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
AMMAN (Petra) – Jordan Times. Senior officials, senators, lawmakers and Church leaders on Saturday denounced recent statements by Israeli authorities on the Judith Church on the west bank of the River Jordan and renaming it the “Baptism Church”. Senior officials, bishops and Christian clergymen stressed that excavations have clearly proved […]
Courtesy: Wikipedia Christian and Muslim playing chess in al-Andalus, from The Book of Games of Alfonso X, el Sabio, c. 1285. The game of chess originated in India, but was transmitted to Europe by the Islamic world. Lebedel, Claude (2006), Les Croisades, origines et conséquences, Editions Ouest-France, ISBN 2-7373-4136-1, OCLC […]
Source: Yahoo! The family of a budding computer programmer have on Saturday launched a campaign to raise awareness about the health risks of playing online computer games after their son died following a marathon session on his Xbox. A post-mortem revealed that 20-year-old Chris Staniforth — who was offered a […]
By SIMON CAMERON-MOORE | REUTERS, Arab News ISTANBUL: Turkey faced turmoil within its military on Saturday after the country’s four most senior commanders quit in protest over the detention of 250 officers on charges of conspiring against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government. Chief of General Staff General Isik Kosaner stepped […]
NATO’s mission in Libya is not only intended to ensure the safety of civiliants it seems, but also to prevent information from the Al Qathafi regime reaching the Libyan transmission dishes in the Libyan capital, Tripoli in order to, (it said) to prevent Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi from using […]
Personal genetics company 23andMe wants to give African-Americans a detailed glimpse into the past. Starting today, the company is offering free genetic testing kits to 10,000 African-Americans in hopes to bolster African-American medical research while allow Black Americans to explore their global origins. Eligible participants must be of African descent, at […]
Source: Mexico Today San Cristobal de las Casas is a scenic, well-restored colonial town in the mountains of Chiapas. Hippies from the US, Argentina, and all points in between line the streets selling jewelry and exchanging greetings with traditionally dressed Mayan women selling fruit and their own handicrafts. Its center […]
Source: Science Daily A team of Duke University Medical Center and Australian scientists has found that addictive drugs may have hijacked the same nerve cells and connections in the brain that serve a powerful, ancient instinct: the appetite for salt. Their rodent research shows how certain genes are regulated in […]
Respecting the signs of the Omniscient and Omnipotent God is the only emotional and intellectual anchor that mankind has to prevent it from flying away into barren wasteland of misguidance. This is described in the following verses of the Holy Quran: And whoso associate anything with Allah, falls, as it were, from […]
It is said that a teaching of the Bible is that if a person is smitten on the right cheek he should present the left one to the one who smites. This sounds very attractive so long as it is not put into practice. But if an attempt is made to act upon […]
Promoted post: Taliban morality police tighten their grip on Afghan women Strict: The posters warn passers-by that theyare entering a zone where Islamic rules, such as ‘no alcohol’, are ‘enforced’. ‘We want to run the area as a Sharia-controlled zone and really to put the seeds down for an Islamic Emirate in the long term.’ […]
Malta-based anti-jihad blogger Paul Ray, who writes under the pseudonym Lionheart, is on the list of people whom the Norwegian police want to question. Mr Ray has been described in the international press as a possible mentor and inspiration to Anders Behring Breivik, who on July 22 killed at least 77 […]
Source / Credit: CNN San Angelo, Texas (CNN) — A Texas judge warned Warren Jeffs against calling “for the jury’s destruction” shortly after the polygamous sect leader said Friday during his sexual assault trial that those who prosecuted his church would face “sickness and death.” The comments that precipitated the warning […]
Source / Credit: Los Angeles Time Reporting from Machu Picchu, Peru— At the top of the mountain, where an attendant will take your $46 ticket, foot traffic is steady and cellphone reception is excellent. At the bottom of the same mountain, the town teems with pizzerias, tourists chatter in half […]
by Susan Vogel-Misicka, swissinfo.ch Switzerland has a long tradition of hosting boarding schools. Today they attract mainly foreign students whose families appreciate this elite form of education. There are some 100,000 students enrolled in private Swiss schools, according to the Swiss Federation of Private Schools (SFPS). They come from all […]
Pravda, Russia. Information from the ground in Libya is very clear. Here is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth: no conjecture, no myths and no propaganda. The fresh news, crystalline pure. No hype, no lies. Ladies and gentlemen, the corporate media have been lying about Libya. […]
Pravda, Russia. Spanish and Greek bonds rose after German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed on a joint position to solve Greece’s debt crisis. German bunds pared their declines after Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said a “selective default” is a possibility for Greece. Details of the […]
Rfi. France. Police in the Australian state of New South Wales have been given the power to demand the removal of burqas and face covering in order to identify a suspected criminal. The move was approved on Monday, following a recent case of a Muslim woman who was acquitted after […]
Rfi: France. By Sarah Elzas Muslims in France are being given the chance to open bank accounts that comply with the rules of Islamic finance. Chabbi Bank – a Morrocan bank with branches in Europe – has started offering French customers sharia-compliant banking… Reference: http://www.english.rfi.fr/france/20110728-islamic-finance-arrives-france
Australia’s consumer prices rose more than forecast in the second quarter as high cost of food and fuel put pressure on inflation. Prices rose by 3.6% in the three months to the end of June from the same period last year, latest data showed. Food prices have been rising due […]