Why Some People Hate Being Hugged, According to Science
Source: Time By MELISSA LOCKER If you hate being hugged, the world can be a challenging place. You never know when someone you’re meeting for a quick coffee will approach you, […]
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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
BBC The Big Questions: Is the Liberal World Order in Crisis?
Suggested Reading The only constitution the world needs is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Islam! The Big Questions is a faith and ethics television programme […]
Muslim Groups Raise Thousands For Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Victims
Source: US News / Huffington Post By Andy McDonald After a suspected gunman with anti-Semitic views killed 11 people and wounded six others at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday, two […]
58% Americans express positive views of country’s growing racial and ethnic diversity
58% of Americans say that having an increasing number of people of different races, ethnic groups and nationalities in the U.S. makes the country a better place to live; just […]
Mail bombs: FBI investigators check Florida leads
Source: BBC News The FBI has searched a mail facility in Florida, as investigators try to find out who is behind a series of crude explosive packages targeting several prominent […]
Khashoggi murder: Son arrives in US from Saudi Arabia
Source: BBC News The eldest son of the murdered Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, has arrived in the US from Saudi Arabia along with his family. Salah Khashoggi had previously been […]
Chuck Grassley Asked the Justice Department to Look Into Michael Avenatti’s Work on Brett Kavanaugh
Source: Time By ALANA ABRAMSON Updated: October 25, 2018 5:59 PM ET Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley has referred attorney Michael Avenatti and his client Julie Swetnick to the Department of […]
A Painting Made by Artificial Intelligence Has Been Sold at Auction for $432,500
Source: Time By CASEY QUACKENBUSH October 26, 2018 An artwork made by an artificial intelligence program sold at a Christie’s auction for $432,500, nearly 45 times its high estimate. Portrait of Edmond Belamy, a […]
European human rights court rules against defaming Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Source: Time STRASBOURG: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled against defamation of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and said such activities exceed the permissible limits of freedom of expression, Anadolu Agency reported on Thursday. […]
6 facts about English language learners in U.S. public schools
Source: Pew Research Center BY KRISTEN BIALIK, ALISSA SCHELLER AND KRISTI WALKER Kindergarten students line up with their books at Gov. James B. Longley Elementary School in Lewiston, Maine. Over 70% of the school’s […]
Nearly one-in-five teens can’t always finish their homework because of the digital divide
Source: Pew Research Center BY MONICA ANDERSON AND ANDREW PERRIN Some 15% of U.S. households with school-age children do not have a high-speed internet connection at home, according to a new Pew Research […]
Younger Americans are better than older Americans at telling factual news statements from opinions
Source: Pew Research Center BY JEFFREY GOTTFRIED AND ELIZABETH GRIECO While some say wisdom comes with age, younger Americans are better than their elders at separating factual from opinion statements in the news, […]
More in U.S. see drug addiction, college affordability and sexism as ‘very big’ national problems
Source: Pew Research Center BY HANNAH HARTIG AND CARROLL DOHERTY In the nearly two years since the 2016 presidential election, Americans’ views of the seriousness of several national problems have changed, with concerns […]
More Latinos Have Serious Concerns About Their Place in America Under Trump
Source: Pew Research Center About half say situation for U.S. Hispanics has worsened over the past year; majority worry that they or someone they know could be deported BY MARK HUGO […]
Strong and Smart, Service Monkeys Give a Helping Hand to People With Quadriplegia
Source: Time By Jeffrey Kluger It’s not easy to make friends with a capuchin monkey. They’re willful, mischievous and, if they take it into their heads, can break any breakable you’ve […]
Pew Research Center: Democrats are less likely to say they believe in the God of the Bible than Republicans (45% vs. 70%)
Democrats are less likely to say they believe in the God of the Bible than Republicans (45% vs. 70%). https://t.co/P5y9yT82Go — Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) October 28, 2018 Suggested Reading […]
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting leaves multiple people dead and wounded
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Washington Post By Deanna Paul, Avi Selk and Amy B […]
Origins of Bahá’í history
Source: BBC The Bahá’í faith began to take its present form in 1844 in Iran. It grew out of the Shi’ite branch of the Muslim faith. The faith was proclaimed […]
The ultra-Orthodox are the hottest thing on Israeli TV
Source: PRI By Miriam Berger An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks next to a synagogue during the celebrations of Simchat Torah at the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, Oct. 1, 2018. Credit: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters […]
Plan to put Franco remains in Madrid cathedral protested
Source: Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of protesters in Madrid are urging Spanish government and Catholic church authorities to prevent the remains of 20th-century dictator Francisco Franco from ending […]