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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

“Darood on Mirza” Ansar Newsletter

I found this article sort of intriguing knowing that we only send Darood on the Holy Prophet of Islam. I posted my own story at the end followed by another post on the request of the editor of Ansar Newsletter, brother Rafi Malik. Invoke Durood on Mirza Abdul Shakoor Abro, […]

Ahmadis asked to record statements

Source: ET The four are among six Ahmadis facing charges under Sections 295-B (defiling or desecration of a copy of the Holy Quran) and 298-C (an Ahmadi posing as a Muslim) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and Section 11-W of the Anti-Terrorism Act in a case registered with the […]

Jihadists Now Control Secretive U.S. Base

Source: The daily Beast: A key jihadist leader and longtime member of al Qaeda has taken control of a secretive training facility set up by U.S. special operations forces on the Libyan coastline to help hunt down Islamic militants, according to local media reports, Jihadist web forums, and U.S. officials. […]

Afghan election result delayed due to fraud probe

Source: TOI KABUL: Afghanistan’s presidential election result has been delayed by two days due to fraud investigations and will now be released on Saturday, officials said on Wednesday as they vowed to sift out fake votes. Partial results from the April 5 election to succeed President Hamid Karzai have already been […]