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
cic.gc.ca: Ottawa, October 25, 2012 — The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement to recognize Eid-al-Adha: Today at sundown marks the beginning of Eid-al-Adha, one of the most important holidays for Muslims around the world. Also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice or […]
by Muath Freij JORDAN TIMES MAFRAQ — Although Ibrahim Nuaimi has yet to fulfil his dream of opening an argileh shop in his hometown of Daraa, Syria, he has made […]
by Urs Geiser, swissinfo.ch The Swiss media have improved their coverage of politically and socially relevant issues, but they have become more superficial over the past decade according to Zurich […]
An increasing number of Americans living in Switzerland are renouncing their citizenship as a result of ever intrusive demands from the tax authorities in their “home” country. The US embassy […]
RIYADH: ABDUL HANNAN TAGO ARABNEWS Saturday 27 October 2012 The Imam of a Riyadh mosque has called on every responsible person to behave properly and treat whoever is under his […]
Jennifer Gibbson reports on LA Times Last week, Stanford University and New York University released a major study about the use of drones in the ever-evolving but never-ending war on terror. Unfortunately, many commentators missed the report’s key message: Drones are terrorizing an entire civilian population. I was one of […]
Huff Post: Dr. David Liepert. Islam’s Eid ul-Adha reminds me every year that what we believe about God doesn’t matter as much as whether we believe in God in the first place. I’d like to ask my Muslim, Christian and Jewish brother and sister believers a quick question: Even if […]
theguardian: Mark Vernon. Spirituality has always been associated with the quest for health. Camberwell in south London, I recently learned, derives its name from a healing well frequented by those who were “cambered”, or physically disabled. But it is only a scientific age that would seek to distil causal links […]
Health News: One of the sad realities about Alzheimer’s disease is that there’s no way of preventing it – at least not yet. We know some people are genetically or biologically at greater risk than others, but researchers want to find out how we can fight it off, or at […]
Britain has said that it is not right “at this point in time” for a possible strike on Iran, but is involved in military contingency planning with the US and other allies over Iran, according to the UK newspaper the Guardian. “The UK would be in breach of international law […]
Muslim group holds interfaith converstaion on anti-Islam film Columbus Dispatch (blog) The Columbus Chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community recently held an interfaith meeting at its Nasir mosque in Groveport to discuss the Innocence of Muslims film clips that mocked the Islamicprophet Mohammed and sparked riots in Muslim countries … See all stories on this topic » Young Muslims host week long […]
Source:zdnet Technology executives will kick the tires on Windows 8—despite prognostications that enterprises will run away from it—but one size won’t fit all companies. The key word when it comes to Windows 8 and Windows RT is nuance. http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-windows-8-the-enterprise-case-7000006345/?s_cid=e539
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. –Tao Te Ching Intelligence is Overrated: What You Really Need to Succeed –by Keld Jensen, Original Story, May 05, 2012 Albert Einstein’s was estimated at 160, Madonna’s is 140, and John F. […]
By Lynne Nahhas, Abdel Hadi al-Habtoor DAILY STAR LEBANON MINA, Saudi Arabia: Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims began to stone a pillar representing Satan in the Saudi holy city […]
In 1943, a Greek war veteran named Stamatis Moraitis came to the United States for treatment of a combat-mangled arm. He’d survived a gunshot wound, escaped to Turkey and eventually […]
by Stefania Summermatter, Chiasso, swissinfo.ch Europe should rethink its criteria for immigration, according to a worker at an asylum seeker reception centre on the Swiss-Italian border, which deals with almost […]
SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS STAFF Friday 26 October 2012 MINA: In an atmosphere filled with spirituality and serenity, nearly 3 million pilgrims yesterday performed the most important rite of […]
Guardian: US bombers flew Afghanistan missions from Britain’s Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean after 9/11, but the UK is reluctant to grant similar permission for the current military […]
Source: WSJ By Joe Palazzolo Does First Amendment protect our right to say what we want in advertisements on the side of a city bus? Yes and no. A federal appeals court […]
Eid is being celebrated with religious devotion and enthusiasm in Saudi Arabia, the United States, Canada, Europe and across the Middle East and Gulf states today (Friday). Following the largest […]