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: Zia H Shah Montgomery Watt calls Muhammad, one of the Greatest sons of Adam. The expression, seal of the Prophets means the Greatest Prophet! According to Karen Armstrong, “Mahound’s fictional status in the West has perhaps made it even more difficult for people to see him as an historical […]
Source: Google Knol By: Zia H Shah Umar (Arabic: عمر بن الخطاب; Transliteration: `Umar ibn al-Khattāb, c. 586-590 CE – 7 November 644), also known as Umar the Great or […]
By MOHAMMAD AL-RASHEED It all started with the search for spices and ended with colonization Europe’s contribution to human progress is colossal. That is a fact. Just remember the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution and what followed and you get the idea. The other fact is that Europe has contributed […]
BAPTISM SITE (Petra) – HRH Prince Ghazi, chairman of the Royal Al al Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, on Monday said Islamic-Catholic dialogue, particularly between political and religious leaders, has […]
By Mohammad Ghazal JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH – His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday reiterated Jordan’s support for the unity of the Palestinian people and efforts to realise national reconciliation that […]
Cairo (CNN) — Fresh violence broke out in and around Cairo’s Tahrir Square early Tuesday, hours after Egypt’s Cabinet submitted its resignation to the nation’s military-led government. Multiple people suffered injuries in intense early morning clashes, according to CNN staff on site. Ambulances could be seen on video rushing in […]
Published: November 21, 2011 Credit: Xpress Tribune ISLAMABAD: Media Adviser to the President Farahnaz Ispahani, who is also the wife of Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani, said on Monday […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The United States may be known as the Saudi Arabia of coal thanks to its large deposits. But under an expected investment push, Saudi Arabia could soon become the Saudi Arabia of solar power. Early next year the oil rich kingdom is expected to announce a […]
France24. Chaudhry Maqsood ur Rehman. AFP – France summoned the Israeli ambassador in Paris to a meeting at the foreign ministry Wednesday to protest after an air strike wounded a French diplomat in Gaza along with his wife and daughter. A spokesman for the ministry said that France’s ambassador in Tel […]
IWAKI, Japan (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Europe’s debt crisis had shown up a “major flaw” in the 17-member euro zone system and it would take more than words to fix it. “There is a major flaw in the euro system … I do know the system as […]
Laughter relaxes the whole body. A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after. Laughter boosts the immune system. Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease. Laughter triggers the release […]
An Earthquake measuring 5.8 in Richter scale hit northeast India. Epicenter of the earthquake was 130 kilometers from the state of Manipur. Located deep within Myanmar. Northeastern region is considered to be seismologically sensitive. Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Moderate-earthquake-shakes-Northeast/articleshow/10818592.cms
A bus, part of a convoy carrying Turkish pilgrims, has come under gun attack in central Syria, Turkish media and officials say. At least two people, one of them a bus driver, were injured in the attack near the flashpoint city of Homs, they say. The passengers, who had attended […]
Source / Courtesy: New York Times. By YAN XUETONG Published: November 20, 2011 WITH China’s growing influence over the global economy, and its increasing ability to project military power, competition between the United States and China is inevitable. Leaders of both countries assert optimistically that the competition can […]
Source/ Courtesy: Dawn.com By Murtaza Razvi Mohammad Abdus Salam (1926-1996) was his full name, which may add to the knowledge of those who wish he was either not Ahmadi or Pakistani. The man […]
Source: Dailytimes BAAGHI: What makes it ‘Memogate’? —Marvi Sirmed What could be more ‘patriotic’ than eliminating terrorists from Pakistan’s soil? Pakistanis deserve a better future without any references to the terrorists being harboured on their land By now we all know what Memogate is, and what memo we are referring […]
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Bruneian Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah said Sunday the two countries’ cooperation is fruitful and conducive to regional stability and prosperity. Read More…
Chinese authorities have arrested the owner of a kindergarten that was operating an overloaded minibus involved in a fatal crash. Read More…
Source: TOI on line Pakistan’s Taliban movement, a major security threat to the country, is holding exploratory peace talks with the US-backed government, a senior Taliban commander and tribal mediators told Reuters on Monday. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Taliban movement, a major security threat to the country, is holding exploratory peace […]
Source/Credit:-Monday, November 21, 2011 Surging population growth and climate change are driving the planet towards episodes of worsening hunger which only an overhaul of the food system will fix, […]