Student cracks theologian’s baffling religious code
Source: BBC News A divinity student from the University of St Andrews has cracked a religious code that has baffled academics for generations. Jonny Woods has worked out how to […]
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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
Rampant Child Abuse in Texas’ Churches
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Sir Zafrullah Khan Introducing the Holy Quran to the World
Epigraph: “As often as we approach the Quran, it always proves repulsive anew; gradually, however, it attracts, it astonishes, and, in the end forces admiration.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe […]
Pew Research: Religious people are happier through out the world
Religion’s Relationship to Happiness, Civic Engagement and Health Around the World In the U.S. and other countries, participation in a congregation is a key factor People who are active in […]
People in Netherlands are most willing to accept Muslims as members of their family
% in each country who say they would be willing to accept Muslims as members of their family: 🇳🇱Netherlands 88% 🇧🇪Belgium 77% 🇫🇮Finland 66% 🇩🇪Germany 55% 🇵🇱Poland 33% 🇭🇺Hungary 21% […]
Running Scared of the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful?
Epigraph But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little groove […]
Jane Goodall’s GPS interview in full
Source: CNN Fareed Zakaria sits down with Jane Goodall to discuss her extraordinary, lifelong study of chimpanzees, and how it led her to become a leading conservationist. Watch the video […]
In Arab Nation, Christians, Buddhists and Jews Emerge to Worship
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Asa Fitch Jan. 27, 2019 8:00 a.m. ET DUBAI—Every Friday, on the fourth floor of a hotel conference center in this Arab business hub, […]
Quebec government asks Montreal school boards if information on staffers wearing religious symbols exists
Source: The Globe and Mail BY RYAN REMIORZ/THE CANADIAN PRESS The Quebec government has asked several school boards in the Montreal region if they have a count of teachers who […]
Pakistan upholds acquittal of woman in blasphemy case
Source: Associated Press By KATHY GANNON ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Tuesday upheld its acquittal of a Christian woman who spent eight years on death row after being […]
It’s Hilarious That the Pope Called Mary the “First Influencer,” but It’s Also Totally Something He Would Do
Source: Slate By RUTH GRAHAM Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Thom Masat / Unsplash, Grant Whitty/Unsplash, Thomas Quaritsch/Unsplash, and Peter Paul Rubens/Wikipedia. This past weekend, Pope Francis called the […]
Islam and the State: A Counter Narrative
Source: Author’s website (Political Issues) By Javed Ahmad Ghamidi (Tr. by:Dr. Shehzad Saleem) The situation which has been created today for Islam and Muslims in the whole world by certain […]
American Nobel Laureate Knew About Chinese Scientist Gene-Editing Babies, But Did Not Report Him, Emails Show
Source: Time By CANDICE CHOI AND MARILYNN MARCHIONE Long before the claim of the world’s first gene-edited babies became public, Chinese researcher He Jiankui shared the news with a U.S. Nobel laureate who […]
Sarah Sanders: Donald Trump Is President Because God Wanted Him There
Source: Huffington Post By Rebecca Shapiro White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she believed God wanted Donald Trump to become president in an interview with Christian Broadcasting Network Wednesday. “I think God […]
A Former Pastor Of Trump’s Church Says He Never Saw Him There
Source: Huffington Post BY Sara Boboltz President Donald Trump gave Bible literacy legislation a shout-out on Monday with a tweet praising states that are “starting to make a turn back” to an […]
Church of England plan for welcoming trans people under fire
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent More than 2,000 clergy and lay members of the Church of England have signed a letter calling on bishops to withdraw or […]
Canada looks to ensure safety of Christian acquitted of blasphemy in Pakistan
Source: The Star OTTAWA—Canada’s foreign ministry says it is prepared to do everything it can to ensure the safety of a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy by Pakistan’s top court. […]
Israel leader scorned for wooing Holocaust-distorting allies
Source: Associated Press BY Aron Heller JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s warm welcome to Lithuania’s prime minister marks his latest embrace of an eastern European leader who […]
Philippines urges calm after grenade attack on mosque kills two
Source: Reuters MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine authorities called for calm on Wednesday after a grenade attack on a mosque in a mainly Christian southern province killed two people, just three […]
