US vaccine chief says first Americans could be vaccinated on Dec. 11
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: CNN Dr. Moncef Slaoui, the head of the […]
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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
Everything is a Miracle According to the Holy Quran and Albert Einstein
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
CNN Legal analyst on if electors can vote against their state’s popular vote
Analyst on if electors can vote against their state’s popular vote CNN legal analyst Elie Honig breaks down the likelihood of any of the lawsuits waged by the Trump team changing […]
Federal judge dismisses Trump campaign Pennsylvania lawsuit
By Katelyn Polantz and Kevin Bohn, CNN (CNN) A federal judge dealt a death blow to the Trump campaign’s effort to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s win of the presidency on Saturday, by dismissing a closely watched lawsuit that sought to invalidate millions of Pennsylvania votes. “It is not in the power of this […]
Ilan Pappé: A Champion for Universal Brotherhood in Israel
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ilan Pappé Born 7 November 1954 (age 66)Haifa, Israel Nationality Israeli Education BA (1978), PhD (1984) Alma mater Hebrew University of JerusalemUniversity of Oxford Occupation Historian, political activist Years active 1984–present Employer University of Exeter Known for One of Israel’s “New Historians“ Website Staff page at the University of Exeter Ilan […]
Debate: Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitism
Suggested reading for the best understanding of what is and what is not anti-Semitism If We give up Islamism and Jewish and Christian Sharia in State Affairs, What is Left […]
FDA meeting for Pfizer and BioNtech vaccine will be televised live on December 10
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity (Al Quran 5:32/33) FDA announces advisory committee to meet to discuss Pfizer’s […]
Key McConnell ally: Biden should get access to transition resources
Source: The Hill Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said on Friday that President-elect Joe Biden should be given access to transition resources, something he currently doesn’t have because the General Services Administration hasn’t certified him […]
Trump is the true perpetrator of election fraud
By Joshua A. Douglas is a law professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law. He is the author of “Vote for US: How to Take […]
Hollywood Actress Emilie Francois, Now a Muslim, Speaks of Social Justice in Islam
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran Forty Hadiths or Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad about Compassionate Living The […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada Inaugurates First School in Calgary
By the Grace of Allah Jama’at Ahmadiyya Canada inaugurated its first school in Calgary. “Ahmadiyya Muslim School Calgary was inaugurated on Monday, November 16, 2020 at the Baitun Noor Mosque […]
Yazidis appoint new spiritual leader in Iraq – in pictures
Source: BBC The Yazidi community in Iraq has picked a new spiritual leader two months after the death of their top cleric. At a ceremony in the temple of Lalish […]
Covid 19: Religious Versus Scientific Perspectives, Now that We Have Two Vaccines?
Epigraph: Allah has created the heavens and the earth with a purpose and based on precise truth. In that surely is a sign for the believers. (Al Quran 29:44/45) Written […]
How to guard against seasonal affective disorder in the pandemic’s winter months
By Ryan Prior, CNN (CNN) With winter on the horizon, it’s getting darker earlier each day, and temperatures are slipping.Seasonal affective disorder could hit particularly hard this year, especially after months […]
Moderna Vaccine Production Is Gearing Up, Partner Lonza Says
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Bloomberg By Naomi Kresge Company has made first batch […]
The Turkish Muslim Couple Behind the Pfizer Vaccine
Uğur Şahin (Turkish: [u.ˈuɾ ʃɑ.ˈhin]; born 1965 in Iskenderun, Turkey) is a Germanimmunologist and physician of Turkish descent[1][2]. He is a professor of oncology at the University of Mainz and the chief executive and co-founder with his wife, Özlem Türeci, of biotech company BioNTech.[3][4][5][6] He and his spouse […]
Pfizer and BioNTech say final analysis shows coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective with no safety concerns
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) By Maggie Fox and Amanda Sealy, CNN (CNN) A final analysis […]
Video: The Best Paradigm to understand why sects and religions are often parochial and exclusive
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion Source: New York Times Book review by William Saletan You’re smart. You’re liberal. You’re well informed. You think […]
Karen Armstrong’s Ted Talk: Charter of Compassion
People want to be religious, says scholar Karen Armstrong; we should help make religion a force for harmony. She asks the TED community to help build a Charter for Compassion […]
Video: Why Won’t They Listen? ‘The Righteous Mind,’ by Jonathan Haidt
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion Source: New York Times Book review by William Saletan You’re smart. You’re liberal. You’re well informed. You think […]