The Story of God with Morgan Freeman: The human struggle of good and evil
The Story of God With Morgan Freeman | S01 E05 | Why Does Evil Exist? Source: ET Oscar winner Morgan Freeman is embarking on a religious exploration into the […]
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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
Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior
Source: Wall Street Journal By Amy Chua, who is a professor at Yale Law School and author of “Day of Empire” and “World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds […]
Raaheela Ahmed Wins Primary for Maryland Board of Education
Source: India West Indian American Muslim Raaheela Ahmed has advanced to the general election for the Prince George’s County, Maryland, Board of Education 5th district seat. The 2015 graduate of […]
Video: Is justice served when religious arbitration replaces courts of law?
Epigraph: O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice, and be witnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or against parents and kindred. Whether he be rich […]
For Haredi Jews secular Zionism remains a religious heresy
Source: Guardian By Giles Fraser The continuing rejection of modern Zionism by some ultra-orthodox Jews disrupts the argument that anti-Zionism is always antisemitism The walled neighbourhood of Mea Shearim is […]
Donald Trump softens stance on Muslim ban
Source: BBC Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to have softened his stance on temporarily barring Muslims from travelling to the US. Responding to remarks by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, […]
Video: Who owns America’s debt and why Trump’s plan is dangerous?
Source: CNN Money Donald Trump says he can “make a deal” on America’s debt. Last week, he implied that he could negotiate with America’s creditors to get them to accept […]
Video: Jon Stewart Deflates Trump: Calling Him a Man-Baby
Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart chimed in on the presidential election Monday, calling Donald Trump a “man-baby” and jokingly questioning the presumptive Republican nominee’s eligibility to be president. To […]
Sadiq Khan plans US visit before election ‘in case Trump wins’
Source: Guardian London’s new mayor, Sadiq Khan, has said he will visit the US before this year’s presidential elections “in case Donald Trump wins”, in a reference to the presumptive […]
Secularism for Pakistan’s survival
Source: Daily Times By Yasser Latif Hamdani, who is a lawyer based in Lahore and the author of the book Mr Jinnah: Myth and Reality. He can be contacted via […]
Interfaith Leaders Gather To Promote Peace In The Heart Of The Christian South
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington The 21st annual Festival of Faith will address pathways to nonviolence. Renowned spiritual leaders and activists will convene in […]
Sadiq Khan’s victory won’t end Islamophobia, but it offers hope
Source: Guardian By Homa Khaleeli Unlike Zac Goldsmith’s, the new mayor of London’s campaign was positive and dignified. His election shows British Muslims they can succeed against the odds What a […]
Sadiq Khan: The First Muslim Mayor of London and He is Not for Shariah Law
Labour’s Sadiq Khan elected mayor of London Source: Guardian By Robert Booth Tooting MP becomes first Muslim mayor of an EU capital after beating Tory Zac Goldsmith by 57% to […]
Election 2016: Sadiq Khan leads London mayoral election vote
Source: BBC Labour candidate Sadiq Khan is leading in the London mayoral elections as vote-counting continues. Counting in the elections for the London mayor and London Assembly started at 08:00 […]
Video: Charter of Compassion Unveiled by Karen Armstrong
Source: Charter of Compassion Website On February 28, 2008 acclaimed scholar and bestselling author Karen Armstrong received the TED Prize and made a wish—to help create, launch, and propagate a […]
Today is the National Prayer Day in USA: 5 facts about prayer
Epigraph And when My servants ask you about Me, say: I am near. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he prays to Me. So they should lend an […]
Why Canadian Muslims seem happier than British ones
Source: Economist OVER the past few weeks, reports have been published in both Canada and Britain about the state of Muslim citizens’ opinion on a broad range of topics. The […]
Video: The Art and Science of Polling
Moderator Mollyann Brodie, Senior Vice President, Public Opinion and Survey Research, Kaiser Family Foundation; President, American Association of Public Opinion Research Speakers Jon Cohen, Chief Research Officer, SurveyMonkey Michael Dimock, […]
Wave of the future in USA: Interfaith Studies in colleges
Epigraph Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Michael Phelps, one of the most decorated athletes: ‘I don’t know if I’m an alcoholic’
Source:CNN By Matias Grez (CNN) Michael Phelps, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, has a checkered and well-publicized history with alcohol and drug use. But is the 18-time Olympic […]