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By Zia H Shah on January 22, 2013 ( 1 Comment )

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion

http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&contentId=health/2013/01/22/cohen-roe-vs-wade-texas.cnn Editor’s comments As a Muslim, I believe that abortion after 24-28 weeks of pregnancy should be illegal as baby is viable and should be regarded as fully human. Abortion should be allowed in case of rape or incest or if there is a significant danger to mother’s life. With these provisions abortion should be […]

By Zia H Shah on January 21, 2013 ( 6 Comments )

The Right to have Children

By Paul Kokoski I have enclosed the following letter for publication. Please let me know if you intent to print it. Thank you. I am disappointed that homosexual partners Elton John and David Furnish have adopted another child via a surrogate mother. Last June, the American scientific magazine “Social Science […]

By Zia H Shah on January 12, 2013 ( 4 Comments )

Democracy and Freedoms in Islam

By Sinem Tezyapar Surely, one of the most debated topics of the day is how Muslims view Christians and Jews, the rights of religious minorities in Muslim-majority countries, and whether […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 9, 2013 ( Leave a comment )

Bangladesh: Why Should Judicial Independence Be Delayed?

Source: Scoop Independent News Wednesday, 9 January 2013, 4:03 pm Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-010-2013 January 8, 2013 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission Bangladesh: Why Should Judicial Independence Be Delayed Any Further? The judiciary of Bangladesh is struggling to be an independent […]

By Zia H Shah on January 6, 2013 ( 32 Comments )

Different Faces of Prof. Tahir ul Qadri: You be the Judge!

Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Epigraph: “Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. O […]

By Zia H Shah on January 4, 2013 ( 3 Comments )

Video: Islamic Concept of Freedom of Speech

Speech by Harris Zafar at the USA West Coast 2012 Annual Convention on the 29th December 2012.

By Zia H Shah on January 4, 2013 ( 1 Comment )

Valuing Chastity and Human Rights: A Texas Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Infecting a Woman With HIV

Source: Huffington Post A Texas man who had unprotected sex multiple times with a woman, despite knowing that he carried HIV, received a 15-year prison sentence for infecting her with […]

By Zia H Shah on November 30, 2012 ( 1 Comment )

Dutch Parliament to Remove Blasphemy Law

Dutch Parliament To Revoke Blasphemy Law A court ruled in 2011 that Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders had the right to criticize Islam. By Frud Bezhan November 29, 2012 Insulting God will no longer be a crime in the Netherlands after the Dutch parliament decided to revoke a decades-old blasphemy law […]

By Zia H Shah on November 8, 2012 ( 1 Comment )

Bangladesh Jamaat e Islami being outlawed soon

Source: The Blitz While Bangladesh Election Commission has already served notice on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami asking it to make some changes in its party’s charter which do not conform to […]

By Zia H Shah on October 18, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

Feds say Bangladesh man wanted to blow up Federal Reserve

Source: Standard.Net by Colleen Long, Tom Hays The Associated Press staff NEW YORK — A Bangladeshi man who came to the United States to wage jihad was arrested in an elaborate FBI sting on Wednesday after attempting to blow up a fake car bomb outside the Federal Reserve building in […]

By Zia H Shah on October 15, 2012 ( 1 Comment )

Bail granted to Pakistani cleric accused of framing girl in Quran case

Source: CNN Author: The Muslim cleric accused of framing a young Christian girl in a blasphemy case in Pakistan was granted bail Thursday, his lawyer told CNN. Bail was granted after several witnesses who initially accused the cleric of tampering with evidence to frame the girl recanted their statements. The […]

By Zia H Shah on October 7, 2012 ( 3 Comments )

Laws injuring religious sentiments must be revisited

By Engr. Muhammad Ayyub Introduction In recent weeks there has been considerable disagreement across the globe as a result of the recent film made in the United States about the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw). This film effected the religious sentiments of over 1.8 billion Muslims around the world as well […]

By Zia H Shah on October 5, 2012 ( 6 Comments )

Shariah Law: Gods’ Law, Moral Law, the Natural Law or Man made Law?

Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Shariah Law is a bogeyman for right wing politicians in the West to spread Islamophobia and a political […]

By Zia H Shah on September 30, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

A Critique of President Obama’s UN Speech

Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD First of all, let me applaud our great country, USA, it gives us freedoms, for an ordinary citizen like me, without any […]

By Zia H Shah on September 25, 2012 ( 2 Comments )

At UN: The Limits of Free speech divides the West and the Muslim Nations

At UN, free speech divides West and Muslim nations Los Angeles Times Prompted by the anti-Islam video produced in California that has stirred deadly riots around the world, delegations from major Muslim nations have arrived at the U.N. prepared to demand international curbs on speech or media that they believe defame … […]

By Zia H Shah on September 22, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

Hate film

The Express Tribune: by Anwer Mooraj. This is not the first time it has happened. The Danes and the French had a go with those blasphemous cartoons which ridiculed Islam. They unleashed a torrent of protest in the Muslim world which took weeks to die out. British and American newspaper editors […]

By Zia H Shah on September 18, 2012 ( 2 Comments )

Laws against Holocaust denial: Limits of Free Speech?

I am using Holocaust denial as an example to initiate an open and honest debate about the freedom of free speech and its limits, in our global village! Please comment […]

By Zia H Shah on September 18, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

Holocaust denial – Limits of Free Speech?

I am using Holocaust denial as an example to initiate an open and honest debate about the freedom of free speech and its limits, in our global village! Please comment […]

By Zia H Shah on September 13, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

US Warning Over Anti-Islam video

U.S. warns of rising threat of violence amid outrage over anti-Islam video By the CNN Wire Staff updated 10:19 PM EDT, Thu September 13, 2012 Protesters chant slogans during a march to the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, on Thursday, September 13. One protester was killed in clashes when Yemeni security […]

By Zia H Shah on September 5, 2012 ( 3 Comments )

Another Sharia Law that USA Follows: Right to Inheritance for All Children

As the Republican party, in USA excels in its Islamophobia, by scaremongering against Sharia Law, it will be useful to find examples of Sharia Law in the USA constitution and […]

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