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 BARBARA FERGUSON, LIFE.STYLE@ARABNEWS.COM American Muslims are the country’s most ethnically and racially diverse faith group. In the Washington DC area, the Muslim population is relatively large and made up of many young, short-term globe-trotters, student and embassy types who are looking to gather and network. Outside Washington, in the […]
Barack Obama and Sheikh Hasina Source: The Daily Star Thursday, September 22, 2011 UNB, New York US President Barack Obama on Wednesday expressed his desire to visit Bangladesh during a brief conversation with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New York. Obama also praised Hasina for her government’s role in addressing […]
September 14, 2011 What if the Secret to Success Is Failure? By PAUL TOUGH Dominic Randolph can seem a little out of place at Riverdale Country School — which is odd, because he’s the headmaster. Riverdale is one of New York City’s most prestigious private schools, with a 104-year-old […]
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve announced an unconventional plan on Wednesday to reduce borrowing costs for businesses and consumers, trying once more to spur economic growth despite urgings from Republicans that it refrain from any expansion of its stimulus program. The Fed said that it would invest $400 billion in […]
Source: IPPMEDIA.COM Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda is scheduled to open an annual national Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat-Tanzania conference to be held in Dar es Salaam on Friday this week. An official statement issued by leader and missionary in-charge of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat-Tanzania Sheikh Tahir Mahmood Chaudhry in Dar es Salaam yesterday said the national conference would be attended […]
WASHINGTON: A US Senate committee voted on Wednesday to make economic and security aid to Pakistan conditional on its cooperation in fighting militants such as the Haqqani network, which Washington blames for last week’s attack on the US embassy in Kabul. The Senate Appropriations Committee decision reflected lawmakers’ anger at Islamabad […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: Reconciliation committees in the Kingdom will hold their first joint meeting in the holy city, the Makkah Reconciliation Committee announced Wednesday. It did not give a date for the meeting but said preparations for the event were currently under way. The reconciliation […]
By Hana Namrouqa, Jordan Times AMMAN – The Kingdom is forecast to witness the first showers of the wet season on Friday as a weak depression affects the country, according to the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD). The depression, centred over Cyprus, will start affecting the country on Friday morning, bringing […]
All the nations of the Third World face a great danger which should be understood fully right away, and against which adopting preventive counter measures is most essential. That danger is the danger of neo-imperialism. After the accord with the Soviet Union, the Eastern Communist world is abandoning this ideology […]
Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (rh), the fourth Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: ‘I appeal not only to the Muslim countries but to the Eastern world, Africans and South Americans, that after you experienced all this, I implore you to please become aware and take a decision to change your […]
In Orange County, California, it is illegal to hold a religious meeting in your home. This is what Chuck and Stephanie Fromm, of San Juan Capistrano, discovered when they were fined $300 earlier this month for holding a Bible study class on their property. Officialdom in the county said the […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The lure of delicious food has enticed tourists to spend RM9.7bil on food and beverage last year. Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said the figure accounted for 17.2% of overall tourist expenditure for the year. “Food has and will continue to be one of our […]
MALACCA: Agents of scrap metal dealers have been selling old Portuguese coins, bullets and religious amulets that were unearthed during a recent landslip along the banks of the Malacca River to antique brokers from Singapore. The artefacts, the most valuable of which found so far was a cannon ball that […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The “it is not me” excuse will not work for motorists captured on the latest police cameras because the authorities have gone HD (high definition). “The “LTI20-20 TruCAM” captures sharp images. It can show clearly the registration number of the vehicle. “If taken from the right angle, even […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has conveyed its heartfelt condolences to the Indian and Nepal governments and their people following the tragic earthquake that have rocked both countries’ borders last Sunday. “Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost their lives in this disaster,” said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah […]
Source/Credit: The New York Times The video is dull — seminar room, dim lights, PowerPoint — but its message from an F.B.I. counterterrorism analyst is provocative: fighting Al Qaeda and other extremist groups is a “waste” compared to the broader threat posed by Islam itself. The lecturer, William Gawthrop, is […]
Source/Credit: Aljazeera Pakistani officials say thousands of livestock have been killed in the floods, brought on by heavy monsoon rains. Officials at the ministry for food and agriculture said that a rapid response was needed to keep animals in flood affected areas alive. As Imtiaz Tyab reports from Mirpur Khas, the […]
Source/Credit: NPR It’s so hard anymore to get time with anyone — especially your doctor. So you really need to be prepared to make the most of each appointment. Take heart. The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has come up with a cheat sheet you can bone up […]