9 Sisters at Upstate Convent Die as Outbreak Infects 47
Source: New York Times By Mihir Zaveri The deaths at the St. Joseph’s Provincial House outside Albany came as the virus surged in New York. A coronavirus outbreak at a convent […]
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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
In call, Trump demands Georgia officials ‘find’ votes to tilt election
(CNN) President Donald Trump pushed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” votes to overturn the election results after his loss to President-elect Biden, according to an audio recording […]
India Authorizes AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use
Source: NPR India’s drug regulators gave the country a gift on New Year’s Day: a vaccine against the coronavirus. An Indian minister confirmed reports that an expert panel had authorized […]
Netflix Original, Anne with an E: A Source of Several Inspirations
Anne with an E (initially titled Anne for its first season) is a Canadian episodic television series adapted from Lucy Maud Montgomery‘s 1908 classic work of children’s literature, Anne of Green Gables. It was created by Moira Walley-Beckett for CBC and stars Amybeth McNulty as orphan Anne Shirley, Geraldine James as […]
Happy New Year to All Our Christian Readers and What is the Muslim Times Doing for You
The Muslim Times is promoting universal brotherhood and sisterhood in a world, which is divided by nationalism, religion, race, social class, gender and last but not the least, obfuscation created […]
GOP Sen. Ben Sasse slams Republicans who plan to delay certification of Joe Biden’s win
By Morgan Rimmer and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Updated 11:16 AM ET, Thu December 31, 2020 Washington, DC (CNN) GOP Sen. Ben Sasse wrote on Facebook Wednesday night that he has been […]
Nashville Christmas Bomber believed in “lizard people” conspiracy theory that celebrities such as the Obamas are lizards with alien origins
Nashville explosion: Police probe conspiracy theory motive Source: BBC US investigators are trying to determine whether conspiracy theories motivated the suspect in the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville. Police are […]
A Ted Talk As Commentary of A Verse of the Quran
Epigraph: “I have created men, high and low, but to worship Me.” (Al Quran 51:56) Jonathan Haidt’s Ted Talk: Religion, evolution, and the ecstasy of self-transcendence Psychologist Jonathan Haidt asks […]
Jonathan Haidt’s Ted Talk: Religion, evolution, and the ecstasy of self-transcendence
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt asks a simple, but difficult question: why do we search for self-transcendence? Why do we attempt to lose ourselves? In a tour through the science of evolution by group selection, he proposes a provocative answer.
Attention Pakistan: The Chinese Vaccine is 79% Effective
China’s Sinopharm says its coronavirus vaccine is 79% effective By Nectar Gan (CNN) China’s state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm has announced its coronavirus vaccine is 79.34% effective. Interim analysis of Phase […]
Building a Religious Case against Racism?
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Muslim Sunrise Fall Volume 2020 By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim […]
Einstein’s Quote on Human Compassion
A human being is part of the whole, called by us “universe,” limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest […]
Cataloging 750 verses of the Holy Quran inspiring believers to study nature
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Mirza Tahir Ahmad writes in his book, Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth: The Quran manifestly acknowledges […]
NIH: Phase 3 trial of Novavax investigational COVID-19 vaccine opens
Source: NIH NIH- and BARDA-funded trial will enroll up to 30,000 volunteers. The Phase 3 trial of another investigational coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine has begun enrolling adult volunteers. The […]
Muslim Sunrise Publishes a Landmark Volume to Refute Racism
Source: Muslim Sunrise Fall Volume 2020 Editorial by the Chief Editor Mubasher Ahmad The United States of America is not alone in suffering from the fatal malady of racism; the […]
Nashville Christmas Bomber, Anthony Quinn Warner not only shattered the Downtown, But Many a Stereotypes
Source: CNN Anthony Quinn Warner has been identified as the Nashville bomber, said Don Cochran, US attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, during a Sunday evening news conference. “We’ve come […]
Ghamidi’s Urdu Video: Respect of Present Day and Past Scholars
Additional suggested reading or viewing Urdu Video: Ghamidi Beautifully Describing Again, How the Quran Should be Read in Flexible Terms in the Context of the Time
Nuro set to be California’s first driverless delivery service
Source: BBC California has given the go-ahead for a commercial driverless delivery service for the first time. Robotics start-up Nuro plans to start its driverless delivery operations as early as […]
Ameer Muawiyah: Exhibit A for ‘There is No Political System in Islam’
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Muawiyah Iمعاوية Khalīfah Lead seal of Mu’awiya’s dismissal of Abdallah ibn Amir, c. 664 1st Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate Reign 661–680 Predecessor Dynasty establishedHasan ibn Ali (as non-Umayyad caliph) Successor Yazid […]