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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

Imam asks for “day of forgiveness” as new mosque opens

Islamic Center Imam asks for ‘day of forgiveness’ as new mosque opens http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=recommend&api_key=184474251565027&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D9%23cb%3Df16ff0fc38%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.dnj.com%252Ff3400e4e7c%26domain%3Dwww.dnj.com%26relation%3Dparent.parent&extended_social_context=false&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnj.com%2Farticle%2F20120811%2FNEWS%2F308110038%2FIslamic-Center-Imam-asks-day-forgiveness-new-mosque-opens%3Fodyssey%3Dnav%257Chead%26nclick_check%3D1&layout=standard&locale=en_US&node_type=link&ref=artrectop&sdk=joey&send=false&show_faces=false&width=429 2:28 PM, Aug 10, 2012   | Comments http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=recommend&api_key=184474251565027&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D9%23cb%3Df3741488d%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.dnj.com%252Ff3400e4e7c%26domain%3Dwww.dnj.com%26relation%3Dparent.parent&extended_social_context=false&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnj.com%2Farticle%2F20120811%2FNEWS%2F308110038%2FIslamic-Center-Imam-asks-day-forgiveness-new-mosque-opens%3Fodyssey%3Dnav%257Chead%26nclick_check%3D1&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&node_type=link&ref=artsharetop&sdk=joey&send=false&show_faces=false&width=155 A A Friday Prayers at ICM: Friday Prayers at ICM FILED UNDER News First Friday prayers at new Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, August 10, 2012. Purchase ImageZOOM Worshipers pray […]

Nigeria: Some Muslims Give Islam Extreme Posture – Umar Pakio

Nigeria: Some Muslims Give Islam Extreme Posture – Umar Paiko Tagged: Nigeria, Religion, West Africa BY ROSE ADAH, 11 AUGUST 2012 Comment (1) http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=130&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=25 http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1340179658.html#_=1344744169704&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fstories%2F201208110323.html&hashtags=nigeria&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fstories%2F201208110323.html&related=allafrica%2C%20allafricafrench&size=m&text=Some%20Muslims%20Give%20Islam%20Extreme%20Posture%20-%20Umar%20Paiko&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&via=allafrica https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&size=medium&count=true&annotation=bubble&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com&hl=en-GB&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DHY9p6vay2e0.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!9WWg3hgFJrKAVXxNQA%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTNB8Fia3XwNbKRkrBG4FoP0ywMLTQ#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart&id=I0_1344744168006&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com An Islamic scholar Mallam Umar Paiko has said that, rather than label Islam as extreme, it is some Muslims who had taken extreme posture giving the religion […]

Afghan policeman turns gun on marines, kills 3

Credit. Hindustan Times: An Afghan police officer shot and killed three US Marines after sharing a meal with them before dawn Friday and then fled into the desolate darkness of southern Afghanistan, the third attack on coalition forces by their Afghan counterparts in a week. Four other international troops also […]

Pakistani Hindus arrive with horror tales

Credit: Hindustan Times Via Wasim Sroya. The Pakistani Hindu team arrives in Attari after being detained by Islamabad for seven hours at the Wagah border. HT photo In the backdrop of a 14-year-old Hindu girl’s abduction in Pakistan’s Jacobabad city in Sindh province three days ago, a controversy erupted when […]