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
SHAOYANG, Hunan, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) — At least 11 people, mostly students from primary and middle schools, were confirmed dead after a ferryboat sank in a river in central Hunan Province Friday afternoon, local authorities said. Rescuers are still searching for those missing, said Chen Wenhua, a publicity official of […]
A Chinese rights activist has been sentenced to nine months in prison for “stirring up trouble”. Wang Lihong was charged after attending a demonstration last year at the trial of three other activists. Read More…
Source: Times of India NEW DELHI: As Mamta Pant started tipping forward, her foot failing to find a landing in the muddy water, her heart froze. “You hear about these things happening to others,” said the 22-year-old counselor hours after her near-death experience on the walk to office from the […]
By Clea Caulcut. There is controversy following government plans to hand over a large disused warehouse in northern Paris to local muslim leaders to use for prayers. Up until now the shortage of prayer space in the French capital has forcedmany Muslims to pray in the street. Ref: http://www.english.rfi.fr/france/20110908-controversy-over-places-pray-muslims
By Nicola Fathers France has one of the highest birth rates in Europe. But it appears that many pregnant foreign women in France are apprehensive about giving birth in their adopted country. A midwife at a Paris birthing centre says the centre was established due to dissatisfaction at France’s “interventionist” […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) has stepped up its relief programs for famine-hit Somalia after the United Nations reported that hundreds of people in the African country are dying each day despite a ramping up of relief aid. WAMY said […]
By MD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS Published: Sep 9, 2011 22:22 Updated: Sep 9, 2011 22:22 JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has strongly warned against listening to people who claim to explain dreams on radio and TV programs. His warning came following a growing trend among […]
Source: Toronto Star Staff Reporter: Liem Vu Anders Breivik, the man who killed 77 people during a mass shooting and bombing in Norway last July, has become an unwanted poster boy for Lacoste, which reportedly wrote to police requesting the gunman not wear its clothing. According to the Guardian, which […]
Source: CNN Would losing your Maserati for speeding be akin to paying a million-dollar fine for jaywalking? That may be a question five drivers in British Columbia will soon ask themselves. The five are among 13 owners of high-end sports cars who had their vehicles impounded last week after what […]
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Lebanon To arrive in the United States, as I did a few days ago, one week before the 10th anniversary commemoration of the 9/11 terror attacks is to reach a land that is, remarkably, little changed from what it was on that shocking […]
Courtesy: CNN Editor’s note: Aman Ali is a New York-based writer, stand-up comedian and the co-creator of 30 Mosques in 30 Days, a Ramadan road trip across America. By Aman Ali, Special to CNN New York (CNN) – As a Muslim, I’m sick of people asking me how I feel about 9/11. What do you […]
WASHINGTON — Mixing politically moderate proposals with a punchy tone, President Obama challenged lawmakers on Thursday to “pass this jobs bill” — a blunt call on Congress to enact his $447 billion package of tax cuts and new government spending, designed to revive a stalling economy and his own political […]
Soruce: Asia Times On line Pakistani terrorism experts believe that the current spate of high-intensity attacks, despite Bin Laden’s death four months ago, make obvious that al-Qaeda’s core elements are still resilient and that the outfit is cultivating stronger operational connections that radiate outward from hideouts in Pakistan to affiliates […]
The 9/11 is known as a day of an extreme terrorism and heinous crime against humanity. Ten years ago on this day 3,000 people were put to death, and thousands of families and millions of peace loving people were left to feel a great pain and sorrow in their hearts […]
by Julia Slater, swissinfo.ch Ten years ago Islamic extremists flew three planes into three iconic US buildings and the fall-out is still being felt. Muslims suddenly found themselves being regarded with suspicion as potential terrorists in many countries and their religion denigrated. Like most people who saw the attacks on […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The chairman of the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogues (DICID) has emphasized the need for greater cooperation and coordination among Muslim organizations that work to promote dialogue between different cultures and religions to boost world peace and stability. Professor Ibrahim Naimi […]
By Khaled Neimat, JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – The government will continue to subsidise bread for all social segments, according to a senior official. In a meeting with the editorial staff of Al Rai and The Jordan Times dailies on Wednesday, Prime Minster Marouf Bakhit dismissed as “baseless” reports that the […]
AMMAN (Jordan Times) – His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday instructed the concerned authorities to dispatch a military field hospital to Libya to provide medical assistance to the Libyan people, a Royal Court statement said. The statement did not specify the location of the facility, but a government official has […]