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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

Can Secularism Help Pakistan?

Secularism must be embraced and should not be perceived as a threat to religion. Source/Credit: The Express Tribune | Blog By  Faraz Talat | September 13, 2011 The vox populi says “no”, and I understand that most readers would hold fast to this sentiment with earnest sagacity regardless of what I […]

Earthquake Rocks India and Nepal

Source: The New York Times   GUWAHATI, India (AP) — A strong earthquake shook northeastern India and Nepal on Sunday evening, touching off landslides, wrecking buildings and sending people fleeing into the streets of Katmandu, the Nepalese capital, and other cities. Initial reports indicated that at least 16 people were […]

Probe, prosecution of perpetrators of extremist attacks on minorities ‘rare’ in Pakistan: US report

Source/Credit: NewKeral.com: 14 September 2011 Washington, Sept 14 : Investigation and prosecution of perpetrators of extremist attacks on minorities are rare in Pakistan, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has said in its new report. The ‘July-December, 2010 International Religious Freedom report’, released by the US State Department, noted […]

A Little Help

Source: Boston Review A Little Help David William Turner Mohammad Shafiq Rahman / Andrew Propp In a deep-blue button-down shirt and pressed slacks, Mohammad Shafiq Rahman waits at a busy bus stop in Portland, Maine with his $1.50 fare in hand—more than he has earned in the past year. On […]

Jordan: Stop the rumour mill

SOURCE: JORDAN TIMES Despite His Majesty King Abdullah’s repeated assurances that the so-called Jordanian option is nonsensical and devoid of basis, there are some still determined to cling to this imaginary threat and exploit it to sow distrust and undermine the course of the Kingdom. There are still some who […]