Israel-Gaza war fuels record level of anti-Muslim hatred in Britain
Monitoring group Tell MAMA says it verified 5,837 cases — a mix of both online and in-person incidents — last year, compared with 3,767 cases the year before and 2,201 […]
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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 Calls for Justice and Equity as Path to Global Peace
The Managing Director of Muslim Television Ahmadiyya (MTA), Sir Munir-ud-Din Shams, has stressed the urgent need for justice, equality, and good governance as key ingredients for global and national peace. Story by Sunday Trust 17.2.2025 Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, he highlighted the teachings of Islam as a guide […]
Formadina Holds “Live in Ahmadiyah” at the Headquarters of the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation, Bogor
Berita Baru, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ushuluddin Student Forum (Formadina) held Live in Ahmadiyah at the Headquarters of the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI), Bogor, West Java on Monday – Wednesday, 17-19 […]
Indonesia: Bakorpakem Kejari Garut Discusses Ahmadiyah Again, What Again?
Ahmadiyah teachings are said to be heretical because they are based on Islamic teachings, unless they leave Islam and create their own teachings and create their own religion. Jayadi Supriadin Updated Feb 19, 2025 Liputan6.com, Garut – The Coordinating Body for Supervision of Beliefs (Bakorpakem) of the Garut District Attorney’s Office, West […]
Hundreds of books seized from stores in Kashmir as Indian police crack down on dissent
Most titles written by Islamic scholar who founded an Islamic organisation banned in the disputed region Ella Creamer Wed 19 Feb 2025 Hundreds of books seized from stores in Kashmir as Indian police crack down on dissent Police in Kashmir have raided dozens of bookstores and seized more than 650 books as […]
Palestinians and Israelis Already Live Together. What’s Missing Is Equality and Justice.
Commentary A Shared Future for Palestine and Israel April 15, 2024 This commentary is part of a Century International series exploring a shared future for Palestine and Israel that guarantees the fundamental rights […]
Why Most Israelis Believe the Conflict Can Never Be Resolved
Since the Second Intifada, a hawkish ideology called neo-Revisionism has permeated and paralyzed the political domain Rida Abu RassRida Abu Rass is a doctoral candidate in political studies at Queen’s […]
History unearthed: What If Trump succeeded in ethnically cleansing Gaza?
Feb 18,2025 -JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud “I’ve read 25 books” on the Middle East, Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, said in a 2020 interview. Such intellectual bravado wouldn’t matter if it weren’t for the fact that Kushner served as the President’s Middle East advisor, and was essentially […]
MWL hosts forum to foster dialogue, promote Islamic unity
MWL will host second edition of the Global Conference for Building Bridges Between Islamic Schools of Thought and Sects on March 6-7 in Makkah. (MWL) Updated 56 min 54 sec […]
IDF chief finally acknowledges that Israel supplied weapons to Syrian rebels
In interview with UK’s Sunday Times, outgoing army commander Gadi Eisenkot says Israel gave opposition groups light arms ‘for self-defense’ By Judah Ari Gross14 January 2019 Syrian rebel fighters from the […]
USAID should be cherished, not maligned
Yossi Mekelberg February 18, 2025 For a new US administration to review the country’s main policies in terms of objectives and optimizing the resources allocated to attain them is understandable, […]
‘Israel is Threat to All Arab Nations’ – Ramzy Baroud Speaks to Egypt’s Al-Dostour
February 17, 2025 Articles, Features By Palestine Chronicle Staff In a wide-ranging interview with Egypt’s Al-Dostour newspaper, Ramzy Baroud asserts that “the Arabs have an opportunity to correct a historical mistake” and […]
English and other foreign languages on rise in Switzerland
Listen to the articleToggle language selectorShare The proportion of people in Switzerland whose main language is not one of the four national languages – German, French, Italian or Romansh – […]
Switzerland: Nurseries may move in, Muslims not. Reformed and Catholics have too many churches – now they are looking for new uses for the buildings.
Catholics and Reformed Christians own too many and too expensive buildings. Now they are thinking about new uses. For the bishops’ conference it is clear: daycare is okay, but Muslims […]
The Fifth Column That the Theists Need: The Line Up of Deniers of Free Will
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Almost 80% of top scientists, physicists, mathematicians, and philosophers are atheists. I as a theist stand little chance […]
True Dreams: ‘Nakedness’
The Interpretation of True Dreams among Muslims is of greatest interest. In ‘www.theislamicdream.com we have a wide selection of possible interpretations, mainly leading back to the great scholar Ibn Sirin. […]
The God Summit 2025: Taking On the Greatest Questions of Our Existence
The God Summit 7th January 2025 reviewofreligions.org Artificial intelligence, robots, self-driving cars – the world is rapidly changing right before our eyes. Modern-day technological and secular advancements have altered the […]
A new Middle East reality: How Jordan became central player in Gaza’s future
Feb 17,2025 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh With the conclusion of the first meeting between President Donald Trump and His Majesty King Abdullah, Jordan finds itself facing a […]
Do not be fooled by Trump’s words on Gaza
Feb 17,2025 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby My initial response to President Donald Trump’s proposals for Gaza was to dismiss them as bizarre, detached from reality, dangerously provocative, […]
Arabs know their history and won’t let it be repeated
Ramzy Baroud February 17, 2025 Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, said in a 2020 interview that he had “read 25 books” on the Middle East. Such intellectual bravado […]