A Ted Talk As Commentary of A Verse of the Quran
Epigraph: “I have created men, high and low, but to worship Me.” (Al Quran 51:56) Jonathan Haidt’s Ted Talk: Religion, evolution, and the ecstasy of self-transcendence Psychologist Jonathan Haidt asks […]
Jonathan Haidt’s Ted Talk: Religion, evolution, and the ecstasy of self-transcendence
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt asks a simple, but difficult question: why do we search for self-transcendence? Why do we attempt to lose ourselves? In a tour through the science of evolution by group selection, he proposes a provocative answer.
Attention Pakistan: The Chinese Vaccine is 79% Effective
China’s Sinopharm says its coronavirus vaccine is 79% effective By Nectar Gan (CNN) China’s state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm has announced its coronavirus vaccine is 79.34% effective. Interim analysis of Phase […]
UK Approves AstraZeneca Vaccine and Delays Second Dose to 3 Months
Britain Authorizes Covid-19 Vaccine From Oxford and AstraZeneca Health officials are hoping to soon vaccinate a million people per week as the country’s hospitals are overwhelmed by cases of a […]
Trump wins title of Americans’ most admired man in annual survey
Newcomers to the poll include Dr. Anthony Fauci. 18 percent of the U.S. adults surveyed in Gallup’s annual poll named President Trump when asked which man “living anywhere in the […]
Iraqi interpreters ‘stalked by death squads’ for helping the British
By Nafiseh Kohnavard BBC Persian, Iraq Silhouettes of Ali and Ahmed with Nafiseh Kohnavard image captionTwo Iraqis who worked for the British army spoke on condition of anonymity “I am […]
Unveiling the story behind the great challenge
25th December 202017 Click here for Urdu version Asif M Basit With the coronavirus pandemic, the world saw an unprecedented phenomenon of lockdowns across the globe. World leaders and the […]
Macron, French media and Muslims: Big brother is watching
BY ABDENNOUR TOUMI OP-ED DEC 29, 2020 French President Emmanuel Macron on a screen as he attends a conference round table via videoconference in Paris, France, Dec. 17, 2020. (Reuters […]
People are fundamentally good: why is this such a revolutionary idea?
Source: Arab News By Nidhal Guessoum, who is a professor at the American University of Sharjah. Twitter: @NidhalGuessoum. The best book I read this year (and COVID-19 allowed me to read […]
Russia, Turkey to develop military ties despite US sanctions
By AFP – Dec 29,2020 – JORDAN TIMES A handout photograph taken and released on Tuesday by the Russian Foreign Ministry shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) welcoming his […]
Building a Religious Case against Racism?
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Muslim Sunrise Fall Volume 2020 By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim […]
Einstein’s Quote on Human Compassion
A human being is part of the whole, called by us “universe,” limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest […]
Indonesia: Jokowi’s new religious affairs minister a challenger to growing radicalism
Marchio Irfan Gorbiano The Jakarta Post PREMIUM Jakarta / Sat, December 26, 2020 Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) youth wing GP Ansor chairman Yaqut Cholil Qoumas (left) holds a press briefing in […]
Indonesia: New religious affairs minister vows to protect Shia, Ahmadiyah
Source: News Desk The Jakarta Post Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, the newly appointed religious affairs minister, has promised to uphold the rights of the Shia and Ahmadiyah minority religious groups and […]
Cataloging 750 verses of the Holy Quran inspiring believers to study nature
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Mirza Tahir Ahmad writes in his book, Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth: The Quran manifestly acknowledges […]
NIH: Phase 3 trial of Novavax investigational COVID-19 vaccine opens
Source: NIH NIH- and BARDA-funded trial will enroll up to 30,000 volunteers. The Phase 3 trial of another investigational coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine has begun enrolling adult volunteers. The […]
Israel, UAE collaborating to eliminate UNRWA – report
In doing so, Abu Dhabi would be rallying to a long-standing demand from Israel, insisting for years that UNRWA is obstructing peace. By SARAH CHEMLA DECEMBER 27, 2020 Israel and […]
Brexit: European Parliament overwhelmingly backs terms of UK’s exit
Members of the European Parliament have overwhelmingly backed the terms of the UK’s departure from the EU. MEPs ratified the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement by 621 votes to 49 following an […]
Feds investigate whether Nashville bomber motivated by ‘paranoia over 5G technology’
LOCAL NEWS by: Josh Breslow Posted: Dec 28, 2020 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Federal investigators are “looking seriously” at whether “paranoia over 5G technology” led an Antioch man to detonate […]