Video: How Jesus Became God, by Prof. Bart Ehrman?
On the dates January 29-31, 2016, Bart D. Ehrman gave three separate lectures to attendees, a series that highlighted his book, “How Jesus Became God.” Rev. Megan Smith opened each […]
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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
Book Review: ISIS: A History, by Fawaz A. Gerges
Source: Princeton University Press Read the Introduction of the book online: Introduction The Islamic State has stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. What explains the […]
Vice-premier: China encourages companies to invest in Palestine
Source: China Daily China is willing to encourage enterprises with due capacity to invest in Palestine, Vice-Premier Liu Yandong said in a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah. Also, […]
Conflicts Between Science & Spirituality Are Rooted In Our Brain
Source: Huffington Post By Carolyn Gregoire; Senior Writer, The Huffington Post “They are different kinds of insight, so there is really no reason for so much conflict to arise.” The […]
An open letter to Muslim men from an angry Muslim woman
Source: Independent UK I recognise the irony of the fact that the first university in the world was established by a Muslim woman, yet today many are denied an education. […]
The Most Popular Letter to Donald Trump in Facebook: Refuting His Islamophobia
Source: Humans of New York An Open Letter to Donald Trump: Mr. Trump, I try my hardest not to be political. I’ve refused to interview several of your fellow candidates. […]
He didn’t understand white privilege until he married a Muslim woman
Source: Fusion By Alaa Basatneh If you saw someone on the street sitting next to a sign that read “Ask A Muslim,” what would you ask? Sebastian Robins has probably […]
Trump: Women who have abortions should be punished
(CNN) Donald Trump said Wednesday that women who undergo abortions should face “some form of punishment” if the procedure were outlawed. Trump, who once supported abortion rights, now favors outlawing […]
A Muslim Killed for Saying Happy Easter
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Asad Shah death: Man in court charged with murder Source: BBC A […]
Video: President Obama beautifully describes role of journalism in our democracy
Note: Obama comes on at 20 minute mark of this video. Obama rails against vulgar politics in speech at Syracuse University event By Mark Weiner | mweiner@syracuse.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – […]
James Zogby: Who can teach us a thing or two about Middle East politics
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For his most recent article in Jordan Times James Zogby James Zogby in Redmond, Washington 2010 Born James Joseph Zogby (from Arabic: زغبي, Zuġbīy) 1945 […]
Understanding the Relationship Between the Quran and Extremism
Source: Huffington Post By Joseph E. B. Lumbard; Assistant Professor of Arabic and Translation Studies, American University of Sharjah o effectively counter the ideologies of strident puritanical groups who lay claim […]
Who Speaks For the 1.6 Billion Muslims?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Since the tragic events of September 11, 2001, we have countless experts in the West, in almost […]
How Would Muhammad Treat the Christian Brethren and Sisters?
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 […]
Video Debate that May Have Triggered Pope Benedict’s Resignation
Intelligence Squared Debate The Catholic Church Is A Force For Good In The World Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was an author, essayist, orator, religious and […]
In Pakistan, Taliban attack on Easter targets Christians; at least 70 people killed
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) By Sophia Saifi (CNN) A splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban has […]
Video: On Easter Let Us Visit the Church of Holy Sepulcher, Site of Jesus’ Crucifixion and Burial
Morgan Freeman visits the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the old city of Jerusalem where the tomb of Jesus is believed to be located. The Muslim Times has the […]
Debate: The World Would Be Better Off Without Religion?
In the words of Blaise Pascal, mathematician and Catholic, “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.” Does religion breed intolerance, […]
Leonard Pitts: Why should a Muslim love America?
The Muslim Times has the best collection to refute Islamophobia Source: Miami Herald By Leonard Pitts Jr. An open letter to American Muslims: In April 1944, a Cpl. Rupert Trimmingham […]
Empowering And Thanking Those Who Stand Up to Islamophobia
Source: Huffington Post By Salam Al Marayati; President of the Muslim Public Affairs Council On March 9, The Huffington Post posted an article by Soorah Hassan on the growing Islamophobia […]