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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

Sarkozy, Obama and the Enlightenment

Source:  Asia Times on Line Without using physical violence, can you make someone spit out the chewing gum he is so obviously enjoying? Russia has shown you can. That is how its diplomacy in the UN Security Council on Thursday over Resolution 1973 on Libya could be understood… Complete Story:

U.S. Seeks Aid From Pakistan in Peace Effort

WASHINGTON — Just a month after accusing Pakistan’s spy agency of secretly supporting the Haqqani terrorist network, which has mounted attacks on Americans, the Obama administration is now relying on the same intelligence service to help organize and kick-start reconciliation talks aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan. The revamped […]

Muslim Heritage: Islamic treasures on display

(Source/Credit:-Monday, October 31, 2011 , by-Mariano-Andrade) Masterworks of Islamic art will once again be on view at New York’s Metropolitan Museum, which next week reopens an exhaustive installation following an eight-year renovation. New York’s biggest and most comprehensive art museum tomorrow unveils its New Galleries for the Art of the Arab […]

Bikes’ revival provokes tension in Germany

Cyclists and a pedestrian share a sidewalk in Berlin. Photo: John MacDougall/AFP  Source/Credit:Monday, October 31, 2011 , by-Benoit-Toussaint,AFP Germany might still be known for its high-speed autobahns, but in cities, bicycles are now so popular that a war of words has broken out between drivers and cyclists over who rules […]

How to tackle the Domestic Violence

Source/Credit: Monday, October 31, 2011 ,Opinion-by-Renee-Laiviera Equality and fairness in society is a goal declared by the vast majority of countries on a worldwide basis. Specific international conventions have been signed and ratified by the majority of states to endorse this objective. One of these international instruments is the Convention for […]

Sign of Crisis- Higher Food Inflation-

    The folks at the USDA released their projections for 2011/2012-food price inflation. The bad news is that feeding ourselves will cost ~4% more in 2011. The good news is that USDA thinks prices will rise only ~2.5% next year. Read more: http://brucekrasting.blogspot.com/2011/10/food-for-thought.html#ixzz1cMB73gOuhttp://www.businessinsider.com/food-inflation-usda-report-krasting-2011-10

Is self-esteem the key to success?

by Etienne Strebel, swissinfo.ch The higher your self-esteem, the greater the chance of a successful relationship and improved work and health, according to scientists at Basel University. Does self-esteem increase success, are people with more of it more successful – or do the two reinforce each other? Ulrich Orth, professor […]

Intimidating and malicious

The US threat to stop supporting UNESCO financially if it votes for the admission of Palestine as a full member amounts, simply, to blackmail. Washington has been taking an actively hostile position on the Palestinian quest for recognition as an independent state by international organisations; now it is UNESCO’s turn […]

Sachs: A nation of vidiots

Editor’s Note: Jeffrey D. Sachs is Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is also Special Adviser to United Nations Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals. For more from Sachs, visit Project Syndicate or follow it on Facebook and Twitter. By Jeffrey D. Sachs, […]

US sows discord in South Asia

Source: Asia Times on Line The United States has embarked on a divide-and-rule strategy in South Asia with a propaganda assault on Pakistan’s warming relations with India and Iran, highlighting Washington’s increasingly desperation to embed itself in the region as the Afghan endgame enters a crucial phase. In this context, […]