The remote lake that tells the story of humanity’s birth
Source: BBC By Melissa Hogenboom Our ancient human ancestors were an elusive lot. Their remains are literally thin on the ground, and even when fossils are unearthed it is rare […]
Did Adam Start Out in Paradise? As in THE Paradise?
Author: Anonymous It should be understood that none of the notes or arguments I present are of my own making and most are a translation, summary, and/or gist of writings of various […]
Video: Maternal Instinct Among Mammals Across the Species
Suggested reading for living in the image of the Loving and the Most Merciful God by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: Thirty Plus Quotes from the Poet […]
Encyclopedia Britannica: Just How Old Is Homo sapiens?
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica By John P. Rafferty In scientific classification, human beings are tagged with the name Homo sapiens (Latin: “wise man”). In his 10th edition of Systema Naturae, Swedish botanist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeuscoined the term […]
The Muslim Sunrise and the theme of Religion and Science
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Albert Einstein, the man of the 20th century according to the Time magazine, once said, “All of science is nothing more […]
Intelligent Design Movement: Where have they gone wrong?
Source: The Muslim Sunrise, Fall 2009 volume Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times “Let no man out of weak conceit of sobriety, or an […]
Video Collection: Evolution, Guided or Blind, Every Thing You Need to Know?
In just 4-5 hours of interesting videos, you can master the debate that has been brewing, every where since 1859, when Darwin published his famous book:
Optical illusion of orangutan wins award
Source: BBC A mind-bending photograph of an orangutan with the sky reflected in water has won first prize in the Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2021 competition. The image, […]
Meeting the Quranic Adam with Charles Darwin
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Acting on a tip from explorer of caves four years ago, scientists in South Africa discovered what […]
Video: Teaching Evolution to Muslim Students by Dr. Rana Dajani.
Additional reading and viewing suggested by the Muslim Times: Surah Al Baqara (The Cow): Section 4: Adam and Eve Exposing Creationism of Zakir Naik, Tahir ul Qadari, Yusuf Estes and […]
Pope Francis declares evolution and Big Bang theory are real and God is not ‘a magician with a magic wand’
Francis goes against Benedict XVI’s apparent support for ‘intelligent design’ – but does hail his predecessor’s ‘great contribution to theology’ By Adam Withnall, @adamwithnall for Independent October 2014 The theories […]
Jonathan Haidt’s Ted Talk: Religion, evolution, and the ecstasy of self-transcendence
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt asks a simple, but difficult question: why do we search for self-transcendence? Why do we attempt to lose ourselves? In a tour through the science of evolution by group selection, he proposes a provocative answer.
Pope Francis is a Strong Proponent For the Science of Vaccines, What About Evolution and Psychology?
Source: Chicago Tribune VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis made a Christmas Day plea for authorities to make COVID-19 vaccines available to all, insisting that the first in line should be […]
Early humans may have survived the harsh winters by hibernating
Source: The Guardian By Robin McKie, Science Editor Sun 20 Dec 2020 05.30 EST Seasonal damage in bone fossils in Spain suggests Neanderthals and their predecessors followed the same strategy as cave bears […]
Charles Darwin: An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe for the Christians
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The National Museum of Natural History, located on the National Mall just across from the Smithsonian castle, is America’s […]
Evolution: The elephant in the room, for both Christianity and Islam
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times An 11-ton African elephant has graced the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History’s Rotunda since 1959. Sometimes called the […]
Quote of the Day by Charles Darwin
Whereas the scriptures like the Bible and the Quran are books of religion, correlating them with science is ‘metaphysics.’ A certain amount of humility is in order to comprehend the distinction […]
Neanderthals may have used their hands differently from humans
(CNN) If you were to greet a Neanderthal with a handshake, it might feel a little awkward.The digits of the Stone Age people, who went extinct about 40,000 years ago, […]
Unravelling the Truth About Eve: Her Position in History According to Islam
By Nila Ahmad, who lives in the southern United States with her family. Having graduated with an art degree, she has participated in the illustration of children’s books, as well […]