NASA Nixes the Upcoming All-Women Spacewalk
Source: Time BY HILLARY LEUNG Astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain were set to exit the International Space Station and make history together on March 29 with the first all-female spacewalk. […]
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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
Mueller report: White House roasts critics over Mueller
Source: BBC News The White House has assailed President Donald Trump’s critics after he was cleared of Russian election collusion. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told cable morning shows that Mr […]
Eager to Court Jews (and Fracture Democrats), Republicans Push Bills on Anti-Semitism
Source: The New York Times By Glenn Thrush WASHINGTON — Democrats hoped to put their wrenching intraparty debate over anti-Semitism to rest when they passed a catchall antibigotry resolution in the House […]
Banning of manifesto raises free speech debate in N. Zealand
Source: Associated Press By NICK PERRY DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders are debating the limits of free speech after their chief censor banned the 74-page manifesto written and […]
Is religion good or bad for humanity? Epic analysis delivers an answer
Source: New Scientist By Harvey Whitehouse RELIGION has given us Bach’s cantatas and pogroms, algebra and the Spanish Inquisition. The debate over whether religion lifts humanity higher or brings out our […]
Trump repeats claims that Democrats are ‘anti-Israel’ and ‘anti-Jewish’ ahead of Netanyahu visit
Source: The Washington Post By John Wagner March 22 President Trump on Friday repeated his claims that Democrats are “anti-Israel” and “anti-Jewish” ahead of meetings scheduled at the White House next […]
Why the ‘Mormon’ church changed its name. (It’s about revelation, not rebranding.)
Source: CNN BY Daniel Burke (CNN)When the messages come during the dark of night, Russell M. Nelson reaches for his lighted pen and takes dictation from the Lord. “OK […]
Lawmaker’s Prayer Mentions Jesus 13 Times Before Muslim Colleague Is Sworn In
Source: Huffington Post By Ron Dicker Movita Johnson-Harrell, the first Muslim woman to serve in the Pennsylvania state House, accused Republican Stephanie Borowicz of Islamophobia. Movita Johnson-Harrell, the first Muslim […]
Ted Talk: The Puzzle of Motivation
Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. […]
Leadership is not autocratic anymore
Additional reading and viewing Video and Book Review: The Leadership of Muhammad by Prof. John Adair
Muslim Activist Collects Stories Of Interfaith Solidarity After New Zealand Massacre
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla From personal conversations in coffee shops to mass vigils at universities, here are just some of the ways interfaith allies have been showing their […]
Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prizewinning Physicist Says
Source: Scientific American By Lee Billings, who is an associate editor for Scientific American. He covers space and physics. In conversation, the 2019 Templeton Prize winner does not pull punches on the […]
Video: The biology of fasting
Speaker: Dr. Lutf ur Rehman, Nashville, TN, USA Suggested reading Autophagy and Fasting: Its effect on disease and how fasting may help
Birmingham mosque attacks probed by counter-terrorism officers
Source: CNN BY Mathew Robinson (CNN) Counter-terrorism police have launched an investigation after five mosques in the British city of Birmingham were attacked on Thursday. West Midlands Police first […]
Thousands of New Zealanders join Muslims in Friday prayers a week after mass shooting
Source: The Washington Post By Anna Fifield CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — It has been a week since a gunman spouting anti-immigrant hate stormed into two mosques in Christchurch, killing 50 people […]
Clues to the identity of Iran’s next supreme leader in the back alleys of a holy city
Source: The Washington Post By Erin Cunningham and Mustafa Salim NAJAF, Iraq — Wedged in the corner of a squat brick building in this holy Muslim city, Sheikh Aladdin al-Jazari’s cramped office belies […]
The Rohingya are not going home to Myanmar. Can Bangladesh cope?
Source: The Washington Post By Azeem Ibrahim March 20 Azeem Ibrahim is a director at the Center for Global Policy and author of “Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar’s Genocide.” Bangladesh is once again calling for […]
How prevalent is far-right extremism?
Source: BBC News By Ben Butcher & Micah Luxen The shootings at two mosques in New Zealand, which left 50 people dead and dozens wounded, have led to renewed questions […]
Pope Francis wants psychological testing to prevent problem priests. But can it really do that?
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer March 21 As the Catholic Church quakes through one sexual abuse scandal after another, Pope Francis recently announced a policy he wants to implement […]