Pope Francis’ Partial Response to Evolution, 150 Years Too Late
Epigraph: “The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is Reason. I have never used any other, and I trust I never shall.” Thomas Paine, one of the Founding […]
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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
We Will be Judged by Our Compassion and Deeds and Not Our Dogma
Epigraph: So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. (Deuteronomy 10:19) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief […]
Corbyn blames BRITAIN and the US for the rise of ISIS: Labour leader rejects bombing Syria because it will spark more ‘mayhem’
Source: Daily Mail Jeremy Corbyn said ISIS was created ‘in part’ by western interventions Claimed Western arms and money was ending up with the terror group Labour leader confirmed he would not support any bombing against ISIS He said he would make Britain safer by ‘becoming a force for human […]
Fareed Zakaria GPS, Sundays at 10am & 1pm ET – CNN.com
Watch GPS, Sundays 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. ET The Global Public Square helps you make sense of the world, with insights from CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. Fareed Zakaria is host […]
Al Aqsa Mosque and Temple Mount: A Central Point for Jewish-Muslim Dialogue
Epigraph: Glory be to Him Who carried His servant by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Distant Mosque, the environs of which We have blessed, that We might show […]
A Sikh man builds a mosque for his lifelong Muslim friend because he had nowhere to pray
Source: Online Peeps In an immaculate motion of mankind, Sikhs from of a little town of Sarwapur, Punjab build a mosque for the Muslim occupants. Joga Singh, an affluent agriculturist […]
Legislating ‘takfir’ and combating sectarian violence in Pakistan
Courtesy: Dr. Mohamed Boodhun Source: Friday Times n a recent meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s civil and military leadership unanimously discussed plans to introduce a legislation to […]
The Ahmed Mohamed Case
Source: Patheos By Saima Sheikh A 14 year old ninth grader was pulled from his class by police officers and school principal and interrogated for about 1 ½ hours. His […]
Abou Ben Adhem, A Compassionate Man
Abou Ben Adhem BY LEIGH HUNT Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, […]
Hundreds Gather At Louisville Mosque To Paint Over Hateful Graffiti
Source: Huffington Post Nearly 1,000 people showed up at the Islamic Center of Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday to paint over anti-Muslim graffiti that appeared Wednesday night, according to a center director. […]
Video: 3 Actions We Can All Take To Combat Islamophobia
By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor for the Huffington Post Why it’s important for everyone to #StandWithAhmed To watch 1.5 minute video go to Huffington Post The story of Ahmed Mohamed, the […]
Bahrain’s Proposed Blasphemy Law: Another Tool to Silence Regime’s Critics
Source: Human Rights First By Rebecca Sheff Bahrain is considering a new blasphemy law, which will likely be used to harass and silence the regime’s critics. Cleric Sheikh Maytham Al […]
The refugee crisis reminds us how interconnected we all are
Source: Huffington Post World Religious Leaders Address Refugee Crisis By Alon Goshen-Gottstein; Founder and Director of the Elijah Interfaith Institute. Acknowledged as one of the world’s leading figures in interreligious dialogue. […]
COME BE PART OF THE BIKE-A-THON AND WALK AND TAKE A BOLD STAND AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The Erie County Commission on the Status of Women along with our partner organizations Catholic Charities, Crisis Services, CSEA, Erie County Department of Social Services, Erie County Coalition Against Family Violence, Erie […]
Who’s behind the campaign for Ahmed, the young Muslim clockmaker?
Source: BBC A Texas college student wanted to show her support for Ahmed Mohamed. Twenty-four hours later, her hashtag has started a movement. More than 700,000 people have taken to […]
PBS: Can Pakistan Declare Ahmadis Non-Muslim?
Source: PBS By Kim Lawton | SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 LAHORE, Pakistan — They follow the teachings of the Quran, revere Muhammad as the prophet of Allah and pray five times […]
Ahmed Mohamed, 14, Builds Clock, Is Cuffed for Bomb Hoax, Then Gets Invited to White House
Source: NY Times By MANNY FERNANDEZ and CHRISTINE HAUSER SEPT. 16, 2015 HOUSTON — Ahmed Mohamed’s homemade alarm clock got him suspended from his suburban Dallas high school and detained and […]
What I Never Expected From The Boy Who Called My Dad A Terrorist On 9/11
Source: Huffington Post By Aman Ali; Storyteller, Performer and Reporter Fourteen years ago today, I almost beat the living snot out of a kid in my high school. It was the […]
Half Of Former Catholics Have Forsaken Religion Altogether
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post And the majority of them say they are unlikely to return to the church. Roughly half of Americans […]
Eating Beef in India; Another Reason Why World Needs Secularism in Our Global Village
You Cannot Eat a Beef Burger in Kashmir, India; Thanks to the Hindu Mullahs ‘Why can’t you respect our religious values?’: Kashmiris react to news of beef ban Scroll.in: […]