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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
European Commission Approves Bailout of Four Spanish Banks
The European Commission on Wednesday approved a payment of €37 billion, or $48 billion, from the euro zone bailout fund to four Spanish banks on the condition that they lay off thousands of employees and close offices as part of their restructuring. Some of the biggest job cuts were expected […]
Spanish bank bailout gets go-ahead
LONDON (CNNMoney) — The European Commission has approved Spain’s plans to restructure four of its weakest banks, clearing the way for them to receive nearly €37 billion in fresh capital from the eurozone’s bailout fund. All four banks were nationalized to prevent them collapsing after Spain’s property bubble burst, leaving […]
Does Palestine UN vote threaten Swiss neutrality?
by Jean-Michel Berthoud, swissinfo.ch Switzerland has announced that it will support a call to upgrade the status of Palestine at the United Nations when the issue comes to the vote […]
Saudis say No to the Prophet Muhammad, Yes to Paris Hilton.
Source: LUBP By Omid Safi More and more people are speaking out against the Saudi regime, and the way in which its Wahhabi ideology has linked together an utter disregard for the historical heritage of Muslims with an unabashed embrace of vapid capitalism. In both Mecca and Medina, the Saudi […]
Pakistan: Diversity in Hypocrisy
Source: LUBP: By Shoaib Mehmood Nagi Shakespeare once said ‘Few love to hear the sins they love to act’. One has to only look at the political opinions of various Pakistanis to corroborate his observation. The phenomenon of hypocrisy in Pakistan is not limited to a specific quadrant on the […]
Meet Shahriar Kabir in London
An announcement from the Bangla Department of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, UK: You are cordially invited to a meeting with Shahriar Kabir, a Bangladeshi journalist, filmmaker, human rights activist, and author of more […]
Germans set to confirm Greek aid Thursday
Source:The Local: German parliament is set to vote on Thursday to clear an aid package agreed for Greece, a senior deputy from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party said, as the main opposition party pledged its support. More:
Government ‘massaged’ poverty report
The Local: The German government has “massaged” its four-yearly “Poverty and Wealth Report”, excising particularly critical passages, the daily Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on Wednesday. Read More:
A church divided against itself cannot stand
Reuters: by John Loyd: The Church of England voted not to ordain female bishops last week, a move widely seen as defying the modern world. Much justification was given for […]
Egypt mass protests challenge Islamist President Mohammed Morsi
Source: TOI The protests were sparked by edicts Morsi issued last week that effectively neutralize the judiciary, the last branch of government he does not control. CAIRO: The same chants used against Hosni Mubarak were turned against his successor on Tuesday as more than 200,000 people packed Egypt’s Tahrir Square […]
U.S. Sees Gains by Sunnis as Chance to Curb Iran’s Power
NY Times: RAMALLAH, West Bank — For years, the United States and its Middle East allies were challenged by the rising might of the so-called Shiite crescent, a political and […]
“Muslim Life in Lower Saxony” An interesting program on German TV
By Zubair Khan On 26th of November-2012 very interesting coverage on the topic of Islam was telecast during the prime time at 18.00 hours by a very famous German TV, NDR of Germany. The heading for the program was”Muslim Life in Lower Saxony” It is one of the state of […]
Only in America
Only in America (I thought any would be immigrants or visitors might like some more information before traveling there:) 1. Only in America……can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. 2. Only in America……are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink. 3. Only in […]
Doha: International Center for Interfaith Dialogue Hosts Lord Woolf
Dr. Ibrahim Saleh Al-Naimi welcomed the guests at the occasion of a lecture by Lord Woolf at Georgetown University Auditorium, SFS-Doha on Monday, 19 Nov. The lecture was titled “Rule […]
Misleading headlines in Fox News: Example: Muslims, Christians targeted by Sudanese strongman al-Bashir in aerial assault
by Joshua Rhett Miller FOX NEWS Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir has launched aerial bombardments with increased frequency in the oil-rich Nuba Mountains, where Muslims and Christians alike are being targeted with “tremendous” force, experts told FoxNews.com. The attacks led by al-Bashir, who remains wanted for genocide by the International Criminal […]
Saudi Arabia: Conference condemns terror and extremism
RIYADH: SHARIF M. TAHA ARABNEWS Wednesday 28 November 2012 A recently concluded conference in Riyadh condemned all forms of terror and extremism. It called for Arab governments to boost developmental projects, curb unemployment and address youth problems. The conference on the impact of terrorism on social development was jointly organized […]
Review details how Afghan execs looted Kabul Bank
KABUL: Hundreds of millions of dollars from Kabul Bank were spirited out of Afghanistan — some smuggled in airline food trays — to bank accounts in more than two dozen countries, according to an independent review released on Wednesday about massive fraud that led to the collapse of the nation’s […]
Polish Court Nixes Muslim And Jewish Ritual Animal Slaughter
HUFFPOST RELIGION WARSAW, Poland — A top court in Poland said Tuesday that the ritual slaughter of animals by religious groups, including Jews and Muslims, violates the country’s constitution and […]
Breaking news: Long Island’s First Ahmadi Muslim Martyr- Chaudry Nusrat Sahib of New York
Twitter by Saleemuddin: We all come from Allah and to Him shall we return Chaudry Nusrat Mahmood Sahib who had come from New York to attend the wedding of son in Karachi and […]