Shariah Law: Gods’ Law, Moral Law, the Natural Law or Man made Law?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Shariah Law is a bogeyman for right wing politicians in the West to spread Islamophobia and a political […]
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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
The French beekeepers and the mystery of the blue honey
Beekeepers in northeastern France are all abuzz after their bees started producing blue honey. Since August beekeepers in the town of Ribeauville have witnessed their bees returning to the cluster […]
Turkey says it doesn’t want war with Syria
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country does not plan to wage any war against Syria after the Turkish parliament gave the nod for military operations outside the country. PRESS.TV “We have no intention of starting a war with Syria,” Erdogan said in a joint press conference with […]
Analysis: Egypt’s Mursi dogged by own promises in first 100 days
By Tom Perry REUTERS CAIRO | Fri Oct 5, 2012 CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has won grudging respect from detractors in his first 100 days by sending the army back to barracks faster than anyone expected and raising Egypt’s international profile in several newsmaking visits abroad. Yet […]
Morocco blocks Dutch ‘abortion’ ship
By NBC News staff and wire services Morocco barred Dutch abortion rights activists Thursday from docking their campaign ship to spread awareness about safe abortion methods in a Muslim country […]
Worshipers, police clash at Al-Aqsa compound
JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Worshipers and Israeli police clashed after Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, police said. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told Ma’an that police […]
Election crusade: Russian Church allows clergy to run for political posts
Russian TV: After months of standoff with activists defending secular values in the society, the Russian Orthodox Church is taking the offensive, officially allowing priests to take part in politics. […]
Enjoy a very spiritual visit to Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque Koblenz Germany. A must watch video!
Source: Hafiz Fareed Khalid, National Secretary Tabligh AMJ-Germany Click HERE to watch the video. Note by Editor: As intimated in an ealrier post, in all the Ahmadiyya Mosques of Germany, 3rd October was celebrated as day of open mosques. In Thair Mosque Koblenz, the celebration was extremely successful. More than […]
‘Choose love’: Pro-Muslim ads to appear in NYC subways
Russian TV: After anti-Muslim ads hit NYC subways last month, Jewish and Christian groups respond with a message of love – hanging pro-Muslim posters to condemn intolerance and celebrate the […]
German gets diploma – 40 years after enrolling
Source: The Local After 63 semesters spanning nearly 40 years of studying, German engineer Werner Kahmann finally managed to get his university diploma. In an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung he explained why it took him so long. More:
‘Al-Qaeda bomb’ note grounds Norway plane
Source: The Local French authorities on Thursday evacuated a Norwegian Airlines jet about to take off from Nice after a piece of paper with the words “Al-Qaeda bomb” and Arabic inscriptions was found in the hold. More:
IMF warns Pakistan economy deteriorating
Dawn: WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday that Pakistan’s economic situation was worsening and faces a return to double-digit inflation as the government prints money to finance its deficit. In a mission report, the IMF said Islamabad urgently needed to address deep problems in its energy sector, including […]
Turkey sends mixed signals over Syria
Source: Asiatimes: Although Ankara authorized military action against Syria on Thursday following a deadly cross-border exchange of fire, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stressed he doesn’t want war, while demonstrators in Istanbul reject the country becoming a “US stooge”. Amid concerns a regional conflict is about to begin, Ankara […]
One in five ‘Wessis’ have never been east
Source: The Local Twenty-two years after Germany was reunified, more than one in five from the former west have never visited the former communist east, a poll revealed on the eve of Wednesday’s unification day celebrations. More:
Tag der Offenen Moschee ( Wabern Ahamdiyya Community Germany celebrates 3rd October as Day of Open Mosque)
News Source: HNA.de via Zafarullah Khan of Germany Since many years Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany is celebrating 3rd of October as the day of open Mosque. In Germany this particular day has a distinguished significance. The Day of German Unity (German: Tag der Deutschen Einheit) is the national day of […]
Sir Zafrullah Khan’s Speech on the Question of Palestine
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Suggested reading by the Muslim Times: How can we build the Third Temple together? The speech in […]
‘Misunderstanding’ over Islamic art sparks near riot
The accidental projection of a work of art based on Islamic holy texts nearly started a riot in the southwestern French city of Toulouse on Tuesday. The artist, shocked by the response of young Muslim youths in the city, has withdrawn the piece. By Tony Todd (text) A Moroccan artist […]
Islamic group to ‘ignore’ Wilders visit
The President of the Islamic Council of WA has condemned the teachings of Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders but said the council will not sanction protests if he comes to Perth. A far-right politician and the founder of the Dutch Party for Freedom, Mr Wilders is slated to speak in […]
Islamic banking on radar
BS Reporter / Puducherry Oct 05, 2012 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in correspondence with the government to look into ways to bring in new rules to accommodate the concept of Islamic banking, said Governor D Subbarao. Speaking at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, […]