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
http://www.reuters.com/assets/iframe/yovideo?videoId=361751448 Source: Reuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accuses the West of double standards, for condemning Islamist militant attacks in France, but failing to denounce anti-Muslim acts in Europe.
Source:france24.com The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo will publish a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed along with the words “All is forgiven” Wednesday on the cover of its first issue since Islamist militants killed 12 people at its central Paris offices More…..http://www.france24.com/en/20150113-charlie-hebdo-publishes-prophet-cartoon-cover/ Additional Reading Examining Both Sides: Freedom of Speech […]
Source: france24.com Inflamed by last week’s terror attacks in France, a record 25,000 anti-Islamist protesters marched through the east German city of Dresden on Monday, many holding banners with anti-immigrant slogans. More….http://www.france24.com/en/20150113-pegica-german-anti-islamist-swells-paris-attacks/
Washington Post: by Adam Taylor — On Sunday, at least 1.5 million people marched through Paris in a dramatic display of solidarity after extremists killed 12 people at the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and four at a kosher grocery last week. A police officer also was fatally shot. It was […]
Source: New York Times By Yousef Munayyer is a Palestinian-American writer and analyst. Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from its consequences. The ideal of freedom of speech is […]
addictinginfo.org: by Kerry-Anne — The Pope gave liberals an early Christmas Present this week, on a flight back from Turkey…by drawing a parallel between Christian Fundamentalists and Islamic terror groups such as ISIS. When a journalist attempted to draw the Pope into yet another condemnation of the world’s 2 billion Muslims on […]
Dalil Boubakeur, Rector at the Great Mosque of Paris, tells Christiane Amanpour that political Islam should be abandoned. This is what the Muslim Times has been preaching since its inception. […]
grist: by David Roberts — What’s the secret to a happy life? “That the only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people.” Wow. That’s pretty straightforward. But can you boil it down just a little more? “Happiness is love. Full stop.” I don’t want to brag, […]
makers.com: by Wendy Naugle — Something unusual happened when U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) went to freshman orientation in what would become her new office building: She got stopped by Capitol Hill police—they didn’t think the ponytailed 30-year-old looked like a member of Congress. But while Stefanik may be young, […]
Source: CNN Money A Fox News guest has been forced to apologize for suggesting Britain’s second biggest city was off-limits to non-Muslims. Steven Emerson, who describes himself as a leading […]
Source: washington.cbslocal.com WASHINGTON (WNEW/CBSNEWS/AP) – Thousands of people gathered in D.C. Sunday afternoon in memory of the 17 victims of the terrorist attacks that took place in France last week. The […]
Source: ahmadiyyamalta.org The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Malta categorically condemned the attack at the office of Charlie Hebdo in Paris. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and all those affected by this evil and outrageous attack. We would like to offer our heartfelt sympathies and condolences to all those who […]
Source: meridianbooster.com Imam Tariq Azeem Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Lloydminster. The attack that took place at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French magazine, is a very tragic incident. It has claimed […]
Source: tribune.com.pk BERLIN: A German newspaper in the northern port city of Hamburg that reprinted Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) cartoons from the French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo was the target of an arson […]
Source: rt.com A union of Turkish imams has announced that it will organize demonstrations in front of various media organizations across Germany in solidarity with France after the deadly attack at […]
Source: liverpoolecho.co.uk Liverpool shows solidarity for Paris terror attacks as 400 people attend city centre Charlie Hebdo march Around 400 people are taking part in a march in Liverpool city centre in support of the victims and families affected by the Paris terrorist attacks. The event was organised by a group […]
Source: wimbledonguardian.co.uk Politicians put their differences aside on Friday night to show their solidarity with Paris after a spate of horrific terrorist attacks. With Merton’s union jack at half mast as […]
Source: forbes.com It took Christianity hundreds of years but the faithful finally learned to stop killing over spiritual differences. Israel should be criticized as a nation state, not a spiritual representation […]
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Source:Spiegel.de “Can we laugh about anything? Will we be able to laugh about anything tomorrow? These questions are worth asking. No limits to humor that is in the service of freedom of speech, because when humor stops, it is very often to make place for censorship or self censorship.” Cabu […]