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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

West Central Wildcats surge past Mustangs

The West Central Wildcats rebounded from last Saturday’s 20-11 loss to the Indiana Generals in their season opener to get a dominant 34-0 win Saturday against the Kosciuscko County Mustangs. After the Mustangs’ first drive sputtered out, West Central took a quick lead on a trick play. Quarterback Cogan Keith […]

WOW bus coming to Brazil Walmart

On Saturday, the Women’s Wellness on Wheels (WOW) Bus will be at the Brazil Walmart. The bus will be at the location looking for 6-10 women to come to the bus during this time to receive the education and mini-physicals as well as helping troubleshoot processes. The event is sponsored […]

Immigrant Students Graduate with Honors

Hailing from countries as varied as Togo and Sri Lanka, Poland and the Dominican Republic, immigrant students made their mark among The City University of New York’s Class of 2011, winning competitive academic honors and heading for some of the finest graduate programs in the world. High-achieving immigrants graduating from […]

Humanity First volunteers in Ghana

A medical team from the US is in the country to train, educate and share ideas with surgical providers in the country. Humanity First, USA Chapter has sent under the programme 14 medical volunteers, surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses from the John Hopkins University Hospital of California and San Francisco to […]

Brigadier detained for suspected links to banned group

  ISLAMABAD: Authorities detained a serving brigadier suspected for ties with a banned organisation, BBCUrdu said in a report on Tuesday. The report of the brigadier’s detention was confirmed by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), DawnNews quoted BBCUrdu as saying. The senior army officer Brigadier Ali Khan was posted at the GHQ, the BBCUrdu […]

Amid revolt, Assad sings reform song

By ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT: Syria’s president promised a national dialogue Monday to consider political reforms, but his vague overtures to a pro-democracy uprising fell flat as protesters took to the streets shouting “Liar!” and demanding his ouster. In only his third public appearance since the revolt erupted in March, Bashar […]