A Global Book Market – The London Book Fair 2019
12th April 2019 Nauman Hadi Al Hakam Correspondent When Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, he set in motion a renaissance that would forever change the course of human history. […]
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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.
Foundation-stone laying of mosque in Hauts-de-France
Mansoor Ahmed Mubashir France Correspondance On 31 March 2019, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat France had the opportunity to lay the foundation-stone of a mosque – the first Ahmadi mosque is […]
Letter of the Day: A comparison of two tragedies
Letter to the editor from Hammad Sharif READER LETTERS Updated: April 17, 2019 Recently, I read the story about how one Saskatonian just missed being a possible victim of the […]
British Muslim imams discuss Islam in London
Video A group of young British men training to be imams are trying to dispel negative perceptions about Islam. They travel to central London on weekends with messages on whiteboards […]
Palestine is not for sale and baseball arbitration will not work
Apr 17,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – DAOUD KUTTAB One of the biggest problems that US President Donald Trump’s administration has faced is that it constantly looks for solutions from the […]
Western powers’ sanctions on Syria harm its people rather than its government
Apr 17,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN After losing the war on Syria’s battlefields, the US and the EU are prosecuting the war by economic means. Although they imposed sanctions […]
Jordan: King honours winners of 2019 World Interfaith Harmony Week Prize
1st prize goes to initiative taking prayers from places of worship to troubled areas By JT – Apr 17,2019 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah is photographed with winners […]
After my imprisonment, my little brother has been jailed in Israel. Who will speak up for Palestinian kids like us?
I was detained for clashing with Israeli forces in 2017, after my cousin was shot in the head. Almost a year since my release, my 15-year-old brother – like so many […]
If you believe in human rights, Madonna, don’t play Tel Aviv
Roger Waters Until the Israeli government recognises the Palestinians’ right to self-determination, artists should stay away Wed 17 Apr 2019 ‘I would urge all the young contestants – in fact […]
Iraq bans popular online games to protect children from ‘moral threat’
MPs vote to block access to Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Reuters in Baghdad Wed 17 Apr 2019 The Iraqi resolution spoke of the impact of some games on the […]
Indonesia elections: Joko Widodo looks set for comfortable win
Unofficial ‘quick count’ results show incumbent president nearly nine points ahead Kate Lamb in Jakarta @_KateLamb Wed 17 Apr 2019 Joko Widodo shows his ink-stained finger after casting his […]
Nusrat Jahan Rafi: Burned to death for reporting sexual harassment
By Mir Sabbir; BBC Bengali, Dhaka Nusrat Jahan Rafi was doused with kerosene and set on fire at her school in Bangladesh. Less than two weeks earlier, she had filed […]
Trump’s Saudi veto is a disgrace — and a danger — to America
The president made an unconvincing speech about how he’s protecting American lives when the truth is that his foreign policy is putting the lives of American soldiers and civilians at […]
Bangladesh: Shafi demands Ahmadiyya Muslims be declared as non-Muslims
Source: The Dhaka Tribune By Sazzadur Rahman Sazzad, Panchagarh His written speech was read by his son Anas Madani Hefazat-e-Islam chief Shah Ahmed Shafi has demanded the Ahmadiyya Muslim community—also […]
Bangladesh: NHRC warns against anti-Ahmadiyya rhetoric
Tribune Desk Published at 12:43 am April 17th, 2019 The NHRC warned that under the constitution, all citizens had the freedom to observe their own faith, free speech and the […]
Nothing being done to halt Hazara genocide
By IMAD ZAFAR Pakistan’s Hazara community, which mostly consists of Shiites and most of whom reside in the province of Balochistan, again suffered a huge blow when on Friday they were […]
Driven from Pakistan, Ahmadi Muslims find paradise. In the Marshall Islands
In Pakistan, Ahmadis have been subjected to routine violence and discrimination and are not even allowed to call themselves Muslim But in a tiny corner of Micronesia they have finally […]
KILLING MUST GO ON: Yemen: Donald Trump vetoes Congress bill ending support for Saudi-led war
Now up to Congress to try and overturn the president Andrew BuncombeSeattle @AndrewBuncombe Donald Trump has used his veto power to block a bill that would have ended US support for […]
We’re often told Islamophobia has no place in British society – so why does it keep rearing its ugly head?
Many politicians, institutions and news outlets pay lip-service to the issue – but there’s a clear reluctance to treat far-right extremism with as much severity as other forms of terror […]
The brutal truth of Windrush is that one year on, the ‘hostile environment’ is more entrenched than ever
This scandal didn’t come out of nowhere. It comes from an institutionally racist consensus maintained by politicians of all parties Gracie Bradley The spring of 2018 saw story after harrowing […]