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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

A most dangerous place – Pakistan!

Source/Credit: The Express Tribune / By Editorial : Published: September 5, 2011 Ahmadis may be killed with impunity because their persecution by a significant segment of society is ignored by the state and the government of the day. PHOTO: REUTERS The All-Pakistan Students  Khatam-e-Nabuwwat Federation haskilled another Ahmadi in Faisalabad, the city where the […]

Children Who Sell Themselves

Source: The New York Times PATNA, INDIA — While investigating child labor in India last month for a book, I found myself in the northern state of Bihar, an established source of children for trafficking networks. Here, alongside the expected stories of abduction, I heard of another unexpected and heartbreaking […]

Climate Cycles Are Driving Wars, Says Study

Coutesty: The Earth Institute, Columbia University When El Niño Warmth Hits, Tropical Conflicts Double 2011-08-24 The long war leading to South Sudan’s recent independence began during the powerful El Niño drought of 1983. In continuing hostilities, southern fighters display a grenade launcher captured from northern Sudanese, July 2011. (Trevor Snapp/Global […]

Lurking Under Bangladesh: The Next Great Earthquake?

Courtesy: The Earth Institute, Columbia University Beneath Bangladesh: The Next Great Earthquake? from Earth Institute on Vimeo. After the recent great quakes that have swept away entire coastlines and cities in Japan, Haiti and Sumatra, scientists are now looking hard at the nation that may suffer the gravest threat of all: Bangladesh. A new documentary […]

U.S. Sues 17 Banks Over Mortgage Losses

Courtesy: Thestreet.com NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Friday afternoon that it had sued 17 large banks, alleging violations of federal securities laws in the sale of mortgage-backed securities to government-sponsored enterprises, including Fannie Mae (FNMA_), Freddie Mac (FMCC_). . Ally Financial, for $6 billion in […]

FAITH DEPOSIT-Creditworthy chant

Source:Times of India In Varanasi, the poorest are the most creditworthy for blessings. Open-ended credit is available without any legally-binding contracts;yet, the rate of default is less than one percent. Bankers maintain they’ve never had sleepless nights thinking about the liquidity risk they run;not even, ever, about bad debts or […]

Campaigner for active neutrality bows out

by Armando Mombelli, swissinfo.ch Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey has officially announced her resignation, it emerged on Wednesday. During her years in government, Calmy-Rey’s style and actions have often spurred criticism, but Swiss diplomacy has gained in international visibility. The 66-year-old, who is also foreign minister, will not put herself up […]