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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

Jesus' Crucifixion Date Possibly Friday April 3, 33 A.D., According To Earthquake Study

The Huffington Post  |  By Samreen Hooda Posted: 05/25/2012 4:39 pm EDT  |  Updated: 05/31/2012 8:02 pm EDT A new study suggests that the Biblical date of Jesus’ crucifixion is, in fact, possible to confirm. The International Geology Review investigated an earthquake that was said to have occurred the same date as Jesus’ crucifixion. Biblical citations […]

Dr. Abdus Salam and Nobel Prize of 2013

Epigraph: Thou sees not, in the creation of the All-merciful any imperfection. Return thy  gaze, seest thou any fissure. Then Return thy gaze, again and again. Thy gaze,  Comes back to thee dazzled, aweary.’  (Al Quran 67:4-5)     Dr. Abdus Salam and Nobel Prize of 2013 Epigraph: Thou sees not, in the […]

China replaces five central bank advisors

Source: China Daily BEIJING — China has replaced five members of its central bank’s monetary policy committee, according to a circular released on Wednesday by the State Council, China’s Cabinet. Chaired by People’s Bank of China (PBOC) governor Zhou Xiaochuan, the committee welcomes five new members: Xiao Jie, deputy secretary-general of […]

Turkey and Afghanistan peace

Source: The Nation  October 08, 2013 YASMEEN AFTAB ALI  Peace has eluded Afghanistan. The country has been the backyard for powers that have invaded her, plundered her and in the end abandoned her-much like one would an aged mistress! In anticipation of the withdrawal of US combat forces from Afghanistan; […]

Columbus was not the First to Cross the Atlantic

Source : LostIslamicHistory.com / 6 May 2013 The old poem that most American school children recognize begins “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…” Indeed, in the year 1492, Christopher Columbus (whose real name in Italian was Cristoforo Colombo) sailed across the Atlantic in the name of the Spanish crown and landed […]