How I Conquered Worry
Six Major Troubles Hit Me All At Once – C. I. Blackwood I Can Turn Myself into a Shouting Optimist within an Hour – Roger W. Babson How I Got Rid of […]
Pope Francis Does Believe in Demons. Do You?
Epigraph: And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Surely, conjecture avails nothing against truth. Indeed, Allah is well aware of what they do. (Al Quran 10:37) Pope Francis Thanks […]
Exorcism: Is the Bible to Blame?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Pope Benedict unwittingly performed an exorcism of two men possessed by the Devil in the very heart […]
Protestant Clergy Rarely Preach About Mental Illness, and How can Islam Help
Epigraph: And when My servants ask thee (Muhammad) about Me, say: ‘I am near. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he prays to Me. So they should hearken […]
Brain ‘can be trained to prefer healthy food’
The brain can be trained to prefer healthy food over unhealthy high-calorie foods, using a diet which does not leave people hungry, suggests a study from the US. Scientists from Tufts University say food addictions can be changed in this way even if they are well-established. They scanned the addiction […]
Brain 'can be trained to prefer healthy food'
The brain can be trained to prefer healthy food over unhealthy high-calorie foods, using a diet which does not leave people hungry, suggests a study from the US. Scientists from Tufts University say food addictions can be changed in this way even if they are well-established. They scanned the addiction […]
Science of languages, the fingerprint of God
News24: It is said that there are 6909 different languages including dialects. Apparently over 2000 of these languages are spoken by less than 1000 people. Hundreds of languages are disappearing […]
Scientists Take the Edge Off Bad Memories in Mice
Source: New York Times By PAM BELLUCK AUG. 27, 2014 Memories and the feelings associated with them are not set in stone. You may have happy memories about your family’s annual ski […]
Breastfeeding ‘cuts depression risk’, according to study
Source: BBC By James Gallagher, Health editor, BBC News website Breastfeeding can halve the risk of post-natal depression, according to a large study of 14,000 new mothers. However, there is a large increase in the risk of depression in women planning to breastfeed who are then unable to do so. The […]
Depression: The Everywhere and Everyone Illness
Source: Huffington Post By Lloyd I. Sederer, MD: Medical director, New York State Office of Mental Health Twenty-five hundred years ago, well before Christ, Hippocrates, the Greek father of medicine, identified melancholia […]
Robin Williams… and My Dad
Source: The Huffington Post By Rev. Chuck Currie: United Church of Christ minister The shocking news about Robin Williams’ apparent suicide isn’t really shocking so much as it is commonplace. In 2011, the Centers for Disease Control reported 39,518 suicides, which makes suicide the 10th leading cause of death for Americans. In […]
The Muslim Times’ Response to Rising Suicide Rate in Contemporary Society
Epigraph: Those who believe, and whose hearts find comfort in the remembrance of Allah. Aye! it is in the remembrance of Allah that hearts can find comfort. Those who believe and do good works — happiness shall be theirs, and an excellent place of return. (Al Quran 13:29-30) Robin Williams […]
Why Should a Successful Actor Like Robin Williams Commit Suicide?
Epigraph: Those who believe, and whose hearts find comfort in the remembrance of Allah. Aye! it is in the remembrance of Allah that hearts can find comfort. Those who believe […]
eDigest: Possessed by Jinns: Many Medieval Muslim Scholars Need Exorcism
Epigraph: And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Surely, conjecture avails nothing against truth. Indeed, Allah is well aware of what they do. (Al Quran 10:37) Possessed by demon or Jinn or suffering from Bipolar disorder or other psychiatric issues? The lead articles are by Zia Shah , Chief Editor of […]
Possessed by Jinns: Many Medieval Muslim Scholars Need Exorcism
Epigraph: And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Surely, conjecture avails nothing against truth. Indeed, Allah is well aware of what they do. (Al Quran 10:36) Written and collected […]
Video: Pat Robertson Blames 'Witchcraft In The Family' For Boy's Stomach Pains
The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg Tell most people your son is having extreme stomach pains, and they will tell you to get to a hospital as soon as possible. […]
Video: Pat Robertson Blames ‘Witchcraft In The Family’ For Boy’s Stomach Pains
The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg Tell most people your son is having extreme stomach pains, and they will tell you to get to a hospital as soon as possible. […]
Why Psychotherapy Appears to Work (Even When It Doesn't)
Source: Huffington Post By Wray Herbert, Author, ‘On Second Thought: Outsmarting Your Mind’s Hard-Wired Habits’ One of the classic papers in the history of psychology is Hans Eysenck’s “The Effects […]
Why Psychotherapy Appears to Work (Even When It Doesn’t)
Source: Huffington Post By Wray Herbert, Author, ‘On Second Thought: Outsmarting Your Mind’s Hard-Wired Habits’ One of the classic papers in the history of psychology is Hans Eysenck’s “The Effects […]