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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

Nationwide march in India against Muslim hunt in the name of terrorism

Submitted by admin4 on 23 November 2012 – 2:36pm By TCN News Source:  http://twocircles.net/2012nov23/nationwide_march_against_muslim_witch_hunt_name_terrorism.html New Delhi: Various organizations led by Students Islamic Organisation of India(SIO) organized a nationwide protest to stop illegal detention and arrest of innocent Muslim youth in the name of terrorism. A march to Parliament was organized […]

Indian Madrassas refuse to teach math, science

Source: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2012/11/21/Indias-madrassa-schools-refuse-to-teach-math-science/UPI-97291353500451/ Special Report by UZMI ATHAR, Written for UPI BANGALORE, India, Nov. 21 (UPI) — Shabana Rizvi, 17, nervously shakes her legs as she talks. She is overshadowed by her eldest brother, Meer, and appears apprehensive to voice her opinion in his presence. She glances in his direction after […]

Islamic banking not possible in India: Reserve Bank Of India

Source: http://www.firstpost.com/economy/in-absence-of-seperate-law-islamic-banking-not-possible-rbi-532683.html Reserve Bank of India Governor D Subbarao on Thursday ruled out introduction of Islamic banking in the country but said other methods for channelising funds based on the principles of Islamic law can be looked at. “Islamic banking is not possible”, he said, adding the central bank could […]

Muslim media told to be more professional

JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Friday 23 November 2012 Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Khoja has urged Islamic media organizations to confront the challenges facing the nation of Islam (the “Ummah”) in a more professional manner. Addressing a meeting of the General Assembly of the Islamic Broadcasting Union, he said: “We […]