BBC Debate: Do we misrepresent Islam?
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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
Saudi Arabia To Allow Movie Theaters To Open For First Time In 35 Years
Source: Reuters and Huffington Post Cinemas were banned in the early 1980s under pressure from Islamists as Saudi society turned towards a restrictive form of the religion. DUBAI, Dec 11 […]
For many evangelicals, Jerusalem is about prophecy, not politics
By Diana Butler Bass (@dianabutlerbass) holds a Ph.D. in religious studies from Duke University and is the author of 10 books on American religion and culture, including “Grateful: The Transformative […]
Audio NPR Book Review: Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America
Epigraph “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of […]
Book Review: What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism
Epigraph “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of […]
Obama: Protect Democracy or Risk Following Path of Nazi Germany
Epigraph “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of […]
Women and men in both parties say sexual harassment allegations reflect ‘widespread problems in society’
Epigraph Say to the believing men that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Surely, Allah is well aware of what they do. […]
How can we build the Third Temple together?
Source: Muslim Sunrise Spring 2017 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In a recent interview President Trump said about his son in law, […]
Effect of Abrahamic Faiths, Atheism and Agnosticism on Morality?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to a recent Pew Research Center, most U.S. adults now say it is not necessary to believe in God […]
Are Trumps, Presidents, Kings, Queens, and Khalifas Above the Law?
Epigraph: Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and giving like kindred; and forbids indecency, and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression. He admonished you that you […]
Darul-Qadha’a During the Rightly Guided Khulafa
Source: Muslim Sunrise By Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Buffalo, NY Through out the known human history the root cause of decay and degradation of civilizations. No society can make any […]
Trump’s Lawyer Claims the President Is Above the Law
Source: New York Times By Jonathan Chait, @jonathanchait Republicans have tended to dismiss Donald Trump’s attacks on the rule of law as the naïve utterances of a political novice. When […]
What Does the Quran Mean: O Mankind We Created You From a Male and a Female?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times For more than 1400 years, since the revelation of the Quran, all the Muslims have interpreted the verse, […]
Triple talaq: India considers jail for ‘instant divorce’
Source: BBC Husbands who attempt “instant divorce” could be sentenced to three years in prison under draft legislation being considered in India. The traditional practice involves a Muslim man saying […]
Our Favorite Christian Prayer by Saint Francis
Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d’Assisi); nicknamed Francesco; 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226)[1][3] was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Order of Friars Minor and the women’s Order […]
Nearly Half of Canadians Have Negative Feelings Towards Islam: Poll
Source: Vice By Mack Lamourex A new poll reinforces a bleak truth that many of us have probably known for a long time—almost half of Canadians have a negative opinion about Islam. […]
Obama’s Town Hall with young leaders in India Today
The Obama Foundation hosts a Town Hall in New Delhi, India with President Barack Obama and hundreds of young Indian leaders from across the country. The Town Hall continues the […]
Europe’s Growing Muslim Population
Source: Pew Research Center Muslims are projected to increase as a share of Europe’s population – even with no future migration Migrants who had arrived via buses chartered by Austrian authorities walk towards the border to Germany on October 17, 2015 near Fuchsoedt, Austria. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Deutsch | Français […]
The Growth of Germany’s Muslim Population
Source: Pew Research Center Between 2010 and 2016, the number of Muslims living in Germany rose from 3.3 million (4.1% of the population) to nearly 5 million (6.1%), while the […]
New Star-Studded Movie Aims To Tell Mary Magdalene’s Story
Source: Huffingon Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Religion Reporter, HuffPost It’s the story of Jesus — from a woman’s perspective. The story of Jesus Christ’s death, crucifixion and resurrection has been […]