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
Source: The Daily Beast Russia’s foreign ministry pushed back Monday at the U.S. warning that the Kremlin was escalating the conflict in Syria, arguing that its policy to support President Bashar al-Assad’s government in the fight against extremists has been longstanding. “We have always supplied equipment to them for their […]
Source: Arab News ANKARA: Turkey’s military says 16 soldiers were killed in a Kurdish rebel attack against troops in southeast Turkey on Sunday. A military statement on Monday said six other soldiers were wounded in the attack in the mainly Kurdish Hakkari province, which border Iraq and Iran. Rebels of […]
Source: Time She was placed on a 12-month unpaid leave A Muslim flight attendant says she was suspended from her jobbecause she refused to serve alcohol to a passenger due […]
Source: BBC Pope Francis has unveiled reforms intended to make it easier for Roman Catholics to divorce and remarry within the Church. The radical reforms allow access to procedures free […]
Source: BBC Germany can cope with at least 500,000 asylum-seekers a year for several years, Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has said. Officials have said they expect more than 800,000 asylum-seekers […]
Source: BBC Electronics company Canon has developed a 250 megapixel sensor for use in digital cameras. Canon said the sensor is sensitive enough to read lettering on the side of […]
Source: The Malta Independent www.independent.com.mt | Monday 7 September 2015, by Laiq Ahmed Atif | amjmalta@gmail.com The tragedies of migrants are not a new reality of the current times. Every year, […]
Source: BBC Germany’s coalition government has agreed to spend 6bn euros (£4.4bn) to support record numbers of migrants and other measures to deal with the influx. Critics at home have […]
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. (Matthew 5:7) Pope Francis calls on every Catholic parish in Europe to host one migrant family Migrant crisis: Journey […]
Source: NY Times By David Brooks Just once I’d like to have a college student come up to me and say, “I really wanted to major in accounting, but my parents […]
Migrant crisis: Journey through Austria to Germany resumes Hundreds of migrants have resumed their journey through Austria to Germany after Hungary’s decision on Friday to let them through. Several trains […]
http://i.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/script/7.0/players/embed.js?videoid=/video/news/2015/09/04/billionaire-refugees-island.cnnmoney Source: CNN Money An Egyptian billionaire is offering to buy an island for people fleeing to Europe from war-torn countries in the Middle East and Africa. Naguib Sawiris, one […]
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. (Matthew 5:7) Merkel the bold Source: Economist ANGELA MERKEL may be the most powerful politician in Europe, but she […]
Source: The Guardian It is possible to believe in both evolution and the Catholic church’s teaching on creation, Pope Francis has said, as he cautioned against portraying God as a […]
Interfaith Seminar: What role can or should religion play in responding to the pressures of globalization? For further information email to Suggested Reading How Islam Taught Medieval Christian Europe Religious […]
Source: International Business News By Ismat Sarah Mangla @ismat i.mangla@ibtimes.com Among the many colorful billboards in New York City’s Times Square bodly advertising the latest movies, musicals or premium alcoholic […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times First something about the big picture, Christian apologists want to make a case for Christianity based […]
Source: Huffington Post The 77-year-old academic had received death threats after he criticized idol worship. The Associated Press By Katy Daigle Posted: 08/31/2015 01:01 PM EDT NEW DELHI (AP) — […]
Epigraph: The hypocrites say, “If we return to Medina, the one most honorable will surely drive out therefrom the one most mean (‘Muhammad’);” while true honor belongs to Allah and […]
By RASHA MADKOUR; Sep. 3, 2015 9:01 AM EDT BOSTON (AP) — Dozens of billboards with Muslim themes are sprouting nationwide, proclaiming what organizers say is the true message of […]