David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet | Official Trailer | Netflix
Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I just saw the documentary in Netflix. A must watch! A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough […]
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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
In ‘The Second Mountain,’ David Brooks Chronicles His Journey Toward Faith
Book: The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life, by David Brooks Source: New York Times Book review by Mark Epstein, who is a psychiatrist in New York City. […]
The Church of England failed to protect children from sexual abuse, and created a culture where abusers “could hide”, a report has concluded
The Church of England failed to protect children from sexual abuse, and created a culture where abusers “could hide”, a report has concluded https://t.co/ZigqgnHEvY — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) October […]
28 Percent Of Americans Believe The Bible Is The Literal Word Of God
Source: The Huffington Post By Yasmine Hafiz, who is the former Associate Editor of The Huffington Post’s Religion section and is currently an MSc. candidate at the London School of […]
University Video Lecture: Lost Gospel of Judas
The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot: A New Look at Betrayer and Betrayed: Bart Ehrman, offers the first comprehensive account of the newly discovered Gospel of Judas, revealing what this […]
Bart Ehrman debates Peter J Williams, are the Gospels Historically Reliable?
Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great Teacher for God of the Abrahamic Faiths Book Review: […]
Nobel Peace Prize goes to UN World Food Programme
Source: BBC The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the […]
Gilead’s remdesivir shaved five days off COVID-19 recovery time, reduced risk of death in some
By Julie Steenhuysen Thu, October 8, 2020, 5:16 PM EDT By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Final data from Gilead Sciences Inc’s antiviral drug remdesivir showed the treatment cut COVID-19 […]
One of the Best English Translations of the Quran Now Available Online
Translator: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem The book is available as PDF file, courtesy of Archive.org: The Qur’an (Oxford World’s Classic – M. A. S. Abdel Haleem) Buy the translation in Amazon Introduction […]
Biden Said ‘Inshallah.’ Many Arab Christians Do Too.
Source: Christianity Today By Jayson Casper Arabic phrase invoked during presidential debate parallels James 4 and offers a window into how Christians and Muslims view God’s will. Unnoticed by many […]
Trump Hit With Wave of Grim Poll Results for Battleground States
Source: Bloomberg By Gregory Korte Biden leading in six critical states needed for victory States include those lost by Hillary Clinton in 2016 Democrat Joe Biden is widening his lead against […]
Footage of a Kansas City officer kneeling on the back of a pregnant woman sparks ongoing protest
(CNN) Protesters upset by social media videos of Kansas City police arresting a pregnant woman have now occupied the lawn in front of City Hall for more than five days. […]
How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution
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 […]
COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end, says WHO’s Tedros
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – A vaccine against COVID-19 may be ready by year-end, the head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus […]
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to scientists who discovered CRISPR gene editing tool for ‘rewriting the code of life’
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) (CNN) The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded […]
USA: The key swing states of 2020
Source: Washington Post Analysis • By David Weigel and maps by Lauren Tierney It takes at least 270 electoral college votes to win the U.S. presidency and if Democrats want to elect […]
Government of France plans punishment for ‘virginity tests’
Source: BBC The French government plans to introduce jail terms and fines for doctors who provide controversial so-called “virginity certificates” for traditional religious marriages. It is part of draft legislation […]
Pfizer and BioNTech say European Medicines Agency to review data from COVID-19 vaccine trial on rolling basis
Source: Market Watch By Ciara Linnane Pfizer Inc. PFE, +1.01% and BioNTech SE BNTX, +9.49% said the European Medicines Agency has decided to review data from their COVID-19 vaccine candidate on a rolling basis and has […]
Medicine Noble Goes to Scientists Who Discovered Hepatitis C
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) The 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine goes […]
Ghamidi the Most Pluralistic Muslim Scholar from Pakistan
Jāvēd Ahmed Ghāmidī (Urdu: جاوید احمد غامدی) (born April 18, 1951) is a PakistaniMuslim theologian, Quran scholar, Islamic modernist, exegete and educationist. He is also the founding President of Al-Mawrid Institute of Islamic Sciences and its sister organisation Danish Sara.[3] He […]