‘Hayy ibn Yaqdhan’ and the European Enlightenment
İBRAHIM KALIN @ikalin1 PublishedMarch 9, 2018 A Muslim man looks out from a mosque. Ibn Tufayl (1116 to 1185), one of the luminaries of Andalusian Islam, is best known for […]
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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.
Private Turkish jet carrying bride and friends from bachelorette party in Dubai crashes in Iran
DAILY SABAH WITH WIRES ISTANBUL A private plane carrying the daughter of the owner of one of Turkey’s leading companies and 10 others onboard traveling to Istanbul from a […]
Wedding celebration bullet kills guest in Saudi Arabia
ARAB NEWS | Published — Sunday 11 March 2018 Wedding celebratory fire kills guest. (Shutterstock) DUBAI: A guest was killed at a Saudi wedding after a bullet fire in celebration […]
Man blows up house after trying to kill cockroaches
ARAB NEWS | Published — Sunday 11 March 2018 A man blew up his home after trying to kill a group of cockroaches. (Shutterstock DUBAI: A man blew up […]
Divorced Saudi mothers win new rights to child custody
RUBA OBAID | Published — Sunday 11 March 2018 JEDDAH: Divorced women are no longer required to file a lawsuit to gain custody of their children, provided there are no disputes between the parents. Mothers may now simply submit a request to the relevant court, without the need for […]
America shuts the schoolhouse door on refugees
Mar 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – GORDON BROWN LONDON — No international institution has done as much for children’s schooling on the ground for as long as the United Nations […]
A new order for the Indo-Pacific
Mar 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Brahma Chellaney SYDNEY — Security dynamics are changing rapidly in the Indo-Pacific. The region is home not only to the world’s fastest-growing economies, but […]
Jordan, Saudi Arabia in talks over $500b NEOM project
By Mohammad Ghazal – Mar 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Discussions are under way between Jordan and Saudi Arabia to identify projects that will be implemented in Aqaba, […]
Debt lands hundreds in jail as Gaza economy tanks
By AFP – Mar 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians, who are unable to pay off their debts, sit in a cell in a Hamas jail in Gaza City on February 20 (AFP photo) GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — Sameh Al Madhoun’s eyes fill with tears as he recalls his fall […]
Will Malaysia’s Islamisation change course?
Mar 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Chin-Huat Wong PENANG — Malaysia is just a few months or even weeks away from its most contentious election in decades. Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s […]
Erdoğan slams bigoted clerics degrading women
DAILY SABAH ANKARA First Lady and President Erdoğan poses with women on the sidelines of the event held at the Presidential Complex. ‘Islam is updated over time, you can’t […]
Is it time the US apologised for invading Iraq?
Fifteen years since the invasion of Iraq, we ask retired US Brig Gen Mark Kimmitt about war crimes and the war’s legacy. 09 Mar 2018 Fifteen years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the consequences of the subsequent war continue to be debated. According to the UN refugee agency, more […]
Queen Elizabeth hosts the Aga Khan at Windsor Castle
Jamie Samhan Deputy Editor Last night, Her Majesty The Queen welcomed the Aga Khan, Princess Salwa Aga Khan and Princess Zahra Aga Khan to Windsor Castle. The Queen, Prince Charles, the […]
Israel passes law to strip residency of Jerusalem’s Palestinians
Palestinians slam new ‘breach of loyalty’ legislation as ‘extremely racist’ and a violation of international law. 7 Mar 2018 Israel’s Interior Minister Aryeh Deri will now have the power to […]
World leaders always decide to let bygones be bygones when rich visitors are in town
May’s fear that the UK is going to go down the plughole if we really do leave the EU was bound to plunge her into the most unsavoury shopping expeditions […]
Baitul Futuh: A New Beginning (Foundation Stone Laying)
Baitul Futuh: A New Beginning (Foundation Stone Laying) On the 4th March 2018, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad (May Allah be his helper) laid the foundation stone for the new […]
View from Turkey: The Pentagon’s latest gamble with regional terrorism
MELIH ALTINOK @melihaltinok Earlier this week, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara announced that it would be closed to the public for two days. The mission gave a security threat as justification for the closure. Ankara said that it had heightened security measures, announcing that four Daesh militants had been […]
India’s top court upholds marriage in alleged case of “Love Jihad”
Reuters International This content was published on March 8, 2018 1:52 PMMar 8, 2018 – 13:52 NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court on Thursday permitted a Hindu woman who converted to Islam to live with her Muslim husband, a man federal investigators accused of being a recruiter for […]
Shake-up: New management appointed to run Geneva mosque
This content was published on March 8, 2018 A view inside the Geneva mosque in Petit-Saconnex (Keystone) Switzerland’s largest mosque, which has been embroiled in various controversies, has a new […]
Saudi Crown Prince commits to interfaith tolerance, says Anglican church
Reuters International This content was published on March 8, 2018 Britain’s Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby accompanies The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman for a private […]