GUEST COLUMN: Extremist group that cried ‘wolf’
Published: July 31, 2018 Members of the Markham Synchro club — shooting victim Julianna Kozis, 10, was a member — paying their respects during a vigil at Alexander the […]
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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.
Crescent and Swiss Cross: 1st August Swiss National Day Celebration in Mahmud Mosque, Zurich
The reputable Swiss Newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung brought a good report on the Swiss National Day Celebration at the Mahmud Mosque in Zurich on 1st August 2018. Besides […]
Persecuted Indonesian Christians, Muslims strengthen bonds
Ahmadiyya, Protestant youths unite at gatherings in show of defiance against intolerant Islamists, authorities Muslim and Christian youths from communities facing discrimination by Muslims and local authorities hold a […]
With religious freedom ministerial, an opportunity to act on behalf of oppressed Ahmadi Muslims
By Reps. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Peter King (R-N.Y.), Opinion Contributor — 08/01/18 The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill […]
Pakistan dismisses US concerns over use of IMF funds
Pakistan’s economy has hit severe turbulence over the past year and most analysts expect the nation to seek a bailout, either from the IMF or closest ally China, to avoid […]
The Danish government has chosen to ban face veils – but I’ll still wear mine
Source: Independent By Sally Rashid Today, Denmark’s ban on the public wearing of face veils came into force. Joining the likes of France and Belgium, Denmark’s outlawing of the niqab […]
Germany lifts ban on family reunions for refugees amid ongoing integration debate
REUTERS BERLIN A Syrian woman cries as she sits on a folding bed in a former newspaper printing house used as a refugee registration centre for the German state of […]
Why we need to protect refugees from the ‘big ideas’ designed to save them
Voices Ideas on how to solve the so-called refugee crisis are heavily skewed towards research from Europe and North America, often leading to the ‘out of sight, out of mind’ solutions Heaven […]
Arab Israeli sentenced to jail for ‘incitement’ with poems
By AFP – Aug 01,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Arab-Israeli poet Dareen Tatour, 36, laughs during an interview with Reuters at her house in Reineh, northern Israel, on September 26, 2017 […]
Israel rules Palestine as land of Jews!
Jul 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Finally, the Israeli Knesset had passed a law declaring Israel as a Jewish state, in fact declaring the land on which […]
Why the UN system is not working
Jul 31,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah The United Nations organisation turns 73-years old in October. As such and with its membership reaching 193 member states, it is […]
Open Voices: The venomous ideology of religious intolerance
Secular liberals need to denounce the persecution of the religious by the religious, says Farhad Ahmad, a British Imam Open Future Jul 31st 2018 by FARHAD AHMAD I came to […]
The Shia Spring: Shias in southern Iraq are fed up with the government
Thousands of Iraqis are protesting against shortages of electricity and water Jul 26th 2018 IRAQ’S ruling elite has survived Kurdish separatism and Sunni jihadism. But a challenge from its […]
Open Future: Should Geert Wilders’s cartoon contest be allowed?
Khalil Yousuf, a spokesperson for Ahmadiyya Muslims, argues no Open Future Jul 24th 2018 by KHALIL YOUSUF ON MAY 17TH, Geert Wilders, a far-right Dutch politician, announced that he […]
Don’t allow third world war
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES – – Wednesday, July 25, 2018 ANALYSIS/OPINION: President Trump’s recent Twitter warning to Iran came as a shock to me (“Trump steps up pressure, but Iran […]
Molla Nasreddin – Comic Sage of the Ages
Molla Nasreddin Comic Sage of the Ages “One day Molla Nasreddin went to a banquet. As he was dressed rather shabbily, no one let him in. So he ran home, […]
Top Posts & Pages – of The Muslim Times
Top Posts & Pages Islamic Dream Interpretations: here: Seeing a Snake in a dream Islamic Dream Interpretation: Seeing a House in a Dream Islam on Lands of Ancient Maya: Closer […]
Imran Khan to take oath as prime minister on Aug. 11
Pakistani men sit near a poster of Pakistan’s cricketer-turned-politician and head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party Imran Khan in Islamabad on Monday. (AFP) Arab News July 30, 2018 Imran’s parrty, […]
Focus on freedom: An insider’s eye on refugees
1 / 3 2 / 3 3 / 3 Updated 29 July 2018 Rawan Radwan Many feel that it’s going to be hopeless with the strict border control in EU […]
OIC-Hedayah workshop shows that ‘violent extremism is not the answer’
1 / 4 Joint OIC-Hedaya workshop on Designing Effective Counter #Violent #Extremism (CVE) Initiatives in OIC Member States. (Twitter photo) 2 / 4 Joint OIC-Hedaya workshop on Designing Effective Counter […]