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
Source: The Guardian BY Hannah Ellis-Petersen, south-east Asia correspondent A new exodus of boats carrying Rohingya fleeing from Myanmar has begun, with at least six boats carrying hundreds of refugees intercepted at […]
Source: Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and his deputy Khairat al-Shater to life in prison, judicial sources said, in a […]
Source: Haartez ByNoa Landau and Ofer Aderet The European Union issued a new declaration on Thursday regarding its fight against anti-Semitism, adopting a softer tone than the one originally proposed by Austria, which was promoted over the […]
Source: CNN By James Griffiths (CNN)The former Archbishop of Adelaide, Philip Wilson, who was found guilty in May of concealing the abuse of altar boys in the 1970s by pedophile priest James Fletcher, […]
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The first visit by a pope to the Arabian peninsula will take place in February when Francis travels to Abu Dhabi […]
Source: BBC News A bill to legalise abortion services in the Republic of Ireland has passed all stages in the Dáil (Irish parliament). TDs voted in favour of the legislation […]
Source: Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A 1954 letter written by Albert Einstein and known as the “God letter” because he discussed his thoughts about God and religion has […]
Epigraph: And every one has a goal which dominates him; vie, then, with one another in good works. Wherever you be, Allah will bring you all together. Surely, Allah has […]
Source: BBC News The special counsel investigating alleged Russian collusion in the 2016 US election will not be pursuing a jail sentence for former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Mr […]
Source: Youtube Recovering Hope is an intimate and evocative video about the mothers and families of children who are affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). The video, created for […]
Source: Huffington Post By Alexander C. Kaufman WASHINGTON ― Two years can be a split second in geological time and an eternity in politics, but it may also be just […]
Source: BBC News By Valeria Perasso Social Affairs correspondent, BBC World Service Canada has become a hot destination for parents-to-be looking for “altruistic surrogates” – women who give birth to babies […]
Source: Dawn BY Faizaan Qayyum A recent piece I wrote on the transactions ban on non-filers and its impact on car buyers, as well as on the housing market, generated a series […]
Source: Associated Press By DAVID RISING BERLIN (AP) — In a story Dec. 4 about Holocaust survivors marking the third night of Hanukkah, The Associated Press misidentified the vice president […]
Source: Reuters BY Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Just months after a stunning election victory, Malaysia’s prime minister has had to step in to mollify the country’s majority Malay […]
Source: Reuters By John Davison, Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A growing rivalry between two powerful Shi’ite Muslim factions has paralyzed efforts to form a government in Iraq six months after […]
Source: Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian police searched the homes of Russian Orthodox priests and Russian Orthodox churches in several cities Monday, stepping up pressure as Kiev pushes […]
Source: The New York Times By Kit Gillet BUCHAREST, Romania — Long past midnight, lines of worshipers snake through the central hall of the People’s Salvation Cathedral, in the heart […]
Source: BBC News Four men have been held over the killing of an Indian police officer in mob violence that erupted after rumours spread that cows had been slaughtered. Subodh […]
Source: Reuters BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities said a boat carrying 20 men believed to be Rohingya Muslims landed on the northeastern shore of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on […]