‘Highest temperature on Earth’ as Death Valley, US hits 54.4C
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
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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
Covid vaccine tracker: when will we have a coronavirus vaccine?
Source: The Guardian By Niko Kommenda and Frank Hulley-Jones Researchers around the world are racing to develop a vaccine against Covid-19, with more than 170 candidate vaccines now tracked by the World Health Organization […]
Bill Maher and Me Apologizing for President Thomas Jefferson — The First President Accused of Being a Muslim
Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times From Thomas Jefferson’s own family, a call to take down his memorial We hold these Truths to […]
Einstein’s Quote on Human Compassion
A human being is part of the whole, called by us “universe,” limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest […]
Surah Al Baqara (The Cow): Section 4: Adam and Eve
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times 2:30. Call to mind, when your Lord announced to the angels: I am about to place a vicegerent in […]
Bill and Melinda Gates-backed coronavirus vaccine maker soars in Wall Street debut
New York (CNN Business) The race for a successful coronavirus vaccine is heating up in labs around the world — and on Wall Street. Germany’s CureVac, a biotech with the […]
New liberal Christian groups hope to turn Trump voters to ‘Pope Francis voters’
(RNS) — Liberal-leaning Christian groups and faith leaders have formed a slate of new political action committees and initiatives in recent weeks, most of which criticize the president in ways […]
The Detroit Address by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad Regarding Racism
The Detroit Address By: Mirza Tahir Ahmad Narrated by: Usama Khan Length: 48 mins Release date: 08-12-20 Language: English The United States has been plagued with issues of racial tension […]
Trump’s birther lie about Kamala Harris magnifies racist themes of his campaign
(CNN) President Donald Trump once again drove the dignity of the American presidency into the ditch this week by raising a false and racist conspiracy theory about Kamala Harris, elevating […]
Russian Vaccine Goes Into Mass Production
Production of COVID-19 Vaccine Starts in Russia, But Half of Country’s Medics Won’t Take It Source: Newsweek By Brendan Cole More than half of medics surveyed in Russia have said […]
Half a Million Year Old Tools Excavated in UK
Europe’s earliest bone tools found in Britain Source: BBC By Paul Rincon; Science editor, BBC News website Archaeologists say they’ve identified the earliest known bone tools in the European archaeological […]
Only 37% of the Germans Believe God is Necessary for Morality
% who say it is necessary to believe in God to be moral: 🇮🇩Indonesia 96% 🇵🇭Philippines 96% 🇳🇬Nigeria 93% 🇧🇷Brazil 84% 🇮🇳India 79% 🇹🇷Turkey 75% 🇲🇽Mexico 55% 🇺🇸U.S. 44% 🇷🇺Russia […]
NIH chief addresses concerns about speed of COVID-19 vaccine development
Source: The Hill The director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said despite the images conjured up by Operation Warp Speed — the Trump administration’s effort to get a […]
Major Antibody Study Finds 3.4 Million in England Had Covid-19
Source: Bloomberg By Tim Ross London had 13% infection rate, compared to 6% for England Nearly one in three virus patients — 32% — had no symptoms Around 3.4 million […]
Hijab By Choice versus Hijab by Coercion?
There are two types of hijabs. The difference is huge Source: The Washington Post By Masih Alinejad and Roya Hakakian Masih Alinejad is the author of “The Wind in My […]
79% in India Believe God is Necessary for Morality
% who say it is necessary to believe in God to be moral: 🇮🇩Indonesia 96% 🇵🇭Philippines 96% 🇳🇬Nigeria 93% 🇧🇷Brazil 84% 🇮🇳India 79% 🇹🇷Turkey 75% 🇲🇽Mexico 55% 🇺🇸U.S. 44% 🇷🇺Russia […]
74% of Christians in the U.S. say houses of worship should be required to follow the rules about social distancing
74% of Christians in the U.S. say houses of worship should be required to follow the same rules about social distancing and large gatherings as other organizations or businesses in […]
Novavax’s stock surges after supply deal with South Korea’s SK Group for COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Source: Market Watch Shares of Novavax Inc. NVAX, 7.98% rallied 2.8% in premarket trading Thursday, after the biotechnology company said it has entered into a development and supply agreement with South Korea-based SK […]
With Thousands Dying Daily, Can We Try Human Challenge to Get Vaccine Ready Now?
Why people are volunteering to get Covid-19 A controversial plan could get us a vaccine sooner. Source: Vox By Laura Bult With thousands of people dying of Covid-19 every day, the sooner […]
BBC: Three killed in Bangalore clashes over Prophet Muhammad post
Source: BBC Three people have died in the Indian city of Bangalore after police fired on crowds protesting against an allegedly blasphemous Facebook post. Crowds gathered outside the house of […]