Islam and Women: International Women’s Day
Epigraph: But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow […]
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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
BBC: Recreating Muslim sailors’ first voyages to Australia
Additional reading suggested by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, to see the silver lining and a message of hope Germany officially recognizes ‘InshAllah’ as Deutsch word In […]
Seventh Annual National Quran and Science Symposium Today and A Keynote Presentation about Languages
“You should stay in contact with one another and particularly with those who are working in similar areas of research and learn from each other. Through mutual discussion and coordination, […]
Here’s a list of disinfectants you can use against coronavirus
By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN CNN The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is arming consumers with a list of disinfectants that people can use to protect themselves from the novel coronavirus. The federal agency released a […]
Islam: China has made eating wild animals illegal after the coronavirus outbreak?
China has made eating wild animals illegal after the coronavirus outbreak Source: CNN Hong Kong (CNN) A strict ban on the consumption and farming of wild animals is being rolled […]
EX President McAleese threatens to leave Catholic Church if Vanier story not explained
Source: Irish Times Former president Mary McAleese has written to Pope Francis saying she will leave the Catholic Church “if it transpires that the Holy See failed to act to […]
Harvard Law School Receives Backlash Against Religious Freedom Clinic
Source: Harvard Crimson Harvard Law School students allege administrators have been insufficiently transparent regarding the development of its new Religious Freedom Clinic, expressing concerns about its potential to enable BGLTQ […]
Is Isaac Newton a Part of the Muslim Heritage: His Religious Views?
Alexander Pope‘s couplet: “Nature and nature’s laws lay hid in Night. God said, ‘Let Newton be!’ and all was light!” Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of […]
Italy closes all schools, universities, theaters as coronavirus death toll rises
Source: New York Post By Amanda Woods Italy announced Wednesday it will temporarily close all its schools, universities, cinemas and theaters amid a coronavirus outbreak — as the death toll […]
Plans to build mosque in Baltimore area draw outcry, threats on social media
Plans to build mosque in Creswell area of Harford County draw outcry, threats on social media Source: The Baltimore Sun By David Anderson Plans to build a mosque on a […]
Our Favorite Christian Prayer by Saint Francis
Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d’Assisi); nicknamed Francesco; 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226)[1][3] was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Order of Friars Minor and the women’s Order […]
Joe Biden wins Texas primary, topping off remarkable Super Tuesday surge – live
Source: The Guardian Biden wins Texas, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Minnesota, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia primaries Sanders wins California, Utah, Colorado and Vermont primaries Full story: Biden surges with […]
Bloomberg rips Sanders for boycotting AIPAC, calls his bigotry comments ‘dead wrong’
Source: NBC News By Allan Smith The Vermont senator had said the pro-Israel lobbying group provides a platform “for leaders who express bigotry and oppose basic Palestinian rights.” WASHINGTON — […]
Russia’s Putin wants traditional marriage and God in constitution
Source: BBC Russian President Vladimir Putin wants marriage to be defined as the union of a man and woman in a revised constitution, ruling out gay marriage. It is among […]
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 […]
The Real Objective of Mob Violence Against Muslims in India
Source: The New Yorker By Isaac Chotiner, who is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he is the principal contributor to Q. & A., a series of interviews […]
A Journey from Christianity to Islam: First Ecumenical Council to Vatican II (325 CE – 1965 CE)
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Every tragedy has a silver lining. The catastrophe of September 11, 2001, has put Islam under the microscope and constant scrutiny by the media. Thanks to this examination, every Muslim and every well informed non-Muslim, has […]
‘Bloody Sunday’ Commemoration Draws Democratic Candidates to Selma
Source: The New York Times By Astead W. Herndon Five of the remaining presidential hopefuls were scheduled to march across the Alabama bridge where civil rights protesters were brutally attacked 55 […]
A Revealed Mother Tongue: Evidence for Guided Evolution
Epigraph: Allah has created man. He has taught him plain speech. (Al Quran 55:3-4) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times And among His Signs […]
Do women have an unfair share in inheritance?
Source: Alislam. The BBC video has been inserted by the Muslim Times By Farhan Iqbal, Missionary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada It is quite commonly assumed that men and women have […]