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.
What do Jewish Israelis think about the right of return for Palestinian refugees? The answer is not what you might expect. By Henriette Chacar May 29, 2020 Thousands of Palestinian […]
Arab News Saturday . May 30, 2020 Saudi Arabia announced that the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah will gradually open to the public starting Sunday. (File/SPA) Short Url https://arab.news/2zctm Arab […]
Tahir Mahmood- Canada I have always wanted to meet beloved Huzoor (aba), ever since I was young. Seeing that we lived in Pakistan, I used to think of how […]
By AFP – May 27,2020 – JORDAN TIMES The Al Aqsa Mosque complex was shut for the Eid Al Fitr festival that marks the end of the holy fasting month […]
Foreign ministry condemns Valletta for not abiding by international rules and ordering stricken boat to Sicily at gunpoint Global development is supported by Lorenzo Tondo @lorenzo_tondo Fri 29 May 2020 […]
America’s status as a superpower has been damaged by its inability to beat the Taliban in nearly 20 years of war Patrick Cockburn @indyworld 11 hours ago In October […]
By Angelo Zinna CHINA HAS AN ambiguous stance in regards to institutionalized faith. On the one hand, the People’s Republic recognizes five religions — Buddhism, Catholicism, Daoism, Islam, and Protestantism […]
Source: CNBC By Anmar Frangoul The U.K. government on Thursday gave the green-light for plans to develop the country’s largest solar park, a sprawling project which will cover a large […]
Friday Sermon delivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih II and Musleh-e-Maudra on 29 June 1917. After reciting Tashahud Ta‘awuz, and Surah al-Fatihah, the following verses were […]
Source: The Guardian By Melissa Davey More than 120 researchers and medical professionals from around the world have written an open letter to the editor of the Lancet raising serious […]
Over 60,000 pilgrims were sent back to their home countries through special flights during the five-day Eid holiday. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/vgbft Around 1,500 pilgrims, who were stranded in the country, also left in April. JEDDAH: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah facilitated the return of as many as 450,000 […]
Short Url https://arab.news/9cb53 Arab News May 29, 202 Makhlouf said he was “very relieved and euphoric” The Syrian government said his company owes $77 million DUBAI: Rami Makhlouf, one of […]
By Rebecca Henschke and Endang Nurdin BBC World Service 28 May 2020 Ali Fauzi is now helping others turn their backs on extremism and intolerance “I am an expert bomb […]
Even positive portrayals of Muslim Americans after 9/11 seemed burdened with a responsibility to explain and defend. But that burden is starting to be cast off. Ramy Youssef, left, with […]
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will begin easing restrictions on movement and travel this week, more than two months after stringent measures were introduced to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Restrictions will be lifted in three phases, culminating in the curfew completely ending – with the exception […]
by Rabee Al-Hafidh Op-Ed May 29, 2020 During the COVID-19 crisis, Turkey was able to climb to new international heights in health and wellbeing as Turkey is now a source […]
Source: Independent UK We pick and choose who we want to stand trial among the leaders across the region – but the law is something that binds us all, writes […]
Source: Cruise Hive The cruise industry has pretty much come to a standstill and due to the current health pandemic around the world, the return to service of cruise ships […]
Source: BBC Deep in the Andean rainforest, the bark from an endangered tree once cured malaria and powered the British Empire. Now, its derivatives are at the centre of a […]
Source: smithsonianmag.com Only Surviving Arabic Slave Narrative Written in the United States Digitized by Library of Congress Omar Ibn Said, a wealthy intellectual from West Africa, wrote about his capture […]
