Eygypt – what’s next
With the deputy prime minister’s announcement of new guiding constitutional principles, the old argument between Islamists and liberal forces has reemerged, pitting the former against the ruling military council. Read more
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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
Muslims holding open house in Windsor
Source; Windsor Star A Toronto-based youth association is hoping to dispel misconceptions about Islam and the Qur’an by hosting an open house in Windsor this week.The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Canadas met with Canadians across the county over the last few months to promote peace, condemn terrorism and raise awareness […]
Picture of Day: The Old World Monkeys
Source / Courtesy: BBC A baby lion-tailed macaque clings to its mother at Berlin’s Zoological Gardens. The Old World monkey is among the rarest and most threatened primates. The Holy Quran uses the metaphor of apes for misguided people, for example: And when they insolently rebelled against that which they […]
HADHRAT ISA (as) BORN WITH OR WITHOUT A FATHER?
Ansar Raza SYNOPSIS Two Groups—What about the Imam Mahdi?—Birth of Hadhrat Isaas is a Sign—Like Adam—Allegation of Adultery—Yahya (as) Dutiful towards Parents / Isa (as) towards Mother—Call them by their Fathers—Who Started Celibacy: Jews or Christians? TWO GROUPS It is a well-known fact that Hadhrat Isaas was born without a […]
Fatwa manufacturing factory: Fatwa Bombardment of non-Ahmadiyya Clerics (Urdu)
Find Part: 1 / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2F-v326L78 Find Par: 3 / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSk5kAMooNU
Man charged with torturing and injuring his dog: So that torturing of fellow humans will never happen again!
Source / Courtesy: Press and Sun ENDICOTT USA– George E. Clarke, 35, of Fillmore Avenue, Endicott, was arrested Sunday and charged with torturing and injuring an animal, a misdemeanor under the state Agriculture and Market Law. Endicott police said the arrest was the result of an incident Aug. 10 at Clarke’s […]
Ramadan and interfaith gathering at Baitul Baseer Mosque, in Silicon Valley
Source / Courtesy: Milpitas Patch Once a year during Ramadan, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community opens its doors to the mosque and invites the non-Muslim community to participate in the meal. … Leaders from different religions, including Jewish, Sikh, and the Buddhist temple next door, spoke of the similarities between their faiths. […]
Maid Seeks H.K. Ruling for Residence Rights
Source / Courtesy: Bloomberg Hong Kong’s policy of denying permanent-residence rights to foreign maids is being challenged as unconstitutional, stoking public debate over ethnic discrimination in the Chinese city. Evangeline Banao Vallejos, a domestic helper from the Philippines who has lived in Hong Kong since 1986, asked the Court of […]
Debate: Is Evolution Blind or Guided?
Dr. Zia H Shah, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times debating Jim Frederick, a secular Humanist on the topic, Is Evolution Blind or Guided? Atif Mir our Editor of Law Page is the Host: In the very beginning of the debate, I claim that common lineage of all living beings is […]
IBM produces first ‘brain chips’
Source / Courtesy: BBC IBM has developed a microprocessor which it claims comes closer than ever to replicating the human brain. The system is capable of “rewiring” its connections as it encounters new information, similar to the way biological synapses work. Researchers believe that by replicating that feature, the technology […]
Museum exhibit highlights Pakistan’s Buddhist roots
(CNN) — A statue resembling the goddess Athena and jewelry bearing images from Greco-Roman mythology may not be objects you’d expect to see in a museum exhibit of Buddhist art from Pakistan. Their presence among carvings of Buddha and Indian deities is meant to serve as a reminder of Pakistan’s oft-forgotten […]
Can Islam cure addiction better than Christianity or ‘Can the Christian crusade against pornography bear fruit?’
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times August 21, 2011 The Bible is ambivalent about alcohol at best, while the Holy Quran gives a clear […]
Does God Exist?
The whole concept of religion is based on the belief in the existence of a Supreme Being, worthy of being worshipped – the Being known as God. If there is no God, we would have to admit that religion is little more than a philosophy. In fact, we would have […]
Ishmael and not Isaac!
What was the covenant that Allah gave to the Prophet Abraham and how has it played out for his two sons Ishmael and Isaac in the last 4000 years? If the promises and prophecies have come true over the last 4 millennia then there is every reason to believe that they […]
The Libya Crisis: End near for Gaddafi, Libyan rebel chief says
Source/Credit: /Sunday, August 21, 2011 , by AFP/ Libyan rebel chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil said yesterday “the end is very near” for Muammar Gaddafi and that it will be “catastrophic,” as insurgents pushing on the capital claimed to have seized a third key town in 24 hours. “We have contacts with […]
The New World Order of Islam (12): Evil Plans Will Fail
The Second Caliph to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community wrote in 1942 on the developing plans for a New World Order: I assure you that the New Order will not be inaugurated by Mr. Churchill or Mr. Roosevelt. Declarations like the Atlantic Charter will accomplish nothing. They are full of defects and shortcomings. […]