Reversing JFK: Santorum’s bid to marry faith and politics
Source / Courtesy: CNN By Dan Gilgoff and Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editors (CNN) – It was election night in November 2006, and Rick Santorum had organized a private […]
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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
Remembering Hadayatullah Hübsch
An event will be held on January 8th in Frankfurt, Germany on the first death anniversary. He will be remembered as a poet, literate and a devout Muslim who never […]
Musharraf should be arrested on return: Malik
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune Published: January 8, 2012 ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that former President Pervaiz Musharraf should be arrested on his return to […]
Lull in Strikes by U.S. Drones Aids Militants in Pakistan
NY Times: WASHINGTON — A nearly two-month lull in American drone strikes in Pakistan has helped embolden Al Qaeda and several Pakistani militant factions to regroup, increase attacks against Pakistani security forces and threaten intensified strikes against allied forces in Afghanistan, American and Pakistani officials say. The insurgents are increasingly […]
Deism and 750 verses of the Holy Quran
By Zia H Shah MD Deism (pronounced /ˈdiːɪzəm/, us dict: dē′·ĭzm) is a religious and philosophical belief that a supreme being created the universe, and that this can be determined […]
Love is a powerful weapon
Source: Times of Malta By Laiq Ahmed Atif The English sayings that time and tide wait for no man and that time flies accurately and perfectly apply as we look […]
Should Europe fear Islamic extremists?
Euro News: With EYP – the European Youth Parliament Masha from France: I’d like to know if Muslim extremism is a real issue in Europe. Michaël Privot, Director of the European Network Against Racism, responds: Reports from Europol on terrorism threats since 2006 show that, out of roughly 2,150 attacks […]
Baby boom mother banks on better health care facilities
Abu Dhabi: Her precious babies may be perfectly healthy right now, but Al Shaima Hamza Kamal Aideen is nevertheless worried about providing them with proper care during their infant years. The 26-year-old Sudanese mother and her businessman husband Mubarak Al Bushr Abdullah, 36, were blessed with a set of quadruplets […]
Prof Stephen Hawking: man faces nuclear armageddon and must colonise space
“It is possible that the human race could become extinct but it is not inevitable. I think it is almost certain that a disaster, such as nuclear war or global warming, will befall the earth within a thousands years,” Professor Hawking, the Cambridge University cosmologist and theoretical physicist said. Read […]
Veep calls for neutrality of religious leaders in their sermons and utterances
The Vice-President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has urged religious leaders to be neutral and non-partisan in their sermons and utterances during this year’s presidential and parliamentary election. He said it […]
Children born in Kingdom caught in identity crisis
By MARIAM NIHAL | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Saudi law does not offer citizenship to people who have spent a substantial part of their lives in the Kingdom nor to those born and brought up in Saudi Arabia to immigrant parents. This often leads to a constant search for lost identity […]
Iran welcomes US rescue of sailors from pirates
TEHRAN — Iran’s government on Saturday welcomed the US Navy’s rescue of 13 Iranian fishermen held by pirates, calling it a positive humanitarian gesture. US officials announced Friday that the […]
Philippines says peace talks entering important phase
AFP: MANILA – The Philippines said Sunday it was preparing to enter a “substantive” phase of peace talks with Muslim rebels aimed at ending a long-running insurgency in the country’s troubled south. Teresita Deles, the chief presidential adviser on the peace process, said peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation […]
Strait of Hormuz powder keg: WW III in 2012?
Source / Courtesy: RT.com RT: With tensions around the Strait of Hormuz sky-high, Iranian plans to conduct the country’s “greatest naval war games” could coincide with joint US-Israeli exercises in the Persian Gulf. With both sides taking positions, could a real battle be looming? Hopefully the massive exercises will remain […]
This Is The Year When Developed Nations Must Choose Between Pain And Disaster
Once to every man and nation, comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side; Some great cause, some great decision, offering each the bloom or blight, And the choice goes by forever, ‘twixt that darkness and that light. – James […]
What Determines the Capacity of Short-Term Memory?
ScienceDaily (Dec. 15, 2011) — Short-term memory plays a crucial role in how our consciousness operates. Several years ago a hypothesis has been formulated, according to which capacity of short-term memory depends in a special way on two cycles of brain electric activity. Scientists from the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology […]
China warns US on Asia military strategy
China’s state media have warned the US against “flexing its muscles” after Washington unveiled a defence review switching focus to the Asia-Pacific. Read More…
Innovations from Islam’s Golden Age
Source: IIP-Digital The traveling exhibition 1001 Inventions: Discover the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization, at the California Science Center in Los Angeles through 2011, reveals how science and technology flourished […]
Innovations from Islam’s Golden Age
Source: IIP-Digital Washington — What do cameras, coffee, toothbrushes and perfume have in common? All of them trace their origins to the Golden Age of Muslim civilization. These are […]
Scientific Role of Muslims
Source: MPAC Scientific achievements are an inherent part of the Muslim identity and there is a need to reinforce and encourage Muslim contributions in science, technology, business, medicine etc. It […]