How to lead others successfully?
Source: Muslim Sunrise: Summer 2019 volume Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Why am I writing about this topic? I have been 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
Video and Book Review: The Leadership of Muhammad by Prof. John Adair
Epigraph: Indeed, the Messenger of God is an excellent model for those of you who put your hope in God and the Last Day and remember Him often. (Al Quran […]
AP-North Carolina Poll: Americans rarely seek guidance from clergy
DETROIT (AP) — Timothy Buchanan says he never consults clergy about important decisions, but it’s not for lack of faith: He regularly attends a nondenominational Christian church near his home. […]
For 3 Years, This Husband Has Fought For His Wife. Trump’s Muslim Ban Keeps Them Apart.
Source: Huffington Post By Rowaida Abdelaziz There are days when the loneliness is too difficult to bear for Ramez Alghazzouli. On those days, the 30-year-old business analyst is forced to […]
France Will Debate a Bill to Stop Online Hate Speech. What’s at Stake?
Source: The New York Times By Aurelien Breeden The plan, which is up for discussion in Parliament this week, would make it mandatory for online platforms to remove hateful content in […]
Germany fines Facebook $2.3 million under hate speech law
Source: Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities said Tuesday that they have imposed a 2 million-euro ($2.3 million) fine on Facebook under a law designed to combat hate speech. […]
Officials substantiate child sex abuse allegations at prominent DC synagogue’s preschool
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN) – Officials have substantiated multiple accusations of child sexual abuse by a preschool teacher at a prominent synagogue in Washington, DC, according to […]
Man charged with online threat to lynch Muslim candidate
Source: Associated Press By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN A North Carolina man has been charged with posting an anonymous threat on social media to lynch a Muslim-American candidate for a state Senate […]
Opinion: We must not forget value of religious people in society
Source: The Mercury News By ABIYA AHMED This month my son Ismael turned one. For his birthday, I wrote him a letter in which I tell him we named him after […]
Married men as priests? This could be the start of a Roman Catholic revolution
Source: The Guardian BY Joanna Moorhead The Vatican has opened debate on ordaining married men to meet a shortage, showing its ability to be pragmatic and to react Desperate times […]
Anti-Semitism is an American Problem
Source: Tablet By Liel Leibovitz On Thursday, Senator Ted Cruz gave one of the most important statements on anti-Semitism delivered by an American public official in the last few decades. The resolution he was introducing, […]
Germany’s imam quandary: Educate, don’t import
Source: DW Ending foreign influence on Muslim religious leaders’ education is a long-term goal for the German government. A new study might lead the way for training local imams, if […]
Group seeks hate crime probe of Ali mural vandalism
Source: Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Muslim advocacy group wants Kentucky authorities to investigate vandalism on a mural of boxing champ Muhammad Ali as a possible hate crime. […]
Joe Biden and other candidates speak to diverse faith leaders, activists
Source: Religion News Service By Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON (RNS) — Former Vice President Joe Biden kicked off a major forum on faith and poverty issues Monday afternoon, fielding questions from […]
Vatican lifts French archbishop’s immunity in groping probe
PARIS (AP) — The Vatican said Monday it has decided to lift the diplomatic immunity of its ambassador to France, who is accused of groping and inappropriate touching by multiple […]
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac: The Hero of Dr. Abdus Salam
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Gordon Fraser mentions in his book, Cosmic Anger: Abdus Salam – The First Muslim Nobel Scientist, that Dr. […]
‘Love Hormone’ Oxytocin May Enhance Feelings Of Spirituality
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post “Oxytocin appears to be part of the way our bodies support spiritual beliefs.” The same hormone that helps mothers […]
Deism: Common between Islam, Christianity and Judaism
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 […]
Go With Your Gut — Intuition Is More Than Just A Hunch, Says New Research
Science Daily (Mar. 5, 2008) — Most of us experience ‘gut feelings’ we can’t explain, such as instantly loving – or hating – a new property when we’re househunting or the […]
NPR Audio: ‘I Couldn’t Continue On’: A Former Jehovah’s Witness On Leaving The Faith
Source: NPR TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. I want to read you the headline of an op-ed in The New York Times that recently caught […]