Trump says U.S. has gotten ‘nothing’ from Pakistan aid
Reuters International This content was published on January 1, 2018 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters before departing the White House for a visit to the Walter […]
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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.
Saudi Arabia: High-speed rail takes minister on first Madinah-Makkah journey
ARAB NEWS |Published — Monday 1 January 2018 RIYADH: Dr. Nabil Al-Amoudi, minister of transport and chairman of Saudi Railway Organization and Saudi Railways Company (SAR), on Sunday took […]
Israel charges Palestinian teenager in viral ‘slap video’
AFP | Published — Monday 1 January 2018 Jerusalem: Israeli authorities have filed charges against a Palestinian woman after a video showing her and her cousin slapping and kicking […]
Fatwa: Should Muslims celebrate New Year?
Mike Ghouse, Contributor Mike Ghouse is committed to build a cohesive America and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. 12/29/2017 A majority of Muslims celebrate New Year’s Eve like a majority of people in every group. However the orthodoxies in most faiths shun the celebrations. They falsely equate […]
There’s more than Alwaleed’s empire at stake
By Bloomberg News – December 30, 2017 In Photo: Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal at London’s High Court Almost two months into it, Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on corruption is […]
Saudi squeeze on Prince Alwaleed has more at stake than money
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Co. of Saudi Arabia, during an Economist magazine conference in Athens in 2014. (Panagio/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) Alaa Shahine , Glen CareyBloomberg Almost two months […]
Likud party calls for de-facto annexation of Israeli settlements
Reuters International This content was published on December 31, 2017 Party supporters demonstrate during a Likud Central Committee meeting in Airport City, Israel December 31, 2017. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (reuters_tickers) […]
Ahmadiyya Youth on Clean-Up Campaign tomorrow
Posted by Indian Newslink Date: December 31, 2017 Supplied Content (Edited) Auckland, December 31, 2017 While many New Zealanders will be enjoying ‘Survivors’ Breakfast’ or going home after a long night out tomorrow, a group of youngsters will take to parks and streets as a part of their annual cleaning […]
UN leader issues ‘red alert’ for unity in 2018
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS: The secretary-general of the United Nations is issuing a “red alert” for more unity in 2018 after what he calls a year of setbacks. Antonio Guterres said Sunday that nationalism and xenophobia are on the rise. He said inequality is growing, climate change is accelerating and […]
Yes, we should all have to pay for drunk tanks whether we drink alcohol or not, and here’s why
We live in a culture which laughs off alcoholism and castigates veganism and ‘clean living’, and we’re all responsible for it Shappi Khorsandi @ShappiKhorsandi I’m in no position to judge […]
Double-talks on the Syrian crisis
Dec 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi Seasoned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that the US must withdraw its remaining soldiers from Syria, estimated to be no more than 2,000 deployed in and around the recently liberated Raqqa region, now that the war against Daesh has ended. Fair enough. Russian President Vladamir Putin has deployed […]
Defining what it means to be religious
Source: Jordan Times By James J. Zogby Ever since we learned that 80 per cent of self-described “born-again” Christians supported Donald Trump’s candidacy for president, there has been a discussion […]
2017 is the year global terror became mainstream. This is what we’re doing to tackle it
The two ends of the ‘extremism spectrum’ – Isis and the far right – are similar and feed off each other. Some would say they even need each other to function, […]
It’s Not Islam That Drives Young Europeans to Jihad, France’s Top Terrorism Expert Explains
Olivier Roy, one of France’s top experts on Islamic terrorism, tells Haaretz how assailants like Salman Abedi in Manchester turn into ‘new radicals’ who crave death Davide Lerner (Ankara) Aug 20, 2017 This article was originally published in May 2017 following a terror attack in Manchester and […]
Preparing for Tomorrow – Raising Pious Children
October 2017 Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba) Address to the Ladies, delivered by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmadaba, the Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and 5th […]
Indonesia to add hundreds of counter-terrorism police to monitor IS
Reuters International This content was published on December 29, 2017 By Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s counter-terrorist police force is to get 600 extra personnel next year to monitor Islamic State networks and head off so-called lone wolf attacks, the chief of police in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country […]
New economic protests in Tehran challenge Iran’s government
By amir vahdat and jon gambrell, associated press TEHRAN, Iran — Dec 30, 2017, AFP/Getty ImagesAn Iranian woman raises her fist amid the smoke of tear gas at the University […]
Saudi-UAE pact’s aggressive policies could break up GCC: Oman source
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shakes hands with Sultan Qaboos in Muscat, Oman, 15 February 2017 (Reuters) Joe Gill Tuesday 19 December 2017 14:03 UTC Oman and other Gulf states […]
Mohammed Bin Salman’s regional failures are leaving Saudi Arabia isolated
Manifestations of disrespect toward the Saudi leadership are being expressed across the region due to its poorly manoeuvred foreign and regional policies Mustafa Salama Friday 29 December 2017 08:44 UTC […]