The 5 Things People Regret Most Before They Die
Here is some insight into what people regret most right before they pass away. Bonnie Ware worked in palliative care for many years, tending to people during the last three […]
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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
America is turning on British banks in order to protect Wall Street
Daily Telegraph: Reports that the New York Department of Financial Services is getting ready to stretch Standard Chartered Bank on the rack of truth will come as no surprise to […]
Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Prizes US$100,000 for Science and Technology – last Date 15 October 2012
Source: ISDB Each winner receives a cash reward of US$100,000 along with a trophy and a certificate. The IDB established the Prizes in 1422H (2001G) to acknowledge and encourage the achievements of […]
Fanning The Flames of the Euro Crisis Europe’s 10 Most Dangerous Politicians
Credit: Spiegel. The tone in the euro debate is becoming more aggressive. Bavarian Finance Minister Markus Söder said on Sunday that Greece must be ‘made an example of.’ Politicians in other countries are resorting to similarly provocative rhetoric. Ten populists are whipping up sentiment — and thereby worsening the crisis. […]
Mitt Romney’s slip on US gurdwara shooting: Calls it ‘sheik temple’
Credit / Source: Times of India WASHINGTON: Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney mourned the Wisconsin gurdwara tragedy at a fundraiser in Iowa, but referred to a ‘sheik temple’ instead of […]
The hunger wars in our future
Credit: Asia Times The Great Drought of 2012 has yet to come to an end, but we already know that its consequences will be severe. With more than one-half of America’s counties designated as drought disaster areas, the 2012 harvest of corn, soybeans, and other food staples is guaranteed to […]
The Drumbeat of Ramadan
By ANDREW FINKEL INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE ISTANBUL — It is the holy month of Ramadan and, just before twilight, my Istanbul neighborhood fills with an intoxicating smell from the two […]
Writer Defends His Handling of Interview With Assad
Even when his country was not convulsed by war, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria rarely gave televised interviews to foreigners. His session with Barbara Walters in December was a public […]
Muslims are engaging more as U.S. elections loom
August 08, 2012 12:59 AM By Altaf Husain The Daily Star Lebanon One trend to watch in the U.S. presidential election next November will be whether Muslim American civic engagement translates into votes. There has been a strong Muslim American voting contingent among African Americans. But unresolved grievances rooted in […]
‘Sultans of Science’ at the National Science Museum in Thailand
JEDDAH: FOUZIA KHAN ARABNEWS Wednesday 8 August 2012 Sultans of Science, a global traveling exhibition of MTE Studios, United Arab Emirates, will bring history back to life at the National […]
Accusations Against Bank on Iran Deals Surprised U.S. Regulators, Too
Top executives at Standard Chartered said they were surprised when New York’s banking regulator accused them on Monday of scheming with the Iranian government to launder billions of dollars to potentially support terrorist activities. They were not the only ones caught off guard. The regulatory order also stunned other authorities […]
Syria heading to abyss without political solution, King Abdullah (of Jordan) warns
Jordan Times AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah has voiced concern over the continued conflict in Syria, warning that if no political solution is found soon, the country will be […]
Just what Israel wanted: Egypt moves to seal Gaza tunnels after border attack
Jordan Times RAFAH — Egypt began to seal off smuggling tunnels into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, a security source said, two days after gunmen shot dead 16 Egyptian border guards in an attack blamed partly on Palestinian militants. As officials considered how to respond to the deadliest assault along […]
Contempt of court: SC issues show-cause notice to PM Ashraf
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: August 8, 2012 ISLAMABAD: While getting its short order penned down in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation […]
New Islamic Cultural Center announced by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid
Centre for Islamic Culture announced Ahmed Shaaban / 8 August 2012 The Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai on Tuesday announced the Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Islamic Culture, an immense building to be constructed at Barsha for the service of Muslims and new Muslims. His Highness Shaikh […]
Recalling our debt to Islam
Recalling our debt to Islam BY VERN BARNET: Special to The Star: This may be a good time, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, to ask why many of us, including […]
Hotly contested Tennessee mosque to open Friday
Hotly contested mosque to open Friday in Tennessee Erik Schelzig / AP file A worker walks out of the construction site of a mosque being built in Murfreesboro, Tenn., June 21, 2012. By NBC News staff and The Associated Press A new mosque outside of Nashville, Tenn. that […]
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Video: Biologist Kenneth Miller on Free Will and Quantum Physics
Our physics has to allow for free will and even though nineteenth century physics only suggested determinism, Quantum physics has provided, at least possible avenue, for both free will and Providence of God, at the same time.