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 GALAL FAKKAR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Most charitable societies in the Kingdom have shifted from traditional to electronic donation collection systems after finding out that donors prefer such methods to give money. Khaled Al-Serhttp://www.themuslimtimes.org/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=postaihy, director general of the International Research and Studies Center, said his organization had played a […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The Mashair Railway will transport more than 500,000 pilgrims this Haj season when it operates at full capacity for the first time, a senior government official said. The service links the holy sites of Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah. “The railway will charge […]
GENEVA/DAMASCUS/BEIRUT (AFP) – More than 2,900 people have been killed in Syria since the start of a crackdown on anti-regime protests, the UN said on Thursday a day before its human rights body was to discuss the situation. “According to the detailed list of names of individuals we’ve been keeping, […]
San Diego: A Muslim-American woman who was removed from a plane in San Diego last spring sued Southwest Airlines on Thursday, alleging she was discriminated against because she was wearing a head cover. Irum Abbasi, a psychology graduate student at San Jose State University who is a US citizen, filed the lawsuit in federal court […]
The devastating earthquake that struck Japan earlier this year was powerful enough to slightly alter the pull of gravity under the affected area, scientists have found. Anything that has mass has a gravity field that attracts objects toward it. The strength of this field depends on a body’s mass. Since […]
Source / Courtesy: BBC US defence secretary Leon Panetta has insisted that any US troops remaining in Iraq beyond the scheduled pull-out at the end of this year must remain immune from local prosecution. Talks are continuing for several thousand of the 43,000 US troops to remain to train Iraqi forces. […]
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Thursday announced the verdict in the Karachi suo motu case. In his opening remarks, the chief justice said Islam is a religion of peace and it places great importance on the life of a human being. Justice Chaudhry said it was […]
By RFI The European Union is preparing coordinated action to prop up panic-stricken banks, as world financial chiefs meet in Berlin Thursday. Meanwhile, French and Belgian local authorities are locked in talks with governments and financial players over the crisis-hit Dexia bank. Details:http://www.english.rfi.fr/economy/20111006-finance-bosses-meet-berlin-bank-saving-plans-advance
By Clare Sharkey Paris has launched its first electric car-share scheme, Autolib. It’s modelled on the capital’s popular bicycle-sharing system, Reference: http://www.english.rfi.fr/france/20111003-borrowing-cars-paris
By RFI The first-ever advanced weather and climate research satellite to study the water cycle in the tropics and its relationship to climate change will be launched from the Bay of Bengal on 12 October. Equipment on board the Franco-Indian Megha-Tropique satellite will use microwave technology to cut through […]
IDF patrol vehicle near Shilo trapped by roadblocks; settlers and soldiers clash in what a senior officer calls ‘crossing a red line.’ By Anshel Pfeffer haaretz online. Dozens of Jewish settlers surrounded an IDF patrol vehicle on Wednesday evening near the Shilo settlement, setting up roadblocks and physically assaulting IDF […]
Source: UN-Women.org Message of Michelle Bachelet, UN Women Executive Director at the International Forum on Women in Science and Technology in Muslim Countries in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20 September 2011. Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to address you at the International Forum on Women in Science and […]
Capital of the Khazars, a Turkic people who converted to Judaism, was thought washed away by Caspian Sea. By The Associated Press HAARETZ.COM Russian archaeologists said Wednesday they had found the long-lost capital of the Khazar kingdom in southern Russia, a breakthrough for research on the ancient Jewish state. “This […]
by Mohamed Cherif, swissinfo.ch Swiss-based Syrian opposition figure Nidal Darwish was involved in creating the Syrian National Council (SNC) – a platform for opposition to President Bashar al-Assad. In an interview with swissinfo.ch, Darwish talks about the motives behind the formation of this council and its prospects of success following […]
Steven P. Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then led a cultural transformation in the way music, movies and mobile communications were experienced in the digital age, died Wednesday. He was 56. The death was announced by Apple, the company […]
Source/Credit: The Huffington Post People around the world are grieving the loss of Steve Jobs, who died today at the age of 56. As much as he leaves a legacy of technology and artistry, he also is an example of life lived to the fullest and a reminder of how […]
Source: Times of India MOSCOW: Vladimir V Putin’s press secretary, Dmitri S Peskov , said now famous television footage of the Russian PM diving to the bottom of a bay and discovering ceramic jugs from the sixth century was, in fact, a setup. In an interview released late on Tuesday, […]
Kjell Magne Bondevik Grete Faremo During his recent tour of Norway, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, was called on by the Norwegian Government’s current Defence Minister, Grete Faremo and also by twotime former Prime Minister kjell Magne Bondevik. During both meetings the dignitaries welcomed Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad to Norway and congratulated him on the opening […]
Source: CBC News Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who revolutionized technology through his design, marketing and creation of personal computers and mobile devices, has died at 56, the company announced Wednesday. “We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,” Apple said in a brief statement. “Steve’s brilliance, […]
Source: Dawn.Com Jalaluddin Haqqani (R), the Taliban’s Minister for Tribal Affairs, points to a map of Afghanistan while his son Naziruddin (L) looks on, during a visit to Islamabad, Pakistan, in this October 19, 2001 file photo. – Reuters Photo WASHINGTON: US officials recently held secret talks with the Haqqani […]