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
OPINION Islam, liberalism and Egypt Last Updated : Tuesday, December 25, 2012 12:38 AM Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi What’s going on in Egypt? I keep receiving questions about events in Egypt and not only from non-Arabs. Saudis and Egyptian expatriates are confused, too. Among the most frequent questions: Is it […]
Muslim scholars and clerics: suicide bombings are un-Islamic. A conference of religious leaders is set to meet in January in Afghanistan specifically to publicize the fact that suicide bombing violence is not in the Quran. By Scott Peterson, Staff writer / December 24, 2012 Share on stumbleuponShare on email KABUL, AFGHANISTAN Suicide bombers […]
Additional suggested reading by the Muslim Times: How can Hindus think like a Muslim or a Jew, despite the mention of 330 million gods? Source: Rama Navami @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama_Navami Ram Navami […]
Assalamalaikum Warehmatullah-e-Wabarakathu all, The 61st Annual Jalsa Salana of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria which was held between December 21st and 23rd 2012 was blessed by Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih (aba) through his gracious and kind message of Peace, Prayers, Hope and Divine instructions. The three page message was read at the […]
The Muslims Times by Abdul Alim 1. A vast majority of Ahmadi Muslims living across the world are still Pakistani in origin. Loving your homeland is a part of Ahmadiyya Muslim faith. Imam of Ahmadiyya Muslims continues ask the community to pray and fast especially for their homeland 2. With […]
Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी kṛṣṇa janmāṣṭami), also known as Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanti or sometimes merely as Janmashtami, is an annual commemoration of the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.[1] The festival is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) day of the dark fortnight of the month of Shrāvaṇa (August–September) in the Hindu calendar. Rasa lila, dramatic enactments of the […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sree Rama Navami Ram (center), with consort Sita, brotherLakshmana and devotee Hanuman Observed by Hindus Type Hindu Significance Birth day of Ram; Marriage ceremony of Ram and Sita Ends Chaitra Navami, Ninth day of Chaitra month 2011 date 12th April 2012 date 1st April Celebrations 1 – 9 days Observances Puja, vrata (fast) and feasting Related […]
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Source: Daily Times Another barbaric incident has once again revealed this nation’s dysfunctional relationship with the country’s blasphemy laws and a social psyche so cruel that one cannot help but hang one’s head in shame. A man, accused of burning a copy of the holy Quran when staying overnight at […]
Greatist: They’re creepy, they’re crawly, and they’re coming to a dinner table near you. According to a new study, insects (specifically mealworms) are a much more environmentally sustainable protein source than dairy, pork, chicken, and beef. And in an attempt to stave off a global food crisis, scientists are now advising […]
Source: The Local Germany’s 1.5 million truck drivers should start to keep a ‘log book’ for the tax office of how often and for how long they go to the toilet, it was reported recently. More:
Source: TOI Police said the gunman, 62-year-old William Spengler, shot at the arriving firefighters, probably with a rifle from atop an earthen berm. WEBSTER, New York: A former convict set a house and car ablaze in his lakeside New York state neighborhood to lure firefighters then opened fire on them, […]
Source: ET About a week ago, a 20-year-old by the name of Adam Lanza walked into a school in Newtown, Connecticut — a small town a few hours northeast of New York City. In the next 30 minutes, Lanza shot and killed 27 people before finally killing himself. Of those […]
The Inquirer: The crowd was very unruly. This wasn’t your ordinary crowd because some of them were drunk as it was Christmas Eve, while others possibly high (on drugs),” Dolot said. He said the crowd was the primary reason why it took firefighters long to put out the fire. He […]
Source: Clean Technica Utility companies can benefit considerably from the utilization of concentrating solar power (CSP) and available energy storage methods, a new study from the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has found. Solar thermal power plant tower by afloresm (some rights reserved) A CSP that possesses a 6-hour […]
Source: CPI Financial Mauritania is working to develop an Islamic interbank market. Several Islamic banks are already being established. The Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) recently completed a study on the potential development of a local Shari’ah-compliant securities market. BCM conducted this study with the technical support and expertise of […]
Source: DNA The U.N. General Assembly expressed serious concern on Monday over violence between Rohingya Muslims and Buddhists in Myanmar and called upon its government to address reports of human rights abuses by some authorities. The 193-nation General Assembly approved by consensus a non-binding resolution, which Myanmar said last month […]
The United States Army will be deploying troops to nearly three-dozen African nations in the coming year. Soldiers based out of Fort Riley, Kansas’ 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division will begin training in March 2013 in order to prepare for a project that will send troops to as many as […]
By By Gary Peterson / Contra Costa Times Posted on November 19, 2012 Wearing Army boots, Army camouflage pants and an “Iraq Veterans Against the War” T-shirt, Emily Yates worked […]
By Rod Nordland and Jawad Sukhanyar New York Timesmercurynews.com KABUL, Afghanistan — A female police sergeant shot and killed a U.S. civilian adviser at police headquarters in Kabul on Monday, Afghan police officials said, breaking a relative lull in the so-called insider killings that have strained the relationship between Americans […]