The Latest Attack on Islam: It’s Not a Religion
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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
Maldives marine artwork destroyed for being a ‘threat to Islamic unity’
Source: The Guardian BY Antonia Wilson A new sculptural work, Coralarium, created by artist and environmentalist Jason deCaires Taylor, was demolished last week after it was deemed anti-Islamic. The semi-submerged artwork […]
The silent Popes: Why Francis and Benedict won’t answer the accusations dividing their church
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)One rarely leaves his monastery high on a hill in Vatican City. The other speaks freely — too freely, critics say — but […]
‘Science not fairy tales:’ Teachers speak out against proposed science standards
Source: Arizona Central By Lily Altavena, Arizona Republic Parents and teachers on Monday rallied outside an Arizona Board of Education meeting, and then took turns during the meeting blasting a proposal […]
Thai court finds 9 Muslim men guilty in Bangkok bomb plot
Source: Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Tuesday convicted nine young Muslim men from southern Thailand of planning to set off a car bomb in the capital, […]
US: Myanmar military led ‘extreme’ violence against Rohingya
Source: Associated Press By MATTHEW PENNINGTON UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.S. government investigation has found that Myanmar’s military targeted Rohingya civilians indiscriminately and often with “extreme brutality” in a […]
In Nigeria, fears that a crackdown on Muslim group will court another Boko Haram
Source: Religion News Service BY Ali Abare Abubakar ABUJA, Nigeria (RNS) — Two years ago, Modu Bukar, a local leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, was gunned down in […]
Pope: Priestly abuse scandals driving Catholic faithful away
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and JARI TANNER TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Pope Francis conceded Tuesday that priestly sex abuse scandals are outraging the Catholic faithful and driving them […]
Should the Catholic Church Pay Reparations to Sex-Abuse Victims?
Source: The Atlantic BY SIGAL SAMUEL The Catholic Church’s sex-abuse scandal has reached such a fever pitch that its top officials are now compelled to act. Last week, Pope Francis expelled a priest […]
Are you an “insecure overachiever”
Source: BBC News By Laura Empson 25 September 2018 Listen to Insecure Overachievers on BBC Radio 4 here. Presented by Laura Empson and produced by Jonathan Brunert. “It feels like a […]
Gene editing could eliminate mosquitoes, but is it a good idea?
Source: CNN By Michael Nedelman, CNN (CNN)Researchers have rendered a population of mosquitoes in a lab sterile using the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 by homing in on a specific target in […]
Urdu Video: Deflating the Muslims’ Religious Ego
This is one of the reasons why the Muslim Times is promoting secularism in every country of the world and stressing interfaith tolerance and appealing to every Muslim to give […]
What Should be the Punishment of Salman Rushdie?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times What prompted me to bring back a decades old subject was that Pew Research Center picked up an […]
China Need Not be Afraid of Tibetan Buddhism, Islam or Christianity?
BBC Documentary about Reincarnation of Khensur Rinpoche Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Many in the West may not be able to locate Tibet on […]
With Vatican Talks and Bulldozers, China Aims to Control Christianity
Source: The New York Times By Ian Johnson BEIJING — Over the last two years, China’s estimated 60 million Christians have felt the power of a newly assertive government eager […]
Top Chinese official from Muslim minority group under investigation
Source: The Washington Post By Anna Fifield September 21 BEIJING — One of the most senior Uighur officials in the Chinese government is being investigated for corruption, the Communist Party’s anti-graft agency […]
India’s most influential Hindu nationalist group is going on a charm offensive
Source: The Washington Post By Joanna Slater September 21 NEW DELHI — The strident Hindu nationalist organization that helped propel Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power is attempting a makeover to […]
Swiss canton St Gallen votes for ban on burqas in public
Source: DW The canton of St Gallen has become the second in Switzerland to vote in favor of a ban on facial coverings in public. The Swiss also voted against […]
Muslim rapper cancels Paris Bataclan concert after far-right protests
Source: Reuters PARIS (Reuters) – A French Muslim rapper said on Friday he was cancelling two gigs at a Paris concert hall attacked by Islamist militants three years ago, saying […]
Catholic bishop in India arrested after being accused of raping nun
Source: CNN By Manveena Suri, CNN New Delhi (CNN)A Catholic bishop in India’s southern state of Kerala was arrested Friday in the alleged rape of a nun, according to a […]