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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

Opinion: Revival of the Idea

Author: Munir A.Varraich In July 2011 one of the Republicans from Reagan Era – (1979-1988) wrote an article titled: “Revival of the Idea-Islam”. Thanks for this article coming from a Republican from Reagan times. That was the time (1979 to 1988) when the US Administration and the UK made the […]

Muslim Leader Accused of Sexual Misconduct

Source: muslimwriters.org Last week, the Grand Mufti of Kyrgyzstan was forced to resign amidst allegations of adultery with a woman he says is his second wife. He claimed he had the proper Islamic marriage ceremony with her, but since Article 153 of Kyrgyzstan’s criminal code forbids polygamy, this woman could not have legally been […]

Press Release UK: Global Minorities Alliance Urges Release of British doctor accused of blasphemy

From: Global Minorities Alliance Ahmadi’s case shows how persecution against minorities is ‘escalating’ Glasgow: A UK-based human rights organisation is calling on the authorities in Pakistan to release a 72-year-old doctor who was arrested for ‘posing as a Muslim’ after being secretly filmed by a patient at his surgery. Global […]

A look through the lens of peace

Source: Times of Malta By Laiq Ahmed Atif, who is president of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Malta. At the beginning of every year, many share greetings and wish one another a happy and prosperous new year. People make their plans and road maps for the coming year to make their lives […]

NEW MOSQUE OPENED BY WORLD MUSLIM LEADER IN CRAWLEY

Soure: Press@amjinternational.org The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat is pleased to announce that on 18 January 2014, its world leader, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Fifth Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, inaugurated the Noor Mosque in Crawley in West Sussex. Upon arriving at the premises, His Holiness officially inaugurated the Mosque […]