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
Source: Physics-World The US physicist Norman Ramsey, who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize for Physics, died on 4 November at the age of 96. Ramsey’s work on probing the structure of atoms to high precision was instrumental in the later development of the atomic clock, as well as in medical […]
Source: Physics-World A “four-wheel drive car” less than one billionth the length of an average SUV has been built and operated by researchers in the Netherlands and Switzerland. The molecular machine is about 1 nm long and uses electrons as fuel as it navigates across a copper surface. The tiny device […]
Muslims for Remembrance! (Toronto November 10, 2011): Muslims youth will be standing outside mosques across Canada on Friday November 11th to raise awareness of the sacrifices made by Canadians and to collect money for the Poppy Appeal. The sermons from the pulpit will echo their message of loyalty to country […]
Source / Credit: The Leduc Rep Educating Leduc residents was the goal of the Holy Qur’an open house held at the Leduc Public Library on Nov. 2. The tour has traveled to more than 230 communities across Canada in the past year. “We want people to know about the Qur’an […]
Say, ‘Travel in the earth and see how evil was the end of the sinful!’ (Al Quran 27:70) …
Source / Courtesy: NY Times PARIS — Russia on Thursday cleared the last major obstacle in its 18-year effort to join the World Trade Organization in what the head of the institution called a milestone for global trade. “It’s a victory for Russia, a victory for W.T.O. members, and a […]
There is a community in Malaysia that is under siege. In fact they are under siege in all countries where they exist and where there is a high number of Muslims; the countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Indonesia and here in Malaysia. In Pakistan and recently […]
The Islamic teaching about treatment of women is one of the most misunderstood. Western women generally view Muslim women as repressed and deprived of their rights. The media portrays the stereotypical Muslim woman as fully covered and dominated by her husband, with little more status then a slave. You may […]
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in seven months, a sign the recovery may be encouraging companies to limit cuts in headcount. Jobless claims fell by 10,000 to 390,000 in the week ended Nov. 5, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. […]
Source: TOI on line: There is something about the post lunch hour, when a sense of boredom creeps in and time weighs so heavy that you can almost hear the clock tick. As the sun shines brightest upon the day, we feel an urge to retire to bed or […]
Source/Credit:MaltaStar The International religious Freedom Report compiled by the US State Department says that there are at least 30 religions practiced in the Maltese Islands. Quoting 2004 estimates it says that 95 percent of the population are Roman Catholic and that a survey carried out six years ago found that 53 percent […]
Source/Credit:THE-TIMES-Thursday, November 10, 2011 Foreign Minister Tonio Borg said today that Malta has nothing to fear from Libya as an “Islamic democracy”. Addressing a meeting of MEUSAC – the Malta-EU Steering Action Committee – Dr Borg referred to comments by the new Libyan leadership that the future of Libya would […]
Source/credit:Thursday, November 10, 2011 , by-AFP: In a galaxy, far, far away, there is a mathematical chance that alien life exists – but the White House says it has no evidence that extraterrestrials have ever tried to contact humans In a galaxy, far, far away, there is a mathematical chance […]
Given that a record 47 million Americans now depend on food stamps to eat, I figured I’d poke around and see how food stamps work. For example, I wanted to know: How do you get food stamps? What are they? What are the income and wealth eligibility hurdles? So, naturally, […]
Tsinghua University Professor Patrick Chovanec alludes in his latest blog post to three paragraphs in the FT that are “too explosive to reprint in a blog authored in China.” Here’s the part he’s talking about: Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/china-elite-talking-about-a-revolution-2011-11#ixzz1dIknPtyl
SAN FRANCISCO—When Sen. Ramon Revilla, Sr. was undergoing surgery at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto in 2003, he was regularly visited by consuls from the local Philippine Consulate. As he did not know how his surgery would turn out, Sen. Revilla candidly shared information about his personal life. “I have […]
CNN) — When Darla Arni’s mother began showing the first signs of dementia 16 years ago, Arni worried she was doomed to the same fate. So Arni began reading up on what she could do to stay mentally sharp. Turns out, plenty. Arni, now 55, grew up on a farm […]
This study was sponsored by: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) was created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 as an entity separate and distinct from the State Department. USCIRF’s principal responsibilities are to review the facts and circumstances of violations […]
Source: Daily Times: ISLAMABAD: The head of the Homeland Security delegation, Michael McCaul, downplayed the significance of President Asif Ali Zardari’s remarks about “eradicating” the Haqqani network, saying it was unclear whether President Zardari had the power to make good on his pledge, given the influence of the military in […]
Australia’s Senate has approved a controversial law on pollution, after years of bitter political wrangling. The Clean Energy Act will force the country’s 500 worst-polluting companies to pay a tax on their carbon emissions from 1 July next year. The Senate vote is a victory for Prime Minister Julia Gillard, […]