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
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday easily passed legislation to ease some of the banking regulations adopted after the financial crisis, with 29 Democrats shrugging off President Obama’s veto threat to join united House Republicans. The bill, which passed 271 to 154, follows two other measures approved in the last […]
Source:independent.co.uk The Pope has said there are limits to freedom of expression when religion is insulted. Aboard a plane taking him from Sri Lanka to the Philippines during his Asian tour, Pope Francis, who has condemned the terrorist attacks in Paris, said: “You can’t provoke, you can’t insult the faith […]
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday accused hisIsraeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu of committing “crimes against humanity” comparable to those of the Islamist gunmen behind the Paris attacks that left 17 dead. More….https://uk.news.yahoo.com/turkish-pm-compares-netanyahu-paris-terrorists-083423594.html#XQVwSyE
A founding member of Charlie Hebdo says slain editor Stéphane Charbonnier “dragged” team to their deaths by “overdoing” provocative cartoons Source: telegraph.co.uk One of the founding members of Charlie Hebdo has […]
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in Qadian: Abdul Qadir Dehlvi passed away here in Qadian after a long illness, it has been reported, Inna Lillah-e-wa Inna iLaihi Rajeoon. He was 97 years old. Dehlvi breathed […]
Leaders say they continue to battle stereotypes and are aware anti-Islamic sentiment may rise after these latest acts of terror. Source: citynews.ca http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1
Charlie Hebdo allegedly remains a symbol of “the everyday humiliation of Muslims in France”. SourcE: huffingtonpost.com In the wake of the terrorist attack that shook France last week, the surviving editors […]
Source: huffingtonpost.com Georgia Walker, the Missouri woman who underwent an unsanctioned ordination ceremony earlier this month in an attempt to become a Roman Catholic priest, has been excommunicated from the church. […]
SourcE: breitbart.com CNN host Michael Smerconsih criticized the Obama administration for not using the phrase “radical Islam” on Wednesday’s “CNN Newsroom.” http://launch.newsinc.com/?type=VideoPlayer/Single&widgetId=1&trackingGroup=69016&siteSection=breitbartprivate&videoId=28353885 “I think it’s dishonest by omission. Nobody is suggesting […]
Source: keighleynews.co.uk | by Richard Parker THIS WEEK once again we have all witnessed the painful sickening scenes on our television screens when man regresses to his base animal instincts and becomes a […]
A HARTLEPOOL Muslim leader has condemned the Paris terror attacks and defended people’s right to free speech. Source: hartlepoolmail.co.uk Tahir Selby, the Imam of the Nasir Mosque, in Brougham Terrace, said ordinary Muslims “absolutely condemn” the shocking events in France and others carried out in the name of Islam. Mr Selby, […]
For recent Jihadist with sword documentary, go to NY Times Source of Saladin documentary / Courtesy: BBC The two documentaries linked here show the contrast of then and now. In […]
Source: Sumair Naveed of Germany LINK
The Express Tribune — BANGLADESH: The entire village gathered at Based Ali’s house to celebrate something he never wanted, something he had struggled to admit for many years. “Parents generally help their kids study,” he said. “But I pressured my daughter instead to marry when she was 14. I pressured her […]
Source: The Guardian: By Ben Child French film director calls for rejection of extremism and promises to work with Muslim community for a fairer society My brother, if you knew […]
Huff Post: by Mehdi Hasan — Does it not bother you to see Barack Obama – who demanded that Yemen keep the anti-drone journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye behind bars, after he was convicted on “terrorism-related charges” in a kangaroo court – jump on the free speech ban wagon? Weren’t you […]
Source: The Independent A petition to honour Lassana Bathily, the Muslim shop worker who saved 15 hostages during last Friday’s terror attack on a kosher supermarket in France, has gained […]
By Saeed Qureshi The paramount question intriguing the discerning students of history has been that why an iconic, revolutionary and charismatic leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto met with a tragic end. […]
(Reuters) – U.S. retail sales recorded their largest decline in 11 months in December as demand fell almost across the board, tempering expectations for a sharp acceleration in consumer spending in the fourth quarter. Economists, however, cautioned against reading too much into the surprise weakness, noting that holiday spending made […]
By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson The new highly acclaimed motion picture ”Selma” suggests that former President Lyndon Baines Johnson was not an ardent supporter of the Voting Rights Act of […]