US Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies
The justice, an iconic champion of women’s rights, dies at 87 after suffering from pancreatic cancer. Source: BBC Related content Vicious court fight could upend US election Obituary: A feminist […]
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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
What Trump Taught America About the Bible
Five years ago this week, Donald Trump’s presidential campaign hit a snag. The second Republican primary debate had not gone well, and he was taking so much flak for failing […]
Rosh Hashanah Starts On the Evening of September 18
Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה), literally meaning “head [of] the year”, is the Jewish New Year. The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah (יוֹם תְּרוּעָה), literally “day of shouting or blasting”. It is the first of […]
Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth Glorifies Allah
Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Allah the Creator, the Maker and the Fashioner: The Best Documentary on Birds The anesthesia of familiarity: There […]
Facebook Accused of Watching Instagram Users Through Cameras
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Bloomberg Facebook Inc. is again being sued for allegedly spying on Instagram users, this time […]
New York Times: Moderna and Pfizer Reveal Secret Blueprints for Coronavirus Vaccine Trials
The companies hope to earn the trust of the public and of scientists who have clamored for details of the studies. By Denise Grady and Katie Thomas Two drug companies that are leading […]
Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth Glorifies Allah
Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The anesthesia of familiarity: There should be a Creator of Our Universe Ten Raised to Five Hundred […]
The Muslim Times Leading the Way to Interfaith Tolerance Among Abrahamic Faiths
Suggested reading 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 Majority of the Americans Believe […]
Former Byzantine churches are being converted to mosques – this threatens Istanbul’s cosmopolitan identity
Source: The Conversation Authors: Ilay Romain Ors: Research Affiliate, Centre of Migration, Policy, and Society, University of Oxford Tugba Tanyeri Erdemir: Research Associate in Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh Two former […]
Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth Glorifies Allah
Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The anesthesia of familiarity: There should be a Creator of Our Universe Ten Raised to Five Hundred […]
The UAE has approved a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine for emergency use
Source: CNBC KEY POINTS The vaccine, developed by China’s Sinopham, will be given to the UAE’s frontline workers. According to NCEMA, 31,000 volunteers in the UAE have already participated in […]
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Qur’an
Source: Oxford Islamic Studies Whether or not Jefferson was also familiar with the Constitution of Medina—the document dictated by Muhammad to govern relations among the diverse Muslim and Jewish tribes in […]
Bringing the Leading Christian Apologist William Lane Craig to Islam
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 […]
Let Man of the Century be Your Guide in Science, Metaphysics and Life
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for theology, metaphysics and all things Einstein Einstein was declared to be the man of the century by the […]
City of Louisville Takes Unprecedented Measures Against Police Brutality and Racism
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Louisville has settled Breonna Taylor’s wrongful death lawsuit for $12 million […]
Want Your Tribal God, Stay with Your Tribe — If You Want God of Abraham, Moses, Aaron, Jesus and Muhammad, Come Join Us
Epigraph Say: “O followers of the revealed books! Come to a tenet which we and you hold in common: that we shall worship none but God, and that we shall […]
Ted Talk: Achieving Secularism, Gender Equality and Interfaith Tolerance Within Islamic Paradigm
Mustafa Akyol, the speaker of this Ted talk, is a Turkish political commentator and author based in Istanbul. He thinks and writes on iissues relating to Islam and modernity, and […]
Ted Talk: Beyond the “creation vs. evolution” debate
Ted Talk: Beyond the “creation vs. evolution” debate | Denis Lamoureux | Evolution & Creationism: Reframing the Controversy | Rafael Rivero | Decoding the missing link: Evidence for Evolution from […]
Vatican urges return to in-person Mass as soon as possible
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican said Saturday it was “necessary and urgent” to return to in-person Masses as soon as anti-coronavirus measures permit. The head of the Vatican’s liturgy […]
More than Fifty different simultaneous translations of the Holy Quran in English
Suggested reading: A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and Human Rights Launched and The Quran Applauded as a Landmark Contribution to ‘Words of Justice’ by Harvard Written and collected […]