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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

Wilders Urges Voters to Report PvdA Leader Samsom

THE HAGUE, 03/04/14 Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders has called on everyone to make a police report against Labour (PvdA) leader Diederik Samsom for discrimination against Moroccans.Against Wilders himself, 5,000 reports have already been made calling for his prosecution for his plea for less Moroccans. The PVV leader […]

Woman faces death in Sudan for apostasy

Telegraph: Christian woman sentenced to death for refusing to convert to Islam after being raised as a Christian.   A heavily pregnant Christian woman in Sudan has been sentenced to hang for not being raised as a Muslim. Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, was convicted on charges of apostasy, or the abandonment […]

Accept Ahmadiyya and go to Jail?

Source:HRW (Beirut) – Saudi authorities should immediately release two citizens held without charge for two years because of their religious beliefs, Human Rights Watch said today. Officials arrested Sultan al-`Anzi, 33, and Sa`ud al-`Anzi, 35, on May 14, 2012, and have not responded to multiple requests from Human Rights Watch […]

The tyranny of certitude

Source: ET The Senate recently passed a bill that seeks to punish anyone desecrating a grave with a life sentence. The news came as a great relief because with all the good friends, acquaintances and committed people around dying at quite a fast pace, one is, at least, relieved that the state […]

Which foundations for postwar Syria?

STORY SUMMARY Brahimi’s departure is to a large extent a consequence of President Bashar Assad’s decision to stand again for the presidency in June, which undermines efforts to negotiate a transition in Syria. But beyond what it means for a negotiated settlement in Syria, Assad’s decision to seek re-election poses […]

For Palestinians, the ICC path beckons

STORY SUMMARY Seventeen respected international human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and prominent Palestinian groups Al-Dameer and Al-Haq, this week urged the Palestinian government to promptly join the International Criminal Court and use it to end a lack of accountability for alleged crimes committed by both sides […]