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
When the federal government began providing billions of dollars in incentives to push hospitals and physicians to use electronic medical and billing records, the goal was not only to improve efficiency and patient safety, but also to reduce health care costs. But, in reality, the move to electronic health records […]
By Peter Graff and Suleiman Al-Khalidi SWISSINFO.CH BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – An Islamist militia was driven out of the city of Benghazi early on Saturday in a surge of anger against the armed groups that control large parts of Libya more than a year after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. […]
Dawn: The alarm went off on Monday morning, the radio came on and all I heard was, “It’s been described as the most serious insult to Islam ever! People have been killed, and protests are mounting.” I thought ‘What’s happened? Has Satanic Verses been turned into a cartoon?’ I switched […]
It seems that only the English version was deleted (twice). The German and Arabic versions are still on youtube. The English version was now replaced with the above link.
AFP ARABNEWS Friday 21 September 2012 RAMALLAH: French investigators and Swiss experts could jointly exhume the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to judge if he was poisoned, a Palestinian source close to the probe said Friday. The source, asking not to be named, told AFP the two teams would travel […]
Jeddah: Arab News Saturday 22 September 2012 Minister of Interior and Chairman of Haj Higher Committee Prince Ahmad has issued a directive requesting the Ministry of Haj to implement a […]
The response is by the Ameer of Malta, Laiq Ahmed Atif and the second part of the video has English translation.
Source: Dawn Author: Nadeem F. Paracha Instead of condemning mob violence, Bhutto, the great progressive democrat, did exactly what the mob demanded. As if overnight the Ahmadi community that had played a major role in the creation of Pakistan and was one of the most vigorous contributors to the new […]
Source: The Local Church staff in Dresden, eastern Germany were faced with a €300,000 monthly phone bill after a thief stole one of the parish smartphones and used it to surf the internet and call people all over the world, police said on Wednesday. More:
Source: The Local Around 800 demonstrators marched through the centre of the southwestern German city of Freiburg under the banner “I Love My Prophet”. Protesters hoisted signs reading “Yes to […]
Source: The Local The 60-year-old man, who had no previous convictions but significant debts, wore a hat, fake moustache and sunglasses, when he entered a bank in Hiddenhausen, eastern Westphalia, with a loaded nine-millimetre pistol, according to theWestdeutsche Zeitung. He demanded €50,000 from the only bank employee present at the […]
Source: Friday Times by Wasim Sroya There is much to lament about the state of education in Pakistan and concerns have rightfully been aired in these pages about the decline in primary education and the radicalization of the curriculum. However, there may be some light at the end of the […]
In fact one very simple criterion of any religions is presented here. It is presented here as a simple yet effective refutation of Christianity but it works for all major […]
The Express Tribune: by Sunara Nizami. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Friday demanded the United Nations and other international organisations for a law that bans hate speech aimed at fermenting hatred and sowing discord. He said that President Asif Ali Zardari would convey the people’s emotions and views in […]
Huff Post: An ancient cracked tooth repaired with a filling made of beeswax may be the earliest known example of therapeutic dentistry, researchers say. The tooth is 65 centuries old and was part of a man’s jaw found more than 100 years ago in Slovenia. Definite evidence of ancient dentistry […]
The Express Tribune: By Amina Jilani. The Muslim world, or Islamic world — or whatever nomenclature one wishes to ascribe to the nations that form 20 per cent of the world’s population — needs to start looking inwards rather than outwards, forever searching for motes in other eyes to which it […]
RT: A US Army colonel who was suspended from a top military college for teaching an anti-Islamic course is threatening to sue America’s top general for “violating academic freedom” and “caving in to Islam.” Lt. Col. Matthew Dooley’s attorneys have put Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin […]
Author: Qasim Rashid Source: Washington Post Many of age Americans remember Sept. 11, 2001—a day we justly cried out for freedom, free speech, and democracy. Fewer, however, remember Sept. 11, 1973 when America backed dictator Augusto Pinochet’s forces to overthrow and kill Chile’s democratically elected President Salvador Allende. […]
Author: Atif Munawar Mir Source: Muslim Sunrise Summer 2012 http://www.muslimsunrise.com Introduction Salman Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses published in 1988 generated a plethora of emotions the world over. The book’s subject matter inflamed fury and hostility, which in turn fostered cultural misunderstandings and social unrest. The novel, while generally condemned […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD The Mosque of Medina: This Mosque was first built by the Prophet of Islam “He (Allah) it is Who sends blessings on […]