Can You Chant from the Bible or the Quran to Bliss and Happiness?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Even though I am a practicing physician, this article is not meant to be medical advice. […]
Rumi: The Meeting Point of the East and the West
Epigraph: “Out beyond the ideas of right-doing and wrongdoing, there is a field I will meet you there. It’s the world full of things to talk about.” Rumi Written and […]
Is love just a fleeting chemical high in the brain?
Source: BBC By Parashkev Nachev Romantic feelings rely on a complicated concoction of chemicals and psychology. But as part of our series on Life’s Big Questions with The Conversation, we […]
How a Western megachurch pastor fell in love with Eastern meditation
Source: Religion News Service By Jarrett Stevens, who is pastor of Soul City Church in Chicago and author of “Praying Through: Overcoming the Obstacles That Keep Us From God.” CHICAGO […]
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 […]
Guantánamo: psychologists who designed CIA torture program to testify
Source: The Guardian By Julian Borger in Guantánamo Bay Techniques included waterboarding and other forms of torture Hopes that trial will cast more light on scale of program The two […]
Science Says: Religion Is Good For Your Health
Source: Keep the Faith By: Nicole Fisher Theologists, scientists and thought leaders have attempted for centuries to understand the impact that religion can have on human beings; both mentally and […]
New Study Says 72 Percent of People With Anxiety Recover with Social Support & Spirituality
Epigraph: Man does indeed transgress, Because he thinks himself to be self sufficient. Surely, unto thy Lord is the return. (Al Quran 96:6-8) Source: Best Life By Diana Bruk Anxiety […]
Running and mental health: ‘I couldn’t see a way past depression until I ran’
BBC News – Running and mental health: 'I couldn't see a way past depression until I ran' https://t.co/3wR0l26PLq — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) January 11, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
The Secret Power of Idleness
The brain does some of its best work when we take a break. Source: Psychology Today By Nigel Barber Ph.D. Most people want to work hard, be productive, and 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, […]
Is humanity about to get stupider?
Source: BBC By David Robson Are our IQs set to increase forever, or are we on the cusp of decline? David Robson explores the past, present and future of intelligence. […]
I’m a forensic psychiatrist at Yale. I took a look at Trump’s letter to Nancy Pelosi — and it left me very worried
Source: Independent I feared we would enter a stage of shared psychosis, and here we are By Bandy X Lee, MD, MDiv., who is a forensic psychiatrist at Yale School […]
The success of Dr. Abdus Salam in the field of science
Source: Winter 2019 volume of the Muslim Sunrise, the longest running Muslim publication of North America Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In […]
Ted talk: Eleanor Nelsen: Mary’s Room: A philosophical thought experiment
Transcript Imagine a brilliant neuroscientist named Mary. Mary lives in a black and white room, she only reads black and white books, and her screens only display black and white. […]
Ever wondered why we dream?
Dreams can be wacky, but they may actually help you learn or cope. Source: The Washington Post By Jason Bittel Dreams are weird. Most of them seem to contain a […]
Smartphone ‘addiction’: Young people ‘panicky’ when denied mobiles
Source: BBC Almost a quarter of young people are so dependent on their smartphones that it becomes like an addiction, suggests research by psychiatrists. The study, from King’s College London, […]
Blue spaces: why time spent near water is the secret of happiness
Source: The Guardian Coastal environments have been shown to improve our health, body and mind. So should doctors start issuing nature-based prescriptions? By Elle Hunt ‘People who visit the coast […]
‘You are not alone’: Justin Welby reveals he sought help for depression
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood, Religion correspondent Archbishop of Canterbury says daughter’s honesty about illness helped remove stigma The archbishop of Canterbury has revealed he is taking medication for […]
Actively religious people are more likely than their less-religious peers to describe themselves as “very happy”
Actively religious people are more likely than their less-religious peers to describe themselves as “very happy”https://t.co/XNbmYVNvjM pic.twitter.com/DKWKeLaYOK — Pew Research Global (@pewglobal) October 10, 2019 Suggested reading The science is […]