The window cleaner who fell from 47th story of a skyscraper and lived
Source: BBC By Harry Low Only half of the people who fall three storeys survive. From 10 storeys almost no-one does. This is the tale of a window cleaner who […]
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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
A Definition of Muslim Fundamentalists and Fundamentalism
Source: New Age Islam By T.O. Shanavas 17 November 2016 Sharia is central to Islamic faith. It is the Divine Law of Guidance for personal and public behaviour of Muslims, and justice to humanity. Justice is one word in Islam that wraps balance, harmony, fairness, mercy and equity together for […]
‘Shariah Law’ a Disaster for the Muslim Majority Countries
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Kacem El Ghazzali, writer, activist, IHEU representative at the UN Human Rights Council, wrote in an article […]
Why Some Hindus Are Angry About Reza Aslan CNN Show; Believer
Source: Huffinton Post In the first episode, Aslan eats cooked human tissue with members of a fringe Hindu sect. By Antonia Blumberg, Reporter, The Huffington Post A number of Hindu leaders and […]
Today is International Women’s Day and We have the Most Extensive Coverage on Women Rights
Epigraph: But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow […]
Anti-Semitism and Anti-Muslim Sentiment should Be Condemned in the Same Breath
What do we tell kids about anti-Semitism? Source: RNS By Jeffrey Salkin “There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear.” Buffalo Springfield sang those words exactly fifty years […]
Washington Goes Nuts: Can the intelligence committees act like grown-ups?
Source: WSJ Updated March 5, 2017 6:17 p.m. ET The political brawl over Russia, the Trump campaign and U.S. intelligence has reached the point where basic questions about U.S. institutions […]
CNN Original Series: ‘Finding Jesus’ Season 2 Staring Today
Source: CNN Promos Finding Jesus discovers fascinating new insights into the historical Jesus, utilizing the latest scientific techniques and archaeological research. Season 2 premiers today on March 5, on CNN […]
A Muslim’s Advice To American Christians
Source: Huffington Post By Kerry Walters, who is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Gettysburg College; Catholic priest The opening week of 2017 saw the publication of a remarkable book, Letters to a […]
Believer with Reza Aslan: Premieres Sunday on CNN, March 5 at 10 p.m. ET
The series premieres Sunday on CNN, March 5 at 10 p.m. ET – Turn your TVs on to learn some facts about religions and interfaith tolerance CNN’s Reza Aslan to […]
“Let it be crystal clear that in no respect is a woman’s status less than that of a man.” – Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad
Epigraph: Surely, men who submit themselves to God and women who submit themselves to Him, and believing men and believing women, and obedient men and obedient women and truthful men […]
‘Moonlight’ star Mahershala Ali’s Oscar Win Highlights Persecution Faced by Ahmadi Muslims
Source: Newsweek By Qasim Rashid I’m not a cinephile. But I was happy for my friend Mahershala as he won the Oscar for best supporting actor. In doing so, he […]
Video Games For Adults: On The Rise, And Growing
Source: NPR More adult Americans are playing more video games for more hours than ever before. We’ll ask why, and instead of what? The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comments As more […]
Where is the Muslims’ Pope?
Source: Albawaba News, from 2015 By Hunter Stuart Fresh off a six-day tour to the United States, Pope Francis is on a roll. The Catholic leader’s progressive remarks on controversial […]
This Muslim Mom Was Targeted By Hate. Her Neighbors Refused To Stay Silent
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla, who is an Associate Editor of HuffPost Religion. Prior to joining The Huffington Post, Carol was a reporter at the New York Daily News […]
Bipolar And Creativity: A Study Of Poet Robert Lowell
Source: NPR Fresh air Author Kay Redfield Jamison’s new book describes how Lowell’s manic-depressive illness influenced his life and work. “His manias tended to lead him into writing a fresh […]
Collection of Excerpts by Promised Messiah about Angels
Please read the chapter about angels in the PDF file: Essence-2 Some unedited articles about angels: The Concept of Angels in the light of Modern Scientific Knowledge and Eight Angels that Govern
Supreme Court acquits blasphemy accused after nearly five years in prison
Source: Dawn By Nasir Iqbal The Supreme Court on Monday overturned an order by the Balochistan High Court and exonerated an accused facing life imprisonment on allegations of desecrating the […]
The Shortcomings of a Short-sighted Immigration Policy
By US Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson At the onset of President Trump’s campaign, Mr. Trump painted Mexican immigrants with a broad and nefarious brush, demonizing them as aggravated felons whose […]
Personal Victories of Muhammad Ali, Mahershala Ali and Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Do Fight Islamophobia the Best
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to CNN, of all the memorable moments at the Oscars Sunday night, Mahershala Ali’s win for […]