Christian Faith Requires Accepting Evolution?
The Muslim Times’ question or food for thought regarding the dilemma between evolution and creationism: What bearing does evolution has on Original Sin? Were Adam and Eve the first human […]
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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
Militants attack prison in NW Pakistan
Source: BBC Taliban militants wearing police uniform have launched an assault on a prison in north-west Pakistan. The attack on the jail in the town of Dera Ismail Khan began with several explosions at around midnight on Monday. Gunmen then opened fire with rocket-propelled grenades and machine-guns, police chief Sohail […]
The Origin of Life: Evolution vs. Design
Prologue For the Muslim viewers, I suggest three verses of the Holy Quran to be kept in mind as they watch this debate: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and […]
The American-Western European Values Gap
Source: PEW research Forum American Exceptionalism Subsides UPDATED FEBRUARY 29, 2012 SURVEY REPORT As has long been the case, American values differ from those of Western Europeans in many important ways. Most notably, Americans are more individualistic and are less supportive of a strong safety net than are the publics […]
The New British Prince and the 151 Million Orphans of the World
Epigraph: Did He (Allah) not find thee (Muhammad) an orphan and give thee shelter? And He found thee wandering in search for Him and guided thee unto Himself. And He […]
Did the Bible Misquote Jesus? Dr. James White vs. Dr. Bart Ehrman
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comments All the rhetoric and findings in this debate are useful and interesting, but, I believe, with all the limitations and inaccuracies, whether hundreds or thousands, […]
Contemporary Issues: A Dialogue between an Atheists and a Muslim about Evolution
A challenge for Dawkins: Where did carbon come from?
Israeli cabinet backs referendum bill for peace process
Source: BBC The Israeli cabinet has approved a bill requiring any peace deal with the Palestinians to be put to a referendum. A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that it was “important that on such historic decisions every citizen should vote directly”. The cabinet has also been […]
Reza Aslan To Fox News: Yes I ‘Happen To Be A Muslim,’ But Wrote ‘Zealot’ Because I Am An Expert
Source: The Huffington Post “You’re a Muslim, so why did you write a book about the founder of Christianity?” Fox News’ Lauren Green demanded of religious scholar Reza Aslan, author of “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth,” on Friday. Aslan responded, “Well, to be clear, I am […]
EU and China reach deal in solar panel dispute
Source: BBC The European Commission says it has reached “an amicable solution” with Beijing in a row over imports of Chinese solar panels. Both sides have agreed a minimum price […]
Ramadan Reflection Day 18: Adoption, Foster Care and the World’s Forgotten Children
Source: The Huffington Post By Imam Khalid Latif, Executive Director and Chaplain, Islamic Center at New York University My wife Priya and I are blessed to have a beautiful, baby girl named Madina. She is a little more than seven months old now and every day with her has been more amazing […]
A Verse Revealed to the Promised Messiah Two Thousand Times
Several verses of the Holy Quran were revealed again to the Promised Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, as he was an ardent devotee […]
Quote of the Day, by Abul Kalam Azad
Muslims must realize that they are bearers of a universal message. They are not a racial or regional grouping in whose territory others cannot enter. Strictly speaking, Muslims in India […]
Masjid al-Qiblatain: When the Muslims started Facing Mecca rather than Jerusalem
Epigraph: Indeed, We see thee (Muhammad) turning thy face often to heaven; surely, then, will We make thee turn to the Qiblah which thou likest. So, turn thy face towards the […]
Columbus, Ohio Muslims hope Ramadan events will build bridges with non-Muslims
Source: The Columbus Dispatch By JoAnne Viviano Muslims in central Ohio are inviting their non-Muslim neighbors to learn more about the Islamic holy month of Ramadan by partaking in one of […]
Train derails in Spain, killing more than 56
By Al Goodman. Elwyn Lopez and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Madrid (CNN) — A passenger train crash in northwestern Spain Wednesday killed more than 56 people and injured more than 100, a regional official said. […]
Snowden ‘allowed to leave airport’
Source: BBC Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has been given an official pass to leave Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, Russian airport officials say. Russian media say the migration service issued the document, but the service has not yet commented. He has stayed in transit since arriving from Hong Kong on 23 […]
Evolution And God: Only 21% Of Americans Believe Humans Evolved Without Divine Guidance
Though the number of Americans who believe that human beings evolved without God’s influence has increased since 2004, the percentage may still prove surprising to some. According to a YouGov poll, only 21% of Americans believe that human beings evolved without the involvement of God, and 25% of those […]