Sri Lanka Terrorism Linked to a Jihadi Group
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Sri Lanka attacks: ‘International network’ linked to bombings Source: BBC A wave […]
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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
France separates church and state. So who’s responsible for Notre Dame?
Source: The Washington Post By Emily Tamkin April 18 French President Emmanuel Macron wants Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral, devastated in a fire on Monday, repaired in five years. But as crews […]
Malaysia investigates women who discussed their ‘dehijabbing’
Source: The Guardian BY Hannah Ellis-Petersen South-east Asia correspondent Three women in Malaysia who held an event discussing their decision to stop wearing the hijab are being investigated by Malaysian Islamic authorities. The […]
Anzac commemoration should include Muslim contribution
Source: AMUST Posted by Bilal Cleland New Zealand, led by an outstanding Prime Minister, earned the respect of the world with its response to the Christchurch Massacre by a violent white […]
In touching obituary, woman who died of cancer at 35 celebrates life: “Damn, it was good”
Source: MSN News By Muri Assunção Life is good! The amazing attitude of a 35-year-old woman who died of cancer early this month will make you look at life differently — […]
Sri Lanka Terrorism on Easter: More than 200 killed in churches
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Sri Lanka explosions: More than 200 killed as churches and hotels targeted […]
Happy Easter, Let us celebrate and find out: Did Jesus rise in a physical body or a spiritual one?
Epigraph: And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. (1 Corinthians 15:14) Empty Tomb: Did Jesus rise in a physical or a spiritual body? […]
Video: Prime Minister Trudeau delivers a message on Passover
Suggested reading and viewing for proper understanding of universal brotherhood and anti-Semitism BBC Video: The Big Questions: Is anti-Zionism anti-Semitic As an Israeli American, I agree with Ilhan Omar much more […]
In Indonesia’s election, the winner is Widodo – and Islam
Incumbent Indonesian president Joko Widodo talks to media about the result of a presidential election, during a press briefing in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Angie Teo. The Muslim Times […]
Teen molested by Catholic school teacher gets record $8 million from L.A. archdiocese
Source: Los Angeles Times BY RICHARD WINTON For more than a year, some at San Gabriel Mission High School had expressed concerns about Juan Ivan Barajas. Officials received reports about […]
Lawsuit alleges child sex abuse at prominent Washington synagogue
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor Washington (CNN)The families of eight young children have filed suit against a prominent Washington, D.C., synagogue and one of its leaders, alleging they […]
Facebook allowed violent posts by man charged with Ilhan Omar death threat
Source: The Guardian By Jon Swaine in New York Facebook allowed a man charged with threatening to kill congresswoman Ilhan Omar to post violent and racist content for years, and took no action to […]
France’s Paradoxes, Embodied in a Cathedral
Source: The Atlantic By RACHEL DONADIO PARIS—It was the morning after the fire ravaged Notre-Dame, consuming its oak latticework and lead roof, damaging rose windows, toppling its spire. There was a […]
What Will the Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire Mean for the Catholic Imagination?
Source: Vanity Fair BY JOHN CORNWELL The cathedral is at once an icon and a sacred place, and thus the response to Monday’s disaster is a crisis of faith […]
After a battle over a Muslim politician divided their party, the GOP fights to keep Texas red
Source: The Washington Post By Annie Gowen April 15 SOUTHLAKE, Tex. — He was called a terrorist and a stealth jihadist out to impose a system of Islamic law on the naive […]
Bahrain jails 139 on terrorism charges, revokes citizenship
Source: Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) – A court in Western-allied Bahrain sentenced 139 people to jail on terrorism charges on Tuesday and revoked the citizenship of all but one of them, […]
Pakistan watchdog decries forced conversions, curbs on media
Source: Associated Press BY Munir Ahmed ISLAMABAD (AP) — An independent rights watchdog on Monday raised concerns about incidents in Pakistan of forced conversions and marriages of girls from the […]
In Attacking Ilhan Omar, Trump Revives His Familiar Refrain Against Muslims
Source: The New York Times By Maggie Haberman and Sheryl Gay Stolberg WASHINGTON — President Trump has often seen the political benefits of stigmatizing Muslims. During the 2016 campaign, he would not rule […]
India temporarily bans BJP state chief minister from campaign after anti-Muslim comment
Source: Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s election commission on Monday banned a Hindu state chief minister from campaigning for three days after anti-Muslim comments in an election that will […]
New Jersey law allows terminally ill to get life-ending meds
Source: Associated Press By MIKE CATALINI TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed legislation making New Jersey the seventh state to enact a law permitting terminally ill […]