Why conservative Christians would have hated Jesus
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Malcolm X Suggests Cure To Racism In Newly-Discovered Handwritten Letter
Source: Huffington Post By Kimberley Richards; Trends Writer, The Huffington Post Malcolm X Suggests Cure To Racism In Newly-Discovered Handwritten Letter A recently-discovered letter reportedly handwritten by Malcolm X in […]
Prohibit Genetically Engineered Babies Full Debate- Intelligence Squared U.S
Published on Feb 14, 2013 Imagine a world free of genetic diseases, where parents control their offspring’s height, eye color and intelligence. The science may be closer than you think. […]
Cousin Marriage – Why? – Why Not?
Source: Muslim Sunrise, Fall 2015 By Dr. Lutf ur Rehman, Nashville, Tennessee Marriage between people with a common grandparent or between people who share another relatively recent ancestor is called […]
Alcohol Killing someone every 10 seconds, but, France won’t dine with Iran unless wine is served
France won’t dine with Iran unless wine is served Source: Washington Post BERLIN — Guess who’s not coming to dinner — or even breakfast or lunch? Ahead of Iranian President […]
Happy Diwali to all our Hindu readers and what is the Muslim Times doing for you
Epigraph: So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. (Al Quran 87:10) By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor Happy and a prosperous Diwali to all our Hindu, Sikh and Jain […]
Feds: White supremacists plotted to attack synagogues, black churches
Source: Washington Post By Matt Zapotosky November 10 at 3:58 PM The way authorities tell it, the Richmond area white supremacists got together at one of their homes in September […]
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, […]
Video: First Pakistani woman to summit Everest encourages women to ‘climb their own mountains’
LA Times: red, cold, hungry and roughly 800 feet from Mt. Everest’s summit, Samina Baig had only one thought in mind: “I have to reach the top,” Baig said. “I […]
Viewpoint: The supermarkets’ guilty secret about unsold food
Source: BBC Supermarkets are discarding hundreds of tons of food every year. What can be done to stop it, asks Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. At the Unity Youth Centre in Toxteth, Liverpool, […]
Canada now has the world’s most Sikh cabinet
Washington Post This week, Canada’s new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, unveiled the most diverse cabinet in the country’s history. The majority Liberal government’s cabinet is now gender equal — 15 of […]
Book Review: What Is Islam? The Importance of Being Islamic
Source: Princeton University Press Author: Shahab Ahmed (1966-2015) was postdoctoral associate in the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University. Read a chapter online What is Islam? How do […]
On this day in 1962, the UN adopted a resolution condemning South Africa’s racist apartheid. Say no to racism in US
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Indeed, the […]
History Video: Cassius Clay Changes His Name
This History Rocks video covers the history of heavyweight champion Cassius Clays’ evolution into Mohammad Ali. He joined the Nation of Islam and took on the new name and conscientious […]
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 […]
Putin Condemns IS At Moscow Mosque Opening in September
Source: Radio Free Europe – Radio Liberty Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned the Islamic State (IS) extremist group at the opening of the new Moscow Cathedral Mosque. Speaking at […]
Video: Putin tops Forbes’ Most Powerful People list
Source: BBC Vladimir Putin has been in power in Russia either as president or prime minister, since Boris Yeltsin’s surprise resignation on 31 December 1999. Fifteen years later Russia’s main […]
Video: Dawkins on Dr. Ben Carson’s creationist beliefs
Richard Dawkins, a scientist & author, wonders how GOP candidate Ben Carson, a distinguished doctor, can question evolution – the bedrock of biology. Watch the Video in CNN Fully two-thirds […]
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: […]
Forecast: 20 million more Muslims in Germany by 2020
Source: American Thinker By Thomas Lifson Serious political conflict is breaking out in Germany over Chancellor Merkel’s open-door policy for Muslim migrants. Soren Kern of the Gatestone Institute reports: Germany’s […]