Hamilton Is Hot in Europe (The Debt Policy, Not the Musical)
Source: WSJ By Daniel Michaels European Union leaders are talking about jointly issuing hundreds of billions of euros in debt, and to some fans of American history, it looks a […]
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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
Facebook removes Trump ads containing symbols used by Nazis to identify political prisoners
Source: CNBC By Salvador Rodriguez; @SAL19 KEY POINTS Facebook removed Trump campaign ads that contained a symbol associated with Nazis. The ads featured red downward-pointing triangles, which the Nazis used […]
US Supreme Court Defying Trump and Favoring ‘Dreamers’
Supreme Court rules against Trump’s bid to end program shielding ‘Dreamer’ immigrants Source: CNBC The Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump on Thursday in a set of cases over […]
MIT Catholic chaplain forced out after message on Floyd killing and protest
Source: Boston Globe By Deirdre Fernandes An MIT chaplain was asked to resign last week after he sent a message to the university’s Catholic community suggesting that George Floyd’s killing by […]
Netflix CEO to donate $120M to historically black colleges
Epigraph: O people! We created you from a male and a female, and made you races and tribes, that you may know one another. The best among you in the […]
How Exactly Do You Catch Covid-19? There Is a Growing Consensus
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: WSJ By Daniela Hernandez, Sarah Toy […]
Donald Trump and uses and misuses of the Bible
Source: The New Yorker By Ian Frazier, who is a staff writer at The New Yorker and most recently published “Hogs Wild: Selected Reporting Pieces.” In extreme circumstances like the […]
For Sale: The Hair of the Virgin Mary
Source: New York Times By Mattia Ferraresi What does a supposedly secular world want with the creepy (and probably fake) remains of medieval saints? For a little more than $2,000, you […]
Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug
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 By Michelle Roberts; Health editor, […]
Here’s what the science says about the links between religion and health
Source: Deseret News By Erica Evans; @Erica_Lee_Evans Scientists say stress levels, healthy habits and community support could be key to beating the virus SALT LAKE CITY — In April, a Virginia […]
Muslims join to demand police reforms, back black-led groups
By Mariam Fam In the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody, dozens of American Muslim organizations have come together to call for reform to policing practices, and to […]
UK’s racism legacy goes deeper than a few statues
Source: CNN On Tuesday, London mayor Sadiq Khan announced a review of the capital’s landmarks, with a view to remove any with links to slavery. Khan’s decision follows the toppling […]
More Christians are saying black lives matter. But faith-based support for the police runs deep
Epigraph: O people! We created you from a male and a female, and made you races and tribes, that you may know one another. The best among you in the […]
Norway Mosque Attacker Gets 21-Year Sentence
Source: New York Times By Henrik Pryser Libell and Megan Specia June 11, 2020Updated 7:44 a.m. ET Philip Manshaus admitted to killing his stepsister and storming a mosque near Oslo […]
NASCAR bans Confederate flags
Epigraph: O people! We created you from a male and a female, and made you races and tribes, that you may know one another. The best among you in the […]
Officer on video saying he’ll ‘choke you out’ before man dies is charged with manslaughter
Source: Yahoo News By Tim Stelloh for NBC News Body camera footage obtained Sunday shows a New Mexico police officer telling a man he’s going to “choke you out” before […]
2,500 rare texts from Islamic world to go online for free
Source: The Guardian National Library of Israel is digitising collection of manuscripts and books dating back to ninth century By Dalya Alberge More than 2,500 rare manuscripts and books from […]
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Evangelical Christians Grapple With Racism As Sin
Source: NPR Christians the world over have been united in their revulsion over the killing of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer, and faith leaders from across the […]
Germany launches terrorism probe over planned attack on Muslims
Police arrested a 21-year-old suspected right-wing extremist after he threatened to kill Muslims in Germany. The man reportedly said he wanted to carry out an attack similar to the deadly […]