Why America needs a John the Baptist these days
Ordinary Acts of Grace (Luke 3:7-18) Source: Huffington Post By Rev. Dr. Eric D. Barreto; Associate Professor of New Testament, Luther Seminary in St. Paul John the Baptist is an irritant […]
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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 Muslim, Jew And Christian On What Jesus Means To Them
Source: Huffington Post Jesus plays a distinct role in each of the Abrahamic faiths. This time of year, when Christians celebrate Christ’s nativity, his significance in faith traditions across the world is particularly potent. Rabbi Jason Miller, Imam Shamsi Ali and Fr. James Martin joined HuffPost Live host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani […]
White House: Donald Trump Muslim plan ‘disqualifies’ him from presidency
By Tal Kopan and Eric Bradner, CNN Washington (CNN) Donald Trump’s statement that Muslims should be banned from entering the United States “disqualifies” him from being president, the White House spokesman […]
Why Trump is playing right into ISIS’ hands
By Jonathan Russell, who is Head of Policy for the anti-radicalization think tank Quilliam. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer. (CNN) With his comments, Donald […]
Clinton explains why she won’t say ‘radical Islam’
By Eric Bradner, CNN Updated 2:18 PM ET, Mon December 7, 2015 Washington (CNN) Hillary Clinton explained on Sunday that she won’t use the term “radical Islam” because it “sounds like […]
American Muslims accuse Donald Trump of leading ‘lynch mob’
By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor Updated 8:59 PM ET, Mon December 7, 2015 (CNN) American Muslims rejected Donald Trump’s proposal for the United States to bar Muslims from entering […]
Dr Jeffrey Lang – My Journey to Islam
An amazing journey of Dr Jeffrey Lang who was born into a Roman Catholic family but by 18 he was an Atheist. He converted to Islam in the early 1980’s […]
Kerry’s ‘One State’ comments causes consternation in Israel
Source: MSN.com By John Perry and Joseph Federman for Associated Press JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry set off an uproar in Israel on Sunday after warning that […]
Video: Obama reassures the nation and patriotic Muslims and promises to destroy ISIL
Epigraph: “Freedom is more powerful than fear.” Obama The White House has tweeted his 13 minute speech: Watch President Obama’s address to the nation on the threat of terrorism and […]
Syracuse Islamic group condemns the California shootings
Source: Syracuse.com By Marnie Eisenstadt | meisenstadt@syracuse.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on December 04, 2015 Syracuse, N.Y. — When Dr. Muhammad Iqbal heard about the mass shootings […]
Former President Jimmy Carter Says He Is Cancer-Free
Source: Time He made the announcement at a church Former President Jimmy Carter says he is now cancer-free. Carter, 91, announced the news at a Sunday school class at Maranatha […]
Video: Charter for Compassion by Karen Armstrong
In this video and a similar video linked below, Karen Armstrong describes the insight of Hillel, a Jewish teacher of Jesus’ time, when a potential convert approached Hillel and asked […]
Ted Talk: Krista Tippett: Reconnecting with compassion
Click here or on the picture to listen to 15 minute video in Ted Talks. The term “compassion” — typically reserved for the saintly or the sappy — has fallen […]
“We are a nation of immigrants, including Muslims.”
A Muslim Immigrant Success Story Source: Huffington Post By Engy Abdelkader As a child of immigrant parents who came from Egypt to realize America’s promise of freedom, equality and opportunity, I’m […]
President Obama to address nation over terror threats, tonight
Epigraph: “The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.” – President Obama (CNN) President Barack Obama on Sunday night will deliver a rare Oval Office address […]
In Lebanon distaste towards ISIS shared by Sunni Muslims, Shia Muslims and Christians alike
Source: Pew Research Center Recent attacks in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad linked to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have once again brought terrorism and Islamic extremism to […]
America’s dividing line: Thoughts, prayers and belief in a transcendent God
Source: CNN By John Inazu, who is associate professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis and the author of “Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference” (University […]
Rare Amazonian Butterfly named after Sir David Attenborough
Source: BBC By Kara Segedin 3 December 2015 A beautiful new black-eyed satyr species has become the first butterfly named in honour of Sir David Attenborough. Attenborough’s Blackeyed-Satyr (Credit: Andrew […]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Says Obama Policies Could Trigger Nuclear War With Russia
Source: Huffington Post The Hawaii Democrat has been a persistent critic of Obama’s foreign policy. By Chris D’Angelo Associate Editor, HuffPost Hawaii U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) continued her harsh criticisms of […]
China pledges $60bn to develop Africa
Source: BBC China has announced $60bn (£40bn) of assistance and loans for Africa to help with the development of the continent. President Xi Jinping said the package would include zero-interest […]