Winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2019 announced
Lizzie Crook | 30 August 2019 A bamboo preschool, a Palestinian museum and a nature reserve built on an old rubbish dump are among the 2019 Aga Khan Award […]
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Rafiq A. Tschannen
Rafiq A. Tschannen is a Swiss national. He converted to Islam and joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the age of 16 after reading the German translation of the Holy Qur'an. He worked in 15 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, first as Finance Director in the private industry and later as Chief Executive Officer of NGOs and International Governmental Organizations. He is now devoting his time to The Muslim Times as Editor for Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Switzerland and as Associate Chief Editor.
The Economic Consequences of Automation
Sep 18, 2019 Robert Skidelsky Economic theory does not provide a clear answer regarding the overall impact of technological progress on jobs. And even if automation has traditionally been beneficial […]
Trump sees many options short of war with Iran after attacks on Saudis
Sep 19, 2019 – By Jeff Mason and Stephen Kalin LOS ANGELES/JEDDAH (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday there were many options short of war […]
Rabbi sits down with imam for frank conversation about faith, discrimination
Nick Enquist | Staff Writer In an effort to promote more interfaith communication, the East Valley JCC has started two new speaker series, the first of which launched on […]
Rehman Chishti is new Prime Minister’s Envoy for Freedom of Religion & Belief
Staff writer Fri 13 Sep 2019 Rehman Chishti was an outspoken critic of the Government’s refusal to offer Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi asylum(Photo: Channel 5) Rehman Chishti is to […]
Saudi PM welcomes British’ representative
Date 9/18/2019 (MENAFN) The British Prime Minister sent representative for freedom of religion and belief, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon and his associated delegation to meet with Call and Guidance […]
Saudi Arabia drone attacks: How did attack breach Saudi defences and what will happen next?
Escalation is dangerous because infrastructure could be exposed to retaliation Michael Safi and Julian Borger Thu 19 Sep 2019 Saudi Arabia’s state-of-the-art missile defence systems could do nothing to […]
Netanyahu isn’t bluffing about his plans to annex the Jordan Valley – but will he succeed?
While the map he pointed to may have been hastily drawn up, the Israeli prime minister’s wish to make good on Trump’s loyalty is clear Bel Trew @beltrew Israel’s prime […]
Who is a ‘Muslim American?’
I am a Muslim. I am also a US citizen. Am I a ‘Muslim American?’ by Hamid Dabashi I recently read two very informed and informative pieces on Al Jazeera […]
Turkey stops 300,000 irregular migrants en route to EU so far this year
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published 18.09.2019 Turkey has prevented some 269,059 irregular migrants, the highest ever, from crossing into Europe in the first eight and a half months of this year. […]
Saudi consulate in Istanbul, scene of brutal Khashoggi murder, moves out
The Saudi consulate building in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district, where the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was committed by a Saudi hit team, was reportedly sold recently and the mission […]
Merkel suggests she wants to uphold halt in arms exports to Saudi
Sep 17, 2019 BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday suggested she wanted to stick to Germany’s halt in arms exports to Saudi, saying she did not see any […]
Rohingya in Bangladesh face tide of hostility as welcome turns to fear
Sep 17, 2019 – 06:13 By Poppy McPherson and A S M Suza Uddin COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – When more than 730,000 Rohingya fled into Bangladesh from […]
Switzerland in the age of automatic exchange of banking information
By Armando Mombelli Sep 17, 2019 – 10:38 A year ago, Switzerland began to pass on data on the bank accounts held by foreigners in Swiss banks to around […]
For Palestinians, Israel’s elections promise nothing but defeat
Raja Shehadeh After 50 years of occupation, our freedom is shrinking every day. But even if Netanyahu loses, little will change Tue 17 Sep 2019 When Boris Johnson announced […]
BJ Habibie obituary – President of Indonesia in 1998-99 who oversaw a successful if turbulent transition to a greater degree of democracy
John Gittings Tue 17 Sep 2019 Bacharuddin Jusuf (BJ) Habibie, who has died aged 83, became president of Indonesia by default in 1998 when his patron Suharto could no […]
US sues Edward Snowden over new autobiography describing how he leaked top-secret files
The government is demanding all proceeds from the whistleblower’s autobiography Lily Puckett New York @lilypuckett The United States has filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden, the former National Security […]
Britain has run out of compassion for treasonous ‘Jihadi brides’, but lacks the legal teeth to act
The extremism that attracted Shamima Begum and others must be combatted with crucial legal reforms – and a robust political defence of our nation state Fiyaz Mughal @TellMamaUK Ever […]
The drone attack on the Saudi refinery is no game-changer. But is there a new ‘axis of evil’ in the Middle East?
The Saudi-led destruction of Yemen – and the inevitable Houthi response – is parThe drone attack on the Saudi refinery is no game-changer. But is there a new ‘axis of […]
Islamic Golden Age – Mid 7th to 13th century
The Islamic Golden Age is traditionally dated from the mid-7th century to the mid-13th century at which Muslim rulers established one of the largest empires in history. During this period, […]
