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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

Globalization, Faith and Its meanings for Personal life: What people from 24 Countries Say.

Views on globalisation and faith: Latest findings from the Ipsos Global @dvisor survey The world is divided over… The benefits of globalisation, Interfaith tolerance and understanding, What governments should do? See page 14 onward for specific questions and responses to faith issues. Read here: Click to access ipsos-global-advisor-views-on-globalisation-and-faith.pdf

Christian Group Claims Over 60 Companies Have Joined Lowe’s In Boycott Of ‘All-American Muslim’

Lowe’s may not be the only big company to cave under pressure from the Florida Family Association.   The conservative Christian group claims that more than 60 companies that it emailed, from Amazon to McDonald’s, have also pulled adds from TLC’s All-American Muslim, according to the AP. So far Lowe’s is the only major company to […]

World wide wisdom

Source: TOI on line axter Woods drives 18-wheeler trucks long distance in the US. That means he is on his own for hours on end. So, he installed amplifiers and a digital media player to soften the boredom. Then he discovered Hubert Dreyfus, leading philosophy professor at University of BCalifornia, […]

Hezbollah unravels CIA spy network in Lebanon

Source: TOI on line. WASHINGTON: Hezbollah has partially unraveled the CIA’s spy network in Lebanon, severely damaging the intelligence agency’s ability to gather vital information on the terrorist organization at a tense time in the region, former and current US officials said. Officials said several foreign spies working for the […]

Obama steps into Iran row over drone

Source: Asia Times. By M K Bhadrakumar I wrote yesterday that the ramifications of Iran’s “scoop” – downing the US drone (”Beast of Kandahar”) – are bound to spread. President Barack Obama has now broken silence, revealing, “We’ve asked for it back – we’ll see how the Iranians respond.” This […]

Excessive Running Triggers Heart Damage

Jogging or running could be said as a favorite exercise for most people. Without requiring a lot of equipment and cost, jogging effectively improve health carequality. But, if you like jogging, you should notice the rhythm and duration. Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia, shows, excess rhythm and duration likemarathon running, actually increase […]

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Body Language

Here’s what you might not know: 1) Men can tell if women are fertile by the way they walk and psychopaths can tell who is a good victim by their stride. 2) You can learn to be more charismatic. 3) Hand position can signal power or submissiveness. 4) There are types of body language that are better when you’re […]