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By Zia H Shah on May 2, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Pakistan’s dangerous capitulation to the religious right on the coronavirus

Source: Washington Post By Madiha Afzal, who is a David M. Rubenstein fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of “Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State.” Perform your ablutions at home. Bring your own prayer mats, place them six feet apart. Wear masks. Use the provided hand sanitizer. […]

By Zia H Shah on May 2, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Inside the extraordinary race to invent a coronavirus vaccine

Source: Washington Post By Carolyn Y. Johnson Companies are launching trials at an unprecedented pace, but some worry about the trade-offs between speed and safety. Ian Haydon, a healthy 29-year-old, […]

By Zia H Shah on May 2, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Coronavirus and Pakistan’s wayward clerics

Source: Quantara By Mohammad Luqman In early February Pakistan reported the first COVID-19 cases in the country. In order to prevent the virus from spreading, Pakistan’s provincial governments imposed various curfews […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 2, 2020 • ( 6 Comments )

In quest for vaccine, US makes ‘big bet’ on company with unproven technology

(CNN) It almost felt like an episode of “Shark Tank.” One by one, vaccine developers at a White House roundtable convened by President Donald Trump in early March pitched their […]

By Zia H Shah on May 2, 2020 • ( 4 Comments )

Proposing Daryl Davis as a Peace Maker for Palestinians and Israel, for he attends KKK rallies, despite being black

Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times How can we build the Third Temple together? Joel Osteen’s Video: Enlarging the Circle of Love Corona Fear’s Cure: Chanting from […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 2, 2020 • ( 10 Comments )

Imran Khan’s ‘Naya Pak’ Omits Ahmadiyyas From Minorities Commission, Cites ‘sensitivity’

Pakistan has omitted the Ahmadiyya community from its National Commission of minorities citing religious and historical sensitivity. Written By Digital Desk | Mumbai | Updated On: May 02, 2020 Sharing […]

By Zia H Shah on May 2, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

A Video Worth a Million Words

Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We Will be Judged by Our Compassion and Deeds and Not Our Dogma Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 2, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Nike trainer Nesrine Dally on fitness and fasting during Ramadan

The Muay Thai boxer has been training throughout Ramadan for years, here she shares her expert tips Rosie Fitzmaurice 3 hours ago Nesrine Dally is a Nike trainer and mother of two living in London. She made history when she became the first female to compete in a Muay Thai […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 2, 2020 • ( 6 Comments )

Modi Denies India Is Targeting Muslims. We Found a Different Reality.

By Karan Deep Singh, Emma Cott, Natalie Reneau and Suhasini Raj April 4, 2020 How can someone who’s lived for years as a citizen of India suddenly be declared illegal? […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 2, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Video: Pope Benedict XI’s visit to Hashemite mosque of Al-Hussein Bin Talal in Jordan

Editor’s Note:  I had the pleasure to be a guest at this gathering as well.

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 2, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Sudan to outlaw female genital mutilation

Campaigners welcome move to criminalise those carrying out FGM, but warn it will take time to eradicate practice entirely Zeinab Mohammed Salih Fri 1 May 2020 According the UN, 87% […]

By Zia H Shah on May 2, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

When religion is dangerous for your health

By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor CNN: The coronavirus pandemic has brought out the best and worst aspects of religion. Faith has inspired countless acts of generosity and goodwill while helping […]

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US to recognise annexation of occupied West Bank, Jordan Valley

  Palestinians reject application of Israeli law on occupied WB areas, saying it will shut the door on two-state solution. 28 Apr 2020 The US administration’s Middle East plan would […]

By Zia H Shah on May 1, 2020 • ( 10 Comments )

FDA authorizes the drug remdesivir for emergency use in COVID-19 patients

FDA authorizes experimental drug remdesivir for emergency use in COVID-19 patients Source: The Verge The Food and Drug Administration just authorized the emergency use of remdesivir, an experimental antiviral drug, […]

By A Q Farhat on May 1, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Mississauga amends noise bylaw to allow call to prayer

Source: Toronto Sun By Joe Warmington That just may have been a traditional call of the minaret you heard in Mississauga at sundown Wednesday. Mississauga mosques will have similar sounds […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 1, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Remdesivir maker ‘moving very quickly’ with FDA on possible coronavirus use, CEO says

Source: NBC By Elisha Fieldstadt The company thinks it could make millions of treatment courses of remdesivir available by the end of the year if it receives FDA approval, the Gilead […]

By Zia H Shah on May 1, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Pandemic Has Helped Religious Faith: Atheists Are Appalled

Few Americans say their house of worship is open, but a quarter say their faith has grown amid pandemic Source: Pew Research Center BY CLAIRE GECEWICZ Americans are much more likely […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 1, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Israel Strikes Syria Twice in 24 Hours, State Media Reports

  Missiles fired from over the Golan Heights reportedly hit military installations in the Quneitra border area. Later Friday, Israel attacked a Hezbollah weapon depot in Homs, Syrian Observatory for […]

By Zia H Shah on May 1, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

The Story from Northern Netherlands: To Test or Not to Test?

Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Coronavirus: North Netherlands stopped following national advice. Here’s what […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 1, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Know your enemy: Expert report predicts up to two more years of pandemic misery

Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) (CNN) The new coronavirus is likely to keep spreading […]

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