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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
Reading the Qur’an as a Quaker Christian
Suggested reading Pulitzer Prize Winner, Garry Wills Talks About the Quran for 50 Minutes
Just deal,’ Muslim lawmaker Ilhan Omar says to pastor who complained about hijabs on House floor
Source: The Washington Post By Katie Mettler December 7 Conservative pastor E.W. Jackson began his radio program Wednesday with an outraged rant about a rule change that congressional Democrats are proposing […]
Hanukkah or Christmas? Interfaith families navigate how to raise their children
Source: AZ Central By Lauren Castle, Arizona Republic A priest and rabbi stood on a beach for a “party interrupted by a wedding.” A chuppah shaded the bride and groom. The […]
Americans Say Religious Aspects of Christmas Are Declining in Public Life
Source: Pew Research Center As long-simmering debates continue over how American society should commemorate the Christmas holiday, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that most U.S. adults believe the […]
US adds Pakistan to blacklist for religious freedom violations
Source: Dawn News The United States said on Tuesday it has added Pakistan to its blacklist of countries that violate religious freedom, ramping up pressure over the treatment of minorities […]
India delivery man sacked for eating food sparks sympathy
Source: BBC News The sacking of a food delivery man in India after he was filmed eating a client’s food and resealing the containers has sparked a conversation about the […]
Prophet Solomon’s Love of Horses
Epigraph: We gave David Solomon. He was an excellent servant who always turned to God. When well-bred light-footed horses were paraded before him near the close of day, he kept […]
Quakers, Rabbis, Imams Protest For Migrant Rights Because ‘Love Knows No Borders’
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Monday’s interfaith demonstration at the San Diego-Tijuana border launched a week of solidarity actions across the country. Interfaith leaders have joined forces to protest […]
Meteors: Establish the truth of the Holy Quran
Meteors: Establish the truth of the Holy Quranhttp://t.co/rFHZ1z0E88 pic.twitter.com/7QbWdLD32G — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) November 12, 2014 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim […]
To Protect Migrants From Police, a Dutch Church Service Never Ends
Source: The New York Times By Patrick Kingsley THE HAGUE — Jessa van der Vaart and Rosaliene Israel, two Dutch pastors, usually get to church by cycling through the streets […]
Chinese Police Detain Prominent Pastor and Over 100 Protestants
Source: The New York Times By Ian Johnson The Chinese police have detained one of the country’s most prominent Protestant pastors along with more than 100 members of his independent congregation, […]
Twitter CEO criticized for no mention of Rohingya plight in Myanmar tweets
Source: Reuters SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has come under fire for tweets about his meditation retreat in Myanmar and encouraging people to visit the country without mentioning […]
Battle of wills: Tiny order of French nuns takes on Vatican
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has an unusual dilemma on its hands after nearly all the nuns in a tiny French religious order […]
Ayodhya: Thousands rally in Delhi over disputed religious site
Source: BBC News Tens of thousands of Hindus have marched in the Indian capital, Delhi, to call for a temple to be built on a hotly contested religious site. Organisers […]
Qasr al-Yahud: a mission to restore faith – and hope
Source: The Guardian By Rachel Cooke Bravery comes in many guises, but in those whose work demands courage on a near-daily basis, it often takes the form of a certain […]
Trump administration halts study that would use fetal tissue ‘to discover a cure for HIV’
Source: The Washington Post By Amy Goldstein and Lenny Bernstein The Trump administration has shut down at least one government-run study that uses fetal tissue implanted into mice even before federal health […]
Jesuits release of names of 153 accused of abuse, including some with Marquette ties
Source: Journal Sentinal BY Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Catholic Jesuit provinces covering much of the United States on Friday released the names of 153 priests and brothers credibly accused of […]
Hundreds of sex abuse allegations found in fundamental Baptist churches across U.S.
Source: Star Telegram BY SARAH SMITH DEC. 9, 2018 Joy Evans Ryder was 15 years old when she says her church youth director pinned her to his office floor and raped […]
Advisor to Mahmoud Abbas says a husband may beat his wife
Source: BLITZ Robert Spencer How generous, compassionate, and merciful! The Qur’an teaches that men are superior to women and should beat those from whom they “fear disobedience”: “Men have authority […]