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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

PA denies UN moves freeze report

By MOHAMMED MAR’I RAMALLAH: Senior Palestinian officials on Thursday denied reports that the Palestinian Authority has offered the United States a deal under which it would freeze all moves to achieve full membership for Palestine in various UN agencies until the end of January while the US and Israel would […]

Pilgrims urged not to overstay

By MD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The Passport Department has urged all foreign pilgrims who have come for Haj to leave the Kingdom before the expiry of their visas. “Saudi regulations do not allow pilgrims overstaying their Haj visas,” it said. Brig. Ayed Al-Harbi, commander of the Passport Department […]

Fears of debt contagion spread as French borrowing costs increase

By RFI France. European stockmarkets fell further on Friday over investor fears the financial problems facing Italy and Spain could be spreading to France.The three countries this week faced sharp spikes in borrowing costs in what is seen as a dangerous new phase of the debt crisis. More:  http://www.english.rfi.fr/economy/20111118-fears-debt-contagion-spread-french-borrowing-costs-increase

Eurozone crisis

source:dawn.com Stronger action is needed to tackle the two-year-old eurozone crisis. Certainly, the formation of technocrat-led unity governments in Italy and Greece is a step forward. But the markets appear unconvinced amid concern that the crisis is spreading from heavily indebted Greece and Italy to Europe`s `core` nations, including Austria, […]

Curse of 39 strikes Afghan Loya Jirga

Source: Daily Times: KABUL: A major meeting of Afghan elders discussing the country’s long-term relationship with the United States has been hit by a strange superstition surrounding the number 39, officials confirmed on Thursday. Some 2,000 elders at the Loya Jirga, now into a second day, have divided themselves up […]

Abuse me please, sir

MANILA – A growing number of Filipinos are exploiting loopholes in Hong Kong’s processing of torture claims and its lenient accommodation of political asylum-seekers to extend their stays and work illegally in the former British colony. The inclusion of Filipinos among mostly African and South Asian applicants is contributing to […]