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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
eDigest: Why Muslims should celebrate Thanksgiving?
Epigraph: And, truly, thy Lord is gracious to mankind, but most of them are not grateful. (Al Quran 27:74) Why Muslims should celebrate Thanksgiving? Epigraph: And, truly, thy Lord […]
French veil law: Muslim woman’s challenge in Strasbourg
Source: BBC A young Muslim woman is challenging France’s full-face veil ban at the European Court of Human Rights, based in the French city of Strasbourg. The woman argues that the niqab, and the burka body covering, accord with her “religious faith, culture and personal convictions”. She denies being under […]
Quote of the Day by Lenny Bloom
“Phony pretexts repeated often enough become real reasons. Things that…are not true become true in the public mind simply through endless repetition.” – Lenny Bloom
eDigest: Church Of England Faces Extinction, Says Former Archbishop Of Canterbury Lord George Carey
Empty Church Church Of England Faces Extinction, Says Former Archbishop Of Canterbury Lord George Carey Empty Church Source: Huffington Post CANTERBURY, England (RNS) A former archbishop of Canterbury has warned that the Church of England faces extinction in less than 25 years unless it can… Gravity the perfect […]
Why Muslims should celebrate Thanksgiving?
Epigraph: And, truly, thy Lord is gracious to mankind, but most of them are not grateful. (Al Quran 27:74) By Imam Shamshad A. Nasir of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Baitul Hameed Mosque […]
Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and Woman Were Equal
Epigraph: “But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow in the […]
In Afghanistan, Stoning Of Adulterers May Be Legalized In New Law
There Muslim Times’ Editor’s comments: There are no verses in the Holy Quran, which prescribe stoning for any crime, while there are several verses in the Bible about stoning several […]
eDigest: Message for the First Qur’an and Science Symposium by Khalifatul Masih V
Epigraph: In the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alternation of the night and the day there are indeed Signs for men of understanding;those who remember Allah while standing, sitting, and lying on their sides, and ponder over the creation of the heavens and the earth: ‘Our Lord, […]
The country where exorcisms are on the rise
Source: BBC By Vladimir Hernandez BBC Mundo Does God exist? Does the Devil exist? The Catholic church believes they both do – and some priests say they are currently having […]
Higgs boson book scoops Royal Society Winton Prize
Source: BBC A book telling the story of the hunt for the elusive Higgs boson has won the 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize. Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll scoops the £25,000 award for his book The Particle at the End of the Universe. His work beat five other titles that ranged across […]
Message for the First Qur’an and Science Symposium by Khalifatul Masih V
November 19th 2013 Message for the First Qur’an and Science Symposium: ‘Using Guidance from the Holy Qur’an to Advance Science and Technology,’ organised by the USA Ahmadiyya Muslim Scientists Association being held […]
Video: Four more charged in Steubenville, USA, rape case
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_embed_2x_container.swf?site=cnn&profile=desktop&context=embedwww&videoId=us/2013/11/25/bts-dewine-steubenville-rape-grand-jury-presser.cnn&contentId=us/2013/11/25/bts-dewine-steubenville-rape-grand-jury-presser.cnn School chief and 3 others indicted Superintendent Michael McVey was the only one charged with felonies in connection with the 2012 rape of a 16-year-old girl that made national headlines. This brings to six the number of people indicted after two students were convicted in the rape. FULL STORY How […]
Church Of England Faces Extinction, Says Former Archbishop Of Canterbury Lord George Carey
Empty Church Source: Huffington Post CANTERBURY, England (RNS) A former archbishop of Canterbury has warned that the Church of England faces extinction in less than 25 years unless it can […]
eDigest: Hats Off to Obama for the Iran Deal
Epigraph: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. (Matthew 5:9) Hats Off to Obama for the Iran Deal Iran nuclear: Obama faces sceptics in […]
Hats Off to Obama for the Iran Deal
Epigraph: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. (Matthew 5:9) Iran nuclear: Obama faces sceptics in Congress Source: BBC The White House read-out of the […]
Amazon workers face ‘increased risk of mental illness’
Source: BBC A BBC investigation into a UK-based Amazon warehouse has found conditions that a stress expert said could cause “mental and physical illness”. Prof Michael Marmot was shown secret filming of night shifts involving up to 11 miles of walking – where an undercover worker was expected to collect orders […]