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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

A case of exploding with mangoes

  Oh Gosh, I fear the title of the blog will get many people to click through to this article. Well, that’s how crappy content goes viral on the internet! Write a catchy headline on a trending topic and fill it up with gibberish (and not to forget “Keywords!”) and […]

Who is next in the line of Fire?

While talking to Media and as reported by the New York Times, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday, 07.07.2011, that he believed that the government of Pakistan had “sanctioned” the killing of a Pakistani journalist who had written scathing reports about the infiltration of Islamic militants into […]

How immigrants become “Muslims”

By Eveline Kobler and Alexander Künzle, swissinfo.ch Terror attacks, political manoeuvering by rightwing parties and oversimplification in the media explain why Muslims in Switzerland are perceived as a threat. The National Research Programme 58 study into religious pluralism says immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries have been singled out even though this group has […]

Heritage village attracts tourists

By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The Heritage Village, housed in the Jeddah International Center for Forums and Events, is a special point of attraction to tourists visiting to the 70-day Jeddah Summer Festival, the longest summer festival in Saudi Arabia, featuring 100 plus events. The festival was formally opened by Makkah […]

Road to “designer baby”?

Germany Approves Genetic Testing For Human Embryos In a conscience vote held Thursday, the German parliament approved the use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), a procedure in which one or two cells are extracted from a developing embryo in order to test for genetic disorders, according to Reuters reports. In […]

DC protesters say no to Libya war

Dozens of anti-war activists have held a demonstration in front of the White House to condemn the US role in the Libya war. The protesters cite reports by the Libyan health minister, who says that over 700 people have been killed and more than 4,000 wounded in the NATO attacks, […]

Turkey seeks Cyprus referendum in 2012

Turkish foreign minister says divided island should be reunited in time to assume European Union presidency in 2012. Turkey hopes terms for the reunification of Cyprus can be agreed upon by the end of the year so that a referendum can take place in early 2012 before the island takes over […]

Somehow, the Unemployed Became Invisible

GRIM number of the week: 14,087,000.  Fourteen million, in round numbers — that is how many Americans are now officially out of work. Word came Friday from the Labor Department that, despite all the optimistic talk of an economic recovery, unemployment is going up, not down. The jobless rate rose […]

Malta’s former First Lady, Mrs. Mary Fenech Adami passed away: Nation mourns on the death of a great Lady – Ahmadiyya Expressed Condolences

Source/Credit: The Times of Malta:   As the church bells chimed three o’clock yesterday afternoon, the nation mourned the loss of former First Lady Mary Fenech Adami who passed away six days after she was taken ill at a wedding reception. Mrs Fenech Adami, 77, was hospitalised last Saturday after suffering a heart […]

WOMEN IN ISLAM

PART: 2 Women in Islam, speech delivered by by Laiq Ahmed Atif, president Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta, in the ‘Seminar about Women’, on Friday 17th June 2011. This especial event was organised to commemorate the “International Women’s Day Centenary 1911-2011″, by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta. Find original post: