Woman freed in blasphemy case still in hiding in Pakistan
Source: Associated Press By KATHY GANNON ISLAMABAD (AP) — A week after Pakistan’s Supreme Court acquitted her of blasphemy, a Christian woman who had been on death row for eight […]
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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
Fired Muslim awarded $3.2 million in discrimination suit against Loma Linda University Medical Center
Source: The OCR By SCOTT SCHWEBKE A jury has awarded $3.2 million in damages to a Muslim who claims he was harassed for years by his supervisors at Loma Linda University […]
Should You Take Aspirin Every Day? Here’s What the Science Says
Source: Time By ALICE PARK Aspirin is best known as an over-the-counter painkiller. But acetylsalicylic acid, as it’s called chemically, has many other health benefits, as well as side effects, in […]
More than 100 women elected to Congress in historic midterms
Source: ABC News By KARMA ALLEN At least 98 women will be elected to the House of Representatives — 84 Democrats, 14 Republicans — and 12 will join the Senate […]
More than 100 women elected to US Congress in historic midterms
Source: ABC News By Karma Allen A record number of women were elected to Congress on Tuesday night as an unprecedented number of female candidates ran for the first time. […]
Worldwide: ‘Remarkable’ decline in fertility rates
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health and science correspondent, BBC News There has been a remarkable global decline in the number of children women are having, say researchers. Their report […]
Knowing the Shooter Who Killed 11 in California
Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — […]
‘You have violated the Quran’: UK judge’s rebuke of tube bomber
Source: Al Jazeerah Justice Haddon-Cave invokes Islamic theology in condemnation of Ahmed Hassan, who carried out September tube bombing. A British judge has invoked Islamic theology in the sentencing of […]
Aasia Bibi flies out of Pakistan: BBC
Source: The Express Tribune MULTAN : Aasia Bibi, a blasphemy accused who was acquitted by the apex court on October 31, flew out of Pakistan in the wee hours of […]
Ilhan Omar, the First Muslim Woman Elected to Congress, Led Her Speech With “As-Salam Alaikum.” I’m Transported.
Source: Slate By Aymann Ismail When Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar stepped on stage tonight as one of the first Muslim women ever elected to Congress—the other, Rashida Tlaib of […]
Dr. Jeffrey Lang About the Quran from an Atheist’s Perspective
Source: Quora and Youtube Dr. Jeffrey Lang is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Kansas, one of the biggest universities in the United States. He started his religious journey […]
Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar first Muslim women elected to US Congress
Source: Al Jazeerah The Palestinian-American and Somali-American make history as the first two women headed to US Congress. Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib and Somali-American Ilhan Omar have become the first Muslim […]
A Ray of Hope for the Uighurs of China
West calls on China to close Uighur detention camps Source: Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Western countries including France, Germany and the United States called on China on […]
Video: Cat Stevens’ Path to Islam
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), commonly known by his stage name Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.[1] His 1967 debut album reached […]
Ted Talk: A message of peace, hope and inclusion | Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), commonly known by his stage name Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.[1] His 1967 debut album reached the top 10 in the UK, and the album’s title […]
Commentary of Surah Al Balad: The City of Makkah
Source: TheQuran.Love Introduction This is an early Makkan surah when the Muslims were being severely persecuted there, yet it has a grand prophecy that Islam will prevail in the very same city […]
Video: Inauguration of Masroor Mosque in Virginia
Inauguration of Masroor Mosque in South Virginia, USA, including an address delivered by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his Helper), on November 3, 2018.
Dr. Robert Dickson Crane about Religious Tribalism and Pluralism
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Dr. Robert Dickson Crane, is the former adviser to the late President of the United […]
Pope Francis: Satan Is Stalking The Catholic Church
Source: Huffington Post By Mary Papenfuss He urges the faithful to call on Michael the archangel for help against the “malign one” amid new sexual abuse scandals. Pope Francis is blaming the devil for undermining the Roman Catholic Church, Reuters reports, as it is hit by more accusations of sexual […]
The Muslim Times’ Collection to Refute Blasphemy Laws
Freedom of Speech: A Core Islamic Value! Epigraph: And if you are in doubt as to what We (Allah) have sent down to Our servant (Muhammad), then produce a Chapter like […]