Forgiveness and Forbearance
Hazrat Aisha, Allah be pleased with her, narrates that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, never struck anyone with his hands, neither a servant nor […]
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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.
Saudi Prince Turki says CIA cannot be trusted on Khashoggi
Prince Turki al-Faisal says CIA is not necessarily the highest standard of veracity or accuracy in assessing situations Khashoggi worked under Prince Turki (pictured) as a spokesperson for Saudi embassies […]
Switzerland: Swiss people vote to defend human rights in referendum
25 November 2018, Responding to the emphatic referendum defeat of the so-called ‘initiative for self-determination’, a proposal to put Swiss law above international law, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Kumi Naidoo […]
Key facts about the migrant and refugee caravans making their way to the USA
16 November 2018, Groups of families, including many young people and small children escaping violence, poverty and persecution in Central America, are not a new phenomenon. For several years, people […]
END OF THE WORLD: Jerusalem third temple ‘fulfils Biblical prophecy’ of the end times
FEARS of the approaching end times were fuelled by calls to build a third Jewish Holy Temple in Jerusalem, which some believe will happen before the end of the world. […]
World War 3 WARNING: Iran’s leader calls for Muslim nations to UNITE in fight against US
IRAN’S President Hassan Rouhani has sent a stark warning to the US, claiming that all Muslim nations should unite to stand against Washington and Israel. By Martina Bet PUBLISHED: 05:32, […]
One country at a time, Africa is opening its doors to Africans
by Mildred Europa Taylor, at 07:30 am, November 23, 2018 Visa-free travel for Africans in Africa is scheduled to start by the end of 2018 but with just about […]
Book Review: Looking at Muslims through a ‘Journey into Europe’
Book review by Dunia El-Zobaidi is an Arab Weekly correspondent in London. Book by Akbar Ahmed, who is Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University and former Pakistani […]
Muslims Have Raised Lots Of Money For Jews Recently. Here’s Where It’s Going.
Aiden PinkNovember 25, 2018 CelebrateMercy is a small Muslim not-for-profit with only three full-time staffers, but in the past year and a half, it has created crowdfunding campaigns that have […]
Pakistan’s first Nobel winner was shunned for being Ahmadi. A documentary brings him back
By Aastha Singh, 21 November, 2018 Dr Abdus Salam won the 1979 Nobel Prize for physics. But in his home country Pakistan, he is all but forgotten because of his […]
The rise of Ahmadi exceptionalism
Ali Usman Qasmi November 25, 2018 A historic overview of how a religious group went from being a minority to a fitna. This is the first of a two part […]
One million Chinese people ‘move into Muslim homes to report on Islamic or unpatriotic beliefs’
‘Had a Uighur host just greeted a neighbour in Arabic with the words ‘Assalamu Alaykum’? That would need to go in the notebook,” says Dr Darren Byler By Chiara Giordano […]
Only by documenting the horrors of sexual violence in conflict zones can we hold perpetrators to account
Professionals working on the ground in Syria to help survivors and bring their cases to light deserve all of our admiration Tariq Ahmad The Independent Voices This week, […]
Noam Chomsky Talks Trump, Yemen, Gaza, Bolsonaro, Climate Change: ‘One Of The Gravest Times In Human History’
Damir Mujezinovic ,Inquisitr•November 23, 2018 Massachusetts Institute of Technology linguist Noam Chomsky accepts his honorary degree. Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and institute professor emeritus at […]
Why NGOs in Pakistan are at the brink of extinction
Tahir Mehdi Updated Nov 19, 2018 Composition by Reema Siddiqui In strictly legal terms, there is no ban on the operations of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Pakistan. Yet, in the […]
USA: 1,834 Refugees Admitted in October: 77.7 Percent Christians
By Patrick Goodenough | November 6, 2018 | (CNSNews.com) – The first month of the new fiscal year saw 1,834 refugees admitted to the United States, more than […]
Imran Khan has promises to keep: Will he succeed?
Ashraf Jehangir Qazi The writer is a former Pakistan high commissioner to India and ambassador to the US and China Published : Nov 24, 2018 An unbridgeable chasm opened […]
Look: Pakistan PM Imran Khan orders tents for the homeless
As Pakistan braces for winter, tents set up for homeless; shelters to be built soon Published: November 24, 2018 Prime Minister Imran Khan said his government is pushing to build […]
Pakistan cracks down on hardliners after protests over acquittal of Christian women accused of blasphemy
Police say they have arrested more than 300 Tehreek-Labaik Pakistan party supporters in Punjab province to “maintain public order” PUBLISHED : Saturday, 24 November, 2018, 9:30pm Agence France-Presse […]
Iraq to launch reconstruction agency, president says
By Reuters – Nov 23,2018 -JORDAN TIMES ROME — Iraq plans to launch a reconstruction agency to focus on projects such as a deep water port and a rail network, […]