Rise of Anti-Blasphemy party in Pakistan elections
‘You Must Vote for the Holy Prophet’: Anti-Blasphemy Party Flexes Muscle in Pakistan Source: Wall Street Journal By Saeed Shah and Bill Spindle A political party formed just last year by a […]
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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
US sanctions Turkish officials to protest American pastor’s detention
Source: Religion News Service BY Adelle M. Banks (RNS) — The Trump administration has sanctioned two high-level officials in Turkey for what it says is their role in the case of U.S. pastor Andrew […]
Pope rules out death penalty in change to church teaching
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has decreed that the death penalty is “inadmissible” under all circumstances and the Catholic Church should campaign to […]
Former bishops’ names to be stripped from church buildings
Pennsylvania Diocese Orders Removal of Former Bishops’ Names From Church Buildings Source: The New York Times By Laurie Goodstein Anticipating the release of a Pennsylvania grand jury report exposing decades of mishandled sexual […]
US bishops: Sex claims show US cardinal’s ‘moral failure’
Source: Associated Press By GILLIAN FLACCUS The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Wednesday that sex abuse allegations against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick dating back decades raise […]
Clerk denies gay marriage license on religious grounds
Photo: Drew Angerer Cuomo calls for investigation into same-sex marriage license denial Source: Times Union By Rachel Silberstein New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) ALBANY — Gov. Andrew […]
Judge rules in favor of city allowing mosque to be built
Source: Associated Press STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a Detroit suburb violated no laws when it approved a consent judgment allowing the construction of a […]
Senator Richard Di Natale on Greens muslims and Islamophobia
Richard Di Natale on Greens and Muslims Source: Australasian Muslim Times Posted by Manarul Islam In late June, Senator Richard Di Natale, Federal Greens leader, granted Manarul Islam, representing AMUST, an […]
China promoting flying of state flags at religious events
Source: Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Officially recognized faith groups in China are promoting the flying of national flags at religious events amid a push by the ruling Communist Party […]
They’re ‘Blood Brothers’ With Israel’s Jews. But Druse Call New Law a Betrayal.
Source: The New York Times By Isabel Kershner DALIYAT EL-KARMEL, Israel — On the edge of this Druse village, perched on a quiet green ridge above the Mediterranean, is a […]
Danish ban on face-covering garments enters into force
Source: Associated press By JAN M. OLSEN COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Supporters and opponents of a ban on garments covering the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or […]
Philippine Bombing Kills 10, Showing Insurgents Remain a Problem
Source: The New York Times By Felipe Villamor MANILA — Militants detonated a car bomb at a military checkpoint on Tuesday in the southern Philippine island of Basilan, killing at […]
Turkish court rejects U.S. pastor’s appeal
Source: Reuters BY Ezgi Erkoyun, Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court rejected an appeal on Tuesday for an American pastor to be released from house arrest during his trial […]
Catholic Church Faces Reckoning in Chile as Sex Abuse Scandal Widens
Source: The New York Times By Pascale Bonnefoy SANTIAGO, Chile — The 20 men and women rose quietly from their pews during Mass at the Cathedral of Santiago one day last […]
Protests in Indonesia as girl raped by brother is jailed for abortion
Source: The Guardian BY Kate Lamb in Jakarta Indonesian activists have filed an official complaint against three judges in Sumatra, who sentenced a teenage girl to six months in prison for […]
Argentine doctors protest legal abortion ahead of key vote
Source: Associated Press By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A campaign to expand legal abortions in the homeland of Pope Francis is bitterly dividing Argentines — and increasingly […]
Inside LeBron James’s New $8 Million Public School, Where Students Get Free Bikes, Meals, and College Tuition
Source: Time By MAX ZAHN July 31, 2018 Basketball star Lebron James, who briefly split the Internet asunder with his recent choice to depart the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Los Angeles […]
What Is Intermittent Fasting And Is It Actually Good For You?
Source: Time By MARKHAM HEID Sustainable weight loss. Protection from diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Improved brain health. Enhanced physical fitness and strength. It seems like every week, researchers turn up […]
Pennsylvania Catholic Bishop Publishes List Of 71 Alleged Sex Abusers
Source: Huffington Post The Harrisburg diocese apologized for failing to respond properly to abuse allegations against priests and other church leaders. BY Mark Scolforo HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Roman […]
Pew: Why Americans Go to Church or Stay Home
Source: Christian Today By JEREMY WEBER Among regular attenders of religious services: 2 in 3 go because of their kids, Catholics half as likely as Protestants to value sermons, and […]