This is your brain on religion
How Religious Belief Can Affect Health Source: Next Avenue According to Newberg, a number of studies point to an association between religious involvement and decreased morbidity and mortality. By Debbie […]
The science behind why some of us are shy
Source: BBC News By Sarah Keating This article is adapted from Why am I shy?, an episode of CrowdScience presented by Datshiane Navanayagam and produced by Cathy Edwards. To listen to more episodes of […]
Joel Osteen’s Video – Recognizing Your Value
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism and success. […]
Are humans born to be religious?
Do humans have a ‘religion instinct’? Source: BBC By Brandon Ambrosino Are spiritual beliefs an inevitable consequence of evolution? In the second article in a two-part series, Brandon Ambrosino examines […]
How your life story shapes you
How you talk about the major events of your life has a profound impact on your personality. If you change your life story, could you become a healthier, happier person? By Christian Jarrett Imagine that, when you were 12 years old, your family moved to the other side of the […]
The Subtle Ways Your Friends Change You, For Better and Worse
Source: BBC By William Park Our health choices are constantly influenced by our friends, both consciously or unconsciously. We often think that self-control comes from within, yet many of our […]
Harvard University Documentary: The God Question?
Suggested Reading Religion and Science: The Indispensable God-hypothesis Video: The world’s best known atheist, Richard Dawkins does seem to believe in a Creator God Now that Ben Carson is out of Presidential […]
About 20% kids will have mental health problems before they graduate high school
About 1 in 5 kids will have mental health problems, but child psychiatrists are scarce. Pritzkers give $15M to help. Source: Chicago Tribune By Lisa Schenker The girl had always […]
National Geographic Video: All Knowing, All Seeing God Keeps Us Away from Crime and Sin, See the Evidence
Epigraph: Those who do not believe in the Hereafter have a negative case. All high attributes belong to Allah alone. He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al Quran 16:60) The […]
Why I Remember President Truman on a Regular Basis
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times January, 2013 Since the collapse of USSR, the President of USA, may be considered to be the most […]
Video: Positive Thinking and the Danger of Dry Places
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism and success. […]
Why dark-skinned black girls like me aren’t getting married
Source: The Guardian Dream McClinton puts herself on the line to report Black women in the US marry less than others – and the numbers are even lower for darker skinned […]
How to lead others successfully?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Why am I writing about this topic? I have been a writer and an editor, but I […]
Zikr Illahi (remembrance of Allah) and the human mind
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Zikr Ilahi means meditating on the attributes of Allah or short verses of the holy Quran or […]
Meditation is For the Whole Day: The Right Recording to Play
Suggested reading Zikr Illahi (remembrance of Allah) and the human mind Meditation is common across many religious groups in the U.S. Doctor’s Orders: 20 Minutes Of Meditation Twice a Day – How […]
Parents Need To Erase These Common Phrases From Their Vocabulary
Source: MSN News BY Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Jessica Booth This phrase may be okay to use when your tone is compassionate, but issues can arise if it comes off as angry […]
Joel Osteen: Be Comfortable With Who You Are
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism […]
Everybody is Getting Burnout these days; here is what to do
From moms to medical doctors, burnout is everywhere these days Source: Washington Post By Jenny Rough A common ailment is going around, and you probably know someone plagued by it. […]
Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture before his Death
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Ted Talk: The Puzzle of Motivation
Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. […]