How Islamic inventors changed the world
Epigraph: You are the best people raised for the good of mankind; you enjoin what is good and forbid evil and believe in Allah. And if the People of the […]
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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
Saudi teen’s asylum case being judged at lightning speed
Source: Yahoo News BY Andrew BEATTY Australian authorities are weighing a young Saudi woman’s asylum claim at unusual speed, several lawyers and legal experts have told AFP, contrasting her high-profile […]
‘If you enter a camp, you never come out’: inside China’s war on Islam
Source: The Guardian In Hotan, documents show officials are expanding detention camps and increasing surveillance by Lily Kuo in Luopu The Luopu County No 1 Vocational Skills Training Centre is hard to […]
‘Not acceptable’: Indian army backs gay sex ban despite decriminalisation
Source: The Guardian India’s army chief said on Thursday that gay sex and adultery would not be tolerated in the army’s ranks, months after a landmark court ruling struck down colonial-era […]
India slaps cases against critics of plan to grant citizenship to non-Muslims
Source: Reuters BY Zarir Hussain GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Indian police on Friday said they are investigating an academic, a journalist and a peasant leader for possible sedition for publicly […]
Maryland attorney general: Hotline for clergy abuse victims
Source: Associated Press By DAVID McFADDEN BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland’s top law enforcement official on Thursday announced a phone hotline for victims to report child sex abuse associated with a […]
Is Sisi Good for Egypt’s Christians?
Source: Wall Street Journal By Marlo Safi On Thursday Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited the recently opened Coptic Cathedral of the Nativity, not far from Cairo. “It is a […]
Pompeo and His Bible Define U.S. Policy in the Middle East
Source: The new Yorker By Robin Wright Secretary of State Mike Pompeo opened a speech in Cairo on Thursday by referring to the Bible that he keeps in his small, wood-panelled office […]
Despite denials, D.C. Cardinal Donald Wuerl knew of sexual misconduct allegations against Theodore McCarrick and reported them to Vatican
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl knew of sexual misconduct allegations against ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick and reported them to the Vatican in 2004, church officials confirmed […]
Vatican launches track team of Swiss Guards, nuns
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican launched an official track team Thursday with the aim of competing in international competitions as part of an […]
Brussels Jewish Museum killings: Mehdi Nemmouche trial begins
Source: BBC News The trial of a man accused of killing four people at the Jewish Museum of Brussels has started in Belgium. Frenchman Mehdi Nemmouche is accused of shooting […]
Putin disavows crackdown on Jehovah’s Witnesses, giving hope to detained
Source: Religion News Service BY Marc Bennetts MOSCOW (RNS) — Before he was arrested in April, Anatoly Vilitkevich often went door to door in his hometown, proselytizing and passing out […]
Bosnian Serbs celebrate day that kicked off devastating war
Source: Associated Press By AMEL EMRIC BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Threatening Bosnia’s fragile peace, Bosnian Serbs on Wednesday celebrated a holiday associated with a bloody civil war and criticized […]
Pakistan Wants To Reform Madrassas. Experts Advise Fixing Public Education First
Source: NPR BY Diaa Hadid Youths sporting peach fuzz sway as they chant parts of the Quran. They sit in the courtyard of a sprawling Islamic seminary, or madrassa, on […]
Philippine president renews attack on Catholic church
Source: Reuters (This Jan. 10 story corrects the priest’s comments and removes the words “played down”) MANILA (Reuters) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday denounced bishops in the Catholic-majority country […]
Congo’s surprise election result could face court challenge
Source: Associated Press By MATHILDE BOUSSION KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo appeared on the cusp of its first peaceful transfer of power with the surprise victory Thursday of opposition candidate […]
Chinese businessman arrested in Poland for spying
Source: BBC News Poland’s security services say a Chinese businessman and a Polish man, both employed in telecoms, have been arrested for spying. The Chinese national, Wang Weijing, works for […]
The lifesaving food 90% aren’t eating enough of
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent, BBC News If I offered you a superfood that would make you live longer, would you be interested? Naturally it […]
Senator Faruqi: Daily Mail article misrepresented her view on Halal
Source: Australian Muslim Times Posted by Mohamed Ainullah In a statement sent to AMUST, Senator Mehreen Faruqui has condemned a Daily Mail article by Stephen Johnson published on Wednesday 9 January as fake news implying that she opposed the halal slaughter of animals. She said that the article was false […]
Medical aid in dying is the ultimate religious freedom
Source: Star Tribune Under current law, people who have made every life decision based on their personal values and faith suddenly become, due to a terminal illness, a victim of […]