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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
Francis and Benedict: Two popes, two divergent approaches to Islam
Epigraph: And thou shalt assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are savants […]
Blasphemy isn’t just a problem in the Muslim world
Source: Religion News Service By Steve Pinkerton, who is a lecturer in English at Case Western Reserve University. This article was originally published on The Conversation (The Conversation) Recent weeks have brought renewed attention to […]
Learning about Mormonism from a Ted Talk with a sense of humor
Ted Talk: Letting Go of God When two young Mormon missionaries knock on Julia Sweeney’s door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs, in […]
‘We are not burqa’: German government sets out 10-point plan to define national identity
Source: Independent Germany’s government has launched a 10-point plan to define the country’s culture, starting with the statement: “Wir sind nicht Burka” (“We are not burqa”). The interior minister, Thomas […]
The Negative Politics of the Opposition Parties in Pakistan
By Saeed Qureshi The next general elections in Pakistan are due to be held within three months after June 4, 2018. It means that hardly a year is left for […]
Looks aren’t everything. Believe me, I’m a model
Cameron Russell admits she won “a genetic lottery”: she’s tall, pretty and an underwear model. But don’t judge her by her looks. In this fearless talk, she takes a wry […]
Ted Talk on Leadership: How great leaders inspire action
Simon Sinek presents a simple but powerful model for how leaders inspire action, starting with a golden circle and the question “Why?” His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and […]
Are the Scientists the Better Teachers for Several of the Attributes of God?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Charles Darwin did not make my list of heroes until after I was forty years old. Part […]
Ted Talk: How we found out evolution is true
How we found out evolution is true: By John van Wyhe The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles to promote guided evolution. John van Wyhe is a historian […]
In dozens of countries, laws against apostasy and blasphemy remain on the books and often are enforced
Which countries still outlaw apostasy and blasphemy? Source: Pew Research Center BY ANGELINA E. THEODOROU Apostasy and blasphemy may seem to many like artifacts of history. But in dozens of countries […]
Aztec beliefs in the afterlife: Stephen Hawking and me
Source: Muslim Sunrise: 2012_spring Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Stephen Hawking in a recent interview claimed that there is no heaven. A belief […]
Video: Cosmological Constant: A Bone in the Throat of Physicists
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments To me the increasing complexity of our universe, which we can barely scratch at, speaks volumes about the creativity of our Merciful and Gracious […]
Why Religion Is More Durable Than Commonly Thought In Modern Society
Source: NPR Here is a proposition that may seem self-evident to many people: As societies become more modern, religion loses its grip. People separate their religion from their institutions and […]
Reading the Quran and the Bible Literally Means Demons and Jinns Will Rule Humans
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Jesus had taken seven demons out of Mary Magdalene, according to the Gospels. (Luke 8:2) Have you […]
My Journey to Islam – Myriam Francois-Cerrah
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Suggested Reading A British Convert to Islam: ‘I found Qur’an mother of all philosophies’ Hollywood […]
The Story of God With Morgan Freeman: Heaven and Hell
The Story of God With Morgan Freeman Season 2 Episode Heaven and Hell The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment There are a lot of good insights in this documentary but what […]
Let Spencer Wells Build a Family Tree for All of Humanity in a Ted Talk
All humans share some common bits of DNA, passed down to us from our African ancestors. Geneticist Spencer Wells talks about how his Genographic Project will use this shared DNA […]
Psychiatrist Recalls ‘Heartbreak And Hope’ On Bellevue’s Prison Ward
April 25, 2017 • Dr. Elizabeth Ford treated mentally ill inmates in New York City for more than a decade. It was almost universal, she says, that they had suffered abuse or significant neglect as children.
NPR: New Evidence Suggests Humans Arrived In The Americas Far Earlier Than Thought
April 26, 2017 • Until now, the earliest signs of humans in the Americas dated back about 15,000 years. But new research puts people in California 130,000 years ago. Experts […]