Discovering Islam in South America
April 10, 2018, It is a marvel of the globalised world we live in, that there is a major cultural festival in the Caribbean named after a Muslim hero, who […]
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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.
Syria and the Gruelling Test of Jordan’s Diplomacy
Published April 16th, 2018 – 15:25 GMT via SyndiGate.info Jordan’s King Abdullah II speaks during a press conference with US President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at the White […]
Repatriation of Rohingya ‘propaganda’, says Bangladesh
By Asian Correspondent Staff | 16th April 2018 | @ascorrespondent A Rohingya refugee receives identity documentation from a Burmese official in this photo posted by the Ministry of Information, Myanmar […]
Hong Kong mulls over large mosque construction as Muslim community grows
| 15 April, 2018 Print SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST HONG KONG The Muslim community in Hong Kong has so far amassed about HK$300,000 (US$38,200) in a drive to build a […]
Outpacing the Mainstream: Islamic Economy Food and Lifestyle Sector Expenditure to reach US$3 Trillion by 2022
Islamic Finance Outpacing the Mainstream: Islamic Economy Food and Lifestyle Sector Expenditure to reach US$3 Trillion by 2022 | 04 February, 2018 | General Download | Print This article is […]
Singapore planning Islamic College to anchor graduates in ’local context’
Source: Global Islamic Economic Gateway By Zuzanita Zakaria It’s mid-day on a Friday in Singapore and the usually efficient traffic police are turning a blind eye to lines on lines […]
Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor trolled for ‘marrying a Muslim’
MUMBAI: Since Kareena Kapoor along with other Bollywood stars came out in support of 8-year-old Muslim victim who was abducted, raped and murdered at a temple in IHK, some […]
NYC Ahmadiyya Muslims Hit With Double Discrimination
April 15, 2018 Ramon Taylor NEW YORK NEW YORK — New York is a city that boasts of its religious tolerance, but even here, Ahmadiyya Muslims feel the sting of […]
Head of Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community urges Commonwealth Heads of Government to use London meeting to reinvigorate efforts for peace
PRWeb April 16, 2018 The Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, has written an open letter to all Commonwealth Heads of Government […]
Professor Tariq Ramadan and France’s Islamophobia
HATEM BAZIAN @hatembazian Professor Tariq Ramadan takes part in a conference on the theme “Live together” in Bordeaux, March 26, 2016. The current imprint on Western society is a […]
Myanmar’s arguments are baseless, Bangladeshi FM says
YUSUF SELMAN İNANÇ @yusufsinanc DHAKA A boy naps under the shade of a tree after an early Sunday fire razed down a Rohingya camp in the Kalindi Kunj area […]
Trump’s ‘mission accomplished’ tweet may come back to haunt him as another battle looms around Damascus
As Syrian troops move to another confrontation around the Syrian capital, what will the US president – and the British and French – do if more images of gassed civilians dying in agony appear? […]
Journalist-turned-philanthropist reflects on media, charity work
By Fares Al Abed – Apr 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Firas Al Abbadi poses for a photo with children in a southern bedouin community (Photo courtesy of Firas Al Abbadi) […]
What can the US military intervention change in Syria?
Apr 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh America’s recent escalation in Syria creates an even more delicate situation in the region. With organised terrorist groups effectively neutralised and […]
Hashemite custodianship of Jerusalem holy sites ‘a historical responsibility we are proud to carry’
Leaders renew rejection of US move to recognise Jerusalem as capital of Israel By Mohammad Ghazal – Apr 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah delivers a speech inaugurating […]
How to prepare for World War 3 and what to do if WW3 breaks out and there is a nuclear attack
PREPARING FOR WAR Tensions between Russia and the United States are creating mounting fears of nuclear strikes By Jon Lockett 15th April 2018, 10:20 am ESCALATING tensions between the US […]
US will not pull troops out of Syria ‘until goals accomplished’: Haley
DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS ISTANBUL AP Photo U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday that the United States would not pull its troops out of […]
Attacking Syria is a dangerous mistake
The U.S., Britain and France launched strikes against Syria to retaliate for a suspected chemical weapons attack. Steve ChapmanContact Reporter When it comes to foreign affairs, the American public has […]
Natural Death of Hazrat Jesus (as), Son of Mary
The greatest hurdle for the non-Ahmadi Muslims in accepting Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as), the Founder of Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi is their belief regarding […]
What caused the decline of the Muslim Civilisation?
The historian and former banker, Benedikt Koehler, in his lecture on ‘Early Islam and the Birth of Capitalism’ appears at a loss to explain what happened to the critical inquiry and dynamic underpinning that was the distinctive feature of the Early Islamic zeitgeist (watch from 49.05). A young Hamza Yusuf […]