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
Indian officials say Assam register does not target Muslims Source: BBC News Indian officials leading a charge to identify illegal migrants in the north-eastern state of Assam have said that […]
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest Israeli draft, scuffle with police Source: Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel who say they should receive a blanket exemption from military conscription staged a […]
Source: Associated Press By CARON CREIGHTON JERUSALEM (AP) — Over 15,000 people marched in the Gay Pride Parade through Jerusalem on Thursday, partying in the shadow of a recently passed […]
Source: NPR In Pennsylvania, Shadow Of Secrecy Lifting From Decades Of Abuse By Priests BY CAMILA DOMONOSKE For decades, the Catholic Church has grappled with sexual abuse of children by priests— through […]
Source: BBC News By Jessica Brown Meditation has long shed its Buddhist roots to become a secular answer to all of our ills in the West, with numerous studies finding […]
Source: USA Today BY Tom Heneghan (Photo: Filippo Monteforte, AFP/Getty Images) PARIS – Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, head of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013, is being accused of fostering […]
American Islamophobia’s Fake Facts Source :Huffington Post This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. By Arnold R. Isaacs […]
HuffPost’s Islamophobia Reporting Adapted Into Play In Kansas City Source: Huffington Post By Rowaida Abdelaziz and Christopher Mathias KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― It was just after 8 p.m. last Friday […]
Science may one day guarantee smarter kids. Here’s why many Americans think that’s a problem Source: Deseret News By Kelsey Dallas SALT LAKE CITY — Strong religious commitments lead to less […]
What makes a great leader, explained in eight counterintuitive charts Source: Quartz By Shane Snow A couple of years after starting my most recent company, I had a scary realization. I […]
Source: BBC News By Sue Mitchell A mother from Yorkshire has spent 18 months fighting for access to her daughter, who was taken abroad by her ex. Custody battles are […]
Source: Time By JULIA GLUM For the past two decades, Ed Hennessey has spent his days teaching high school and his nights picking up shifts at Blockbuster, Steak ‘n Shake and Target — […]
Egypt Coptic Church stops accepting monks after bishop death By MENNA ZAKI Source: Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church said Thursday it will not be taking in […]
Source: The New York Times By Palko Karasz LONDON — Tommy Robinson, the jailed British far-right activist backed by the former Trump aide Stephen K. Bannon but reviled by others […]
China investigates high-ranking Buddhist monk accused of coercing nuns into sex Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s religious affairs administration said on Thursday it would investigate claims a high-ranking Buddhist […]
Taliban Surge Routs ISIS in Northern Afghanistan Source: The New York Times By Najim Rahim and Rod Nordland MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — More than 200 Islamic State fighters and their two top […]
Source: Reuters BY Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s national prosecuting authority said on Wednesday that it had asked the government to submit a formal request to the Vatican for […]
Source: Washington Post By Erin Cunningham More than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, including scores who live in Silwan. The settler group Ateret Cohanim […]
My son, Osama: The al-Qaida leader’s mother speaks for the first time Source: The Guardian By Martin Chulov Nearly 17 years since 9/11, Osama bin Laden’s family remains an influential part […]
A crime or a right? Some Danish Muslims defy face veil ban Source: Reuters BY Emil Nielson COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – When a ban on the wearing of face veils in […]