Afghan Shias in the firing line: ‘IS wants to wipe us out’
Source: BBC News By Secunder Kermani BBC News, Kabul Tears and wails of grief fill the air around a hilltop cemetery in the outskirts of Kabul. “Why did you leave us?” […]
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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
Call to prayer is a daily reminder of Turkey’s religious and political shift
Source: Los Angeles Times By Umar Farooq Five times a day, the loudspeakers affixed to the spires of some 90,000 state-run mosques crackle to life, and the Islamic call to […]
Woman describes torture, beatings in Chinese detention camp
Source: Associated Press By MARIA DANILOVA WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the Uighur minority on Monday detailed torture and abuse she says she experienced in one of the internment […]
Scholars condemn China for mass detention of Muslim Uighurs
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Countries must hit China with sanctions over the mass detention of ethnic Uighurs, hundreds of scholars said on Monday, warning that a failure to act […]
Why religious rules on butchering beasts make many people see red
Source: The Economist IT IS hard to imagine such a sizzling political issue, one that connects the welfare of children and animals with clashing notions of religious freedom, and even […]
China’s Mass Detention of Muslims Is a Test for Trump
Source: The Atlantic By SIGAL SAMUEL U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the G20 summit this week. After months of stalled […]
What Salary Should You Ask For? Here’s How to Figure Out What You’re Worth
Source: Time By SAMANTHA COONEY Whether you’re nailing down the details of a new job offer or hoping to negotiate a raise in a current role, you probably want to make sure you’re being paid fairly. One […]
Religion Should Make Us Pluralistic, But Often the Converse is True, At Least in Trump’s Land
Voters who attend religious services at least weekly voted Republican 58%-40% in the 2018 midterms. Those who never attend religious services, meanwhile, went Democratic by an even bigger margin (68%-30%): […]
We asked thousands of Americans where they find meaning in life
We asked thousands of Americans where they find meaning in life. Their responses were rich, thoughtful and varied, and we have selected 100 to share with you in no particular […]
Stephen Colbert’s explanation of God starts with a story about broccoli. It’s not necessarily funny
Courtesy: Shukoor Ahmad, USA Suggested reading How Islam has Influenced Christian understanding of God Video: How Jesus Became God, by Prof. Bart Ehrman? 24 Video lectures: The Great Courses: How Jesus Became God? […]
The Divorce Rate Is Dropping. That May Not Actually Be Good News
Source: Time By BELINDA LUSCOMBE Luscombe is an editor-at-large at TIME. Have you heard that statistic that half of all marriages will end in divorce? It’s wrong. Even if that […]
Green buildings around the globe
Source: BBC News By Dominic Lutyens Cutting-edge, sustainable architecture around the world is the subject of new book Green Architecture by Philip Jodidio. Experimental perhaps, but many green buildings today tap into […]
A Man’s Last Letter Before Being Killed on a Forbidden Island
Source: The New York Times By Jeffrey Gettleman, Hari Kumar and Kai Schultz Before he was killed by an isolated tribe on a remote Indian Ocean island, John Allen Chau, a young American on […]
Talk in the 5th Quran and Science Conference: Human soul and the holy Quran
Human soul and the holy Quran starts around 2 hours and 34 minutes mark Presenter Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Suggested reading: What if AI developed […]
Indonesian app to report ‘misguided’ religion ‘risks dividing neighbors’
Source: Associated Press JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s national human rights agency said on Monday it was concerned about the launch of a mobile application by the Jakarta Prosecutor’s Office, which […]
Taiwanese reject legalizing same-sex unions in referendum
Source: Associated Press By RALPH JENNINGS TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Voters in Taiwan passed a referendum asking that marriage be restricted to one man and one woman, a setback to […]
Romania consecrates giant Orthodox cathedral
Source: Yahoo News Tens of thousands of worshippers attended the consecration Sunday of a massive new Orthodox cathedral in Bucharest, amid criticism that public funding for the project could be […]
Muslim preachers help Kosovo women learn, win their rights
Source: Associated Press By LLAZAR SEMINI PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — There’s a widespread tradition among many Muslims that it’s better for women to pray at home than in the mosque. […]
Global Catholic nuns urge reporting of sex abuse to police
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — The Catholic Church’s global organization of nuns has denounced the “culture of silence and secrecy” surrounding sexual abuse in the church […]
When India’s Interfaith Couples Encounter Threats, ‘Love Commandos’ Come To Their Aid
Source: NPR BY LAUREN FRAYER It was three years ago, working at an electronics store in his hometown, that Saumil Shah first laid eyes on the woman who would become […]
