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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

Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Frankfurt Germany celebrates New Year Reception

By Zubair Khan January 11th of 2014 was special day in the history of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Frankfurt. Under the arrangements of Shoba Kharjiyya  (external affairs) new year reception party was organized by AMJ. National headquarter of AMJ was represented by national secretary external affairs Dr Dawood Majoka. Mr Idrees Ahmad, Local Amir of AMJ Frankfurt was overall in charge of program while Mr Zafarullah Khan, local secretary external affairs took the […]

BANGLADESH I am sorry

Courtesy: http://www.thedailystar.net Faheem Younus I was born in Pakistan, a few months before the war which resulted in the creation of Bangladesh on December 16, 1971. And it was only after I moved to the US that I recognised the magnitude of human rights abuses the Pakistani army committed against their […]

Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri denied entry visa

Source: AT NEW DELHI: Allama Dr Muhammed Tahir-ul-Qadri’s visit to India Saturday met with a set back as New Delhi refused him a visa for reasons known better to Intelligence Bureau (IB), Geo News reported.Canada-based Pakistani scholar Qadri, who is the chief of Minhaj-ul-Quran International (MQI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek, […]

The Exam of Life

By Suresh Shah  At last, the day you were so dreading has dawned! The Class 12 exams start today. Your performance in the exams will play a crucial role in shaping the rest of your life, or so you are made to believe. If you get good marks, you can […]

Terrorism’s Fertile Ground

Source NY Times: By KENNEDY ODEDE I am 29 years old — on the threshold of a new decade of life. All my close friends from childhood, save for two, were robbed of this experience. Some took risks to feed their families; for stealing bread or charcoal, they were shot by […]

Philomena (film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philomena Theatrical release poster Directed by Stephen Frears Produced by Gabrielle Tan Steve Coogan Tracey Seaward Written by Steve Coogan Jeff Pope Starring Judi Dench Steve Coogan Music by Alexandre Desplat Cinematography Robbie Ryan Editing by Valerio Bonelli Studio Pathé BBC Films British Film Institute […]

Karachi should be handed over to the Army

By Saeed Qureshi The assassination of the Superintendent of Police, Chaudhry Aslam, a vanguard and fearless CID police officer fighting against terrorism and lawlessness, through a huge bomb blast, reinforces the gnawing fear that the outlaws were still organized and possess the means and network to put up a defiant […]