Judge strikes down part of Utah polygamy law
By Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer updated 5:43 PM EST, Sat December 14, 2013 (CNN) — A federal judge in Utah has struck down part of that state’s law banning polygamy, […]
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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
An open letter to His Excellency Prime Minister of Turkey
December 14, 2013 Your Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey Dear Mr. Erdogan, I am a Pakistani-American Muslim, a great admirer of the founding and evolution of this […]
Honor Jesus when he was really born
By Imam Shamshad – Baitul Hameed Mosque – Chino, CA December 25th is when most Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus (peace be upon him). But seeing the picture of snow in Jerusalem on the Dec. 13th page 2 of the Daily Bulletin reminded me that, in the New Testament (Luke […]
British Man arrested in Pakistan for reading Qur’an
Katharine Houreld/ REUTERS: saultstar.com: LAHORE – A 72-year-old British doctor is in prison in Pakistan for “posing as a Muslim”, charges that reveal an escalating ideological fight that often spills over into violence. Masood […]
Controversial Theologian Hans Küng: ‘I Don’t Cling to This Life’
by Markus Grill, Spiegel.de Hans Küng fought his whole life for the reforms being weighed by the Vatican today. In a SPIEGEL interview, the elderly Swiss theologian discusses Pope Francis’ […]
A Must Read Book: Freedom of Speech in War Times
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: To tackle blasphemy laws in the so called Muslim Countries, one needs to first grasp the history of these laws and freedom of speech, in […]
eDigest: Freedom and Cleanliness make US the world’s most Islamic Nation
Lead article by M. Imran Hayee: Professor of electrical engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth Freedom and Cleanliness make US the world’s most Islamic Nation Source: Duluth News Tribune By: M. Imran Hayee Over Thanksgiving dinner a friend asked me a usual question: “What are you thankful for today?” My […]
UPS to deliver more parcels in China
Source: China Daily By ZHONG NAN (China Daily) United Parcel Service Inc, the world’s largest package delivery company by revenue, is looking to keep an upper hand in the Chinese market by adding 14 inner-city express services next year. UPS began domestic courier services in 2012, when it was granted […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims in Sierra Leone Launch YouTube channel, to Cover Ahmadiyya Radio
Source: Abid Ahmad The Ahmadiyya Radio Station was set up under the Amir of Sierra Leone, Maulana Saeed ur Rahman. The radio station is based in the capital city Freetown […]
Local teen an ‘ambassador’ for his faith
cantonrep.com: He’s just 14, but Labeeb Ahmad is mature beyond his years. The St. Thomas Aquinas High School freshman has become an ambassador of sorts for his faith. Ahmad and his family are adherents of a little-known sect of Islam known as “Ahmadiyya.” Founded in 1899, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community […]
UAE second highest in students’ happiness index
Muaz Shabandri / 10 December 2013 The PISA 2012 results showed 85 per cent of Dubai’s students reported that they are happy at their schools, above the global average of […]
Greater Olney Interfaith Ministerium, Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service 2013
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eDigest: Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader Abdul Kader Mullah
Epigraph: O ye who believe! equitable retaliation in the matter of the slain is prescribed for you: the free man for the free man, and the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. But if one is granted any remission by one’s brother, … And whoso transgresses […]
Two men arrested for anti-Semitic tweets after Spurs v West Ham match
Source: BBC Two men have been arrested for posting anti-Semitic tweets following Tottenham Hotspur’s match with West Ham. A 24-year-old man from Croydon and a 22-year-old man from Wiltshire posted the comments about Hitler and the gas chambers after the Premier League match on 6 October. Both men were arrested […]
North Korea says leader’s uncle was executed
Source: CNN (CNN) — An uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been executed for trying to overthrow the government, the Korean Central News Agency reported early Friday. “Traitor Jang Song Thaek Executed” blared the headline posted by the state-run news agency about the man who, until recently, had […]
Assad win may be Syria’s best option: ex-CIA chief
STORY SUMMARY The sectarian bloodbath in Syria is such a threat to regional security that a victory for Bashar al-Assad’s regime could the best outcome to hope for, a former CIA chief said Thursday. Michael Hayden, the retired US Air Force general who until 2009 was head of the Central […]
ONLY “SUNNI ISLAM” GATHERS STORM OF OPPOSITION : MALAYSIAN CHRONICLE
MAN WITHOUT A CORE: Najib betrays his own Moderates Movement with Sunni Islam call Written by Zairil Khir Johari Amongst the more ridiculous propositions to emerge from the recently concluded Umno General Assembly was the suggestion that Article 3 of the Federal Constitution should be amended to stipulate that Islam […]
eDigest: Pope Francis, the Man of the Year and the Muslim Times' Gift
Pope Francis Lead article collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Pope Francis, The Man of the Year and the Muslim Times’ Gift The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: Time magazine has chosen him as man of the year for 2013. We congratulate him on this achievement […]
eDigest: Pope Francis, the Man of the Year and the Muslim Times’ Gift
Pope Francis Lead article collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Pope Francis, The Man of the Year and the Muslim Times’ Gift The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: Time magazine has chosen him as man of the year for 2013. We congratulate him on this achievement […]