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
(CNN) A passenger plane that crashed on the Sinai peninsula may have been brought down by a bomb, the British Prime Minister’s office said Wednesday. That possibility prompted British authorities to […]
Source: The Guardian A video has emerged of what appears to be a young Afghan woman, married against her will, stoned to death for trying to elope with another man. […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A good place for the non-Muslims to start learning about the Holy Prophet Muhammad is a […]
Source: Radio Free Europe – Radio Liberty Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned the Islamic State (IS) extremist group at the opening of the new Moscow Cathedral Mosque. Speaking at […]
Source: BBC Vladimir Putin has been in power in Russia either as president or prime minister, since Boris Yeltsin’s surprise resignation on 31 December 1999. Fifteen years later Russia’s main […]
Richard Dawkins, a scientist & author, wonders how GOP candidate Ben Carson, a distinguished doctor, can question evolution – the bedrock of biology. Watch the Video in CNN Fully two-thirds […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anders Behring Breivik Born 13 February 1979 (age 36)[1] Oslo, Norway[2] Nationality Norwegian Criminal penalty 21 years’ preventive detention Killings Date 22 July 2011 15:25 CEST […]
This article examines the root cause, regardless of the religious or the political affiliation of the perpetrator. Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There […]
Source: Huffington Post By Anantanand Rambachan; Professor of Religion, Saint Olaf College. Latest book,”A Hindu Theology of Liberation.” The word “Diwali” means an arrangement or a row of lights. Traditionally, Diwali […]
Chapter 1: Beliefs About Sharia According to the survey findings, most Muslims believe sharia is the revealed word of God rather than a body of law developed by men based […]
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: This article, especially the comment section below, will be used as a repository to refute the false association of terrorism with Islam. The latest […]
About 1,000 Bangladeshi authors and teachers marched through the streets of the capital on Tuesday, asserting their right to free speech days after a suspected Islamist group attacked writers and […]
Source: New York Times By MICHAEL CORKERY and JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG NOV. 2, 2015 A few months before he took a toxic mix of drugs and died on a stranger’s couch, Nicklaus […]
Epigraph: Thus, have We made of you an Ummat justly balanced, that ye might be witnesses over the nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves. (Al Quran 2:144) Piety […]
Epigraph Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any pillars that you can see. Then He settled Himself on the Throne. And He pressed the sun and the […]
Source: Huffington Post By Ryan Grenoble; News Editor, The Huffington Post The group claims to have identified 1,000 KKK members and will release their names on Nov. 5. Last week, a group […]
Source: New York Times JERUSALEM — After more than a week of local and international condemnation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel issued a statement on Friday retracting his accusation […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Republican presidential contender Ben Carson restated his views on creationism Sunday (Nov. 1), wrapping up his weekend […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The National Museum of Natural History, located on the National Mall just across from the Smithsonian castle, is America’s […]
Source: BBC Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won a critical parliamentary election, regaining the majority it lost in June. With almost all ballots counted, the state-run Anadolu […]