Interfaith Healer: The Surprising Role of Jesus in Islam
Source: The New York Times Book Review by Lesley Hazelton, who is the author of “The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad” and, most recently, “Agnostic: A Spirited Manifesto.” THE ISLAMIC […]
Book of Optics from Wikipedia from 2010
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I had saved this material back in 2010 and the present article in Wikipedia is significantly changed […]
A PLACE BETWEEN TWO PLACES: The Quranic Barzakh
The Quranic Barzakh By George Archer Previous product Next product Picture of A Place Between Two Places For believers in a resurrection of the body, there arises the question of what happens after death but before the Last Day: the intermediate state. For most Muslims, the intermediate state is the […]
Book Review: Jesus before the Gospels
Jesus before the Gospels: How the Earliest Christians Remembered, Changed, and Invented Their Stories of the Savior Author of the book: Prof. Bart Ehrman Book Review by David Chivers, who […]
The battle for the soul of British Islam
Source: New Statesman Three new books reflect on the complexities, and challenges, faced by Muslims in Britain. Letters to a Young Muslim by Omar Saif Ghobash is published by Picador (245pp, £16.99) The Battle for British Islam: Reclaiming Muslim Identity from Extremism by Sara Khan with Tony McMahon is published […]
Every Book Recommendation Bill Gates Has Ever Published
Source: Time BY Sarah Begley Mar 23, 2017 Sarah Begley is a staff writer for TIME. Bill Gates is a very busy man, but as his admirers know, he makes time […]
More Evidence Supporting the House of Debt
AUGUST 8, 2014 BY ATIF MIAN AND AMIR SUFI Economists of all stripes are baffled by continued economic weakness in the United States. The easiest way to see the weakness is to compare where we are in terms of GDP today relative to historical trend growth, something we did in […]
Book reviews: fresh insights on Islam and Isis
Source: Guardian By Anthony Sattin Four new books give much-needed insight into a misunderstood religion, from history and philosophy to life under Isis In the years since 9/11, there has […]
30 Books You Should Read Before You’re 30
Source: Time By Sarah Begley Mar 03, 2017 Ideas Sarah Begley is a staff writer for TIME. Great literature grows out of periods of change, and there are few transitions more […]
A historian of Islam explains the vastly different experiences of women in the religion
Source: Businessinsider.com Book review by Noah Friedman Chase F. Robinson, a historian on Islam, author of “Islamic Civilization in Thirty Lives,” and president of the CUNY Graduate Center, explains the misconception many […]
A Muslim’s Advice To American Christians
Source: Huffington Post By Kerry Walters, who is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Gettysburg College; Catholic priest The opening week of 2017 saw the publication of a remarkable book, Letters to a […]
Book Review: Democracy – Justice: How are they related?
Book written by Hakan Erten – a Turkish Swiss businessman and author Book Review: The complete book is at the moment available only in Turkish, English translation to follow, Inshallah […]
What Aurangzeb did to preserve Hindu temples (and protect non-Muslim religious leaders)
BOOK EXCERPT Historian Audrey Truschke’s new book examines one of the convenient myths imposed by India’s colonial rules. Audrey Truschke Hindu and Jain temples dotted the landscape of Aurangzeb’s kingdom. These religious institutions were entitled to Mughal state protection, and Aurangzeb generally endeavoured to ensure their well-being. By […]
Christopher de Bellaigue: Journalist With British and Iranian Links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Christopher de Bellaigue (born 1971 in London) is a journalist who has worked on the Middle East and South Asia since 1994. His work mostly […]
The Islamic Enlightenment A counter-argument to the “clash of civilisations”
Economist: The Islamic Enlightenment: The Modern Struggle Between Faith and Reason. By Christopher de Bellaigue. Bodley Head; 398 pages; £25. To be published in America by Liveright in April; $35. […]
How Mormon Polygamy In The 19th Century Fueled Women’s Activism
Source: NPR Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich says that for Mormon women living in 19th century Utah, “plural marriages” were empowering in complicated ways. TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is […]
Book Review: Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America
Source: Amazon Book by by Michael Eric Dyson “Elegantly written, Tears We Cannot Stop is powerful in several areas: moving personal recollections; profound cultural analysis; and guidance for moral redemption. A […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Two Books About Muslim Identity
Source: New York Times Book review by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the N.B.A.’s all-time leading scorer. His book “Coach Wooden and […]
We Are the Change We Seek: The Speeches of Barack Obama
Source: Amazon By E.J. Dionne Jr. (Author), Joy-Ann Reid (Author) A collection of Barack Obama’s greatest speeches selected and introduced by columnist E.J. Dionne and MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid. We […]
Book Review: The Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims
The Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims – Hardcover – February 14, 2017 Book by Mustafa Akyol When Reza Aslan’s bestseller Zealot came out […]