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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

Iraq’s sham elections

Story Summary At the last elections, in 2010, it was clear that what the people of Iraq wanted did not really matter, and that with Iran’s backing, Nouri al-Maliki was sure to be re-elected. Having endured so much over the last 11 years, with hundreds of thousands dead and a […]

US, PH reach new defense deal

ABS.CBN news — MANILA — The signing of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation (EDC) between the United States and the Philippines has been scheduled on Monday morning, ahead of the arrival of US President Barack Obama. Prime Berunia, information officer of the Department of National Defense, said the agreement will be […]

Reign of radicalism in Pakistan

Daily Times: The recent discourse regarding terrorism and terrorists has taken a turn from combatant to non-combatant stakeholders and it has left the citizens of Pakistan bewildered about whether they are the democratic citizens of Pakistan or the denizens of an alien land In recent times, a lot has been […]

Indonesian Ahmadis defy prayer ban call

Source: ucanews.com Muslim council demands sect adheres to mainstream teachings. Followers of a minority Muslim sect in Indonesia are continuing daily prayers in their West Java mosque despite a call for a ban from the district’s Indonesian Ulema Council. Syaiful Uyun, an Ahmadiya cleric at the mosque, told ucanews.com that daily […]

Egypt: Vow of Freedeom of Religion Is unkept

Sherif Gaber, detained  since last fall on allegations that he started a Facebook page for atheists By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICKAPRIL 25, 2014   NYtimes 04/26/2014 Photo Student supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood blocked a road in Cairo on Wednesday. Credit Aly Hazzaa/El Shorouk Newspaper, via Associated Press   CAIRO — The […]