Book Review: The Conference of the Birds
Book by Farid ud-Din Attar (Author) in Persian Book translated by: Dick Davis, who is currently professor of Persian at Ohio State University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of […]
The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
By Peniel E. Joseph, who is the Barbara Jordan professor of political values and ethics at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and professor of history at the University of […]
Book Review: The Bible, The Quran and Science
Book by Dr. Maurice Bucaille Book review by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times As I was growing up in Pakistan and studying in King Edward Medical College, […]
A Book Release: Peace of Mind — Islam and Psychology
Book by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, in 2000 PREFACE The purpose of this book is to show that peace of mind can be acquired only […]
The Muslim World’s Question: ‘What Happened to Us?’
Understanding the events of 1979 is crucial for those trying to figure out a better future for today’s Middle East. Book and this article by Kim Ghattas What happened to […]
In ‘The Second Mountain,’ David Brooks Chronicles His Journey Toward Faith
Book: The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life, by David Brooks Source: New York Times Book review by Mark Epstein, who is a psychiatrist in New York City. […]
Book Review: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Book review by Nasir Gondal MD, Medical Oncologist, New York, USA A dear friend of mine was planning to go to Spain. We exchanged some notes and he wanted me […]
The Novel Alchemist: Translated in 70 Languages & 65 Million Sold
10 Powerful Life Lessons from The Alchemist By Thai Nguyen for the Huffington Post The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is one of the best-selling books in history. The story of Santiago, […]
How Arabization changed Islam in Asia
Source: Asia Times Spreading to even the remotest hamlets in the 1980s, a more devout, less tolerant creed nurtured fundamentalism across the region By Jeff Kingston In the introduction to […]
Book by ‘Anonymous’ describes Trump as cruel, inept and a danger to the nation
Source: Washington Post Book by ‘Anonymous’ describes Trump as cruel, inept and a danger to the nation The unidentified author claims that senior Trump administration officials considered resigning en masse […]
Kahlil Gibran’s ‘The Prophet’: Why is it so loved?
Source: BBC By Shoku Amirani & Stephanie Hegarty Kahlil Gibran is said to be one of the world’s bestselling poets, and his life has inspired a play touring the UK […]
Book Review: New Kings of the World: Dispatches from Bollywood, Dizi, and K-Pop, by Fatima Bhutto
“Witty and packed with detail, this is an intercultural shot that should be heard around the world.” – Kirkus, starred review A vast cultural movement is emerging from outside the […]
Tristan Jones, the sailor – the author – from Alcoholism to being a Muslim
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [wikipedia page] He settled in Phuket, Thailand, converted to Islam, and took the name ‘Ali’. Though he seems not to have informed all his older […]
Book Review: ‘In Good Faith: Questioning Religion and Atheism’
Source: Asia Times Scott A Shay’s new book explores the arguments and rational reasons to believe in God “Why should anyone in his or her right mind believe in God?” […]
Book Review: Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don’t Know About Them)
Source: Muslim Sunrise, the longest running Muslim publication of Americas Book review written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This is a book by Professor […]
Death Is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa review – searing Syrian road trip
The poetic and horrific combine in this tale of love and death set in a Syria torn apart by civil war by Hisham Matar Fri 10 May 2019 Recently, at […]
Bombing Without Moonlight: The Origins of Suicidal Terrorism
The above video is the conversion to Islam story of the author of this booklet. © Oct 2004 Abdal-Hakim Murad 1. Amnesia Attention deficit disorder seems to flourish under conditions […]
Book Review: Muhammad: An anticlerical hero of the European Enlightenment
Source: Princeton University Printing Press and Aeon.co By John Tolan, who is a professor of history at the University of Nantes. His latest book is Faces of Muhammad: Western Perceptions […]
To understand the far right, look to their bookshelves
Source: The Guardian By Elif Shafak is a novelist and political scientist From Jordan Peterson to Thilo Sarrazin, rightwing writers are bringing once fringe ideas into the mainstream used to live […]
Book Review: Extremism Is Riyadh’s Top Export
Source: Foreign Policy Saudi Arabia is fighting for a dangerous monopoly on Islamic thought By Farah Pandith, who is the former (and first) Special Representative to Muslim Communities a the […]