Abu al-Qasim Al-Zahrawi the Great Surgeon
by: Ibrahim Shaikh Abu al-Qasim Khalaf ibn al-Abbas Al-Zahrawi (936-1013 CE), also known in the West as Albucasis, was an Andalusian physician. He is considered as the greatest surgeon in […]
Aztec beliefs in the afterlife: Stephen Hawking and me
Source: Muslim Sunrise: 2012_spring Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Stephen Hawking in a recent interview claimed that there is no heaven. A belief […]
Senior doctor resigns over plan to hand Dublin hospital to order of nuns
Source: The Guardian By Henry McDonald Ireland correspondent Dr Peter Boylan condemns plan to transfer ownership to Sisters of Charity, which ran some of Ireland’s notorious ‘Magdalene laundries’ A protest held […]
Turkey blocks Wikipedia over what it calls terror ‘smear campaign’
Source: CNN By Hande Atay Alam, Merieme Arif and Joe Sterling (CNN)Turkey has blocked access to Wikipedia over linking the nation to terror activity, the government said Saturday, according to state-run Anadolu Agency. Articles and comments on the popular online encyclopedia showed Turkey “in coordination and aligned” with terrorist groups, […]
DNA From Extinct Humans Discovered in Cave Dirt
Source: Time BY Madeline Farber Apr 28, 2017 A group of German scientists have found the DNA of extinct humans — without finding any skeletal remains. The researchers, who are currently […]
Congress Passes One-Week Spending Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown
Source: Time BY Erica Werner and Alan Fram / AP Updated: Apr 28, 2017 5:27 PM ET (WASHINGTON) — Congress took the easy way out to keep the government open on […]
Watch Comedian Hasan Minhaj Skewer President Trump at the White House Correspondents Dinner
Source: Time Comedian Hasan Minhaj did not spare President Trump at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner. Though the comic headliners of the annual journalism fundraiser have typically bruised the […]
Serena Williams Joins Long List of Athletes Who Have Competed While Pregnant
Source: Time By Samantha Cooney Serena Williams found out she was expecting her first child just two days before the Australian Open. In a TED Talk interview with Gayle King […]
The Ridiculously Easy Way to Boost Your Metabolism
Source: Time BY Amanda MacMillan / Health.com Apr 28, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. If you keep your home at a comfortable 70 degrees year-round, you might want […]
North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Are Not Reason Enough to Start a War
Source: Time BY Charlie Campbell / Beijing Apr 28, 2017 More than 2 million people were killed in the 1950-3 Korean War, including almost 40,000 Americans. Some 7,000 U.S. soldiers are […]
Video: Cosmological Constant: A Bone in the Throat of Physicists
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments To me the increasing complexity of our universe, which we can barely scratch at, speaks volumes about the creativity of our Merciful and Gracious […]
Why Religion Is More Durable Than Commonly Thought In Modern Society
Source: NPR Here is a proposition that may seem self-evident to many people: As societies become more modern, religion loses its grip. People separate their religion from their institutions and […]
Why American calls to escalate militarily against Iran are dangerous
Adam Weinstein Thursday 27 April 2017 Proponents of Iranian regime change in Washington should look carefully at America’s intervention track record over past 20 years Don’t be fooled, there will be no US-imposed regime change in Iran without a bloody, drawn out and costly war. Washington’s peddlers of regime change […]
The French Election and Europe’s Future
JOSCHKA FISCHER Joschka Fischer was German Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor from 1998-2005, a term marked by Germany’s strong support for NATO’s intervention in Kosovo in 1999, followed by its opposition to the war in Iraq. Fischer entered electoral politics after participating in the anti-establishment protest… READ MORE APR 29, […]
President Trump said 213 wrong things in his first 100 days
Thestar.com 2017/04/29 By DANIEL DALEWashington Bureau Sat., April 29, 2017 Campaigning in Michigan late in the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump boasted that he had once been named the state’s “Man of the Year.” In fact, there is no such thing as Michigan Man of the Year. Before and after his victory, Trump […]
1001 Inventions New Children’s Book Selected as Best Biography
by: 1001 Inventions Junior Library Guild Honours National Geographic Readers Book on Ibn al-Haytham Junior Library Guild (JLG) Honours National Geographic Readers Book on Ibn al-Haytham 1001 Inventions is delighted that it’s new children book “Ibn al-Haytham: The Man Who Discovered How we See”, published in partnership with National Geographic […]
SA: “Introduction to Integral” an interfaith event by the Cape Town Interfaith Initiative and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat
Source: https://allevents.in/events/introduction-to-integral-lecture-and-conversation/423820177998560 Event: Introduction to Integral (lecture and conversation) Time: Fri May 05 2017 at 07:30 pm VENUE: Baitul Awal Masjid (round the back of the Ahmadiyya Mosque) 39 Manly Rd cor. Athlone Street Athlone/Rondebosch East https://www.google.co.z INTRODUCTION TO INTEGRAL (LECTURE AND CONVERSATION) “Integral” is a framework pioneered by American philosopher Ken […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to host an open air exhibition against extremism #TrueIslam
Source: http://bernews.com/2017/04/ahmadiyya-muslim-to-host-open-air-exhibition/ Ahmadiyya Muslim To Host Open Air Exhibition The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will be hosting an open air exhibition as part of their educational campaign against extremism on Saturday [April 29] from 9.00am to 7.00pm at Kindley Field Road, in the open area before roundabout/swing bridge on the way […]
UK: Free Horse riding School “Khailun-lir-Rahman riding club” in Surrey by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/youngreporter/15251914.__40_to_Free__Free__Horse_riding___Zohaa_Qaisar__Waldegrave_school_for_girls/ £40 to Free! Free! Horse riding – Zohaa Qaisar, Waldegrave school for girls Horse riding is a skill that can contribute to recreational and practical purposes such as transportation. Though the use of horses was massive only a century ago, horse riding and horse care is something that can […]