Continuing to Build the Case Against Alcohol and Addictions
Epigraph: They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: ‘In both there is great sin and also some advantages for men; but their sin is greater than their advantage.’ (Al […]
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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
An other Ahmadi shot dead in Pakistan
Reliable sources informed Mr Ikramullah age 37 was shot dead in Taunsa Shareef Pakistan. He was at his medical store when 4 gunmen on two motor bikes came and shot at him. He scummed to his injuries. A Widow, daughter 5 years and an infant 18 have been left behind. […]
Cancer risk ‘even from light drinking’
Source: BBC By Michelle Roberts; Health editor, BBC News online Even light and moderate drinking – up to one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men […]
There is no holy rape in Islam: Column
Source: USA Today By Mansura Bashir Minhas ISIL brutality revives an Arabian culture Mohammed sought to change. “He said that by raping me, he is drawing closer to God.” According to The New York Times, these are the harrowing words of a 12-year-old girl who escaped the Islamic State terrorist group […]
Defending The Hadith And Its Compilers – The Great Imams Who Are Sometimes Misunderstood And Even Reviled
By Muhammad Yunus, for New Age Islam Co-author (Jointly with Ashfaque Ullah Syed), Essential Message of Islam, Amana Publications, USA, 2009 There is a common knowledge that some of the […]
Ben Kingsley Wants His New Movie To Change Americans’ Image Of Sikhs
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=55d23a4b02a76069c7000a35&autoPlay=false In his new film, “Learning to Drive, ” Academy Award-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley plays a soft-spoken Sikh taxi driver, Darwan, who gives driving lessons to a work-obsessed Manhattanite, […]
We Asked Our Readers To Define God In One Word. Here’s What They Told Us.
Epigraph: He is Allah, and there is no God beside Him, the Knower of the unseen and the seen. He is the Gracious, the Merciful. He is Allah, and there […]
340 rabbis urge Congress to approve Iran nuclear deal
(RNS) Rebuffing a campaign among Jewish organizations to scuttle the Iran nuclear deal, 340 rabbis sent a letter to Congress Monday (Aug. 17) supporting the agreement and rejecting the notion that most American Jews oppose […]
Bangkok bomb: The messy theories behind the Thai attack
Source: BBC The scale of the deadly bomb blast in Bangkok on Monday means it is unlikely to be motivated by domestic politics, writes analyst Pavin Chachavalpongpun. Here are some […]
Demystifying Prophethood, Theocracy, Democracy and Dictatorship
August 17, 2015 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Today, Egypt’s al-Sisi imposed strict anti-terrorism laws. The laws establish special courts and […]
Morgan Freeman’s Step-Granddaughter Was Killed in an Apparent Exorcism
Source: Gawker Report: Morgan Freeman’s Step-Granddaughter Was Killed in an Apparent Exorcism According to New York Post “police sources,” Morgan Freeman’s step-granddaughter was stabbed to death this weekend in by […]
Egypt’s al-Sisi imposes strict anti-terrorism laws
Epigraph: Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and giving like kindred; and forbids indecency, and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression. He admonished you that you […]
How to Speak With Young Muslims About ISIS
Source: Huffington Post Imam Sohaib Sultan; Muslim Life Coordinator and Chaplain, Princeton University As a university Muslim chaplain, I mentor and counsel young Muslim men and women everyday — on […]
Breaking News:Professor Ch Muhammad Ali Muztar Arfi has passed away
Reliable sources intimated a great scholar and poet of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Professor Ch Muhammad Ali Muztar Arfi has passed away. Innah lillah wa innah elaihe rajeoon. Allah may rest his soul in peace. Amin.
“Understanding Shariah From The Religious And Rights Perspectives”
Source:Peace 4Allpeacesymposiumkl@gmail.com The International Human Rights Committee and Projek Dialog will be holding a peace symposium and dinner at the Royale Bintang Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Bukit Bintang on 16 Sept. 2015 (Wednesday — Public Holiday – Malaysia Day ) The symposium entitled “Understanding Shariah from the Religious and Rights Perspectives” will discuss the role […]
Is Donald Trump Entitled to Talk about Any Journalist’s Menstruation on National Television?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Donald Trump led the republican party’s 17-strong 2016 presidential field with the backing of 24 percent […]
Vatican: Jewish Extremist Poses Threat To Holy Land Christians
Epigraph: And if Allah did not deter some men by means of others, there would surely have been pulled down cloisters and churches and synagogues and mosques, wherein the name […]
How Salma Hayek’s New Film ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet’ Brings Together ‘All Religions’
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=55b2c87502a760275e000600&autoPlay=false Award-winning actress and producer Salma Hayek joins a special #WMN to discuss her animated feature film “Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet,” based on Gibran’s best-selling poetry book of the same […]
Building the Case for Coexistence with Our Cousins, the Jews
Epigraph: “So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.” Deuteronomy 10:19 Holocaust Survivors Condemn Israel for ‘Gaza Massacre,’ Call […]
Are non-Muslims Equally Concerned about Hijab of Nuns, as the Muslim Women
Nuns of a New Generation Forge Their Own Path Source: NY Times Mechanical bulls, rock-climbing walls, bounce houses, go-karts: Before becoming a nun, Sister Virginia Joy helped insure them all. […]