Twelve charged in Germany with plotting mosque attacks, murders
By Thomas Escritt 2 MIN READ BERLIN (Reuters) – German prosecutors have charged 12 men with plotting well-funded, armed attacks on mosques in which they planned to kill or injure as […]
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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
The Loving and the Most Merciful God of the Abrahamic Faiths
Anas relates that the holy Prophet Muhammad said: Allah says: When a servant of Mine advances towards Me a foot, I advance towards him a yard, and when he advances […]
China offers belated congratulations to US President-elect Joe Biden
By Ben Westcott and Steven Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN)China has offered its congratulations to United States President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris on their election success, almost a week after they […]
Is Judaism an ethnicity? A race? A nationality? Trump signs an order and provokes an identity crisis.
Source: Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer “People keep coming into my office asking to talk about it,” Jewish educator Jordyn Barry said as she stood in a Barnes & Noble at […]
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England in 16th Century
Melvyn Bragg explores the story of William Tyndale’s English translation of the Bible. Melvyn Bragg introduces his film exploring the life of William Tyndale: the heroic 16th century pioneer who […]
Reading the Quran: Do They Still Cook You on the Stake, For Knowing the Scripture?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Should not the Catholic Church like the masses to read the Bible, which has the four canonical Gospels, […]
If We give up Islamism and Jewish and Christian Sharia in State Affairs, What is Left is Human Rights and Coexistence
Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, for the best understanding of personal religion in the 21st century My main suggestion to the open minded […]
Proposal to ban circumcision of boys scrapped from Finland bill
(JTA) — Lawmakers in Finland have removed language against nonmedical circumcision of boys from a bill on female genital mutilation following a push by Jews in the country and Europe. […]
Can Trump really stage a coup? Experts weigh in on whether it’s possible
Source: Yahoo By Nicole Karlis This article originally appeared here on Salon.com For the first time in history, an incumbent president is refusing to concede after clearly and indisputably losing a presidential […]
Ted Talk: What if a US presidential candidate refuses to concede after an election?
Anthony Kapel Jones (Van Jones) is an American news commentator, author, and lawyer. He is the co-founder of several non-profit organizations, a three-time New York Times bestselling author, a CNN […]
How Can the Jews, the Christians and the Muslims Argue Afterlife
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The above one minute video clip is by Jaggi Vasudev also known as Sadhguru. His criticism certainly needs […]
DOJ’s top election crimes prosecutor quits in protest after Barr tells federal attorneys to probe unsupported allegations of voting irregularities
(CNN) The Justice Department’s top election crimes prosecutor resigned Monday in protest after Attorney General William Barr told federal prosecutors that they should examine allegations of voting irregularities before states move to certify results […]
Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth Glorifies Allah
Incense factory in Xinhui District, Jiangmen City, China Incense has been used in Chinese religious and cultural practices for centuries. In many ceremonies, participants burn bundles of incense at once. […]
French Foreign Minister, in Cairo, affirms respect for Islam in dispute over cartoons
Source: Reuters Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s visit comes in the wake of several attacks in France apparently provoked by anger over the defence of the caricatures, considered blasphemous by […]
He cast his first vote as a U.S. citizen. Now, he’s eager for the ‘Muslim ban’ to go.
Source: Washington Post KNOXVILLE, TENN. — As the polls closed Tuesday, falafel restaurant owner Yassin Terou pulled up to Bearden Middle School and took 150 sandwiches from the trunk of […]
Joe Biden’s climate plan could put Paris Agreement targets ‘within striking distance,’ experts say
(CNN) US President-elect Joe Biden’s climate plan could put theParis Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5˚C “within striking distance,” according to detailed analysis provided by the Climate Action Tracker.To get there, the […]
Pfizer Vaccine Shows 90% Effectiveness
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine Prevents 90% of Infections in Study […]
Video: Biden Promises to Take Out Islamophobia
The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles to refute Islamophobia Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for interfaith tolerance: Thirty Plus Quotes from […]
Ted Talk: How Can We See Past Our Own Biases?
The more we read and watch online, the harder it becomes to tell the difference between what’s real and what’s fake. It’s as if we know more but understand less, […]
Ted Talk About Rigorous Scientific Method And Truth
Only if you are truly open to the possibility of being wrong can you ever learn, says researcher Alex Edmans. In an insightful talk, he explores how confirmation bias — […]