Muslim unity key to defeating forces of Takfirism
By Syed Zafar Mehdi August 21, 2018 TEHRAN – For Muslims, the staggering fall from grace can largely be attributed to fragmentation in their ranks, exacerbated by the scourge of […]
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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.
Muslim pilgrims scale Mount Arafat for peak of Hajj
j By AFP – Aug 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the Saudi holy city of […]
Pentagon raises alarm about sharp drop in Iraqi refugees coming to US
By Reuters – Aug 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES US soldiers gather at a military base north of Mosul, Iraq, on January 4, 2017 (Reuters file photo) WASHINGTON — Military officials […]
Israel is building another 1,000 homes on Palestinian land. Where’s the outrage?
Never in the field of human rights has so much been owed by so many to so few Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices The construction of another 1,000 […]
‘Green Haj’ slowly takes root in Makkah
AFPAugust 23, 2018 Thousands of cleaners are busy separating plastic from other rubbish as more than two million Muslims wrap up a pilgrimage to Makkah that presents a huge […]
A tale of two handshakes
Rafia ZakariaAugust 22, 2018 The writer is an attorney teaching constitutional law and political philosophy. TO shake or not to shake hands has become a crucial question for Muslims […]
The Muslims who cannot perform Haj
Prabhash K Dutta New Delhi August 23, 2018 Muslim pilgrims walk to cast their stones at a pillar symbolising Satan during the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mina, Saudi Arabia August […]
BREAKING NEWS: Ahmadi Mosque set on Fire – worshippers shot at …
JUST IN: 6 Ahmadi Muslims shot, Ahmadi Mosque set on fire and now extremist mob heading towards houses of local Ahmadis in Ghaseet Pura, Faisalabad. Please pray for & raise […]
The true costs of the Afghan war, America’s longest war
The true costs of the Afghan war, America’s longest and most invisible war August 8, 2018 by Charles Koch Foundation Soldiers from D Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, […]
Scientists have captured chimpanzees performing a bizarre ritual
Over a year ago by Philip Perry Getty Images. Chimpanzees in three West African countries—Guinea Bissau, Côte d’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast), and Liberia, have been observed taking part in strange […]
U.N. warns of ‘lost generation’ of Rohingya children Politics
Reuters International This content was published on August 22, 2018 Rohingya refugee children attend an Arabic school to learn to recite the Koran at Jamtoli camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain – RC1EDE937F60 (reuters_tickers) By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations warned on […]
Islamic State chief, in rare speech, urges followers to fight on
Reuters International This content was published on August 22, 2018 A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi at a mosque in […]
Uri Avnery, the Israeli optimist who played chess with Yasser Arafat, has died – he was one of my few Middle East heroes
There he is in my six-year-old notebook, very much alive, still demanding peace with the Palestinians, peace with Hamas, and generosity and a Palestinian state on the old 1967 borders […]
‘Bigotry has no place in our party.’ Republicans disgusted by Tarrant Muslim controversy
State Politics By Anna M. Tinsley atinsley@star-telegram.com August 22, 2018 Disgusted. Embarrassed. Disappointed. These were among the words many used to describe their reaction this week to an effort by some Republicans to take “our party back” and remove a top Tarrant County Republican official because he’s Muslim. “Why I […]
Learn all about the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha
(Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images) Eid al-Adha (say “EED al UDD-ha”) is a Muslim festival, which lasts for several days (it varies based on where you live). Keep reading to learn more about this special festival. Where does the festival come from? Allah is said to have replaced Ibrahim’s son with a […]
The New Arab Order
Power and Violence in Today’s Middle East By Marc Lynch In 2011, millions of citizens across the Arab world took to the streets. Popular uprisings from Tunis to Cairo promised […]
UK urged to intervene as female Saudi activist becomes ‘first to face death penalty’
Officials are pushing for a women known to document protests to be executed if she is convicted by a secret terrorism court. 18:22, UK, Wednesday 22 August 2018 Image: […]
Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with Saudi Prince Mohammad Bin Salman
Pakistan Mateen Haider August 22, 2018 Rawalpindi, 22 August 2018: Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa who is in Saudi Arabia to perform hajj, met Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammad Bin […]
Calgary Muslims helping feed city’s less fortunate during Eid al-Adha
Ryan Rumbolt August 21, 2018 Meat from a traditional livestoc slaughter at Calgary’s the Baitun Nur Mosque will be given to Calgarians in need, as well as friends and family […]
India, Pakistan must resolve differences through dialogue: Imran Khan
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Aug 21, 2018, Highlights Trade is the best way to uplift the people of the subcontinent and alleviate poverty, Khan said Khan’s tweet came within days of […]