The Taliban now controls Kabul airport. How will it run it?
News|Taliban The Taliban wants Turkey to operate the airport as it controls security, but the next steps to revive the transport hub are still unclear. 31 Aug 2021 With the […]
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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.
Ahmadiyya Mosque in Indonesia damaged by mob.
A number of people came to the Ahmadiyya community in Balai Harapan Village, Tempunak Subdistrict, Sintang Regency, West Kalimantan (Kalbar), Friday (3/9/2021) afternoon. Head of Public Relations of Kalbar Police […]
British Ahmadi-Muslim man shot dead in Pakistan
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ,) An Ahmadi man was shot dead in the Nankana Sahib District of Pakistan on Thursday. The man was identified […]
Battle of Badr: A Lesson in Muslim Unity
Serjeel Ahmad – Micronesia ISLAMIC HISTORY 30th August 2021 Serjeel Ahmed, Micronesia They stood at Zafran, on one side of Wadi as-Safra (the Yellow Valley), a short distance away from Badr. There […]
The Truth about True Love
Farrukh Tahir THE EXISTENCE OF GOD 1st September 2021 Farrukh Tahir, Canada Some argue that everyone is spiritually inclined in one way or another. Even those who deny the existence […]
No evidence Toronto mosque break-in was ‘hate-motivated,’ police say; investigation continues
Toronto police say their hate crimes unit has been notified, incident isn’t the first at Baitul Jannah centre CBC News · Posted: Aug 23, 2021 Toronto police say there is no evidence to suggest a break-in at a Scarborough mosque over the weekend was hate-motivated, but that the investigation is still in […]
Mosque Receives Threatening Letter Signed by KKK Demanding Closure
NEWS BY EWAN PALMER ON 9/2/21 A mosque in Canada has said it has increased security at the place of worship after receiving a threatening letter signed by the Ku Klux Klan. […]
Will Afghanistan have a spillover effect on Kashmir?
BY NASIR QADRI OP-ED SEP 03, 2021 12:05 AM GMT+3Kashmiris shout freedom slogans during a protest against New Delhi’s tightened grip on the disputed region, after Friday prayers on the outskirts of […]
Hotel staff in Turkey inherit small fortune from British tourist
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL TOURISM SEP 02, 2021 Hotel porter Taşkın Daştan waits for a customer in the resort town of Kuşadası in Aydın province, southwestern Turkey, Sept. 1, 2021. (AA […]
Egypt summit discusses Palestinian crisis
1 / 10A trilateral summit between the leaders of Egypt, Jordan and Palestine took place in Cairo on Thursday to discuss issues of mutual concern, including the Palestinian cause. (AN Photo/Yasmine […]
Afghans hope for end to power vacuum as Taliban prepare to announce government
A man on his bicycle rides past a convoy of Taliban fighters patrolling along a street in Kabul on Thursday. The Taliban are preparing to unveil their new government. (AFP) […]
Women in rare protest as Taliban outline new government
Defiant female protesters said they were willing to accept the burqa if their daughters could still go to school under Taliban rule. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/pg8mx Protesters: “We are even […]
Lessons about 9/11 often provoke harassment of Muslim students
Muslim students report being teased and harassed when schools focus on 9/11. Jasmin Merdan Agustus 31, 2021 Mitra Near the start of each school year, many U.S. schools wrestle with how to […]
Kurdish office in Geneva causes diplomatic headache
Switzerland has come under pressure from Syria and Turkey after Syrian Kurds opened a “representation office” in Geneva. Damascus has sent a letter of protest to Bern, and in Ankara […]
Body of British journalist to be repatriated
Body of British journalist to be repatriated Date: 02 September 2021 By Justice Kofi Bimpeh Category: general news The body of a British journalist killed by armed robbers while on a […]
Hartlepool journalist and dad killed by gunmen while making a documentary in Ghana
Wednesday 1 September 2021 Video report by Julia Breen go to source for video report https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2021-09-01/hartlepool-journalist-and-dad-killed-by-gunmen-in-ghana A journalist who grew up in Hartlepool has been killed by gunmen while making […]
Beaten and humiliated by Hindu mobs for being a Muslim in India
By Geeta PandeyBBC News, Delhi Unprovoked attacks on Muslims by Hindu mobs have become routine in India, but they seem to evoke little condemnation from the government. Last month, a […]
Religious groups in UK failing children over sex abuse, report says
By Tom SymondsHome Affairs correspondent Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse There are “shocking failings” and “blatant hypocrisy” in the way major UK religious groups handle child sex abuse allegations, […]
Nurit Peled-Elhanan – another kind of Israeli
Nurit Peled-Elhanan Dr. Nurit Peled-Elhanan is a Lecturer in Language Education at Hebrew University in Jerusalem specializing in discourse in Israeli education with emphasis on visual and verbal presentation of […]
War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America’s Most Decorated Soldier Paperback – April 1, 2003
by Smedley D. Butler (Author), Adam Parfrey (Introduction) Originally printed in 1935, War Is a Racket is General Smedley Butler’s frank speech describing his role as a soldier as nothing more than serving as a puppet […]
