Ex-militant tests Somalia’s fledgling democracy
Source: Reuters By Hereward Holland NAIROBI (Reuters) – Last year Mukhtar Robow had a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head. Now the former Islamist al Shabaab militant has downed […]
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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
Pakistanis ‘on one page’ in seeking friendship with India: PM Imran Khan
Source: Reuters By Saad Sayeed ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday his government and the military want to mend ties with arch-foe India, in the […]
Airbnb accused of anti-Semitism for delisting West Bank properties
Source: Religion News Service By Michele Chabin JERUSALEM (RNS) – A popular meme on social media here shows an illustration of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. “Why […]
Exclusive: China will retaliate ‘in proportion’ to any U.S. sanction over Muslim Uighurs – ambassador
Source: Reuters By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China will retaliate “in proportion” if the United States sanctions its top official in the restive region of Xinjiang over alleged human […]
India has no plans to recover body of US missionary killed by tribe
Source: The Guardian Indian authorities say they have no plans to recover the body of John Allen Chau, an American missionary who was killed by members of an isolated tribe on […]
Sterling man pleads guilty to murder in killing of Muslim teen
Source: The Washington Post By Justin Jouvenal The teens had set out from their Sterling mosque last year for a pre-dawn meal, a common way to celebrate the Ramadan holiday. But […]
Commentary: Religious debate in school? Yes: Unbiased discussion essential to understanding others
Source: Orlando Sentinel By Derryck Green Teachers should absolutely discuss religion with their students. A comprehensive education necessarily includes learning and discussing issues of faith. This is not an easy […]
Commentary: Religious debate in school? No: Teachers are there to teach, not preach
Source: Orlando Sentinel BY Rachel Laser An elementary schoolteacher walks around her classroom in Louisiana asking each of her young students what they want to pray for, they bow their […]
Houston Sikhs preparing for year-long celebration of founder of their faith
Source: Houston Chronicle By Lindsay Peyton, CORRESPONDENT When India’s external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj requested a global celebration of the birthday of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, […]
NASA’s InSight beams back breathtakingly clear photo of Mars
Source: CNN Two days after landing on Mars, the NASA InSight lander is powered up, its solar arrays are working and it’s already sending back selfies. NASA pulled off its eighth landing of a […]
HIV diagnoses at all-time high in Eastern Europe, report says
Source: CNN By Bianca Britton, CNN (CNN)The HIV epidemic in Europe is still growing at an alarming rate, particularly in Eastern Europe, according to a new report. The number […]
He Jiankui defends ‘world’s first gene-edited babies’
Source: BBC News A Chinese scientist who claims to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies has defended his work. Speaking at a genome summit in Hong Kong, He […]
Ted Talk: 100 solutions to climate change
Hello. I’d like to introduce you to a word you may never have heard before, but you ought to know:drawdown. Drawdown is a new way of thinking about and acting on global warming. It’s […]
Pakistan PM Imran Khan inaugurates Kartarpur Sahib Corridor
Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur (Punjabi, Urdu: گردوارا دربار صاحب کرتارپور) is a gurdwara in Kartarpur, Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan, 120 km from Lahore.[1] It is built on the historic site where […]
Chinese scientist He Jiankui defends ‘world’s first gene-edited babies’
Source: BBC A Chinese scientist who claims to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies has defended his work. Speaking at a genome summit in Hong Kong, He Jiankui […]
The electric scooter scheme taking over Paris
Source: BBC News Hundreds of the two-wheeled vehicles have appeared on the city’s streets, but some residents have voiced concerns over the scheme. The issue has made its way to […]
India and Pakistan work to set up a Sikh religious corridor
Source: The Straits Times By Debarshi Dasgupta NEW DELHI – Relations between India and Pakistan have taken a cautious step forward with the two countries deciding to establish a religious […]
India, home of the world’s tallest statue, announces plan to build a taller one
Source: The Guardian BY Michael Safi South Asia correspondent The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh says it will build the world’s tallest statue, weeks after the current record holder – an […]
Malaysia to deport 4 Finns for distributing Christian items
Source: Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Four Finnish tourists will be deported and barred from returning to Malaysia after they were detained for distributing Christian materials on a resort island in the Muslim-majority country, police said Tuesday. The two women and two men, aged between 27 and 60, […]