‘Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth Glorifies Allah’ — The Quran
Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for the Creator God of the Abrahamic Faiths “Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth […]
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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
‘Who Else Is Spying on Me?’ Muslim Americans Bring the Fight Against Surveillance to the Supreme Court
Source: Time Imam Yassir Fazaga remembers the panic he felt. He remembers opening up the electrical sockets in his office and searching behind his computer monitor, looking for recording devices. […]
President Biden’s First Speech in UN
President Biden starts at 32 minutes into this video Suggested reading The only constitution the world needs is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Pfizer: Covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 is safe and shows ‘robust’ antibody response
Pfizer: Covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 is safe and shows ‘robust’ antibody responsehttps://t.co/4l4OT8R9SG — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) September 20, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
The Allegory of the cave, or Plato’s Cave: The best paradigm to understand organized religions
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Allegory of the cave, or Plato’s Cave, is an allegory presented by the Greek philosopher Plato in his work Republic (514a–520a) to compare “the effect of education (παιδεία) and the lack of it on our nature“. It […]
How organized religion stays in and out of politics: Pope Weighs In on Calls to Deny Communion to Biden Over Abortion
Source: New York Times By Elisabetta Povoledo, Richard Pérez-Peña and Ruth Graham Sept. 15, 2021 ROME — Pope Francis weighed in on Wednesday on a debate roiling the Roman Catholic Church in the United […]
More White Americans adopted than shed evangelical label during Trump’s term – especially his supporters
Since Donald Trump was elected president in 2016 due in part to strong support from White evangelical Protestants, many observers have wondered what impact this political alliance might have on […]
Richard Dawkins versus Rowan Williams: Humanity’s ultimate origins
If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins!
Bishop John Shelby Spong, who took resurrection as a metaphor dies at 90
Source: Washington Post By Harrison Smith The Right Rev. John Shelby Spong, a liberal theologian and former bishop who shook up the modern Episcopal Church, championing the inclusion of women and […]
Here’s how Yom Kippur is the holiest ‘meeting’ of the year
Yom Kippur this year starts on the evening of September 15 and ends the evening of September 16 By Michael Friedman In 2021, living a Jewish life means more than […]
Trump barred by generals from ordering nuclear strike or military attack in final days: Woodward
By Dave Goldiner for daily news Former President Trump was secretly stripped of his power to order nuclear strikes or launch military actions by top military brass in his final chaotic […]
Bloomington mosque bomber sentenced to 53 years in prison
Source: Star Tribune Judge Donovan Frank said Emily Hari, formerly known as Michael, committed a serious act of domestic terrorism on basis of religion. By Andy Mannix Star Tribune A federal judge […]
George W. Bush just threw a whole lot of shade at Donald Trump
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page (CNN) The man who was president during the attacks of September 11, 2001, used a […]
Les Hijabeuses: Muslim women footballers tackle French hijab ban
Source: Al Jazeera Women from the Parisian suburbs that produced Pogba and Mbappé say French Football Federation rules are discriminatory. By Alexander Durie; 13 Sep 2021 Paris, France – Since she was […]
Taliban Say Women Can Study in Gender-Segregated Colleges
Epigraph Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your […]
‘Muslims were so demonized’: Mehdi Hasan, Zainab Johnson, Keith Ellison and more on 9/11’s aftermath
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: The Guardian By Erum Salam Muslim Americans in the arts, politics, healthcare, education and […]
NPR: Awe Appears To Be Awfully Beneficial
For transcript please click here Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for the Creator God of the Abrahamic Faiths Whatever is in […]
Understanding Islam – a brief introduction to its past and present in the United States
For people who would like to learn more about Islam, The Conversation is publishing a series of articles, available on our website or as six emails delivered every other day, written by […]
Vatican won’t say if women can vote in 2023 church meeting
By NICOLE WINFIELD FILE – In this Feb. 10, 2021 file photo, Sister Natalie Becquart poses for a photo during an interview with the Associated Press, in Rome, Pope Francis next month will open a two-year process of consultation of ordinary faithful aimed at revitalizing the Catholic Church, but Vatican […]
Since 9/11, US Muslims Have Gained Unprecedented Political, Cultural Influence
Source: Newsweek By Steve Friess It’s been an impressive 2021 so far for Muslim Americans. The U.S. Senate, that bastion of partisan gridlock, overwhelmingly confirmed the nation’s first Muslims as […]