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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: Muslim Leader makes Historic Address at New Zealand’s Parliament

  The World Head and Fifth Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered an historic address at New Zealand’s National Parliament in Wellington on 4 November 2013    Muslim Leader makes Historic Address at New Zealand’s Parliament Source: press@amjinternational.org Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad appeals for world peace The World […]

Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of strongest storms ever, heads for central Philippines

http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_embed_2x_container.swf?site=cnn&profile=desktop&context=embedwww&videoId=world/2013/11/07/sot-typhoon-haiyan-philippines-chad-myers-12p.cnn&contentId=world/2013/11/07/sot-typhoon-haiyan-philippines-chad-myers-12p.cnn (CNN) — Thousands of people in vulnerable areas of the Philippines are being relocated as the strongest storm on the planet so far this year spins toward the country. With […]

India eases rules for foreign banks

Source: BBC India’s central bank has unveiled new rules that will allow foreign banks to expand their presence in the country. Foreign banks will now be allowed to set up “wholly owned subsidiaries” in India, which will enable them to open branches anywhere in the country. The subsidiaries will need […]

Huawei has eye on 5G

Source: China Daily By SHEN JINGTING (China Daily) Chinese telecom equipment vendor Huawei Technologies Co Ltd announced on Wednesday that it will invest at least $600 million in research and development of fifth-generation mobile technology by 2018. Huawei’s move is part of a global trend that involves major telecom companies […]

The Future of the Global Muslim Population

View Data on more than 200 countries: by clicking here The world’s Muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the  next 20 years, rising from 1.6 billion in 2010 to 2.2 billion by 2030, according  to new population projections by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & […]