eDigest: The Folly of the NYC Anti-Islamic Ads?
Epigraph: Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion, and who have not driven you forth from your homes, that you […]
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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
The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance
A myth-shattering view of the Islamic world’s myriad scientific innovations and the role they played in sparking the European Renaissance. By Jim al-Khalili, who is a leading theoretical nuclear physicist, a trustee […]
Nominating Karen Armstrong for Literature Nobel Prize
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Karen Armstrong FRSL (born 14 November 1944) is a British author and commentator known for her books on comparative religion. A […]
Physics Nobel prize goes to scientists who perfected LED light
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN October 7, 2014 (CNN) — Two scientists in Japan and one at the University of California at Santa Barbara were awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in physics for […]
Are Ahmadi Muslims: A Collection of Articles?
Epigraph: Believers, be the supporters of justice and testify to what you may have witnessed, for the sake of God, even against yourselves, parents, and relatives; whether it be against the […]
Urdu Video: Imran Khan Declares Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to Be “non-Muslim”
Epigraph: Believers, be the supporters of justice and testify to what you may have witnessed, for the sake of God, even against yourselves, parents, and relatives; whether it be against […]
Medicine Nobel Prize for cells that form a positioning system in the brain
By Ben Brumfield, CNN updated 6:03 AM EDT, Mon October 6, 2014 (CNN) — The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has gone to John O’Keefe and May-Britt and Edvard Moser for work […]
Hajj: The Best Symbol for Our Universal Brotherhood!
Epigraph: And remember the time when We assigned to Abraham the site of the House and said, ‘Associate not anything with Me, and keep My House clean for those who […]
Catholic Church sexual abuse cases
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Catholic sex abuse cases are a series of allegations, investigations, trials and convictions ofchild sexual abuse crimes committed by Catholic priests, nuns and members of Roman Catholicorders against boys and […]
Pope Francis: Vatican begins landmark synod to discuss family life
Source: BBC Pope Francis opened the synod with a mass at the Vatican’s St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday morning Continue reading the main story in BBC Related Stories Francis: The […]
How the world’s health organizations failed to stop the Ebola disaster
A Perfect Storm…. Possible Pandemic By 2015… CDC Director: ‘A Scene Out Of Dante… WHO: ‘We Could Have Responded Faster’… Mothers Afraid To Touch Their Children… Hopes Pinned On Radical […]
The Folly of the NYC Anti-Islamic Ads
By Naseem Mahdi, National Vice President, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Ever Merciful This week, anti-Islamic ads appear on 100 New York City buses and two subway […]
Blessed Eid and Yom Kippur and What is the Muslim Times doing for You?
Epigraph: So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. (Al Quran 87:10) By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor Happy Eid Mubarak and Hajj to all our Muslim readers, from the whole […]
Case Of Muslim Woman Denied Job At Abercrombie & Fitch To Go Before Supreme Court
Source: The Huffington Post Reuters | By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said it would consider whether a Muslim woman denied a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch […]
Turkish lawmakers OK military action against ISIS
Gaziantep, Turkey (CNN) — Turkish lawmakers voted Thursday to authorize military force against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, joining a growing international coalition against the Islamist militants as they continued […]
A Tribute to the Holy Prophet Muhammad
Epigraph: “If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and outstanding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with […]
Ireland set to call referendum on blasphemy laws
Source: The Guardian By Henry McDonald in Dublin Tuesday 30 September 2014 Atheists and secular campaigners have welcomed the Irish government’s decision to hold a referendum that may abolish Ireland’s blasphemy laws. […]
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Men Cause Flight Delay By Refusing To Sit Next To Women
Religion News Service | By Antonia Blumberg Posted: 09/30/2014 9:42 am EDT One person’s requirement for religious accommodation can seem all-too-much like discrimination to another. An El Al flight from New York to Tel Aviv last week encountered delays when several ultra-orthodox Jewish men refused to take their seats next to women over religious […]