From slavery to Windrush, when will the discrimination end?
Windrush is a chance to end British intolerance dating from slavery Guy Hewitt On the anniversary of abolition, we must end the discrimination that is the legacy of that horrific […]
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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.
White House bolstering Mideast team ahead of peace plan rollout
National Security Council asks agencies to volunteer staff for Kushner, in first tangible sign in months that administration is advancing Israeli-Palestinian talks proposal By AP Today, 3rd August 2018 President […]
Ethio-Eritrea peace: PM Abiy merits top slot at 2018 U.N. summit – Sweden
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Ethiopia Sweden’s Ambassador to the United Nations says Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed deserves to be the center of attraction at the upcoming United Nations General […]
China’s Xinjiang Region A Surveillance State Unlike Any the World Has Ever Seen
In western China, Beijing is using the most modern means available to control its Uighur minority. Tens of thousands have disappeared into re-education camps. A journey to an eerily […]
Alienating Immigrants – Is Germany Lurching To the Right?
Right-wing agitators are heating up the discussion about immigration in Germany and filling it with hate. Last week’s resignation of national football player Mesut Özil over concerns about racism is […]
On the corner of Green and West: Saadat Virk embraces the present but thinks of the past
By Zoya Azhar For the Gazette/Hampshire Life Friday, August 03, 2018 Saadat Virk is a shopkeeper and a man of faith. The owner of a convenience store — unabashedly […]
Pak’s descent into violence rooted in its intolerance to religious diversity: US Congressmen
Press Trust of India | Washington Last Updated at August 3, 2018 Pakistan has failed to arrest the country’s descent into violence mainly due to its intolerance to religious diversity, […]
Özil’s case reflects frightening reality spreading across Europe
Source: The Daily Sabah MARKAR ESAYAN Everything began when Mesut Özil posed for a photo with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Britain. Following the photo that triggered a huge reaction, […]
Imran Khan tells Britain he will retrieve Pakistan’s looted wealth
Imran Khan is won the July 25 general election, but is still trying to form a coalition Credit: Getty Ben Farmer, Islamabad 2 August 2018 • Imran Khan has told […]
A man, no planHow will Imran Khan govern?
Perhaps he will surprise Aug 2nd 2018 | ISLAMABAD A WEEK after a general election rocked by suspicions of fraud, the dust is beginning to settle. It looks all […]
Global Opinions: Who’s afraid of Imran Khan’s Pakistan? Almost everyone
by Mehreen Zahra-Malik August 2 at 1:34 PM Mehreen Zahra-Malik, a former Reuters correspondent, is a journalist based in Islamabad. On Friday evening I drove back home to Islamabad after […]
Kazakh court frees woman who fled China over camp work – report
Reuters International This content was published on August 1, 2018 ALMATY (Reuters) – A court in Kazakhstan on Wednesday freed a former Chinese re-education camp worker who had fled China […]
Sask. Ahmadiyya Muslims, Indigenous chiefs find common ground in London
Chiefs, elders and youth leaders set to meet with Ahmadiyya Muslims at global event CBC News · Posted: Aug 02, 2018 Regina Ahmadiyya Muslim Imam Zeeshan Goraya and Chief Roger […]
Indian state’s controversial citizens’ list unites Modi critics
Reuters International This content was published on July 31, 2018 People wait in queue to check their names on the draft list at the National Register of Citizens (NRC) centre […]
A crime or a right? Some Danish Muslims defy face veil ban
Reuters International This content was published on August 1, 2018 Ayah, 37, a wearer of the niqab weeps as she is embraced by a police officer during a demonstration against […]
Pakistani opposition to challenge Khan with own PM candidate in parliament
Reuters International This content was published on August 2, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Labourers, who set up the venue, sit under a wall with a billboard displaying photo of Imran Khan, […]
U.S. wants help finding parents deported without their children
Reuters International This content was published on August 3, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Immigrant children, many of whom have been separated from their parents under a new “zero tolerance” policy by […]
Jalsa Salana UK – Annual Gathering UK – Please watch live MTA.TV !!!
Please remember that this weekend the Jalsa Salana UK is going on. Therefore make sure you can get as much benefit as possible by tuning in to http://www.mta.tv ! […]
Rethinking the Internet of things
Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ken Hu SHENZHEN — At a telecommunications conference hosted by Huawei late last year, I told a group of senior executives looking for growth […]
Army attacks Daesh terrorists trying to infiltrate borders
Syria, Israel forces engage with remnants of militants in Yarmouk Basin By JT – Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This photo taken on Thursday shows a man riding a motorcycle […]