Book Review: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
A heart-wrenching, powerfully written novel that could do for Palestine what The Kite Runner did for Afghanistan. Forcibly removed from the ancient village of Ein Hod by the newly formed […]
Benazir Bhutto – Getting Away With Murder : book review
Getting Away With Murder by Heraldo Munoz: review Toronto Star January 5, 2014 By: Dimitri Nasrallah Published on Tue Dec 31 2013 For all but the most ardent outsider, it can be difficult to untangle the complex web of Pakistan’s political history necessary to properly contextualize the country’s current events. […]
Book Review: Islam Without Extremes by Mustafa Akyol
Epigraph: Thus, have We made of you an Ummat justly balanced, that ye might be witnesses over the nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves. (Al Quran 2:143) Piety […]
Karen Armstrong’s Lecture: ‘Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time’
Karen Armstrong FRSL (born 14 November 1944) is a British author and commentator known for her books on comparative religion. A former Roman Catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal […]
A Must Read Book: Freedom of Speech in War Times
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: To tackle blasphemy laws in the so called Muslim Countries, one needs to first grasp the history of these laws and freedom of speech, in […]
When Einstein Met Tagore
Source: Brainpickings by Maria Popova Collision and convergence in Truth and Beauty at the intersection of science and spirituality. EINSTEIN: Do you believe in the Divine as isolated from […]
Higgs boson book scoops Royal Society Winton Prize
Source: BBC A book telling the story of the hunt for the elusive Higgs boson has won the 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize. Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll scoops the £25,000 award for his book The Particle at the End of the Universe. His work beat five other titles that ranged across […]
Book Reviews: Of Gods and Philosophers – Religion without God. Author: Ronald Dworking
David E. Cooper on Religion Without God Of Gods and Philosophers November 25th, 2013 RONALD DWORKIN DIED, aged 81, in February 2013. Published posthumously, Religion Without God, which is based […]
World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace
World Crisis and The Pathway to Peace A Compilation of Speeches and Letters of Mirza Masroor Ahmad Imam and the Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at, Fifth Successor to […]
‘Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an: Islam and the Founders’ by Denise A. Spellberg
Islam at the Birth of America Denise A. Spellberg’s latest book says Islam had large impact on religious freedoms in America Interviewer: Asharq Al-Awsat Washington, Denise A. Spellberg is an American […]
The Invention of the Jewish People by Shlomo Sand
Buy the book at Amazon US or UK. “Extravagantly denounced and praised.” New York Times “Perhaps books combining passion and erudition don’t change political situations, but if they did, this […]
Reborn – From MTV To Mecca
From MTV to Mecca: How Islam Inspired My Life by Kristiane Backer (Jan 16, 2013) $22.95 $16.99 Paperback Order in the next 22 hours and get it by Tuesday, Nov 5. Only 1 left in stock – order […]
Book Review: ‘Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here’ by Karime Bennoune
Source: Wall Street Journal Book review by By SOHRAB AHMARI Amnesty Internationalfaced a pivotal choice in early 2010. For half a decade, the global human-rights organization had been promoting Moazzam Begg, a […]
Book Review: "Thou Shalt Not Kill" – by Dr. Juergen Todenhoefer
Epigraph: We prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — it […]
Book Review: “Thou Shalt Not Kill” – by Dr. Juergen Todenhoefer
Epigraph: We prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — it […]
Eccentric Habits: The Bizarre Rituals of Famous Geniuses
Source: Spiegel International One drank 50 cups of coffee a day, another disappeared to a stone hut in the forest to compose: Many celebrated geniuses have practiced quirky everyday rituals […]
Muhammad: The Story of A Prophet and Reformer
By: Sarah Conover Published 2013 by Skinner House Books Reviewed by: Naseer A. Tahir, MD I enjoyed reading this book. It presents positive aspects about the Greatest of all Prophets, […]
The Syria Dilemma
Edited by Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel Overview The United States is on the brink of intervention in Syria, but the effect of any eventual American action is impossible to […]
Book Review: “Quiet” by Susan Cain
Author Susan Cain, Published 2012 Reviewed by Naseer A. Tahir, MD The author Susan Cain, herself an introvert, is an honors graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law School. She worked since 2005 for the book. She met thousands of people and has read as many books for the preparation and […]
Book Review: "Quiet" by Susan Cain
Author Susan Cain, Published 2012 Reviewed by Naseer A. Tahir, MD The author Susan Cain, herself an introvert, is an honors graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law School. She worked since 2005 for the book. She met thousands of people and has read as many books for the preparation and […]