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 Prof. Michel Chossudovsky “There is no tomorrow” under a NATO sponsored Al Qaeda rebellion. While a “pro-democracy” rebel government has been instated, the country has been destroyed. Against the backdrop of war propaganda, Libya’s economic and social achievements over the last thirty years, have been brutally reversed: The [Libyan […]
Why more people turn to drugs? In the contemporary world, man, as a whole, has reached a high standard of achievement in material progress. Human society, no doubt, is benefiting from the fruits of today’s scientific progress. The rays of this progress have reached far and enlightened the darkest […]
PETALING JAYA: DAP and PAS have agreed to disagree on the hudud issue, following a high-level meeting between Pakatan Rakyat allies Monday. “Hudud is not the common agenda of Pakatan Rakyat for the forthcoming general election,” DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said, adding it would not be a common policy […]
KOTA KINABALU: Shark hunting is expected to be illegal in Sabah by early next year, state Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said. He said his ministry was ready with the appropriate paperwork to seek a total ban on all forms of shark hunting in the state. “Our […]
JAKARTA: Issues concerning the Malaysia-Indonesia border in West Kalimantan which were played up by the Indonesian media, caused a group of Indonesians to stage a demonstration outside the Malaysian embassy here Wednesday. However, the protest went out of control resulting in a glass panel at the guard post at the […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The city council of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, voted to file for bankruptcy protection Tuesday night. The state capital of Pennsylvania, with just under 50,000 residents, was facing a possible takeover of its operations by the state government under a receivership. It had been designated as “financially distressed” […]
BRUSSELS — A comprehensive plan to strengthen banks in the European Union was to be unveiled Wednesday, as the bloc sought to give new momentum to its efforts to calm the continuing debt crisis. Under the proposals, to be outlined by the Union’s executive, the European Commission, banks would have […]
Credit/Source: The-Express-Tribune: By Asad Kharal / October 12, 2011 File picture dated 8 November 2010 shows Salmaan Taseer with Aasia Bibi during his visit to a prison in Sheikhupura. PHOTO: EPA LAHORE: Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death on charges of committing blasphemy, was allegedly tortured by a staffer […]
Presenting from the blog of Bashir Ahmad Rafiq, formerly the Imam of the London Mosque Held at the Commonwealth Institute Kensington High Street, Kensington, London On June 2nd through 4th, 1978 The First International Conference on the Deliverance of Jesus Christ from the Cross attracted more than 1,500 researchers from all over […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has approved the establishment of the King Abdul Aziz Chair for the Holy Qur’an at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah and the Islamic University in Madinah. […]
By SELMA ROTH | ARAB NEWS Published: Oct 11, 2011 22:23 Updated: Oct 11, 2011 22:35 Spain is closely connected to the Islamic world. Not only does Spain enjoy good diplomatic relations with a big number of Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia, but it also has the intrinsic presence of […]
BETHLEHEM (AFP) – More than 100 olive and fig trees on farmland near Bethlehem were set alight on Tuesday in an attack that local witnesses blamed on Jewish settlers.The incident occurred in Nahhalin village, which lies between the southern West Bank town of Bethlehem and the Beitar Illit settlement. Osama […]
By AGENCIES ARABNEWS JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) warned Syria on Tuesday about the consequences of its continued use of force against anti-regime protesters. OIC secretary-general Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said in a statement that “the use of force will only lead to more violence and bloodshed, thus exacerbating the […]
Source/Credit: The-Express-Tribune: By Kashif Chaudhry: October 11, 2011 Does speaking for oppressed Pakistanis make one anti-Pakistan? “I think its natural for Pakistanis in USA to speak ill of this country.. Kashif , your hate for Pakistan is admirable .. Didnt you get your Medical training from that country??? you dont […]
By Angela Diffley While centre-left hopeful François Hollande took the lead as expected in Sunday’s first round of the Socialist Party primaries, he will have to face a second round, after winning a disappointing 39 per cent of the votes against 31 per cent for runner-up Martine Aubry. Arnaud […]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – YAHOO NEWS – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an urgent cabinet session Tuesday to decide on a prospective deal with Hamas to swap Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a soldier held captive in Gaza for five years, Israeli officials said. A spokesman for Hamas’ armed wing, […]
Hamas says the Palestinians resistance movement has reached an agreement for a prisoner exchange with the Israeli regime.
By Shaan Khan, For CNN updated 5:08 AM EST, Tue October 11, 2011 Source/Courtesy: CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — A Pakistani court has suspended the death sentence of Mumtaz Qadri, a security guard who killed a liberal politician over the latter’s remarks on the nation’s controversial blasphemy law. “Qadri was provoked by the governor and […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Millions of unemployed Americans are waiting for Congress to do something other than trade barbs over their job creation plans. If lawmakers don’t act soon, the jobless see their unemployment checks start to disappear come January. More than 6 million Americans are set to lose federal […]
Source: Spiegel International This is one bid that could spice up anyone’s portfolio. The German service provider Dussmann has signed a multi-million euro contract with a Saudi Arabian company to examine the feasibility of a new catering facility for religious pilgrims in the desert state. It’s uncharted territory for the […]