eDigest: Americans Less Likely to Believe in Historical Accuracy of Christmas Story Than a Decade Ago
Epigraph: ‘And peace was on me (Jesus) the day I was born, and peace there will be on me the day I shall die, and the day I shall be […]
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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
Why All Blacks and Browns should be Muslim: Jesus and Santa were White?
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Indeed, the […]
The world’s most corrupt nation?
Source: CNN (CNN) — Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia are seen as the most corrupt nations in the world, according to Transparency International’s latest survey, released Tuesday. More than two thirds of the 177 countries included in the 2013Corruption Perceptions Index scored below 50, where 0 indicates the country’s public sector is seen […]
US ambassador says Syria’s Islamic Front rejects talks
STORY SUMMARY The US ambassador to Damascus has said a newly formed Islamist alliance in war-torn Syria has refused to meet with American officials, in an interview aired Wednesday on […]
Nativity of Jesus in art
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Georges de La Tour c. 1644 The Nativity of Jesus has been a major subject of Christian art since the 4th century. The artistic depictions of the Nativity or birth […]
The Nativity Story
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Nativity Story Theatrical release poster Directed by Catherine Hardwicke Produced by Toby Emmerich Marty Bowen Wyck Godfrey Cale Boyter Catherine Hardwicke Mike Rich Tim Van Rellim Written by Mike Rich Starring Keisha Castle-Hughes Shohreh Aghdashloo Oscar Isaac Stanley Townsend Ciarán Hinds Shaun Toub Music […]
Muslim 'Last Supper' Photo Offers Interfaith Tribute To Da Vinci's Masterpiece
The Huffington Post | By Yasmine Hafiz Fatima Ali and her group of Muslim friends host an annual Friendsgiving, and this year they decided to commemorate the occasion in an […]
Muslim ‘Last Supper’ Photo Offers Interfaith Tribute To Da Vinci’s Masterpiece
The Huffington Post | By Yasmine Hafiz Fatima Ali and her group of Muslim friends host an annual Friendsgiving, and this year they decided to commemorate the occasion in an […]
Devyani Khobragade: India-US diplomat row escalates
Source: BBC India has ordered a series of reprisals against the United States amid a worsening row over the arrest of one of its diplomats in New York. Security barricades […]
Human Hand Fossil Suggests Complex Tool-Making Began Far Earlier Than Thought
LiveScience | By Charles Q. Choi My source: The Huffington Post The discovery of a 1.4-million-year-old hand-bone fossil reveals that the modern human ability to make and use complex tools […]
eDigest: Love for Jesus can bring Christians and Muslims together
Epigraph: And thou shalt assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are savants and monks and because they are not proud. (Al Quran 5:83) Lead article collected by Salma Javid Khan, India […]
NSA phone surveillance 'likely unconstitutional'
Source: BBC A US judge has ruled the National Security Agency’s mass collection of telephone data may be unconstitutional. Federal District Judge Richard Leon said the electronic spy agency’s practice […]
NSA phone surveillance ‘likely unconstitutional’
Source: BBC A US judge has ruled the National Security Agency’s mass collection of telephone data may be unconstitutional. Federal District Judge Richard Leon said the electronic spy agency’s practice […]
Hong Kong’s Islamic Finance Goal Boosted By Based III Rule
Hong Kong’s Islamic finance goal boosted by Basel III rules Sukuk demand seen as rising as Islamic banks seek alternative to interest-paying bonds under regulatory need for more high-quality equity Enoch Yiuenoch.yiu@scmp.com Davide Barzilai, of law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, says the government’s timing is right for the launch of […]
Hate Virus in Our Society
Source: Pak Tea House By Obaidullah Khan Ours is a diseased society and anyone who has any sanity left in oneself would hardly differ with it. Many a times a single disease causes multiple symptoms in a body. A deep study of our diseased society may reveal that there is […]
Teacher to student: You can’t be Santa — you’re black!
By Michael Pearson (CNN) — Ho ho — huh? The family of an African-American high school student in New Mexico says he’s crushed after a teacher questioned why he was wearing […]
Teacher to student: You can't be Santa — you're black!
By Michael Pearson (CNN) — Ho ho — huh? The family of an African-American high school student in New Mexico says he’s crushed after a teacher questioned why he was wearing […]
eDigest: Exposing Creationism of Zakir Naik, Tahir ul Qadari, Yusuf Estes and Harun Yahya
Epigraph: What is the matter with you that you expect not wisdom from Allah? While He has created you in different forms and ever varying states? … And Allah has caused you to grow like plants, as a good growth from the earth. (Al Quran 71:14-18) Lead article written and collected by Zia […]
Trinity: A Rabbi Versus a Christian Apologist
And the Jews say, ‘The Christians stand on nothing;’ and the Christians say, ‘The Jews stand on nothing;’ while they both read the same Book. Even thus said those who had no knowledge, like […]