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
EDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 3 December 2012 An administrative court has slapped a fine of SR 280,000 on a smuggler of illegal pilgrims to Makkah during the past Haj season. The punishment also included jail time and the confiscation of his vehicle. In a similar incident, the court also fined […]
by Amer Al Sabaileh | Dec 02, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES The coming days may witness a terrifying increase in the bloodshed in Syria, targeting civilians and seeking to destroy the image of the Syrian regime and expose it as incapable of controlling the country. Increased violence in Syria is […]
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday called for spreading the values of tolerance as the foundation of dialogue and understanding among followers of various religions. During a meeting […]
The number of attacks on Ahmadi graveyards and desecration of Ahmadi graves has steadily risen in Pakistan due to the government’s inaction. By Imran Jattala | December 3, 2012 (Pak Time) AHMADIYYA TIMES According to reports appearing in the social media, over one hundred gravestones were desecrated in the city […]
Police in Switzerland have arrested members of a gang of Eastern European immigrants who used violence, intimidation and the promotion of Islam to control marijuana trafficking operations in the Neuchâtel mountains, cantonal justice authorities said on Thursday. Three members were detained for questioning following the arrest of another ringleader in […]
Some fans of the sector say Indonesia could reach its goal of becoming fashion king of the Muslim world well before the government-set goal of 2020. By Cempaka Kaulika for […]
Source: LUBP: Ahmed Ludhianvi, leader of Takfiri Deobandi terrorist group Sipah-e-Sahaba, now enjoys formal support of the Taliban and Pakistan military establishment. Related post: Sipah-e-Sahaba and Taliban: Brothers in arms – by Ayesha Siddiqa Escalation: Links between violent sectarian groups and the Pakistani Taliban are growing THE bomb was hidden […]
Source: BBC The Obamas’ pet dog, Bo, has been filmed inspecting Christmas decorations at the White House. Click HERE for video:
Source: CNN Cairo (CNN) — Egypt’s high court is indefinitely suspending all its sessions, after supporters of President Mohamed Morsy surrounded the building and blocked judges from entering. Calling Sunday a “dismal, black day” in the history of the country’s judiciary, the court said in a statement that its judges […]
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Source: The Local: The German Foreign Ministry has called for banks to allow transfers to Iranian accounts for humanitarian purposes, which are not banned by EU sanctions, it was reported on Sunday. More:
Source: The Local: More importance should be placed on the duration of a marriage when calculating post-divorce maintenance payments, politicians said over the weekend, saying housewives or husbands are at financial risk if their marriage ends. More:
Source: Geo-News Pakistan: SOPHIA: Muhammad Asif has won the final of the World Snooker Championship here. Asif defeated Gary Wilson of Britain 10-8 in a thrilling final. With this victory, Asif becomes the second Pakistani to claim the title. Mohammad Yousuf had won the championship in 1994 while Saleh Mohamamd […]
Vienna: Dialogue between religions is as necessary as ever in light of recent conflicts, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Monday to mark the opening in Vienna of a new centre aimed at promoting such dialogue. Backed by Saudi Arabia, the King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz International Centre for Interreligious […]
Evening Standard: Bigots scent victory in fight to halt Newham ‘mega-mosque’ Thursday, November 29, 2012 Plans to build Britain’s biggest place of worship – a “monolithic, overly dominant and incongruous” mosque […]
Pakteahouse: by Yasir Latif Hamdani: “Professor emeritus” Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed is the sort who loves to take liberties with the facts. In his article today “Jinnah and secularism” he has resorted to two outright lies which need to be exposed so that people are not misguided. The article began well […]
Monaco has the highest life expectancy in the world at 89.68 years Chad has the lowest level of life expectancy at 48.69 years America ranks 51st in the table […]
STORY SUMMARY These three options for national change were used this week in the three Arab countries that arguably have had the most impact on the Middle East region in the last century – Syria, Egypt and Palestine. These different routes to change and stability capture the wider condition of […]
Israel and its few remaining supporters cannot claim that they were taken by surprise by the Palestinian Authority’s success at the UN, where the General Assembly voted 138 against 9, with 41 abstentions, to upgrade the status of the Palestinians to that of non-member observer state. This spectacular result was […]
AMMAN — A mass pro-reform rally ended peacefully on Friday after counter-protesters suspended a series of rival demonstrations. Under the slogan “Popular uprising for reform”, some 7,000 activists converged on […]