Finding Joy in the Dust of Snow – New Year Resolution
Author: Atif Munawar Mir Popular New Year resolutions such as losing weight, taking a trip, finding a better job, and giving up a bad habit are worth our time and […]
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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
New Year across time zones
Australia is one of the first country to welcome New Year across the globe. This year, Sydney has outdone itself in the fireworks display. 6.5 million dollars were spend on about 15 minutes of one of the world’s best display of fireworks. 1.5 million people gathered to see this large […]
Muslims in Australia – A long and vibrant history
Source: Australian Government. Muslims in Australia have a long and varied history that is thought to pre-date European settlement. Some of Australia’s earliest visitors were Muslim, from the east Indonesian archipelago. They made contact with mainland Australia as early as the 16th and 17th centuries. Early Muslim visitors—the Macassar traders […]
When Investors Rush In, and Out, Together
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Happy New Year … (as ‘celebrated’ by Hadhrat Khalifa-tul-Masih IV.)
It is reported that Hadhrat Khalifa-tul-Masih IV. – before he was elected Khalifa – during his stay in London was in town during the New Year’s Eve celebrations. When it […]
Libya accuses Bern of dragging feet on wounded
An employee at the Libyan embassy in Bern has accused the Swiss government of failing to live up to a commitment to treat around 100 war wounded in Swiss hospitals. […]
Deism, Liberal Protestantism or Natural Religion
To look for common thread between the Christian and the Muslim tradition one should start at Deism. One should start with President Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Payne. There will be a lot in their views that a Muslim and a Christian could agree to and from there one […]
Post-Gadhafi Libya: Naked Neo-Imperialism
Nile Bowie While the unconcealed hypocrisy that led to the emergence of a new Libya fades from the public consciousness, the governments of the West are beginning to reap the […]
DAP slams the act of dumping pig heads near mosque
GEORGE TOWN: DAP National chairman Karpal Singh on Saturday slammed the culprits who dumped several pig heads outside the Al-Falah Mosque in Taman Desa Jaya, Johor Baru. He said those who committed such acts should be arrested and punished for not having religious sensitivity. “This irresponsible act must be condemned […]
Go Zardari Go: Nawaz Sharif addresses rally in Gujranwala
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Abdul Manan / Express Published: December 31, 2011 GUJRANWALA: Pakistan Muslim League –Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday that Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali […]
Book of the week: Age of Reason by Thomas Paine in the Islamic light
Mark Twain said, “It took a brave man before the Civil War to confess he had read the Age of Reason … I read it first when I was a […]
NYC mayor had interfaith breakfast without Muslims
By SAMANTHA GROSS | AP ARABNEWS NEW YORK: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg held his annual interfaith breakfast, but he didn’t directly address a boycott by Muslim leaders upset about police spying on their followers. Friday’s morning’s breakfast was held without 15 Muslim leaders. They told the mayor in […]
Haram cleaners hit on YouTube
By SULTAN AL-TAMIMI |ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: A YouTube user uploaded a video clip showing Makkah’s Grand Mosque cleaners in synchronized moves during a routine cleaning around the Holy Kabba. The […]
Crimes committed in the name of Al-Qaeda
Not surprisingly, different countries resort to using scarecrow tactics to keep internal differences at bay. Over the last decade, different players have created Al-Qaeda bogey for various political agendas. For instance, the United States exploited the issue of this radical organization in the running up to elections, Iran capitalized on […]
Kyrgyz Officials Reject Muslim Sect
Source/Credit: Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty BISHKEK — Kyrgyz religious authorities have refused to re-register the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reports. Sagynbek Toktorbaev, a representative of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Kyrgyzstan, told RFE/RL on December 29 that the government’s State Commission on Religious Affairs rejected their re-registration. […]
Beware of sudden death from merrymaking
There are plenty of reasons to celebrate the coming new year and more often we do this by bingeing on high-fat, high-calorie foods, indulging in alcoholic beverages and staying up until the wee hours. Some even stress themselves out with overscheduling, fighting the holiday crowds at the mall, taking charge […]
Grandchildren’s grey hair
“What made us dream he would comb grey hair?” Irish poet and 1923 Nobel Laureate William Butler Yeats wrote of a friend—and the “discourtesy of death.” A week after Tropical Storm “Sendong” hit, Mindanao deaths bolted to 1,249. When New Year dawns, other victims won’t “comb grey hair.” Exhausted rescue […]
US Civilians Are Now Helping Decide Who To Kill With Military Drones
President Obama’s enormous expansion of the U.S. drone program may be pushing too fast for military staffing to keep up. David S. Cloud of The Los Angeles Times reports the military is now forced to rely on a string of civilian contractors placed at all levels along the “kill chain.” These […]
This Ancient, Deadly Disease Is Still Killing In Europe
GENEVA, Switzerland – On the sidelines of a conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, just three months ago, a senior health official from Belarus met privately with Mario Raviglione, whose job here at the World Health Organization’s headquarters is to control the spread of tuberculosis around the world. Belarus needed help. It […]