The Shia revival – by Vali Nasr – Book Review
SUNDAY BOOK REVIEW Muslim Against Muslim Review by IRSHAD MANJI AUG. 13, 2006 In February (2006), a group of Sunni Muslims bombed the Golden Mosque in Samarra, Iraq, one of Shiite […]
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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.
Shamima Begum could have been a powerful tool for Britain.
By stripping her of her citizenship, we have failed ourselves Contrast Begum’s case with that of John Walker Lindh, the ‘American Taliban’, and something becomes very clear Rashmee Roshan Lall […]
It shouldn’t have taken a report from outside the Muslim community for Tory Islamophobia to be taken seriously
Source: Independent Hope Not Hate’s analysis is welcome. But it often feels that to be a Muslim in this day and age is a constant battle to prove your humanity […]
Poland pulls out of Israel summit in row over WW2 role
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 18, 2019 FILE PHOTO: Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu look on during the Middle East summit in Warsaw, […]
Pakistan says Saudi crown prince orders 2,100 Pakistani prisoners released
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 18, 2019 Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (R) greets Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on his arrival at Pakistan Air Force (PAF) […]
U.S. pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated – sources
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 18, 2019 FILE PHOTO: A picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seen at a train station in Damascus, Syria, September 12, 2018. […]
Key strains and institutions of Islam explained
Source: The Economist Sunnis: followers of the sunnah, or tradition, of the Prophet Muhammad. They make up more than 80% of Muslims worldwide. Shia: followers of the Prophet’s son-in-law, Ali, […]
Rail minister Sujon visits Panchagarh after attack on Ahmadiyyas
Sazzadur Rahman Sazzad, Panchagarh Published at 04:51 pm February 15th, 2019 File photo of Railways Minister Advocate Md Nurul Islam Sujon A five-member probe committee has been formed to investigate […]
Panchagarh admin blamed for failing to protect Ahmadiyyas
Staff Correspondent | Published: Feb 17,2019 | Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Bangladesh holds a news conference at its headquarters at Bakshibazar in Dhaka on Saturday.– New Age photo Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaa’t […]
Panchagarh Ahmadiyyas still panicked
Our Correspondent . Panchagarh | Published: 15:20, Feb 16,2019 Homesteads of Ahmadiyya Muslims are burnt by religious bigots in Panchagarh’s Ahmadnagar on Tuesday night. — New Age file photo Ahmadiyya […]
Confront your dark colonial past in Congo and apologise – UN tells Belgium
February 16, 2019 MILDRED EUROPA TAYLOR | Staff Writer Mildred Europa Taylor is a writer and content creator. She loves writing about health and women’s issues in Africa and the […]
Call to ban killer robots in wars
By Pallab GhoshScience correspondent, BBC News, Washington DC 15 February 2019 Image captionThis is not about terminator robots but “conventional weapons systems with autonomy” A group of scientists has called […]
Erdogan offers seminary exchange for Greek mosque minarets
Source: Arab News ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday suggested the mosque in Athens should open with minarets if the Greek premier wants to reopen a seminary in […]
Thirty years on, some Russians want to reframe Soviet war in Afghanistan
By Reuters – Feb 16,2019 – JORDAN TIMES An Afghan boy jumps from the remains of a Soviet-era tank on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Friday (Reuters photo) MOSCOW […]
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami seeks a new garb
Jamaat seeks a new garb Forms committee to find how it can emerge as new political party Rashidul Hasan The Jamaat-e-Islami has formed a five-member high-powered committee to devise a […]
‘Punish attackers of Ahmadiyyas’
Demand eminent citizens Eminent citizens demand punishment of those responsible for the attack on Ahmadiyya community in Panchagarh. In this photo, Ahmadiyya community holds a press briefing at their headquarters […]
‘Salman Rushdie radicalised my generation’
By Mobeen AzharBBC News 14 February 2019 Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES It’s Valentine’s day 1989. Margaret Thatcher is prime minister and Kylie, Yazz and Bros are making noise. Far away, Iran’s […]
The West is encouraging a vicious war between Sunnis and Shias — that’s the real truth about Iran and Saudi Arabia
It is pitiful to listen to Netanyahu blathering on about ‘the last anniversary of the revolution [the Iranians] will celebrate’ if Iran attacks Tel Aviv. It is equally pitiful to listen to a Revolutionary Guards commander claiming that Iran could demolish entire cities in Israel if the US attacked Iran […]
Humanity First Switzerland, The Muslim Times and an Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque in Ilorin, Nigeria
By Rafiq Tschannen, Associate Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We at The Muslim Times Blog, of course not only post articles for you to enjoy, but we try to […]
Pro-Caliphate Islamist Group Attacks Ahmadiyya in Bangladesh and Injures 50
Source: The Eastern Herald By Muzaffar Ahmad Noori Bajwa – February 13, 2019 Ahmadiyya Attacked by Pro Caliphate Islamist Groups in Bangladesh 50 injured during attack. Hundreds of radical Muslims lead […]