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
By Taylor Luck AMMAN – Fresh off surprise electoral victories in Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt, Islamists face both a golden opportunity and an uncertain political landscape. As Islamists take their turn at governance after decades in the wings, observers and politicians say the movements face several challenges that will dictate […]
Courtesy: CNN News watch?v=VTRR7z9Vc5I&feature=youtu.be&a — The number must be higher by now!
FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank moved aggressively to head off a recession and credit crunch in the euro area Thursday, cutting its benchmark interest rate for the second month in a row and radically expanding the emergency funding it provides to cash-starved banks. The actions came just hours before […]
NY Times: By HELENE COOPER and ANNIE LOWERY. Publicly, Obama administration officials talk only about the economic consequences of a potential debt conflagration in Europe. Privately, though, they are well aware that Europe’s success in dealing with the troubles — and the administration’s success in persuading them to do so […]
Courtesy Asia Times Online: By Jacob Zenn. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has recently redoubled its efforts to capture suspected insurgents responsible for the killing of 19 special forces troops in al-Barka, Basilan in mid-October and in the process uproot the remaining pockets of Abu Sayyaf fighters in […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By AFP / APP Published: December 8, 2011 Afghanistan on Thursday hit back at Pakistan after a shrine bombing killed at least 55 people in […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By AFP Published: December 8, 2011 President Asif Ali Zardari was expected to undergo further tests in a Dubai hospital on Thursday after suffering […]
According to Encyclopedia Britannica: Motivated toward scholarly pursuits by his father, a Jewish convert to Christianity, Bar Hebraeus emigrated to Antioch (now Antakya, Turkey) and at the age of 17 became a hermit. He was made a bishop at 20 and an archbishop at 26, and by 1264 he was […]
Greek version has several books that were not in the original Hebrew Old Testament. The translated version into Greek is called Septuagint. The word ‘version,’ is more fitting than ‘translation,’ because of dramatic differences! The following is copied from Wikipedia and details will follow in the comment section. The Septuagint ( /ˈsɛptjuːəˌdʒɪnt/), […]
Source: The New York Times NEW DELHI — Facing a harsh political reaction that has paralyzed the Indian Parliament, the governing Congress Party announced on Wednesday that it would suspend plans to allow foreign multibrand retailers like Wal-Mart to open stores in India. The decision, announced in Parliament, was a setback for […]
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Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Allopathic Medicine especially the fields of neurology and psychiatry had a long uphill battle against the New Testament. […]
And they ask thee concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but little.’ (Al Quran 17:86) These days I am listening to a Teaching Company course about consciousness, by Prof. Daniel N. Robinson, titled, Consciousness […]
Source / Courtesy: BBC Thailand has jailed a US citizen for two and a half years after he admitted posting web links to a banned biography of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Joe Gordon, a used car salesman from Colorado who was born in Thailand, admitted lese majeste, or insulting the king, […]
Infowars.com has received a document originating from Halliburton subsidiary KBR that provides details on a push to outfit FEMA and U.S. Army camps around the United States. Entitled “Project Overview and Anticipated Project Requirements,” the document describes services KBR is looking to farm out to subcontractors. (…) KBR’s call for […]
Many in America still believe that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and that politicians, both Republican and Democrat alike, still hold that view and ensure that any and all legislation passed does not violate it. However, in today’s America, the Constitution is effectively a null and […]
ScienceDaily (Dec. 6, 2011) — Babies love to imitate. Ask any parent and they’ll report how infants mimic sounds, facial expressions and actions they observe. Now new research from Concordia University, published in the journal Infant Behavior and Development, has found that infants can even differentiate between credible and non-credible sources. Simply […]
ScienceDaily (Dec. 7, 2011) — The effect of the messenger substance neuropeptide Y depends on the behaviour of the mother during infancy. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is the most abundant peptide hormone of the central nervous system. It is involved in various processes including stress management, the development of anxiety behaviour and […]
Source: Dawn As daylight broke on June 4, worshippers found a mosque in southern Denmark defaced with drawings of the Prophet Muhammad and slogans urging Muslims to “go home.” In late October, a dismembered pig was buried on the construction site of a planned mosque on the outskirts of Copenhagen. […]