Loving a country that doesn’t love you back
BY SANA AHMAD , (LAST UPDATED APRIL 3, 2019) The New Zealand massacre through the eyes of an Ahmedi abroad Ever since I moved abroad, I have felt it is […]
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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.
‘Peace shattered’: Calgary community shaken by Sri Lanka terror bombings
ALANNA SMITH & RYAN RUMBOLT, CALGARY HERALD Updated: April 21, 2019 Sri Lankan officials inspect St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, north of Colombo, after multiple explosions targeting churches and hotels […]
The First Global Terrorists Were Anarchists in the 1890s
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR By Maya Jasanoff April 29, 2016 The funeral of Martial Bourdin, as depicted in the French media.CreditAlamy ImageThe funeral of Martial Bourdin, as depicted in the French media.CreditCreditAlamy CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — It was past dark on a February afternoon in 1894 when a keeper at Greenwich […]
Iraq’s oldest Christian town celebrates Easter without Isis
Maundy Thursday mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in the predominantly Christian town of Hamdaniya. Photograph: Achilleas Zavallis/The Guardian Hamdaniya has been reclaimed from the extremists who made […]
No more waivers: The United States will try to force Iranian oil exports to zero
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a briefing on Iran at the State Department in Washington on April 8. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) By Josh Rogin Columnist April 21 at 5:00 […]
Easter Sunday blasts across Sri Lanka
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: CNN By Euan McKirdy, Sheena McKenzie and Harmeet Kaur, CNN The […]
Sri Lanka attacks: more explosions as at least 150 killed at hotels and churches on Easter Sunday – live
Many more injured as explosions hit four hotels and three churches in and around Colombo as well as at Batticaloa in the east of the country LIVE Updated 1m ago Play Video 0:51 Devastating aftermath of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday church blasts – video Haroon Siddique (now) and Alison Rourke […]
Muslim World League chief elected as president of LIU in Cairo
Updated 10 sec ago SPA April 20, 2019 The organization’s operations focus on supporting scientific research in the field of Islamic studies, achieving convergence and integration among Islamic universities by […]
In South Sudan, illness is as deadly as war
By AFP – Apr 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES Members of a South Sudanese family are pictured in Kalma camp outside South Darfur state capital Nyala on Thursday (AFP photo) UDIER, South Sudan — By the time he was brought into the remote clinic in northeastern South Sudan, two-year-old Nyachoat was […]
Lost opportunities
Apr 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI Former Democratic candidate for the presidency of the US back in 2016, Hillary Clinton, said on Fareed Zakaria GPS that the […]
Parliaments of Iraq’s neighbours say ‘shared destiny’ calls for joint action
Baghdad hosts speakers of Jordan, S. Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, Syria, Turkey By JT – Apr 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES Lower House Speaker Atef Tarawneh meets with his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed […]
One church, two popes: why Catholicism is in crisis this Easter
The papacy Peter Stanford Pope Francis the reformer is being challenged by his conservative predecessor – who now has a far-right backing including Steve Bannon Sat 20 Apr 2019 […]
Tony Blair: migrants should be forced to integrate more to combat far right
Former PM claims that ‘failure’ of multiculturalism has led to rise in bigotry Michael Savage Policy Editor Sat 20 Apr 2019 Former prime minister Tony Blair. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA […]
Revolutionaries in the Middle East have learnt crucial lessons since the Arab Spring
The success of popular action and civil disobedience in Sudan and Algeria has been treated sceptically by commentators. The pessimists might just be getting it wrong this time round, just […]
Public Peace Symposium
Saturday, April 20th, 2019 @ 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm City Of Light Free https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-peace-symposium-tickets-59554216264 Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, GA Chapter, humbly invites you to free Public Peace Symposium to […]
For You Were (Not) Slaves in Egypt: The Ancient Memories Behind the Exodus Myth
From the expulsion of the Hyksos to Armageddon, the epic Passover saga does not reflect a specific event, but seems to contain distant memories that may give us clues to […]
Israeli media says: Christianity grows in Syrian town once besieged by Islamic State
Converts say experience of war, onslaught of group claiming to fight for Islam pushed them toward new faith. Critics accuse them of seeking personal gain such as financial help […]
Jalsa Salana – Annual Gathering – Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Australia
WS SydneyVerified account @7NewsSydney FollowFollow @7NewsSydney More Marsden Park: Thousands of worshippers will attend Australia’s largest and longest-running Muslim convention this weekend. Organisers say the event provides an opportunity to ask questions and gain insight into the faith. #7NEWS 0:02 1,808 views Thousands to attend Australia’s largest Muslim convention this weekend […]
Insect factory in Ankara aims to reduce Turkey’s pesticide imports
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published20.04.2019 One professor and 11 students from Ankara University’s Faculty of Agriculture joined hands to produce beneficial insects to reduce agricultural pesticide imports and export these insects […]
Egypt begins vote on extending El-Sisi’s rule
REUTERS April 20, 2019 El-Sisi cast his ballot at a polling station in the eastern suburb of Heliopolis in the Egyptian capital Supporters argue that El-Sisi has stabilized Egypt […]