Palestinian death toll rises to 52 killed by Israel after border shooting
By AFP – May 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Mourners carry the body of a Palestinian, who was killed at the Israel-Gaza border by Israeli occupation forces, during his funeral […]
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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.
Why is Bangladesh booming?
May 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Kaushik Basu NEW YORK — Bangladesh has become one of Asia’s most remarkable and unexpected success stories in recent years. Once one of the […]
Historic summit
May 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The success of the summit held between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his North Korean counterpart President Kim Jong-un exceeded all optimistic expectations […]
The new phase of Iran-Israel ‘semi-confrontation’
May 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Recent weeks have seen the hostility between Iran and Israel develop from a secretive conflict to come out into the open. […]
Singapore: Muis launches Touch Of Ramadan campaign to welcome fasting month
Minister in charge of Muslim Affairs Masagos Zulkifli (with airhorn) flagging off volunteers at Alfalah Mosque as part of the launch of the Senthuhan Ramadan campaign, on May 6, 2018.PHOTO: […]
Little has changed in Gaza since peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed beneath an Israeli bulldozer 15 years ago
1 / 2 American peace activist Rachel Corrie tries to stop an Israeli bulldozer from destroying Palestinian homes on March 16, 2003, in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. […]
Revealed: Trump team hired spy firm for ‘dirty ops’ on Iran arms deal
Israeli agency told to find incriminating material on Obama diplomats who negotiated deal with Tehran Mark Townsend and Julian Borger in Washington Sat 5 May 2018 Donald Trump promised the […]
An inward journey toward home, Bukhara the beautiful
MERYEM İLAYDA ATLAS @miailayda Published May 5, 2018 Erdoğan’s visit has reminded all of us that Uzbekistan’s importance for Turkey goes beyond mere economic cooperation but is based on strong […]
US spied on over 500 million domestic phone records in 2017, official report says
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Reuters Photo The National Security Agency (NSA) collected over 534 million U.S. phone records in 2017, according to a government report released late Friday. […]
Young British Muslims are becoming much more liberal – but they aren’t less religious as a result
Source: Independent Muslims, especially second generation Muslims, seem to be finding ways to reconcile British culture with religion. It’s only natural that, when Islamic thought has adapted to the context […]
Istanbul’s iconic 17th-century Spice Bazaar gets facelift
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Spice Bazaar, a busy marketplace popular among tourists, has been under restoration since 2013. The restoration of the Spice Bazaar, one of the two most famous […]
Culture War Over German Identity Religious Symbols Take Center Stage
The Bavarians want crosses in public buildings, German Jews want to be able to wear kippas in public without being attacked and Muslims would like more understanding for the […]
It’s not clear if Trump and Netanyahu want a war with Iran – but they may fall into one all the same
Disastrous US interventions in the Middle East made Iran a powerful enemy – Trump shouldn’t make the same mistake with the nuclear deal Patrick Cockburn @indyworld It’s not clear if Trump […]
Ahmadi anger as Pakistan MPs drop scientist’s name
University’s physics department to be renamed as activists claim move reveals discrimination against minority Nuclear physicist Abdus Salam, pictured here in 1987, was Pakistan’s first Nobel laureate. (Photo from Wikimedia) […]
Social media reacts to NA’s resolution to drop Dr Salam’s name from QAU Physics dept
BY Staff Report The National Assembly (NA) on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution to rename the Physics department of Islamabad’s Quaid-i-Azam University in a bid to drop the name of […]
Tory council candidate Karen Sunderland suspended for ‘Islamophobic’ tweets comparing Islam to Nazi
karen sunderland Alex Finnis Tuesday May 1st 2018 A Conservative Party candidate for the 2018 local elections has been suspended pending investigation after old tweets emerged where she compared […]
Tourism push; Swiss train named after Bollywood star Ranveer Singh
This content was published on April 30, 2018 (Switzerland Tourism/Valentin Flauraud) In a bid to attract more Indian tourists to western Switzerland, a Swiss train company has temporarily named […]
Germany’s far-right AfD helping make anti-Semitism ‘presentable’ – official
Reuters International This content was published on May 3, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Alexander Gauland attends the anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) congress in Hanover, Germany, December 2, 2017. […]
CHF18,000 per refugee: What will new asylum seeker integration funds be spent on?
By Peter Siegenthaler This content was published on May 3, 2018 In many regions asylum seekers work as volunteers, such as in Bösingen, canton Fribourg, where not enough locals are […]
Book Review: The Invention of the Jewish People
By Shlomo Sand (Author), Yael Lotan (Translator) See all 6 formats and editions Kindle $15.77 Read with Our Free App Hardcover from $14.35 29 Used from $14.35 14 New from […]