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
Dawn.com: Faiza Mirza. “I always felt different because everywhere I go people either give me sympathetic looks or are scared that I will bring bad luck. But the first time I actually felt betrayed was when one of my sisters was getting married. I was treated like an outcast by […]
NY times: Can war be justified? Is there such a thing as morally proper conduct in war? With Veterans’ Day upon us and, with the Obama administration preparing to face another four years of geopolitical choices in unstable regions, The Stone is featuring recent work by Jeff McMahan, a philosopher […]
Daily Times: LAHORE: The Hindu community will celebrate Diwali, also known as festival of lights on Tuesday (today). Special prayers will be held at temples across the city. The Hindus […]
RT: A newly uncovered clandestine computer network, known as the ‘One System,’ can reportedly share children’s personal details across different UK agencies, including age, sex, address and their school behavior records – all without parents ever knowing. One of Britain’s biggest government contractors has created a database containing the personal […]
Dawn: UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan on Monday was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council, an intergovernmental body within the UN system. Pakistan, which had the endorsement of the Asia […]
Source: BBC India is once again trying to make low-cost computers available to students across the country. The country’s president has unveiled an upgraded version of the world’s cheapest tablet computer – despite the functionality and distribution problems faced by the device’s predecessor. Made by UK-based Datawind, the Aakash 2 […]
The Jakarta Post, Tasikmalaya | Archipelago | Mon, November 12 2012 Hundreds of people from various Islamic organizations staged a protest on Monday in front of the Salawu Religious Affairs Office (KUA) in Indramayu, West Java, because of rumors that the office had wed an Ahmadis couple. Coordinator of the […]
The Local Gerhard Schröder has seven publicly funded, chauffeur-driven vehicles at his disposal, despite his highly-paid private work. Read More:
WASHINGTON: The United States late Sunday declared its support for the united Syrian opposition after various groups opposed to the government of President Bashar al-Assad decided to come together following talks in Doha, Qatar. “We look forward to supporting the National Coalition as it charts a course toward the end […]
Source: TOI: Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai speaks to Times Now’s editor Arnab Goswami on the US timeline for withdrawal from his country and the role of Pakistan in the region “It is no longer a secret,” says President Hamid Karzai, “and (even) Pakistan doesn’t deny that any more. The region […]
Source: TOI: Israel’s army fired tank shells into Syria on Monday and scored “direct hits” in response to a Syrian mortar shell that struck the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, the Israeli military said in a statement. JERUSALEM: Israel’s army fired tank shells into Syria on Monday and scored “direct hits” in […]
Source: Yahoo News VENICE, Italy (Reuters) – Nearly three quarters of Venice was flooded on Monday and tourists swam in St Mark’s Square as a wave of bad weather swept […]
Source: NY Times op ed By Thomas Friedman ISRAELI friends have been asking me whether a re-elected President Obama will take revenge on Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu for the way he and Sheldon Adelson, his foolhardy financier, openly backed Mitt Romney. My answer to Israelis is this: You should be […]
Message of Peace, Photo curtesy of Basharat Nazir, Twitter
Marble polishing work on Minaret-ul-Masih in Qadian[/caption Curtesy Mr. Kashif Khalid, Twitter http://twitpic.com/bbmthi
Alhamdulillah, the Bangalore branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community under the banner of “Humanity First” participated along with many other organizations to set the New World Record for the Largest ‘Health Awareness’ Programme at a single Venue. The Attempt was organized by the Danish Pharmaceutical Company Novo Nordisk at the […]
Source: China Daily It’s not often that the once every decade change of China’s leadership and an American presidential election would occur in the same week. The reelection of Barack […]
Source: BBC 22 September 2012 The Roman Catholic Church in the Australian state of Victoria has confirmed that more than 600 children have been sexually abused by its priests since the 1930s. The Archbishop of Melbourne, Denis Hart, described the figures as “horrific and shameful”. They were released in a […]
Source: BBC Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a national inquiry into institutional responses to the sexual abuse of children. The move followed pressure from lawmakers amid police claims the Roman Catholic Church had concealed evidence of paedophile priests. The inquiry will look at religious groups, NGOs and state-care […]