Rashida Tlaib may be the first Muslim woman in Congress
Michigan Democrat likely to be first Muslim woman elected to Congress Source: Time Rashida Tlaib will likely be the first Muslim woman elected to Congress after CNN has projected her […]
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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
Millions of Americans Can’t Afford a Checking Account. The Post Office Could Fix That
Source: Time By Abby Vesoulis Leonard Edwards, 57, doesn’t have a checking account. He can’t afford one. Once a month, the Social Security Administration adds money to his Direct Express […]
Twitter will not ban InfoWars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, despite other tech giants dropping him
Twitter will not ban InfoWars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones Source: BBC News The CEO of Twitter says it will not ban InfoWars or its founder Alex Jones because their accounts […]
The Quran Gives Principles of Justice, But No Judicial System
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Supreme Court of USA during the time of President Obama made several decisions in favor of […]
Saudi Arabia severing ties with Canada
Saudi Arabia ruptures ties with Canada, serving notice to would-be critics Source: The Washington Post By Kareem Fahim and Amanda Coletta RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The storm started with a tweet by Canada’s […]
Indonesian shaman accused of keeping girl as sex slave for 15 years
Source: Reuters JAKARTA (Reuters) – An elderly village witch doctor in Indonesia entrapped a 12-year-old girl and tricked her into having sex with him for the next 15 years by […]
The Islamic school that ensures its boys understand the Israeli point of view
Source: The Guardian BY Helen Pidd Muslim pupils at Abrar academy in Preston, Lancashire, have been debating the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian More than 550,000 students […]
Churches moving towards digital donations
Tap and pray: Churches using card readers for donations Source: Associated Press By JAMES BROOKS LONDON (AP) — Thousands of Christian churches across the world are now using portable card […]
20 years after al Qaeda’s first big attack, Kenyans still bear scars
Source: Reuters BY Cecilie Kallestrup NAIROBI (Reuters) – Just after 10:30 on a sunny August morning in downtown Nairobi, 48-year-old Ali Mwadama was walking toward a bank opposite the U.S. embassy, […]
Yemen War: Saudi Arabia led coalition backed by the US cut secret deals with Al-Qaida
‘Unite with the devil’: Yemen war binds US, allies, al-Qaida Source: Associated Press By MAGGIE MICHAEL, TRISH WILSON and LEE KEATH ATAQ, Yemen (AP) — Again and again over the […]
Lombok mosque searched for survivors after deadly quake
Rescuers search collapsed mosque for survivors Source: BBC News Rescue workers are searching the ruins of a mosque in Lombok, Indonesia, where it is feared people were trapped by Sunday’s […]
Despite government restrictions on practicing their faith in China, the number of believers of all faiths have doubled in two decades
Christian heartland opens window into fight for China’s soul Source: Associated Press By YANAN WANG NANYANG, China (AP) — The 62-year-old Chinese shopkeeper had waited nearly his entire adult life […]
‘The retreat convinced me that contemplation can reproduce the effects of psychedelics, a claim I have long doubted’: a Buddhism critic’s retreat experience
A Buddhism Critic Goes on a Silent Buddhist Retreat Source: Scientific American Something weird happens to a skeptical science writer during a week of meditation, chanting and skygazing By John Horgan on August […]
Non-Sectarian Islam: The Proportionate Faith
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Muslim Times is the Mecca for interfaith tolerance and non-sectarian understanding of Islam. Almost every sect […]
ISIS commander and fighters surrender in Afghanistan, guesthouse arranged for their stay
Are ISIS Fighters Prisoners or Honored Guests of the Afghan Government? Source: The New York Times By Najim Rahim and Rod Nordland SHEBERGHAN, Afghanistan — The top commander of the Islamic State […]
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Scrawled on Childhood Home of Elie Wiesel in Romania
Source: The New York Times By Kit Gillet BUCHAREST, Romania — The graffiti in a northwestern town in Romania — ugly, obscene and anti-Semitic — was clearly meant to shock. […]
Hopes of legalizing abortion as Brazil’s supreme court prepares for a two day public hearing
Brazil’s Supreme Court Considers Decriminalizing Abortion Source: The New York Times By Manuela Andreoni and Ernesto Londoño PETRÓPOLIS, Brazil — For three days after she had an illegal abortion, Ingriane Barbosa Carvalho hemorrhaged […]
Argentina set to be the third country in Latin American to broadly legalize abortion
Argentine abortion bill loses momentum after senator pulls support Source: Reuters BY Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Prospects faded over the weekend for a bill that would legalize abortion […]
How evangelism is growing in a poor, troubled town in Brazil
Brazilians Turn To Evangelical Church In Rural Town Wracked By Drugs And Poverty Source: NPR By Philip Reeves To the outsider, there is a beguiling charm and tranquility about the […]
Feeling sidelined, Israel’s Druze protest Jewish nation bill
Source: Associated Press By ILAN BEN ZION TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of members of Israel’s Druze minority and their Jewish supporters, some chanting “equality,” packed a […]