Moscow’s Little-Noticed Islamic-Outreach Effort
Source: The Atlantic By Hassan Hassan Russia’s growing presence in the Middle East is generally discussed in military and economic terms. Moscow’s 2015 intervention in Syria to prop up 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
Opus Dei paid $977,000 to settle sexual misconduct claim against prominent Catholic priest
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein January 7 The global Catholic community Opus Dei in 2005 paid $977,000 to settle a sexual misconduct suit against the Rev. C. John McCloskey, […]
China says pace of Xinjiang ‘education’ will slow, but defends camps
Source: Reuters BY Ben Blanchard Beijing has faced an outcry from activists, scholars, foreign governments and U.N. rights experts over what they call mass detentions and strict surveillance of the […]
Millions of People Wrongly Believe They Have Food Allergies
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME January 8, 2019 These days, it can seem like just about everybody has a food allergy. But according to a new study, about 11% of American adults actually […]
The Shutdown Isn’t Really About the Wall. It’s About Trump’s Future
Source: Time By BRIAN BENNETT and TESSA BERENSON At several points in his brief political career, Donald Trump has tried, as he calls it, to be presidential. He’s tamped down his freewheeling speaking style to […]
‘Buddha boy’ under investigation in Nepal over missing devotees
Source: The Guardian Agence France-Presse in Kathmandu A Nepali spiritual leader believed by his followers to be a reincarnation of Buddha is under investigation over the disappearance of several devotees, […]
Russian church head: Smartphones could precede Antichrist
Source: Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The head of the Russian Orthodox Church says the data-gathering capacity of devices such as smartphones risks bringing humanity closer to the arrival of […]
Saudi Arabia’s enduring male guardianship system
Source: BBC News Saudi Arabia drew international plaudits last year when it lifted a longstanding ban on women driving. However, restrictions on women remain – most notably, the “male guardianship […]
Christian workers in Somalia worship in secret, fear al-Shabab
Source: Religion News Service BY Tonny Onyulo MOGADISHU, Somalia (RNS) — In a small single-room house in the Banaadir district of Somalia, dozens of Christians worship in secret out of fear […]
‘You saved Rahaf’s life’: online outcry kept ‘terrified’ Saudi woman safe, says friend
Source: The Guardian BY Jamie Fullerton in Kuala Lumpur and Helen Davidson Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, the Saudi Arabian woman who fled her family and is now under UN protection in Thailand, has been […]
India’s lower house passes citizenship bill despite protests
Source: Associated Press By WASBIR HUSSAIN GAUHATI, India (AP) — India’s lower house of Parliament approved a bill Tuesday that would grant residency and citizenship rights to non-Muslims who entered […]
Belgium’s Kosher and Halal Ban Is Another Win for Europe’s Right-Wing Extremists
Source: GQ BY LUKE DARBY On the first day of 2019, a new ban on kosher and halal meat went into effect in Belgium. Specifically, the law bans the slaughter of […]
Complaints prompt Amazon to remove products that are offensive to Muslims
Source: CNN By Alaa Elassar (CNN)Amazon has pulled more than a dozen products off its website after receiving complaints that the items are offensive to Muslims. The Council on […]
What Can We Learn From the Treaty of Hudaibiyya: Flexibility of Thought?
Epigraph: Indeed, you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model, for him who fears Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah much. (Al Quran 33:21/22) Written […]
Russian Church Leader: Smartphones Foreshadow The Arrival of The Antichrist
Source: Huffington Post The Russian Orthodox Church’s Patriarch Kirill claims the Antichrist is someone who will control humanity through the internet. MOSCOW (AP) — The head of the Russian Orthodox […]
Whenever the Atheists And the Christians Debate, the Muslims Win
Suggested reading and viewing If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! Religion and Science: The Indispensable God-hypothesis 65 Reasons to Believe Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross We are saving […]
The holy Quran speaks more often to men than women
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There is a commonly known verse of the Quran: “If you fear that you cannot treat orphans […]
Video: What are cryptic pregnancies and why do they matter in Islam?
In this episode, we explain why women in Islam must wait before starting a new relationship after ending an old one. We also discuss the specific waiting times prescribed for […]
A Quiet Revolution: More Women Seek Divorces in Conservative West Africa
Source: The New York Times By Dionne Searcey MARADI, Niger — He didn’t hit her. He didn’t yell. He didn’t cheat, as far as she knows. It was just that, […]
France Debates Where to Teach Arabic: Public School or Local Mosque?
Source: The New York Times By Emma Bubola ROMAINVILLE, France — Early on Sunday mornings, Habiba Hatem, 9, prepares her own breakfast, grabs her flashy pink school bag and jumps into […]