A Denver landlord who refused to rent to a Muslim to pay $675,000
Landlord who wouldn’t lease to Muslim pair must pay $675,000 Source: Associated DENVER (AP) — A Denver landlord who was recorded telling her tenant to find an “American person … […]
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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
Becoming Catholic in the Age of Scandal
Source: New York Times By Rick Rojas At Easter, thousands of people converted to Catholicism even as sex abuse allegations have rocked the church. On the night before Easter, a […]
Lifetime of drinking California water could raise cancer risk, study finds
Source: MSN By Vivian Ho in San Francisco Drinking California tap water over the course of a lifetime could increase the risk of cancer, according to a study published Tuesday. […]
Video: Struggle of Ahmadi Muslims in Sri Lanka
This is appalling. Hundreds of Ahmadi refugees had to flee to Sri Lanka because they were attacked for being “non-Muslim” in Pakistan. In Sri Lanka, the very same Ahmadi refugees are now forced to flee for being Muslims. Imagine being a refugee twice over. pic.twitter.com/HkDJIy2yuf — Dr. Craig Considine (@CraigCons) […]
Africa’s largest mosque has been completed with thanks to China
Source: Quartz By Abdi Latif Dahir After seven years of construction and over $1 billion in expenses, a new mosque in Algeria is set to break new global records. The […]
Video: Prince William Draws Upon Princess Diana’s Death In Powerful Speech in New Zealand Mosque
Prince William Draws Upon Princess Diana’s Death In Powerful Speech Against Extremism Source: Huffington Post Prince William made a powerful call to defeat extremism “in all its forms” in a […]
Federal judge rules against Texas in ban on boycotting Israel
Source: Statesman By Ryan Autullo In a victory for freedom of speech advocates and a setback for conservative state leaders, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman on Thursday issued a temporary injunction […]
Prince William visits Christchurch massacre mosque
Source: CNN By Bard Wilkinson, CNN (CNN)Britain’s Prince William has visited a mosque in New Zealand where 42 people were killed in March, saying “the forces of love will always prevail over […]
A Monk’s Son Struggles to Find Meaning
Source: The Atlantic Video by Yoko Okumura Finding a path in life is a tall order for anyone. But when you’re the son of a Buddhist monk, discovering your purpose can […]
Sri Lanka bombings ringleader died in hotel attack, president says
Source: BBC News The alleged ringleader behind Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings was killed in the attacks, President Maithripala Sirisena said. Mr Sirisena said Zahran Hashim, a radical preacher, died […]
AP joins global initiative to expand reporting on religion
Source: Associated Press The Associated Press is joining with the Religion News Service and the nonprofit publisher The Conversation to form a global initiative to expand news reporting on religion […]
‘Eco mosque’ opens for prayers in Cambridge, UK
Source: BBC News The architects behind the UK’s “first green mosque” say the building will be a “cultural bridge” for Islam in Britain in the 21st Century. Cambridge Central Mosque, […]
Beto O’Rourke Calls Trump A Racist Islamophobe In Defense Of Ilhan Omar
Source: Huffington Post By Andy Campbell During a campaign event on Tuesday, presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke came to the defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who’s been receiving death threats as President Donald Trump […]
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Landmark Civil Rights Law Applies to Gay
Source: New York Times By Adam Liptak WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would decide whether the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guarantees protections from workplace […]
Lawsuit ends as ‘Muslim-free’ gun range in Muskogee County changes sign
Source: Tulsa World By Anna Codutti Tulsa World A lawsuit against a Muskogee County store and gun range has been dismissed after it removed an anti-Muslim sign. Raja’ee Fatihah, […]
How Would Jesus Vote?
Source: NPR By TOM GJELTEN For most of the last 40 years, the notion that one’s Christian beliefs should guide one’s voting has largely been promoted by conservative Republicans. Two […]
Mick Mulvaney: Faith is driving many Trump administration policies
Source: Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) — White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney declared at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday (April 23) that faith drives the Trump […]
Why Conservatives Are So Angry About Obama’s Reference to “Easter Worshippers”
Source: Slate By RUTH GRAHAM To most people, former President Barack Obama’s tweet about the brutal terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on Sunday read as standard post-presidential material: correct, sensible, and […]
Why Sri Lanka Silenced Social Media
Source: The Atlantic By Graeme Wood Today the Sri Lankan government named a culprit in Sunday’s coordinated bomb blasts, which killed almost 300 people at Easter services and in hotels […]
A Scholar of Extremism on How Religious Conflict Shapes Sri Lanka
Source: The New Yorker By Isaac Chotiner On Easter Sunday, terrorists slaughtered nearly three hundred people in Sri Lanka, in coördinated attacks at three churches and three luxury hotels. The government has […]