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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

Solutions for Pakistan

By Saeed Qureshi Unlike Saudi Arabia and Iran Pakistan is not a religious but a nation state. It should be liberated from socio-religious taboos that hinder its progress and development like other developed nations around the world. It was Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB), who switched Pakistan then relatively a […]

American Muslims are becoming thought, cultural leaders and reviving perspectives on religious inclusion

Rabia Chaudry     TIME History is witness to a time past when the Islamic civilization produced globally unparallelled architecture, literature, science, philosophy, theological discourse, and cultural influences – influences so strong it made European nobles want to dress like Muslims. Critics of Islam and Muslims scoff at this romanticism, […]

How Muslims Helped Cause the American Revolution

Lostislamichistory.com: Today’s American political landscape can be quite a confusing and frightening place. The ideas of the Founding Fathers are commonly cited as the foundation of the nation. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are seen as the infallible documents on which American life are based. Freedom, democracy, and […]

video shows large al Qaeda meeting

Source:CNN Washington (CNN) — A new video shows what looks like the largest and most dangerous gathering of al Qaeda in years. And the CIA and the Pentagon either didn’t know about it or couldn’t get a drone there in time to strike. U.S. officials won’t comment on that, but every […]

video shows large al Qaeda meeting

Source:CNN Washington (CNN) — A new video shows what looks like the largest and most dangerous gathering of al Qaeda in years. And the CIA and the Pentagon either didn’t know about it or couldn’t get a drone there in time to strike. U.S. officials won’t comment on that, but every […]

Putin warns of Ukraine ‘civil war’

Source: Asia Times: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Ukraine is “on the verge of civil war”, speaking to German Chancellor Angela Merkel after Ukrainian armed forces retook control of a military air base in the east of the country, part of an action the White House described as […]

One-a-Day Commandments of the Holy Quran – And remember the time when We assigned to Abraham the site of the House and said, ‘Associate not anything with Me‏

96. And remember the time when We assigned to Abraham the site of the House and said, ‘Associate not anything with Me  [22:27] 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 perform the circuits, and those […]

Britain’s youngest parents: Mother, 12, gives birth to 7lb baby girl after falling pregnant at primary school to a boy aged 13

Mother met boyfriend a year ago and was 11 when baby was conceived Pair from London have combined age of 25 and ‘intend to stick together’ At 27, the girl’s mother is also now one of UK’s youngest grandmothers Charity: ‘They will be dependent on others, financially and emotionally’ Britain’s previous […]