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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
Four Ted Talks about Hijab to Solve Islamophobia
Suggested Reading Three Hijabis: The Three Muslim Women, Who Received Nobel Prize Iranian Woman wins Highest Prize in Math – Fields Medal The Muslim Times has the best collection to refute Islamophobia […]
A Simple Recipe to Unite All Muslims
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I am a Muslim brought up in Sunni tradition. Growing up in Pakistan, I have a few […]
Book Review: The Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims
The Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims – Hardcover – February 14, 2017 Book by Mustafa Akyol When Reza Aslan’s bestseller Zealot came out […]
Wishing everyone celebrating Hanukkah a happy, blessed and peaceful holiday
Wishing everyone celebrating Hanukkah a happy, blessed, and peaceful holiday. Chag Hanukkah Sameach! https://t.co/NxMfyfnG4h pic.twitter.com/WbTogGOS20 — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) December 24, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Video: The Story Of God With Morgan Freeman: Apocalypse
Morgan Freeman[2] (born June 1, 1937)[3] is an American actor, producer and narrator. Freeman won an Academy Award in 2005 for Best Supporting Actor with Million Dollar Baby (2004), and […]
TED Talk: How I’m working for change inside my church
Chelsea Shields: How I’m working for change inside my church How do we respect someone’s religious beliefs, while also holding religion accountable for the damage those beliefs may cause? Chelsea […]
The Obamas deliver their final Christmas message from the White House
Merry Christmas to all our Christian readers from the Muslim Times’ Editorial team Source: Independent By Feliks Garcia New York @feliksjose The President and First Lady took the opportunity to give […]
Jesus is loved by Muslims, too, during the holiday season
Source / Courtesy: YourHoustonNews.com By Saadia Faruqi, guest columnist Growing up in a Catholic convent school in a Muslim country I remember being immersed in the Spirit of Christmas every […]
What is China’s role in global governance?
Source: China Daily By Pang Zhongzhing, who is a professor of international political economy at Renmin University of China and a distinguished professor of Global Studies at Zhejiang Normal University. […]
Rabbi Sharon Brous: It’s time to reclaim and reinvent religion – Ted Talk
At a moment when the world seems to be spinning out of control, religion might feel irrelevant — or like part of the problem. But Rabbi Sharon Brous believes we […]
Romania could see 1st female Muslim prime minister
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania could be headed for its first female prime minister, an economist who is a member of Romania’s small Muslim community. Liviu Dragnea, chairman of Romania’s […]
America’s Secular Community Just Won A Significant Legal Victory
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor A religious freedom law strengthens America’s commitment to defending belief — and unbelief — abroad. President Obama signed an amendment to […]
Biology of Our Human Family: Who are We Related To?
Source: The Muslim Sunrise, Winter-2016 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The 2016 Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi […]
Book Review: Christianity: A Journey from Facts to Fiction
Author of the book: Mirza Tahir Ahmad Book review written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This book review is intended for half of […]
Quanta Cura, Encyclical of Pope Pius IX: Reflecting Total Lack of Religious Freedom
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pope Pius IX Quanta cura was a papal encyclical that was prompted by the September Convention of 1864 agreement between the then newly emerging Kingdom of Italy and the Second French Empire of Napoleon III. France had previously occupied Rome with French troops in […]
Why Islam Gets Second-Class Status in Germany
Source: NY Times By ALEXANDER GÖRLACH Religion in Germany is not a private affair. Government at all levels recognizes religious communities as public institutions, and encourages participation in them — […]
The Pope Benedict’s account of resurrection and the hearsay rule!
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Christian Easter story mounts to little more than hearsay as I will show in this article. […]
Daoism and Monotheism
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Allah created mankind and took it upon Himself to guide them, as He says in the Qur’an, […]