good posture actually makes you strong (Thinkstock photos/Getty images) Have you ever thought why your mother always told you to ‘stop slouching and sit up straight’? She knows that poor posture not only makes a bad first impression, but can also make you […]
Source:TOI Over the past few weeks, some Syrian opposition leaders have requested foreign military intervention to oust President Bashar al-Assad and his regime from power. Count the US out in any such endeavour. While an intervention involving the American military may, if successful, bring an end to the humanitarian crisis […]
Source: TOI on Line SRINAGAR: All India Christian Council in New Delhi on Friday feared backlash against Christians in the country due to incrimination of pastors Jim Borst and CM Khanna by Srinagar’s self-styled Islamic Shariat court. More:
Source:Asiatimes By Brian M Downing Hopes for a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan are beginning once more, but the problematic Byzantine geopolitics are not readily apparent. It is not the bipolar confrontation between Britain and Russia that it was in the 19th century. Nor is it simply the International Security Assistance […]
Source / Courtesy: China Daily NEW DELHI – India and France have signed a pact to establish a virtual institute for applied mathematics in an effort to set up joint […]
India being a civilization older than thousands of years had a form of democratic setup of its own. Especially when we look at the history of Kalinga war when emperor Ashoka invaded the land, it was said that Kalinga was a democratic society. It is still evident in the form […]
The Daily Telegraph: An official in Islamabad and a British official say Pakistan’s prime minister made a ‘panicky’ telephone call to the top British diplomat in the country this week, […]
NY Times: ……officials declined to describe the unusual contact between the two governments, and whether there had been an Iranian reply. Senior Obama administration officials have said publicly that Iran […]
Montgomery Watt calls Muhammad, one of the Greatest sons of Adam. The expression, seal of the Prophets means the Greatest Prophet! According to Karen Armstrong, “Mahound’s fictional status in the […]
By Tony Cross Rfi: Friday 13 January 2012 French police charged with investigating wrongdoing by their colleagues have been accused of bending the law themselves – charged with framing colleagues who were judged too close to the opposition Socialists. Left-wing MPs were gunning for Interior Minister Claude Guéant on Wednesday and top Paris […]