Child asks Pope Francis if atheist father is in heaven?
Pope Francis consoled a young boy who told him that his father didn’t believe in God before he died. The boy asked the Pope if his father could still be […]
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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
Harvard Press’ Book Review: How Islam Shaped the Enlightenment
Source: The New Republic By Jacob Soll A new book recovers the work of scholars who helped establish greater understanding between religions. In 1698, the noted Arabic scholar and Catholic […]
Exorcism by cellphone: Beating the devil in the 21st century
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) – About 200 aspiring exorcists gathered on Monday for a week-long course in casting out demons – including by cellphone if necessary – amid increased demand for the service among Roman Catholics. Participants, many of them priests, will attend lectures and talks on […]
Yale Is Letting Anyone Take Its Most Popular Class Ever for Free
Source: Inc By Betsy Mikel, Aveck@BetsyM When Yale began offering a new course this semester, over 1,000 students jumped at the opportunity. It wasn’t about business, technology or innovation. It’s about […]
After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam
Book written by Lesley Hazleton, who is a British-American author whose work focuses on the vast and volatile arena in which politics and religion intersect Brief review from Amazon: In this […]
The former FBI director says there’s a real question as to whether the President presents a threat to the nation
Trump now faces Comey’s moral assault Source: CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson The former FBI director’s appearance threw into focus questions that will be at play over the next 10 days: […]
Book Review: The Leadership of Muhammad by Prof. John Adair
Epigraph: Indeed, the Messenger of God is an excellent model for those of you who put your hope in God and the Last Day and remember Him often. (Al Quran […]
‘Social media has poisoned us’: young Britons on why they are unhappy
Courtesy: Hamid Rahman Source: The Guardian By Rachel Obordo and Guardian readers From student debt to loneliness, young people in Britain share their reasons for why the happiness of 16 […]
Encourage moves toward religious freedom by Islamic leaders
By Johnnie Moore, who is a Southern Baptist minister from California and was the 2017 recipient of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s “medal of valor” for his work on behalf of […]
Ted Talk: What we can do about the culture of hate
Watch the video in the Ted website or watch it below in the Muslim Times: Additional Reading and Viewing Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran A Message […]
Happy Easter to Orthodox Christians Today, Let us celebrate and find out: Did Jesus rise in a physical body or a spiritual one?
Epigraph: And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. (1 Corinthians 15:14) Empty Tomb: Did Jesus rise in a physical or a spiritual […]
Muslims: Settlement will prevent illegal NYPD surveillance
Source: Associated Press By LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department has agreed not to conduct surveillance based on religion or ethnicity and to listen to […]
Duterte: If my plane explodes, you can ask the CIA
Source: Al Jazeerah In an expletive-filled tirade, Philippine president also accuses the US government of lacking ‘word of honour’. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has launched a fresh expletive-filled tirade against […]
Israeli authorities block adverts urging female airline passengers not to move seats for ultra-Orthodox Jewish men
Source: Independent By Chris Baynes Israeli authorities have refused to display adverts informing female airline passengers they are not obliged to change seats at the request of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men […]
‘Love a Muslim Day’ list in response to hate letter
Source: BBC The man who created a ‘Love a Muslim Day’ list in response to letters promoting hateful acts hopes his idea will “bring people together”. It was sparked by […]
A disturbing number of millennials believe that the Earth is flat, study reveals
Source: Independent By Greg Evans The Flat Earth conspiracy is starting to feel like that annoying relative who always outstays their welcome at family events. The more coverage that it […]
Happy Easter, Let us celebrate and find out: Did Jesus rise in a physical body or a spiritual one?
Epigraph: And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. (1 Corinthians 15:14) Empty Tomb: Did Jesus rise in a physical or a spiritual […]
Devotees nailed to crosses on Good Friday in Philippines
Source: Associated Press By AARON FAVILA SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) — Seven Filipino Roman Catholic devotees, including a woman, were nailed to wooden crosses in a Good Friday reenactment […]
Celebrating Easter in goodwill and harmony
Source: Malaysia online By May Robertson PETALING JAYA, April 16 — Today is Easter Sunday, a day revered by Christians both here and around the world. It brings to close […]
Resurrection did not happen, say quarter of Christians
Source: BBC April 2017 A quarter of people who describe themselves as Christians in Great Britain do not believe in the resurrection of Jesus, a survey commissioned by the BBC […]