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
// MAKKAH: There are widespread rumors among Makkawis claiming some abandoned buildings and estates are possessed by jinns. According to the widely circulated gossip, residents of these buildings located in various districts of the holy city, especially on the outskirts, say they vacated their dwellings after supernatural forces had harmed […]
Beijing, China (CNN) – The congregants were seated in rows of folding chairs, clasping their hands in prayer or studying passages in their Bibles. The choir was sitting up front ready to sing on cue. A cross hung behind the pastor. The service looked like a Christian service you would see […]
At its base, one of the world’s largest malls houses an Olympic-sized ice rink that helps keep some 150,000 daily visitors cool in the searing heat, desert dust and humidity. // http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?correlator=1310652731969&output=json_html&callback=GA_googleSetAdContentsBySlotForSync&impl=s&prev_afc=1&pstok=Bb51-M_sCDwKBBCRmEw&client=ca-pub-8258178831251847&slotname=Dawn_Business_inside_468x90&page_slots=Dawn_Business_Ip_top_728x90%2CDawn_Business_inside_468x90&cookie=ID%3D7bc0595e8816825a%3AT%3D1303908499%3AS%3DALNI_MaWM22AkqRAF5fH1tLDjMKxcxeZPw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2F2011%2F07%2F13%2Fuaes-mission-impossible-cooling-the-desert.html&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fdawn.com%2F&lmt=1310652731&dt=1310652732775&cc=100&biw=1007&bih=458&ifi=2&adk=2372603604&u_tz=120&u_his=8&u_h=768&u_w=1024&u_ah=738&u_aw=1024&u_cd=24&u_nplug=7&u_nmime=23&flash=10.0.2&gads=v2&ga_vid=602765599.1310648883&ga_sid=1310648883&ga_hid=932088288&ga_fc=true DUBAI: Ali’s air conditioning quietly cools his spacious Dubai apartment around the clock and all year round, even […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Walking home alone from day camp for the first time, 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky disappeared. A day-and-a-half search led police to the Brooklyn home of a man seen on a surveillance video with the young Orthodox Jewish child. They asked: Where is the boy? The man nodded toward […]
The two-decade conflict in Kashmir, the highest militarised region in the world, is responsible for a spiraling drug problem amongst its populace, psychiatrists maintain. In the Indian-administrated Kashmir, 80 per cent of the drug-using population comprises those who abuse prescription medicines, doctors say. Easy availability of medicines across the counter […]
The story goes that a young Newton was sitting beneath a tree when an apple fell to the ground, which he famously attributed to a force of attraction between the apple and the Earth called gravity. He went one step further to suggest that it is the same force that […]
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Rapidly aging populations in the developed world, Japan and Europe especially, will place enormous demands on public pensions and health systems just as the number of taxpayers to pay the bills shrinks. Citizens of industrial nations have no choice but to accept lower returns on investment, reduced government largesse, and […]
Terror returned to Mumbai on Wednesday nearly three years after the massive assault on the city that left 164 people dead. The latest attack was a relatively smaller incident, with three bomb blasts killing 21 people. The significance is no minor matter though, for while no group has claimed responsibility, […]
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) attends a mass at the military academy in Caracas July 12, 2011. Picture taken on July 12, 2011. CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez said for the first time Wednesday that he expects to undergo chemotherapy or radiation treatment, providing the clearest picture yet of […]
Europe continues to drown in the swamp of the world financial crisis. The countries of the eurozone have taken tough measures to cut budget deficits, but the southern part of the continent faces a serious danger of bankruptcy. Russia appears to be an island of stability amid major wars between […]
AFP – India has approved a $2.4-billion deal for French defence groups to upgrade 51 ageing Mirage fighter jets, officials said Thursday, as the country takes further steps to boost its military capacity. The long-delayed deal is part of a major modernisation programme being undertaken by India, which has become […]
By RFI Five French soldiers and one Afghan civilian were killed in a suicide bomb attack in the eastern city of Joybar on Wednesday, says President Nicolas Sarkozy. The blast comes one day after Sarkozy returns from his visit to Afghanistan. More: http://www.english.rfi.fr/asia-pacific/20110713-five-french-soldiers-killed-afghanistan-suicide-attack
By GHADAH SALEH | ARAB NEWS ABHA: Saudi women have managed to overcome many hurdles that prevented them from taking up challenging jobs that hitherto were perceived as suitable only for men. Many women branched into new sectors and fields, proving that they are capable of doing such jobs. One […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: There are widespread rumors among Makkawis claiming some abandoned buildings and estates are possessed by jinns. According to the widely circulated gossip, residents of these buildings located in various districts of the holy city, especially on the outskirts, say they vacated their […]
By Muath Freij AMMAN – Tourists from the Gulf region have been heading to the Kingdom this month, attracted by its security, stability, “beautiful weather” and hospitality, some vacationing Arabs said on Wednesday. According to Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, 39,351 arrivals were registered from Gulf states […]
But whilst some middle-class Cambridge people were shouting abuse down megaphones at these wounded souls, one group were embracing the visitors to their city with moving courage. I spoke with members of the local mosque a few days before the rally – people were scared they said, they felt unprepared […]
A Japanese minister has resigned, saying that his blood type accounted for his failings. According to Japanese belief, what might yours mean? Read more
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican archaeologists have found two 1,300-year-old limestone sculptures of captured Mayan warriors that they say could shed light on the alliances and wars among Mayan cities during the civilization’s twilight. (Scroll down for photos) The life-size, elaborate sculptures of two warriors sitting cross-legged with hands tied behind their backs […]