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
by Andreas Keiser, swissinfo.ch For the first time ever it’s an applicants’ market in the exemplary Swiss apprenticeship system. This year apprenticeship places outnumber school leavers by 4,000. The surplus is mainly seen in German-speaking Switzerland. Low-scoring students continue to find it hard to find a position but it’s still […]
The Cartoon reflects upon Saudis burdened with credit card debts after returning from the summer holidays. However, of course, it could refer to whole countries, such as Greece, the USA … and practically every one else.
By SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS ASTANA, Kazakhstan: The secretary-general of the renamed Organization of Islamic Cooperation has called for a decade of action on political reforms and peaceful resolutions for Palestine, Libya and Syria. “The Muslim world is confronted with some serious developments with direct impact on its stability, […]
By Mohammad Ghazal BALAAMA – His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday said with the determination and will of all Jordanians, the country will be able to overcome all challenges and build a better future for Jordanians. The King said protecting the dignity of Jordanians, preserving their interests, enhancing their living […]
By Eileen Ng, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A Malaysian state governed by a conservative Islamic party plans to reward “good” Muslim men who declare their polygamous marriages and are able to take proper care of their multiple households, an official said Wednesday. Muslim […]
Indonesia’s image as a poster child for pluralism has been tarnished – the actions of Islamic radicals are increasingly controlling the agenda. In the opinion of some observers, the moderate majority must display a greater sense of unity and overcome the authoritarian heritage of the country. By Anett Keller A […]
Dutch lawmakers Tuesday approved an animal-rights measure that would ban Jewish and Muslim methods of ritual slaughter, the Parliament press office said. It must now go to the Senate for a vote, which will likely happen in September, press officer Leon Van Schie told CNN. The Dutch Party for the […]
Commuters can call a cab to cross the sea to their destination, rather than negotiate the road traffic, with the launch of a water taxi service that ferries passengers from Valletta waterfront to Sliema for €5. The latest service has already transported 3,500 passengers in its three weeks of operation, […]
Pakistan is decorating bus stops with Koranic verses and Islamic calligraphy to give a more spiritual flavour to the capital Islamabad, long considered one of the country’s most liberal cities. The Capital Development Authority plans to roll out 100 new bus shelters – known locally as sunshades – painted with […]
Following the massive Yes vote in the referendum, a strong bout of Catholic atheism is definitively on the rise, though it has not yet reached the stage of an epidemic. As the words ‘Catholic’ and ‘atheism’ do not normally stand together an explanation is due. There are at least three […]
A researcher studying how monarch butterflies navigate has picked up a strong hint that people may be able to sense the earth’s magnetic field and use it for orienting themselves. Many animals rely on the magnetic field for navigation, and researchers have often wondered if people, too, might be able […]
On Tuesday in a ceremony in Rome, the United Nations is officially declaring that for only the second time in history, a disease has been wiped off the face of the earth. The disease is rinderpest. Everyone has heard of smallpox. Very few have heard of the runner-up. That’s because rinderpest […]
AMSTERDAM — It has not been a good year for Ahmet Kilic. Sales are down in the store where for the last two and a half years he has sold groceries and meat, slaughtered according to halal conditions. The store, on the southern edge of this Dutch city, was started […]
Muslim woman sues Abercrombie & Fitch, says company fired her for refusing to remove headscarf Yahoo news Jason Dearen, Associated Press, On Monday June 27, 2011, 6:39 pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former stockroom worker for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. sued the clothing retailer in federal court Monday, […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Nebraska’s flooded Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant is raising fears that other power plants in the United States are vulnerable to extreme weather events. The Nebraska plant, located along the swollen Missouri River, is currently surrounded by about two feet of water. The facility, designed to withstand […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If anyone was not conviced completely about the paramount need for Separation of Mosque-Church and State, this video clip […]
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is making its biggest move into the mobile, Internet-accessible world of cloud computing this week, as it takes the wraps off a revamped online version of its hugely profitable Office software suite. The world’s largest software company is heaving its two-decade old set of applications […]
By Jon Swaine and Adrian Blomfield Susan Rice, the American ambassador to the UN, said there was “no greater threat” to US support and funding of the UN than the prospect of Palestinian statehood being endorsed by member states. Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian authority, plans to ask the UN […]
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH | AP RAMALLAH, West Bank: The West Bank Palestinian leadership formally decided to press ahead with efforts in September to win UN recognition of a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, in what could be a blow to efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace […]
By MD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: An official of the Charitable Society for Holy Qur’an Memorization has blamed the Ministry of Education for not producing sufficient number of qualified Saudi teachers for the Qur’an memorization institutions. “The three-year grace period granted to Qur’an memorization societies to Saudize their institutions […]