Menstruating Women Are Blocked From Temple In Video Game — And In Real Life
Source: NPR BY SUSHMITA PATHAK Two years ago, Padmini Ray Murray created a controversial video game at a hackathon contest. But it’s not just a game. It a microcosm of […]
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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
Crisis of faith: Tibetan Catholics face modernity in China village
Source: Reuters BY Joyce Zhou, Christian Shepherd CIZHONG, China (Reuters) – Ruanna, a 77-year-old Tibetan woman living in a remote Chinese village overlooking the Mekong river, says her Catholic faith has […]
Sydney Catholic leader warns against secularism and threats to religious freedoms
Source: The Guardian BY Paul Karp and Australian Associated Press The Catholic archbishop of Sydney has used his annual Christmas message to condemn the perceived erosion of religious freedoms in Australia. Archbishop Anthony […]
Love The Holidays? The Philippines Celebrates 4 Months Of Christmas Mania
Source: NPR BY Julie Mccarthy Sleigh bells, snowy skies and a glowing fire evoke an idyllic Christmas. But the tropics can be just as festive as any wintry holiday this […]
Biblical city of Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years
Source: Associated Press By ISABEL DEBRE BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Pilgrims from around the world flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for what was believed to be the biblical West […]
Pope’s Christmas wish: World fraternity despite differences
Source: Associated Press By FRANCES D’EMILIO VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis offered a Christmas wish for fraternity among people of different nations, cultures, faiths, races or ideas, describing the […]
Homeowner wins legal fight over nativity with 200,000 Christmas lights and a camel
Source: Religion News Service BY Tracy Simmons SPOKANE, Wash. (RNS) — Jeremy and Kristy Morris believe telling the story of Christmas is a ministry. So they drape their home in Hayden, […]
Record low says religion can solve ‘all or most of today’s problems’: Gallup
Source: The Hill BY MICHAEL BURKE A record low number of Americans says religion can serve as an answer to “all or most of today’s problems,” according to a new poll. […]
Guatemalan boy detained at border dies in US custody
Source: BBC News An eight-year-old boy from Guatemala has died in US government custody, officials say, the second migrant child to die in US detention this month. The border agency […]
President Obama, Mitt Romney and the Original Sin
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times President Barrack Obama has repeatedly professed to be a Christian, so, he presumably believes in the standard Protestant […]
Free Will or Original Sin: We Can’t have Both!
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Ignatius of Antioch was one of the Pioneers of Contradictory belief system of Trinitarian Christianity. In logical terms […]
What a Muslim Could Teach Trump Supporters About Jesus
Source: The New York Times By Wajahat Ali; Contributing Opinion Writer In Catholic school, I learned about compassion. Some Christians must have missed that part. At Bellarmine, an all-boys Catholic […]
The “post-Millennial” generation is already the most racially and ethnically diverse generation in USA
The “post-Millennial” generation is already the most racially and ethnically diverse generation, as a bare majority of 6- to 21-year-olds (52%) are non-Hispanic whites. https://t.co/369VagFDuS pic.twitter.com/lMEAp3E09i — Pew Research Center […]
BBC Video: How chimpanzees reveal the roots of human behavior, especially empathy
Eminent anthropologist Frans de Waal explains that politicians have a lot to learn from how chimpanzees show empathy. A film by Harold Morris and Melissa Hogenboom for BBC Reel. Additional Reading […]
Millennials are much less likely than older generations to say they celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday
Millennials are much less likely than older generations to say they celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday, and more likely to say they celebrate it as a cultural holiday. https://t.co/u8MJgarUm7 […]
How the 14,000 Migrant Children in Federal Custody Will Spend Christmas
Source: Time By GINA MARTINEZ More than 14,000 migrant toddlers, children and teens will spend the Christmas in U.S. government detention and processing centers across the country. About 5,400 detained migrant children […]
Merry Christmas to All Our Christian Readers and What is the Muslim Times Doing for You
The Muslim Times is promoting universal brotherhood and sisterhood in a world, which is divided by nationalism, religion, race, social class, gender and last but not the least, obfuscation created […]
Sending astronauts to Mars would be stupid, astronaut says
Source: BBC News By Tom Green One of the first men to orbit the Moon has told BBC Radio 5 Live that it’s “stupid” to plan human missions to Mars. Bill Anders, […]
How Caste Underpins the Blasphemy Crisis in Pakistan
Source: The New York Times By Faisal Devji Mr. Devji teaches history at Oxford University. Working on Christmas decorations at St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan. A recent blasphemy case […]
A record number of women will be serving in the new Congress
Source: Pew Research Center BY DREW DESILVER When the 116th Congress convenes next month, women will make up nearly a quarter of its voting membership – the highest percentage in U.S. […]