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 YORK (CNNMoney) — Those anxiously watching the rally in U.S. oil prices over the past few weeks have received a pleasant surprise at the pump: while oil has shot upward, gasoline is moving in the opposite direction. The moves may seem counter-intuitive, since crude oil is used to produce […]
Religious leaders and more than 100 people from different religions came together today to help people better understand the Muslim community. The purpose of the conference was to spread love and harmony. More than ten speakers from different religious communities spoke at the conference. Since respect for all prophets is […]
LAHORE: An Ahmadi family in Khushab says it is being victimised by local clerics who instigated the expulsion of a 16-year-old from his school and are now pressing the police to register blasphemy cases against him and his father. The father, Hakim Jameel, told The Express Tribune that activists of the Aalmi […]
Idris Aziz, a junior at Harris Stowe State University fell in love with Optometry when he began a biology research project in his major. He has been pursuing his passion for eye care ever since. Idris has written research papers and made presentations at conferences on the anatomy of the […]
By Ségolène ALLEMANDOU France24. A tougher immigration policy Among the measures “for better management of the flow of immigrants” announced by Gueant are a toughening of the conditions necessary to obtain French citizenship and of the rules allowing an immigrant living in France to be joined by family members. Other measures include […]
Health authorities are investigating an outbreak of Hepatitis C in east and central China in which the reuse of needles by an unlicensed doctor is suspected as the cause. Read More…
China Eastern Airlines has vowed to improve its pilots’ English amid claims a plane took off without clearance from air traffic controllers in Japan. Read More…
Tuesday 29 November 2011 By RFI Paris aims to attract hundreds of thousands more visitors to the French capital during the Christmas period with the launch of ‘Shopping by Paris’. The initiative offers visitors reductions on restaurants, accommodation and cultural events in an attempt to rival cities like London recently […]
AFP – The United Arab Emirates announced Wednesday that children of Emirati women married to foreigners could apply for citizenship once they turned 18, moving closer to giving women the same nationality rights as men Read more
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: French academics have shown their keenness to make use of Saudi expertise and experience in Islamic banking and finance, said Saudi Ambassador to Paris, Muhammad bin Ismail Al-Asheikh. The ambassador made this comment while holding a reception in Paris on the occasion […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS Published: Dec 1, 2011 01:24 Updated: Dec 1, 2011 01:24 JEDDAH: A visiting Indonesian Muslim leader has emphasized the significance of the interfaith dialogue initiative launched by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and said all countries should support the noble […]
AMMAN (AFP) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni met in Amman on Wednesday for talks about the peace process, Palestinian and Israeli officials said. A statement from Abbas’ office carried by state news agency WAFA confirmed the meeting in Amman and said the Palestinian leader […]
By Taylor Luck AMMAN – Jordan’s membership bid for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is on track as the Kingdom continues a gradual process towards joining the regional bloc, a senior official said on Wednesday. “We are on track and we are encouraged by the positive reception we have received […]
Source / Courtesy: China Daily BEIJING – China will keep its “prudent” policies in 2012, but it should adopt more fiscal tools to compensate for the slowing money-supply growth and weakening […]
Imagine the scene at the BBC. There they are, busily collecting nominations from sports editors for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, when someone notices that most of the names belong to men. I mean, how on earth did that happen? Especially after they went out of their […]
MANILA, Philippines—Philippine authorities captured an al-Qaida-linked bomber suspected in at least six attacks, including a 2002 karaoke bar explosion that killed an American Green Beret and a hotel blast this week that killed three people, officials said Wednesday. For detailed news read Philippines News http://philippinenews.com/top-stories/4977-philippines-arrests-alleged-al-qaida-linked-bomber.html By Jim Gomez Associated Press […]
New research from the US suggests that creative or original thinkers can be less honest and may be more likely to cheat than less creative people, perhaps because they are better able to invent excuses to “explain” their actions… [read article] Written by Catharine Paddock Editors Note: If creative thinkers […]
The primary determinant of whether it’s the husband or the wife who files for divorce is who gets the kids — and women are far more likely to get custody than men: Our results are consistent with our hypothesis that filing behavior is driven by self-interest at the time of […]
By: Ian Desai Source: New York Times GANDHI has been all over New York lately. First he appeared at Occupy Wall Street as a patron saint of sorts, inspiring the […]
Source: CNN Anders Breivik’s trial is set to take place in April for the rampage that killed 77 people. Norwegians angry terror suspect deemed insane, want him to face prison […]