Seekers, Nones and the Age of Doubt?
Epigraph: And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Surely, conjecture avails nothing against truth. (Al Quran 10:37) Will they not, then, meditate upon the Qur’an? Had it been from […]
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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
Sir Zafrulla Khan, a Polymath: Introducing Islam to the West
Promoted post: Quran: Is This God Speaking or Muhammad? Encylopaedia Britannica states about Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, also spelled as Zafrulla: “Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan was a Pakistani politician, diplomat, and […]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women Signed 18 December 1979 Location New York City Effective 3 September 1981 Condition 20 […]
Video: Religious Teachings about Domestic Violence and Honor Killing
The Muslim speaker, Shanaz Tejani-Butt PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, starts speaking at 48.3 minute mark. Additional Reading Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and […]
Liberal Christianity: That Conservatives Like to Call a Heresy
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comments: Heresy is not a new phenomenon. It has existed for 20 centuries in Christianity. What is different though is the fact that the Heretics cannot be killed any more and so do not go away! Often the “Heretics,” make more sense than the “Orthodox,” especially […]
Hijab Legal Wars
The Muslim Times’ comment: We have modified the title of the news post Source: The Huffington Post Abercrombie Struggling To Prove Fired Woman’s Hijab Hurt Sales: Report Abercrombie & Fitch […]
David Hume on Miracles and Deception
Quote of the Day, by David Hume: When anyone tells me, that he saw a dead man restored to life, I immediately consider with myself, whether it be more probable, […]
At least 14 killed in attack on U.N. headquarters in Somalia
Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) — At least 14 people died and 15 others were wounded in an attack on the U.N. headquarters in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday. Seven militants, four U.N. employees and three female civilians were killed, said Abdikarim Hussein Guled, the country’s interior and national security minister. […]
Turkey unrest: Mass rally for Erdogan amid new clashes
Source: BBC Turkey’s prime minister has rallied tens of thousands of supporters in Istanbul, telling them it was his duty to clear a city square that has been the focus […]
500th Reformation Anniversary: Catholics, Lutherans To Mark Split Together
Epigraph: And hold fast, all together, by the rope of Allah and be not divided; and remember the favour of Allah which He bestowed upon you when you were enemies […]
American Muslim author releases landmark book to put an end to the Taliban & Islamic terrorism
On June 19, Author Qasim Rashid, Esq. is releasing The Wrong Kind of Muslim, a book that launches a Jihad of the pen to demolish both Taliban ideology and “Islamic” […]
‘Quiet epidemic’ of Food-pipe cancer in UK
Action is needed to fight a “quiet epidemic” of oesophageal cancer, which is on the rise in the UK, particularly among men, cancer experts say. Men are almost three times more likely than women to get the cancer – one of the biggest gender divides in cancer rates, according to […]
US and Taliban to open direct peace talks in Qatar
The US is to open direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced. The first meeting is due to take place in the coming days in Doha, Qatar, where the Taliban have just opened their first official overseas office. Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government […]
Anger in China over attack on students in France
By Jethro Mullen, CNN updated 9:10 PM EDT, Mon June 17, 2013 Hong Kong (CNN) — A violent attack on a group of Chinese students in a small town in southwest France has prompted anger and condemnation in China. During the assault Friday night in the town of Hostens, south of Bordeaux, […]
US names envoy to close Guantanamo
Epigraph: And when you meet in defensive battle those who disbelieve, smite their necks; and, when you have overcome them, by causing great slaughter among them, bind fast the fetters – […]
Supporting Converts to Islam Should Concern Us All
Source: The Huffington Post By Ruqaiyah Hibell: Researcher at New Muslims Project We need to better understand the needs and challenges faced by female Muslim converts A groundbreaking report produced by the Centre of Islamic Studies (University of Cambridge) in association with The New Muslims Project is launching today at the School […]
China’s Tianhe-2 retakes fastest supercomputer crown
Source: BBC A China-based supercomputer has leapfrogged rivals to be named the world’s most powerful system. Tianhe-2, developed by the government-run National University of Defence Technology, topped the latest list of the […]
Rouhani vows transparency on nuclear issue
Source: BBC Iran is ready to show more transparency on its nuclear programme, says President-elect Hassan Rouhani. In his first news conference since Friday’s vote, Mr Rouhani also described as unfair sanctions imposed on the country over the issue. And he said Tehran would not suspend its uranium enrichment activities. […]
Did Prophet Muhammad teach Muslims to use terrorism and Jihad to spread Islam?
Source: Muhammad Fact Check Critics claim that “the crux of Islam is an ideology of global war” and that Prophet Muhammad allegedly supported this global war through terrorism and Jihad. […]