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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
Trump’s Disregard For Islamophobic Hate Crimes Shows He Cares Little About Muslim American Lives
Source: Huffpost By Dean Obeidallah; Political comedian, SiriusXM radio show host and commentator Muslim Americans are Americans. And we are being targeted. On Sunday evening in Quebec, a 27-year-old white […]
Tough questions in US appeals court over Trump travel ban
Source: BBC A US appeals court has posed tough questions at those challenging and defending President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban. The order banned entry for all refugees and visitors […]
Video: Rev. Sharpton: The fact is, Jesus was a refugee
oveEpigraph – Quran about Jesus’ refugee status: And We made the son of Mary and his mother a Sign, and gave them refuge on an elevated land of green valleys […]
Mr. President You have to be Tolerant
By Saeed Qureshi Mr. president God bless you but the start of your tenure of four years as the president of the United States of America seems to be thorny. […]
Islam and Religious Pluralism featuring John Esposito
A good resource to tackle Islamophobia John Louis Esposito (born May 19, 1940) is an American professor of International Affairs and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He […]
US appeals court rejects White House request to reinstate travel ban
Source: The Guardian The US appeals court has denied the justice department’s request for an immediate reinstatement of Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban. The ninth US circuit court of appeals […]
Trump travel ban: Seattle judge issues nationwide block
Source: BBC A US judge in Seattle has issued a temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump’s ban on travellers from seven mainly Muslim nations. Federal Judge James Robart ruled […]
French soldier shoots attacker outside Louvre
Source: BBC A French soldier guarding the Louvre in Paris has shot a man who tried to attack a security patrol with a machete shouting “Allahu Akbar”, police say. The […]
September 11 Families: Don’t Use Our Loved Ones To Turn Away Refugees
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor September 11 Families: Don’t Use Our Loved Ones To Turn Away Refugees | The Huffington Post “This is not about protecting […]
The Story of God With Morgan Freeman: ‘The Chosen One’
The Story of God With Morgan Freeman Season 2 Episode 1 The Chosen One The Story of God with Morgan Freeman will take viewers on a trip around the world […]
A Litmus Test Proposed by Martin Luther King, for Trump’s Laws
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I would suggest a letter by Martin Luther King Jr. from Birmingham jail, as possible insight to […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren makes an emotional plea to overturn the Trump’s executive order
Sen. Elizabeth Warren makes an emotional plea to the Senate to overturn President Trump’s executive order to ban certain immigrants from entering the US. http://cnn.it/2jNyyGK Full speech:
Austria to ban full-face veil in public places
Source: BBC Austria’s ruling coalition has agreed to prohibit full-face veils in public spaces such as courts and schools. It is also considering a more general ban on state employees […]
Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times As only the Islamophobes, who hate Islam or those Muslims, who want to enforce Shariah Law, of […]
A Message of Compassion and Love from the Holy Bible
Epigraph: “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.” (Exodus 22:21) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I have […]
Suspect in Quebec mosque shooting studied political science at Laval
Source: The Star Bissonnette was on both the Sainte-Foy and Université Laval chess club with his twin brother, said Université Laval professor Jean Sévigny, who said he knew Bissonnette and […]
Six dead, eight wounded in ‘terrorist attack’ at Quebec mosque: ‘We’re all Québécois’
Source: Globe and Mail The latest Six people are dead, eight are wounded after a mass shooting at a Quebec City mosque Victims were aged 35-70. Police added that 39 […]
Trudeau says Canada will take refugees banned by U.S.
Source: PBS hour TORONTO – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a message for refugees rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump: Canada will take you. Trudeau reacted to Trump’s ban […]