Should Psalms be taken out of the Old Testament?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The seventy some books of the Bible got into the canon, sacred collection of books to make […]
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, […]
Islam, reform and the battle of narratives
Source: Spectator By Fraser Nelson, who is the editor of The Spectator. He is also a columnist with The Daily Telegraph, a member of the advisory board of the Centre […]
Building a Bridge Between China and Her Muslim Minority: Taoism as Understood by a Muslim Scholar
Source: Taoism, A Chapter of a book, Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth Author: Mirza Tahir Ahmad Courtesy: Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times ALL CHINESE RELIGIONS are derived […]
Defensive War in the Holy Quran in 600 Words
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times When the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him, claimed Monotheism in the polytheistic society of Mecca they turned against […]
Burkina Faso: ‘We’re raising our daughter as both Christian and Muslim’
Source: BBC Muslim-majority Burkina Faso has been hit by a wave of violence by militant Islamists in recent years. Christmas Eve saw more than 30 people, mostly women, killed in […]
Building a Bridge Between China and Her Muslim Minority: Confucianism as Understood by a Muslim Scholar
Source: Confucianism, A Chapter of a book, Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth Author: Mirza Tahir Ahmad Courtesy: Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Confucius (click to enlarge) […]
King of Jordan says safeguarding rights of Muslims, Christians in Jerusalem a Hashemite duty
SOURCE: JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday received church leaders in Jordan and Jerusalem, and leading Jordanian Christian figures and representatives of Islamic and awqaf […]
Video: Indian MP Sashi Tharoor with Fareed Zakaria on interfaith tolerance in India
Source: Fareed Zakaria, GPS Indian MP Shashi Tharoor tells Fareed India’s new policy of giving non-muslim immigrants a path to citizenship undermines its secular roots. Listen to the video in […]
Religious discrimination bill: what will Australians be allowed to say and do if it passes?
The government’s explanatory memo outlines how the bill’s far-reaching effects will change public life dramatically – in medical services, schools, offices and hospitals The second draft religious discrimination bill will […]
Mormon Church accused of stockpiling billions, avoiding paying taxes
By Cheri Mossburg and Stephanie Becker, CNN CNN — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly referred to as the Mormon Church, responded Tuesday to a recently-filed whistleblower […]
Do Religious or Spiritual People Make More Ethical Employees?
Source: Qrius By Subramaniam Ananthram, Senior Lecturer, International Business, Curtin University and Christopher Chan, Associate Professor of Human Resource Management, York University, Canada Can religion and spirituality promote ethical behaviour in the workplace? It’s […]
NY Times: The Real Face of Jesus
Source: NY Times By Mike Fillon Advances in forensic science reveal the most famous face in history. Originally published in December 2002, the Popular Mechanics article “The Real Face of Jesus” created a […]
The Muslim Times Leading the Way to Interfaith Tolerance Among Abrahamic Faiths
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great Teacher for God of the Abrahamic Faiths Majority of the Americans Believe […]
A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great Teacher for God of the Abrahamic Faiths
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an agnostic, for he focuses on the question of suffering. If that question […]
Majority of the Americans Believe in Guided Evolution and God of Nature and the Quran
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Movie: Appealing to God, a Disoriented Space Alien Hopes There’s Help Out There
Source: New York Times By Rachel Saltz Dec. 19, 2014 No religions were harmed in the making of this film. That’s the gist of a title card that runs before […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association of Greater Detroit hosts interfaith Peace Symposium – A Report
Source: goodlifedetroit.com I walked out of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community with a full heart of love and respect for people of different faiths. A couple of weeks ago, my friend Sabina invited me to a special event called “A Peace Symposium: Building Communities Across National, Cultural, and Religious Boundaries” at the Ahmadiyya […]
Are the Scientists the Better Teachers for Several of the Attributes of God?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Charles Darwin did not make my list of heroes until after I was forty years old. Part […]
Video: The Real and Compassionate Face of Islam
Epigraph We have not sent you Muhammad, but as mercy for the whole of mankind! (Al Quran 21:107/108) Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD Nobel Prize for a noble woman […]