Why sectarianism is tearing Muslim societies apart
Epigraph: And hold fast, all together, by the rope of Allah and be not divided; and remember the favor of Allah which He bestowed upon you when you were enemies and […]
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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
Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, UK
Epigraph: “When you smile to your brother’s face, it is charity.” The Holy Prophet of Islam, recorded in Sunan al-Tirmidhî By BA Rafiq, UK Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad (Huzur) was the first Khalifa […]
Nobel tribute to Tagore
Source: The Telegraph Calcutta, India Stockholm to Calcutta, Sweden lines up centenary events CHARU SUDAN KASTURI New Delhi, Aug. 24: The Nobel Foundation has invited foreign minister Salman Khurshid to […]
Religion: Year In Review 2010
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica Worldwide Adherents of All Religions TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Islamic Issues Sexual Abuse Church-State Issues Internal Conflicts People in the News Worldwide Adherents of All Religions Religious Adherents in the U.S Related Contributors & Bibliography Figures on Worldwide Adherents of All Religions by Six Continental Areas are […]
Islam in Africa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Abuja National Mosque in Abuja, Nigeria. From its beginning, Islam has been a central feature in Africa. Africa was the first continent into which Islam expanded, and it has become an […]
Police say female photographer, 23, gang-raped in Mumbai
From Neha Sharma, for CNN updated 9:42 AM EDT, Fri August 23, 2013 New Delhi (CNN) — Police have arrested one man and identified others in the alleged gang rape of a 23-year-old female photographer in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai, police said Friday. The incident is the latest shocking report […]
Henry David Thoreau: Famous for his book, Walden
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “Thoreau” redirects here. For other uses, see Thoreau (disambiguation). Henry David Thoreau Portrait by Benjamin D. Maxham (daguerreotype) of Henry David Thoreau in June 1856. Born July 12, 1817 Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. Died May 6, 1862 (aged 44) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. Era 19th century philosophy Region Western Philosophy School Transcendental […]
King Of Jordan Abdullah II: Sectarian Violence Could Destroy Muslim World
Source: The Huffington Post By JAMAL HALABY 08/20/13 09:25 AM ET EDT AP AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan’s king warned Tuesday that ethnic and sectarian violence sweeping across several Arab countries […]
A post-Christian Middle East?
Editor’s note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a director at the New America Foundation and the author of “Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden — From 9/11 to Abbottabad.” Jennifer Rowland is a program associate at the New America Foundation. (CNN) — There have been Christians in […]
China will become No 1 oil importer
Source: China Daily By Caroline Berg in New York (China Daily) China’s appetite – and need – for energy is growing so fast that within the next four years the […]
Pity The Nation …
By Rana Abdul Razzaq Khan Pity the nation that is full of beliefs and empty of religion. Pity the nation that wears a cloth it does not weave, eats a bread it does not harvest, and drinks a wine that flows not from its own wine-press. Pity the nation that […]
Al Jazeera launches US television news service
Source: BBC Al Jazeera is launching a new TV news channel in the United States. Al Jazeera America will be available in almost 48 million US households, offering 14 hours of news each day. The new network replaces Current TV, the cable television network founded by former US Vice President […]
Book Review: Political Islam in the Age of Democratization
Are Islam and democracy compatible? What is the role of democracy in the future of the Muslim world? In this book, Kamran Bokhari and Farid Senzai aim to offer a […]
Pope Francis says, ‘Faith and Violence are Incompatible,’ Is he Teaching the Bible or the Quran?
Epigraph: Do not think that I came to bring peace on Earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. (Matthew 10:34) Written by Zia H Shah MD […]
Our Haunted House?
By Naseer A. Tahir, MD I had returned to a job in Rochester, NY after working in New Jersey for a year or so. We had just moved into a […]
Talbot Bay in Australia a Natural Wonder
The Horizontal Falls or Horizontal Waterfalls (nicknamed the “Horries”) is the name given to a natural phenomenon on the coast of the Kimberley region in Western Australia. Despite their name, the Horizontal Falls are a fast-moving tidal flow through […]
U.S. wakes up to its prison nightmare
Source: CNN By Global Public Square staff I was struck by a piece of news recently that is good for America, shows that our politicians are learning from their mistakes, and are actually cooperating with each other – on both sides of the aisle. Sounds too good to be true? For […]
Prof. Laura Veccia Vaglieri: An interpretation of Islam
Prof. Laura Veccia Vaglieri contributed several articles to the Encyclopedia of Islam. She was a pioneer of Arabic and Islamic studies in Italy, Veccia Vaglieri served as professor at the […]