LeBron James Gets $100 Million Investment to Build Media Empire
Source: Bloomberg “We’ve been through a lot this year,” said LeBron James. The three-time NBA champion and Los Angeles Laker talked to me on June 23 via Zoom with his […]
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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
Didi Chuxing: Apple-backed firm aims for one million robotaxis
Source: BBC Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing says it plans to operate more than a million self-driving vehicles by 2030. The robotaxis are to be deployed in places where ride-hailing drivers are less available, according to Meng Xing, Didi’s chief operating officer. Mr Meng was speaking at an online conference […]
Decades-Old Soviet Studies Hint at Coronavirus Strategy
Source: New York Times A married pair of virologists in Moscow tested a vaccine on their own children in the 1950s. Now, a side effect they found is sparking new […]
Who are the Nordadler?
Source: DW A neo-Nazi group called Nordadler, on the police radar for years, has now been banned by the German Interior Ministry. Its members believe in Adolf Hitler and anti-Semitism. […]
White Southerners, our souls are at stake. We must speak up now
By Rev. Dr. Joanna Adams, who is a retired pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and has served as a trustee for the Presbyterian Church Foundation, Agnes Scott College and […]
One of the Best English Translations of the Quran Now Available Online
Translator: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem Publisher: Oxford University Press; Click here to read the translation of the individual surahs. If subscription is not possible or choose not to buy from Amazon, find […]
NY, NJ and CT require travelers from states with high coronavirus rates to quarantine for two weeks
(CNN) New York, New Jersey and Connecticut issued a travel advisory Wednesday that requires people arriving from states with high coronavirus rates to quarantine for 14 days. New York Gov. […]
U.S.-China Tensions Leave Germany Squirming in the Middle
Source: WSJ Germany is struggling to pick sides in the escalating dispute between the U.S. and China over issues ranging from trade to human rights, amid mounting American pressure and Beijing’s authoritarian […]
Pig vaccine trial for Covid-19 yields ‘positive’ results
Source: BBC A trial vaccine for Covid-19 being developed by Oxford scientists could produce a greater antibody response in larger doses, a study involving pigs suggests. The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine, […]
The Serenity Prayer: One of the Best Prayers
The Serenity Prayer is the common name for a prayer written by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr[1][2] (1892–1971). The best-known form is: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to […]
Hollywood Actress Emilie Francois, Now a Muslim, Speaks of Social Justice in Islam
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran Forty Hadiths or Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad about Compassionate Living The […]
Brazilian pastor and congregants pray for another Holocaust
(JTA) — A Brazilian pastor prayed to God to “destroy the Jews like vermin” and bring about a second Holocaust during a sermon in Rio de Janeiro. “Massacre the Jews, […]
Shopify Teams Up With Blackberry On Canadian Covid-19 App
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) Source: Yahoo Finance Canadian Prime Minister Justin […]
Italy records its lowest increase in coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period since the beginning of March
Italy records its lowest increase in coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period since the beginning of March https://t.co/Uxgfueli1q pic.twitter.com/D8dLc6PvyX — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 21, 2020 The best of […]
Coronavirus: What is dexamethasone and how does it work?
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) Source: BBC An anti-inflammatory drug called dexamethasone […]
Angelina Jolie now believes in God while Brad Pitt’s religion is still undecided
06 JAN 2015 By Georges Biard, via Wikimedia Commons ANGELINA JOLIE HAS FAITH, HER RELIGIOUS BELIEFS RECENTLY REINVIGORATED BY HER LATEST FILM UNBROKEN BUT BRAD PITT WAVERS IN HIS BELIEFS […]
Apple still has a lot of room to grow in the $3.5 trillion health care sector
Source: CNBC By Christina Farr Apple has grand ambitions to move into the health care field. The company’s CEO Tim Cook once referred to health as the company’s “greatest contribution to […]
Asked repeatedly to say ‘Black lives matter,’ Mike Pence says ‘all lives matter’
(CNN) Vice President Mike Pence declined to say the words “Black lives matter” during an interview with an ABC affiliate in Pennsylvania on Friday, instead saying that “all lives matter.” […]
Twitter Banning Hate Speech, Including against the Muslims
Twitter permanently suspends account of controversial British columnist Katie Hopkins By Melissa Mahtani, CNN (CNN) Twitter has permanently suspended the account of extreme right-wing British columnist Katie Hopkins for violating […]
Calls To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday Gain Momentum
Source: NPR By Marisa Peñaloza, who is a senior producer on NPR’s National Desk. Corporate executives and sports officials are joining a growing number of elected officials who want to […]