At ‘historic’ ceremony, Utah governor signs new hate crimes bill into law
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Taylor Stevens As he watched Utah Gov. Gary Herbert sign a bill to give the state’s unenforceable hate crimes law some teeth, Luis Lopez […]
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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
Holcomb signs hate crimes bill void of explicit protections for gender, gender identity
Source: Indy Star BY Kaitlin Lange, Indianapolis Star “Our goal was to achieve a comprehensive law that protects those who are the targets of bias crimes, and we have accomplished […]
She Wears a Head Scarf. Is Quebec Derailing Her Career?
Source: The New York Times By Dan Bilefsky MONTREAL — Maha Kassef, 35, an ambitious elementary schoolteacher, aspires to become a principal. But since she wears a Muslim head scarf, […]
Brunei invokes laws allowing stoning for gay sex, adultery
Source: Associated Press By ANNABELLE LIANG SINGAPORE (AP) — New Islamic criminal laws that took effect Wednesday in Brunei that punish gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death […]
‘Harry Potter’ books burned at Catholic parish in Poland
Source: Associated Press By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Priests at a Catholic parish in northern Poland have drawn criticism after they burned books, including from the “Harry Potter” […]
UN chief meets with Egypt’s top cleric, decries hate speech
Source: Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. chief has expressed solidarity with Muslims the world over during a visit to Cairo, denouncing hate speech and racism, as well as […]
Indonesia’s Muslim youth find new heroes in Instagram preachers
Source: PRI BY Juke Carolina In Indonesia, the rise of rock star clerics on social media has fueled a movement known as hijrah, capturing the attention of Muslim youth seeking new […]
Women Die From Heart Attacks More Often Than Men. Here’s Why — and What Doctors Are Doing About It
Source: Time BY BARBARA SADICK Lilly Rocha was 37 years old in 2008 when she began having strange symptoms. When people asked her questions, she knew the answers but couldn’t articulate […]
US to investigate car firms Hyundai and Kia over vehicle fires
Source: BBC News US safety authorities will investigate nearly three million Hyundai and Kia vehicles over fires, in a move which could prompt mass recalls. The inquiry by the National […]
Conversion is not your mission, pope tells Catholics in Morocco
Source: Reuters BY Philip Pullella, Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) – Pope Francis told the tiny Catholic community in predominantly Muslim Morocco on Sunday that their mission was not to covert their neighbors […]
Pope in Morocco: Walls, fear-mongering won’t stop migration
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and AMIRA EL MASAITI RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Pope Francis praised Morocco as a model of religious moderation and migrant welcome as he kicked […]
Before mosque attacks, New Zealand failed to record hate crimes for years
Source: Reuters BY Charlotte Greenfield, Praveen Menon CHRISTCHURCH/WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Weeks before a gunman killed 50 Muslims in Christchurch, a man had threatened to burn copies of the Koran outside New Zealand […]
The Rapture and the Real World: Mike Pompeo Blends Beliefs and Policy
Source: The New York Times By Edward Wong JERUSALEM — When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down for an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network in a hotel in […]
Parents Need To Erase These Common Phrases From Their Vocabulary
Source: MSN News BY Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Jessica Booth This phrase may be okay to use when your tone is compassionate, but issues can arise if it comes off as angry […]
Joel Osteen: Be Comfortable With Who You Are
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism […]
Scientific evidence keeps pilling against alcohol: Now it is about stroke
Even one drink a day increases stroke risk, study finds Source: BBC Even light-to-moderate drinking increases blood pressure and the chances of having a stroke, according to a large genetic […]
Ilhan Omar Talks Of ‘Sisterhood’ With Female Democrats In Congress
Source: Huffington Post By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman “My sadness is the sadness of my sisters here in Congress. And their success is my success,” the congresswoman told Ava DuVernay for Interview […]
Irish police allowed to wear turbans and hijabs
Source: BBC Gardaí (Irish police) are to be allowed to wear turbans and hijabs for the first time in a bid to recruit more officers from diverse backgrounds. In a […]
Brunei invokes laws allowing stoning for gay sex, adultery
By ANNABELLE LIANG SINGAPORE (AP) — New Islamic criminal laws that took effect Wednesday in Brunei that punish gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death have triggered an […]
The Rapture and the Real World: Mike Pompeo Blends Beliefs and Policy
Source: The New York Times By Edward Wong March 30, 2019 JERUSALEM — When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down for an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network in […]