The ISIS regime you’ve never seen
By Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry April 13, 2018 | A member of the Iraqi forces walks past a mural bearing the logo of the Islamic State group in a tunnel […]
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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.
Prince Charles to be next Commonwealth head
The Prince of Wales will be the next head of the Commonwealth, its leaders have announced. The Queen had said it was her “sincere wish” that Prince Charles would succeed […]
Did the Prophets Ever Sin According to Islam?
Questioner Ahmad Reply Date Dec 06, 2017 Question As-salamu Alaykum Did Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, ever sin in his life? Did any of the prophets? Salam. Consultant Taqwa Saifulhaq Answer Short Answer: No. They were fallible human beings, though. Before they received revelation, it’s unclear if they […]
The Messiah and the Mahdi = One and the Same Person
From the Traditions of the Holy Prophet it is evident that the Promised Messiah was to be a follower of the Holy Prophet. One Tradition tells us that ‘the Mahdi […]
BOOK REVIEW: The Ahmadiyya in the Gold Coast and update…!
View Larger The Ahmadiyya in the Gold Coast Muslim Cosmopolitans in the British Empire John H. Hanson Distribution: World Publication date: 10/16/2017 Format: Paperback 14 b&w illus., 7 maps ISBN: […]
Spread of Islam in West Africa (part 3 of 3): The Empires of Kanem-Bornu and Hausa-Fulani Land
Description: How Islam spread into sub-Saharan region of West Africa, and the great civilizations it established there, taking its inhabitants out of paganism to the worship of One God. […]
Spread of Islam in West Africa (part 2 of 3): The Empires of Mali and Songhay
Description: How Islam spread into sub-Saharan region of West Africa, and the great civilizations it established there, taking its inhabitants out of paganism to the worship of One God. […]
Young Muslims from the Ahmadiyya Muslim children’s association walk for charity to help schools in Africa
Mahalia Mayne Reporter – Wimbledon Children from Ahmadiyya Muslim association walk for charity 1 comment Children put on their walking boots to help raise cash to build two schools in […]
Early Medieval Europeans were Migrants
Europe is inhabited by descendants of migrants, who moved around in the first millennium AC. Later people stopped mingling so much. Europe is presently trying to cope with a wave […]
Book Review: The Arab/Muslim Presence in Medieval Central Europe
Manfred W. Wenner International Journal of Middle East Studies Vol. 12, No. 1 (Aug., 1980), pp. 59-79 Published by: Cambridge University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/163627 source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/163627?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
A Strange Drawing Found in Sinai Could Undermine Our Entire Idea of Judaism
Is that a 3,000-year-old picture of god, his penis and his wife depicted by early Jews at Kuntillet Ajrud? More than four decades after its excavation wound down, a small […]
Germany and Immigration The Changing Face of the Country
Many Germans feel foreign in their own country and are afraid that immigration is changing their homeland rapidly. Every fifth person in Germany comes from an immigration background and […]
From phones to hospitals, Austria plans to clamp down on refugees
Reuters International This content was published on April 18, 2018 VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s government is proposing to make it harder for refugees to become citizens, confiscate asylum seekers’ cash […]
Wounded Gaza cyclist to miss Asian Games after amputation
By Reuters – Apr 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian cyclist Alaa Al Daly, 21, who lost his leg by a bullet fired by Israeli troops, talks with his sister while […]
US drops more bombs in Afghanistan than Iraq and Syria for first time in 4 years
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, prepares to receive fuel over Afghanistan from a KC-10 Extender, March […]
USA: Foreign-born recruits, promised fast track to citizenship, stuck in ‘mindless bureaucracy’
NOGA AMI-RAV/STARS AND STRIPES ILLUSTRATION By DIANNA CAHN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 9, 2018 WASHINGTON — Their brains, specialized talents and home country made them sought-after assets for […]
Trump is right about Syria: It’s time to leave
Opinion | Jeffrey D. Sachs AP Photo/Hussein Malla A US soldier in an armored vehicle in Manbij in northern Syria on Wednesday. By Jeffrey D. Sachs April 05, 2018 […]
‘Haifa is essentially segregated’: cracks appear in Israel’s capital of coexistence
For decades, Haifa has been Israel’s model of what a ‘mixed’ Jewish-Arab city could be. But as the country’s 70th anniversary nears, the strain is showing Cities is […]
An open letter to the US Congress: don’t let Trump rip up the Iran deal
It was a major breakthrough, drastically reducing the risk of a nuclear arms race. Abandoning it now will do lasting damage • Signed by parliamentarians from Britain, Germany and France […]
Providing better conditions to Rohingyas top priority for Turkish NGOs
ŞEYMA NAZLI GÜRBÜZ @SeymNazli Cox Bazar A Rohingya woman with her child at the Kutupalong camp, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, March 25. Turkish NGOs operating in Cox Bazar, Bangladesh are […]