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
Six members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, including Imam Shamshad A. Nasir of the Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino, attended the 18th annual Upland Interfaith Prayer Breakfast on Oct. 23rd. The event, as in past years, was held from 7:00 am to 8:00 am at the Upland Fire Station at […]
Dawn: DHAKA: After being accused of “sucking blood” from the poor, Bangladesh’s only Nobel prize winner Muhammad Yunus faces a new state-backed hate campaign seeking to paint him as unIslamic and a spreader of homosexuality. Following years of attempts to discredit his legacy as a pioneer of micro-finance — since copied […]
Source: All Africa.Com via Wasim Sr: Muslims across the country will insha Allah celebrate the Eidul Adhia on Tuesday 15th October 2013. Allah the Almighty has once again avail us an opportunity to reflect on the purpose of our existence. The three whose sacrifice and devotion we are commemorating are […]
How Islam has Influenced Christian understanding of God Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD When Baylor University researchers asked their 1700 participants about what they think God looks […]
Epigraph: And if you are in doubt as to what We (Allah) have sent down to Our servant (Muhammad), then produce a Chapter like it, and call upon your helpers beside Allah, if you are truthful. (Al Quran 2:24) Kaaba — The First House of God Written and collected […]
Huff Post: by Katharine Houreld – ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan Oct 21 (Reuters) – When Shazadi Gillani, the highest ranking female police officer in Pakistan’s most conservative province, wanted to join the force she had to defy her father, forego marriage and pay for her own basic training. During the next 19 […]
Source: BBC Germany has summoned the US ambassador in Berlin over claims that the US monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will meet US envoy […]
The Amir of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in The Gambia, Baba F. Trawally has issued his Eid-Ul-Adha message to Muslims in observance of the feast. Below is the full text […]
Source: BBC Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif is due to meet President Barack Obama in the White House seeking an end to drone strikes and the formation of a new post-Afghanistan war relationship. But correspondents say that few breakthroughs are expected on contentious issues on their agenda. The US is unlikely […]
President Obama and Prime Minister Sharif Lead post today collected by Dr. Falak Rahman, Philippines USCIRF to President Obama: Raise Religious Freedom Concerns with Pakistani Prime Minister Source: Press […]
Source: Qantara.de A burqa-wearing superhero? The first episode of Haroon Rashid’s animated “Burka Avenger” has been shown in Pakistan. The creator of the series says he wanted to create a […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We are passing through revolutionary times, with Pope Francis making headlines by his controversial comments. Soon we may see a new Church, which may deny or at least reinterpret its history and doctrines, so I thought it is […]
We are passing through revolutionary times, with Pope Francis making headlines by his controversial comments. Soon we may see a new Church, which may deny or at least reinterpret its […]
Source: Spiegel International Lone climbers, stunning weather formations and alpine light grace the images submitted to this year’s International Mountain Summit photo contest. They reveal landscapes accessible only to the […]
Source: BBC The European Union says it has agreed to resume membership talks with Turkey. The EU’s European affairs ministers, meeting in Luxembourg, said the talks would restart on 5 November, after being stalled for three years. The EU had first agreed to relaunch negotiations in June, but postponed the […]
Bashy Quraishy is a Danish-Pakistani author and consultant regarding minority rights. He was born in India, but grew up in Pakistan. He has studied Engineering in Germany and USA, and later studied International Marketing in London. He is a member of a number of Commissions, Committees and Boards involved with Human […]
Bashy Quraishy is a Danish-Pakistani author and consultant regarding minority rights. He was born in India, but grew up in Pakistan. He has studied Engineering in Germany and USA, and later studied International Marketing in London. He is a member of a number of Commissions, Committees and Boards involved with Human […]
Source: The Huffington Post By Yasmine Hafiz Posted: 10/22/2013 8:08 am EDT | Updated: 10/22/2013 9:42 am EDT The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life conducted a comprehensive demographic study of over 230 countries and territories in 2012, and some of their results might surprise you. Here are ten […]
By Obaid Ullah Khan Tackling terrorism, and dealing with terrorists are two separate issues. On the latter our leadership is obscuring the matter, thus delaying the immediate actions. If the terrorists are not controlled, this could result in grave consequences. But if this object is somehow achieved (which is in fact not possible […]
Lead post today collected by Dr. Abdul Alim, Philippines A Secular Constitution for a Pluralist People – Atheist Ireland Submission to Constitutional Convention By MICHAEL NUGENT on OCTOBER 18, 2013 Atheist Ireland has today made this submission to the Constitutional Convention. 1. Executive Summary 1.1 Atheist Ireland is an advocacy […]