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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
Adulthood begins at 25, says new research
The Independent: by Ben Tufft — Kidults” could be a better term for those in their twenties, according to research which suggests that people do not become adults until about 25. The adolescent desires of sensation-seeking and novelty in the brain increase as individuals leave home and fend for themselves, […]
NSA Prism program taps in to user data of Apple, Google and others
theguardian: by Green Glenwald — Top-secret Prism program claims direct access to servers of firms including Google, Apple and Facebook • Companies deny any knowledge of program in operation since 2007 • Obama orders US to draw up overseas target list for cyber-attacks A slide depicting the top-secret PRISM program. Guardian The […]
USA: Ahmadi Muslim group addresses the issue of ISIS, stigmas of Islam
Source: thebatt.com In response to the Islamic State group’s continued actions in the Middle East, an event Monday will address radicalism and extremism in the Middle East. Salman Munir, biology sophomore […]
The Muslim Times Strongly Condemns Killing of Innocent Coptic Christians by ISIS
Epigraph: Every human life is sacred and of unlimited value, killing any innocent person is like triggering a genocide. (Derived from Al Quran 5:33) ISIS video appears to show beheadings […]
Friday Sermon: “Essence of Conscious Nation Building” by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) Khalifatul Maseeh the V
Friday Sermon: Essence of Conscious Nation Building Sermon Delivered by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad at Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Source: alislam.org Video available in Urdu, English, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, French, German, Indonesian, Malayalam, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish Audio: Urdu: download English: download Arabic: download […]
Iran president calls for stronger ties with China
Source: China Daily TEHRAN – Iran wants to further advance its relations with China, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said. Steady development of bilateral ties is not only beneficial to Iran […]
Egypt bombs ISIL targets in Libya after mass beheadings
Air strikes carried out hours after armed group released video showing the killing of 21 Egyptian Christians. More…..http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/02/egypt-bombs-isil-targets-libya-mass-beheadings-150216063339037.html
Who Is A Kafir?
Source: New Age Islam.com Very clearly, even under the most trying conditions of war spread over 9 years meant to annihilate Islam, the Quran makes a clear distinction between the `kafir’ among the non-Muslims and others. There is not a single verse in the entire Quran that directs the Muslims […]
An Overdue Awakening of Moderate Muslims
Source:NewageIslam.com Muslim extremists may have just stepped on the lion’s tail. In retaliation for the barbaric incineration of a Jordanian pilot who fell into the grasp of the Islamic State, […]
Woman’s murder sparks outrage in Turkey
CNN: by Joseph Netto and Gul Tuysuz — Protesters hold a banner reading ‘Ozge, we have suffered with you’ during a demonstration in Ankara Her body was left on a riverbed next to a cemetery, burned and abandoned, found just days after her family reported her missing. Now, a nation […]
Episcopal Church Takes A Hard Look At Alcohol After Bishop Is Charged With Drunken Driving
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 […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns Chapel Hill Shooting & mourns with families of victims
Source: rabwah.net The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA mourns with the families of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, and his wife Yusor Abu-Salha, 21, and Abu-Salha’s sister, Razan Abu-Salha, 19, of Raleigh. Each […]
Boyle Street: Food Drive – Volunteer opportunities for Community Services
Source: amyalberta.com If you’re interested in helping us provide a warm meal and a warm welcome to hundreds of impoverished and homeless people, please add yourself to this mailing list where […]
Bigotry & bias: Muslims only newsworthy when they kill, not when they get killed?
Source: nation.com.pk Chapel Hill massacre in North Carolina, where three young students were shot to death on Tuesday was a horrendous incident. To say that they were Muslim,the news would have some weight of discrimination, but the truth is they were. However, the question is has media given the news due […]
LETTER: Hatred toward Muslims result of ignorance
Source: dailyrecord.com Hearing the horrible news that three American Muslim students were murdered over a parking spot truly made me question if I was in America. While it is being […]
Attack on Muslim Capitol Day and The Ahmadiyya response
Source: islamindallas.org Texas has been hitting the nation’s headlines for demonstrating intolerance of late. It was indeed another sad day when various Muslim organizations decided to hold a Capitol Day for […]
USA: Metro Detroit Muslims call for peace
‘Let us come together to eliminate hate and promote love, tolerance and brotherhood’, Ahmadi Muslims Source: freep.com Metro Detroit Muslims say the discussion about these events has sometimes unfairly labeled Muslims […]
Ahmadiyya Persecution in Pakistan – Newsletter February 2015
This month’s issue reports on how a national TV show in Pakistan aired hate speech against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, labelling Ahmadi Muslims the “common enemy” of the nation. A […]
USA: Fire burns up an Islamic center in Houston, Texas #HateCrime?
Source: english.alarabiya.net A massive blaze has ripped through an Islamic community center in Houston, Texas, on Friday. It is not known what has caused the fire that gutted a section […]