King of Jordan meets with Christian leaders
JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday said he was proud of the values of love, compassion and brotherhood that bring Jordanians from different religions and groups […]
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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
King orders two medical cities for Riyadh, Jeddah
ARAB NEWS Monday 24 December 2012 JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered the construction of two medical cities in Riyadh and Jeddah under the Ministry […]
GCC economic union under spotlight at Manama summit
P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Monday 24 December 2012 JEDDAH: GCC leaders will assemble in Manama today for a landmark summit to discuss major regional and international issues and strengthen economic and […]
Picture of the Day-Flying Carpet
“Flying Carpet Rug by Ana Mir & Emili Padrós
A new fusion or another fission? — Yasser Latif Hamdani
Daily Times: If Pakistan has to survive as a viable and progressive nation state in the modern world it must be organised around one slogan: Pakistan for Pakistanis, where Pakistani means any citizen of Pakistan who ‘may belong to any religion, caste or creed’ or gender or any distinguishing feature […]
The defining moment
Daily Times: Mohammad Ahmad. Jinnah’s Pakistan was to be a land free of prejudice. Discrimination was to be the forbidden word in Jinnah’s Pakistan. Jinnah’s Pakistan was not created for the Taliban. The destiny of Pakistan will not be inked by India, the US or China. The future of Pakistan […]
Free and Open Yale University Courses
Epigraph: “The ink of a scholar is worth more than the blood of a martyr.” The Holy Prophet Muhammad Open Yale Courses provides free and open access to a selection […]
Pakistan, the country, I again fell in love with!
Bashy Quraishy: Secretary General – EMISCO -European Muslim Initiative for Social Cohesion – Strasbourg Member – Advisory Board – Migration Research Centre – Hacettepe University – Ankara, Turkey. Chair-Advisory Council-ENAR – […]
World Muslim Body Slams Islamist Threats against Syria Christians
by Naharnet Newsdesk The world’s largest Muslim body on Sunday condemned threats made by Islamist rebels in Syria against two Christian towns, warning of fresh confessional strife in the war-torn country. Such threats “are contrary to the precepts of Islam which calls for tolerance, brotherhood and peace,” said the 57-member […]
Syria’s dwindling resources
The war in Syria has taken a heavy toll on the economy, despite the government’s best efforts to keep it afloat. As the fighting continues with neither the government nor the opposition forces any closer to a decisive victory, it is the Syrian people who are most exposed to the […]
Somali troops rescue hostages held for 3 years
Authorities in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region say their forces raided a hijacked ship and safely rescued 22 hostages who had been held for nearly 3 years. The Panama registered Iceberg 1, was docked near the coastal village of Gara’ad in the Mudung region. The ship was hijacked on March 29th […]
Israel to join NATO ops despite tensions with Turkey – report
Israel has been approved to participate in NATO operations in 2013, a decision that was previously stalled over tensions with Turkey, Israeli officials told the Jerusalem Post. The approval allegedly came at the same time as the decision to fulfill Ankara’s request to station NATO Patriot missile batteries along the […]
Lobby versus Hagel (NYT goes after his ‘record on gays’)
A friend writes: The Times today puts a short article about Hagel’s short history of anti-gay comments on p. 19, and highlights it up front. ‘Possible Defense Nominee Faulted for Record on Gays’ The hit is by Mark Landler, not famous for his independence, a reliable gauge of the paper’s […]
Newsweek’s Last Print Issue Cover Released (PHOTO) (Newsweek follows The Muslim Times! (online only))
Newsweek released the cover for its last-ever print issue on Sunday morning. The cover features a vintage picture of the old Newsweek offices in New York, accompanied by the headline […]
French Rapper Stuns Fans With Islam And Hijab
Amid a nationwide debate in France surrounding attitudes towards the Islamic veil, or hijab, a French rapper has surprised fans by announcing her conversion to Islam and choosing to wear […]
What Catholics say about Protestants: Protestant Idolatry
No, I’m not talking about Bibliolatry. I’m talking about that time of the year when almost every Protestant goes into the woodshed and retrieves this: And this collection of plastic […]
Saudi journalist ‘could face death penalty’
Riyadh: The editor of a Saudi Arabian website could be sentenced to death after a judge cited him for apostasy and moved his case to a higher court, the monitoring group Human Rights Watch said on Saturday. Raif Badawi, who started the Free Saudi Liberals website to discuss the role […]
Cancer-causing food warning issued
Ready-made pies and pickles could increase cancer risks this Christmas, a health charity has warned. Breast Cancer UK is offering a series of tips about what to eat and what to avoid during the festive period to help families reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. It urges families to […]
Harvard, MIT Launch Online-Education Project
Epigraph: “Seek knowledge even if you have to go to China, any distant land.” The Holy Prophet Muhammad. … MIT President Susan Hockfield and Harvard University President Drew Faust, accompanied […]
Delusions of Gender: Men’s Insecurities May Lead to Sexist Views of Women
ScienceDaily: A new study led by Joshua Hart, assistant professor of psychology, suggests that men’s insecurities about relationships and conflicted views of women as romantic partners and rivals could lead some to adopt sexist attitudes about women. The study was recently published inPersonality and Social Psychology Bulletin, a peer-reviewed journal. […]