Waiting for Germany
Apr 27, 2018 Joschka Fischer The European Union’s political stagnation is becoming untenable in the face of mounting economic and geopolitical risks. French President Emmanuel Macron has signaled his willingness […]
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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.
Occupation is the source of all evils — FM of Jordan
Safadi tells CNN peace cannot be built on crushing peoples’ aspirations By JT – May 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Ayman Safadi AMMAN — Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has said ending […]
Disgraceful show
May 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The spectacle associated with the Israeli-US celebrations over the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem on Monday was disgraceful and an affront to […]
Trump’s War of Choice
May 14, 2018 Shlomo Ben-Ami For Donald Trump, the Iran nuclear deal was always an impediment to regime change, rather than a boon to nuclear disarmament. But by scrapping the agreement and reinstating sanctions, Trump risks leaving the Middle East even worse off than George W. Bush’s presidency did. TEL […]
America’s Collision Course With China
May 15, 2018 Kishore Mahbubani In the future, historians will lament that America’s long-term policy toward China was not a result of calm calculation. Instead, they are likely to […]
Trump’s Top Economic Adviser Has No Idea What’s Going On
Larry Kudlow just works here, people. by Bess Levin May 15, 2018 Just along for the ride, folks. By Alex Edelman/ Pool/Bloomberg. As director of the National Economic Council, Larry […]
North Korea threatens to CANCEL nuclear summit with Trump because it believes ‘provocative military ruckus’ of joint U.S.-South Korea drills are rehearsal for invasion
June 12 Singapore summit between Trump and Kim is suddenly in jeopardy North Korean government blames joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises Pyongyang sees the drills as a rehearsal for a […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims open new mosque in Nottingham after 15 years of fundraising
More than 400 people attended the vent in Sneinton By Emily Hutchinson 17:01, 13 MAY 20188 The Baitul Hafeez Mosque in Sneinton Ahmadiyya Muslims from across the country gathered […]
Seven ways to prepare for Ramadan
Islamic Relief USA’s Nabeelah Naeem compiled these tips to help us prepare for Ramadan. The Companions of the Prophet (pbuh) used to prepare for Ramadan six months in advance. So, […]
As an imam, this is what I think British Muslims need to remember this Ramadan
Source: Independent We simply cannot take our security for granted anymore. The events of the past couple of years have proved this point. We need to work with the police, […]
On the 70-year anniversary of Nakba Day, this is how Israel could embrace returning Palestinian refugees
Bringing an end to forced displacement and discrimination is the only route to a sustainable solution for both Palestinians and Jewish Israelis Ben White On 15 May, Palestinians mark Nakba […]
Relocation of US embassy to Jerusalem jeopardises peace — King of Jordan
His Majesty orders scaling up Gaza field services as Israel crimes condemned By JT – May 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians carry a demonstrator injured during confrontations with Israeli forces […]
We need hope
May 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Jawad Anani According to Ibrahim Badran, former minister of education, the Arab citizen has become immune to shocks. Hardly any day passes by without […]
[UPDATED] Surabaya church bombings: What we know so far
[UPDATED] Surabaya church bombings: What we know so far Kharishar Kahfi, Vela Andapita and Wahyoe Boediwardhana The Jakarta Post Jakarta | Sun, May 13, 2018 Indonesian police officers patrol outside […]
Surabaya suicide bombings ‘barbaric’: Muhammadiyah
Bambang Muryanto The Jakarta Post Yogyakarta | Mon, May 14, 2018 Fighting against terrorism: Haedar Nashir, the chairman of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia’s second largest Islamic organization, condemns on Monday the […]
Shiite cleric al-Sadr leads in Iraqi polls, preliminary results show
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr celebrate initial election results in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, on May 14, 2018. (AA Photo) An alliance headed by nationalist cleric […]
Prison chaplains fear they will be killed by followers of jailed extremist over ‘intelligence gathering’
Exclusive by Peter Swindon @PeterSwindon Senior reporter, Sunday Herald 6 comments PRISON chaplains who have been gathering intelligence on jailed extremists have spoken of their fears that they’ll be killed […]
Ramadan: How to exercise, eat and sleep well while fasting
By Kal Sajad BBC Get Inspired Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset for around 30 days during Ramadan, which this year falls between May and June in the UK Exercising […]
Afghan who risked life for UK: ‘They are sending me to get killed’
May 4, 2018 http://www.cnn.com Abdul Bari sits in a refugee shelter in Manchester, where he survives on just $48 a week. Manchester, England (CNN)From the confines of his small, bleak […]
Surabaya attacks: Family of five bomb Indonesia police headquarters
A suicide bombing at a police headquarters in the Indonesian city of Surabaya on Monday was carried out by a family of five riding on two motorbikes, police say. […]