How Monotheism Is the Mother of All Human Progress
Source: Advancing Rational Faith Academy By Ehsan Butt PhD General Human Consensus That Nature Is Bound To Rules Before the modern era no nation or fair-minded individual denied the idea […]
5 Muslim Contributions to Modern Society
Source: Huffington Post By Rua Wani; Writer, producer, MAX media lead Coauthored by Danyal Hameed. The inaugural Muslim Awards for Excellence (MAX) Gala, taking place in Toronto, Canada on March […]
This Day in History, on Feb 17, Giordano Bruno Burnt Alive, at the Stake in Rome
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Giordano Bruno […]
Quote of the Day by Galileo Galilei
“In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.” Galileo Galilei On This Day in History, Feb 13, Galileo in Rome […]
Richard Dawkins – Enemies of Reason – Slaves to Superstition
The Enemies of Reason is a two-part television documentary, written and presented by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, in which he seeks to expose “those areas of belief that exist without […]
The Quran and Extraterrestrial Life
Alislam.org: THE vision of the universe that the Quran presents is poles apart from the one held by the philosophers and sages of all the past ages. At the time […]
Rebuilding the Muslim house of wisdom
Feb 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – JIM AL KHALILI Muslim governments know that economic growth, military power and national security benefit greatly from technological advances. Many of them have sharply increased funding for science and education in recent years. And yet, in the view of many — especially in the […]
Dubai is set to become a city of future, says astrophysicist
Two-thirds of all stars were named by Arabic astronomers: Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist Published: 13:19 February 8, 2016 By Derek Baldwin, Chief Reporter Dubai: Dubai is positioning itself to become a city of the future thanks to substantial investment in science and technology, said American astrophysicist Dr. Neil […]
Vivid End-Of-Life Dreams May Help Comfort People Facing Death
Emotionally charged dreams that lessen the fear of death are surprisingly common. 10/26/2015 Carolyn GregoireSenior Health & Science Writer, The Huffington Post THOMAS BARWICK/GETTY IMAGES Barry, an 88-year-old patient in a hospice in upstate New York, had an extremely vivid dream one night in which he was driving somewhere unknown. […]
Ted Talk: Science and Religion Conflict Resolved in 13 Minutes
For our extensive collection on religion & science, please click here. Bryan Enderle grew up in Modesto, CA though he now lives in Davis, CA with his wife, Peggy, and […]
The Islamic ‘golden age’
NIDHAL GUESSOUM Published — Wednesday 13 January 2016 The Muslim world’s past contributions to science and education were extraordinary. The Islamic “golden age,” during which scholarship and learning flourished across the Muslim world, lasted many centuries, and included the establishment of the world’s first universities. Today, however, Muslim-majority countries lag […]
Solving the Health-Religion Puzzle
Source: Huffington Post By Nigel Barber Biopsychologist; blogger, Psychology Today’s ‘The Human Beast’ Religion boosts health in the US. Yet, the most religious countries are the sickest. This paradox can be […]
The Muslim Times Leading the Way as Regards Relationship Between Science and Religion
The lead post is by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The key to enlightenment may lie in avoiding dogmatism and a totalitarian philosophy in favor […]
Einstein: The Light-Beam Rider
Source: New York Times By WALTER ISAACSON; who is the C.E.O. of the Aspen Institute, is the author of “The Innovators” and biographies of Einstein, Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin and Henry […]
How Science Brought Me Closer to God
Source: Huffington Post BY Kashif N. Chaudhry, Physician, writer and human rights activist I was born in a Muslim household to parents who laid great emphasis on spirituality and science. […]
Dialogue: Humanist vs Islamic perspectives on science and the modern world
Source: The Guardian By Yasmin Khan, who is the producer of Sindbad Sci-Fi. Follow her on Twitter @Ya5min_BL Jim Al-Khalili, physicist and Ziauddin Sardar, chair of the Muslim Institute, talk science, […]
3rd Annual Holy Quran & Science Symposium, November 14
Bait-uz-Zafar Mosque 118-15 McLaughlin Avenue, Queens, NY Saturday November 14th, 2015 10AM-5PM 9:00 AM Breakfast 10:00 AM Session 1: The Quran on science & religion: Partners, not rivals Moderators: Moulana […]
Charles Darwin: An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe for the Christians
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The National Museum of Natural History, located on the National Mall just across from the Smithsonian castle, is America’s […]
The abandonment of science by Muslims
By Rafia Zakaria, who is an attorney and human rights activist. She is a columnist for DAWN Pakistan and a regular contributor for Al Jazeera America, Dissent, & Guernica Dawn: […]
Religion and Science
Source: Pew Research Center Are science and religion at odds with each other? A majority of the public says science and religion often conflict, with nearly six-in-ten adults (59%) expressing […]