Pakistan’s heat wave: When fasting is a sin
By Dr. Kashif N. Chaudhry, who is a cardiovascular medicine fellow at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of […]
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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
Pope Francis has become a Muslim, at least on the divorce issue. But, 1400 years too late …
Epigraph: And when you divorce women and they reach the end of their period, prevent them not from marrying their husbands, if they agree between themselves in a decent manner. […]
Jewish Groups Unite For 'Shabbat Of Solidarity' With The African-American Community
The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg Posted: 06/25/2015 3:49 pm EDT Beliefs and lifestyles within Judaism vary widely from denomination to denomination. But when it comes to last week’s […]
Jewish Groups Unite For ‘Shabbat Of Solidarity’ With The African-American Community
The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg Posted: 06/25/2015 3:49 pm EDT Beliefs and lifestyles within Judaism vary widely from denomination to denomination. But when it comes to last week’s […]
French minister: It's possible asylum will be offered to Snowden, Assange
CNN: French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira said Thursday she “wouldn’t be surprised” if France decided to offer asylum to Edward Snowden and Julian Assange. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has […]
French minister: It’s possible asylum will be offered to Snowden, Assange
CNN: French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira said Thursday she “wouldn’t be surprised” if France decided to offer asylum to Edward Snowden and Julian Assange. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has […]
No, Islam is not a race. Yes, you are still a racist
Source: Redflag 22 June 2015 | By Daniel Lopez Anti-Islamic bigotry is racism. How can that be when, as is frequently pointed out, Islam isn’t a race? Biological race doesn’t […]
Islam and Women’s Rights
Review of Religions: Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba) The following is an address given by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, to the female members (Lajna) of the worldwide […]
More than 14% of England’s honeybee colonies died over winter
British Beekeepers Association says level of winter losses is unacceptably high as European Food Safety Authority launches investigation into bee threats Alison Benjamin Thursday 25 June 2015 More than 14% […]
Supreme Court upholds Obamacare subsidies
Washington (CNN) Obamacare has survived — again. In a major win for the Obama administration, the Supreme Court held in a 6-3 decision that the Affordable Care Act authorized federal […]
Charleston Syllabus builds book list of tolerance
Source: BBC In the wake of the shooting death of nine African-American churchgoers in Charlestown, South Carolina, many politicians and public figures called for a public conversation on race and […]
Addiction: A Deadly Sin
Epigraph: And whoso honors the sacred things of Allah, it will be good for him with his Lord. … Remaining ever inclined to Allah, not associating anything with Him. And […]
Tony Blair appointed as head of European body fighting antisemitism
Source: The Guardian Nicholas Watt Chief political correspondent New role with European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation follows former prime minister’s decision to stand down as Middle East envoy Wednesday […]
10 Totally Badass Female Muslim Politicians You Should Know
Brown Girl Magazine | By Nishi Fatima Posted: 06/24/2015 11:06 am EDT This article originally appeared on Brown Girl Magazine. Given the rise of hate crimes and misunderstandings that the […]
Pope Francis Prays In Front Of The Shroud Of Turin
Source: huffingtonpost.com The Shroud of Turin has captivated thousands of Christians over centuries, some of whom believe it covered Jesus Christ during his burial — and on Sunday, Pope Francis joined […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to Show Patriotism Throughout Ramadhan
The Holy Month of Ramadhan is a spiritual month for over a billion Muslims around the world who are encouraged to show appreciation and remembrance to their Lord and offer sacrifices for the good of mankind. In this spirit, The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Metro Detroit will conduct the following programs […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Supports Government’s action to root out extremism
Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk Dr Asim Salim and Muhammad Nayyer, The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Leeds The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Leeds supports the Government’s action to root out extremism. Any genuine attempt to curb extremism is to be welcomed. No true Muslim could contemplate acting against the laws of the land and so if […]
Pope Francis: "Conflicts in the world today are A Third World War in segments"
Source: huffingtonpost.com FRANCES D’EMILIO, Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday denounced what he calls the “great powers” of the world for failing to act when there was intelligence […]
Pope Francis: “Conflicts in the world today are A Third World War in segments”
Source: huffingtonpost.com FRANCES D’EMILIO, Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday denounced what he calls the “great powers” of the world for failing to act when there was intelligence […]