‘Jordan cannot tolerate sectarian militias across north border’
By Ahmed Bani Mustafa – Aug 13,2017 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The security of Jordan’s borders with Syria is not only a Jordanian concern, but there are other […]
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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.
Lion rescued from Syrian zoo gives birth hours after arriving in Jordan reserve
ASSOCIATED PRESS SOUF, Jordan A lion cub was born just hours after its mother Dana was released into a wildlife reserve in Jordan after being rescued from a defunct […]
Surviving America’s political meltdown
Aug 12,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – The US is in the midst of a political meltdown, unable to manage a domestic economic agenda or a coherent foreign policy. The White House is in turmoil; Congress is paralysed; and the world is looking on in astonishment and dread. If we are […]
Enjoy August – conspiracy theorists think it will be your last month on Earth
by Greg Evans in news If you believe in conspiracy theories, don’t plan anything for September. Or the rest of the year for that matter. Why? Because the world will no longer be here – according to conspiracy theorists. Yes, you read that correctly. They say the world […]
UK: We need to dispel the dangerous myth that it’s only Asian men who sexually assault young women
Yes Pakistani men are disproportionately involved in grooming gangs, and no, that is not a racist statement. Neither is it racist to say that when it comes to wider child abuse nearly 90 per cent of those convicted and on the sex offenders register are white men Naz Shah Just this […]
Ibn Sirin: Islamic Dream Interpretation: Seeing ‘river’ in your dream
A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and Human Rights Launched https://t.co/AHTev2hfQo via @wordpressdotcom — TheMuslimTimes (@TheMuslimTimes2) July 17, 2017 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Suggested Reading by the Muslim Times: […]
Muslim woman wearing burkini kicked out of pool in France, told to pay cleaning fees
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL A Muslim woman wearing a burkini who went to a community pool in Marseille, France was told to leave the pool and pay fees to clean the […]
Charlottesville: violence before far-right rally prompts state of emergency
Hundreds gather ahead of planned ‘Unite the Right’ rally at Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, as Trump condemns violence via Twitter Virginia’s governor declared a state of emergency amid violence in […]
Divided Muslim family yearns to reunite, 70 years after India, Pakistan split
Reuters International AUGUST 12, 2017 Rehana Khursheed Hashmi, 75, migrated from India with her family in 1960 and whose relatives, live in India, speaks with her grandson Zain Hashmi, 19 while looking family photo album at her residence in Karachi, Pakistan August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (reuters_tickers) By […]
Why change is good for Pakistan
Aug 10,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Maha Shah Pakistan celebrates its 70th independence day on August 14 following a judicial verdict that ousted its democratic leader. How will the change shape the future of the country? Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was sworn in as the prime minister of Pakistan on August 1 […]
Jordan 9th safest country worldwide, 2nd among Arab states
Pundits laud achievement, urge anti-poverty, joblessness fight By Mohammad Ghazal – Aug 12,2017 – Jordan has a long track record as a safe a country, a fact highlighted by […]
General ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis is the only one who can stop North Korea and US tensions from getting out of hand
The grown-ups in the US administration may think it wise to keep Donald Trump as far away from negotiations as possible Kim Sengupta 51 comments Donald Trump’s talk of annihilating North Korea with “fire and fury likes of which the world has never seen” – a threat delivered from his […]
A view from Saudi Arabia: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia between two crises
Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Published — Saturday 12 August 2017 Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd, may he rest in peace, could have done what Qatar’s then-Crown Prince Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa did following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. Back then, during a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting in Doha, Sheikh Hamad tried to […]
Great memories: The old neighborhoods of Makkah
SAUDI ARABIA TARIQ AL-THQAFI | Published — Saturday 12 August 2017 A Saudi security officer sprays water over pilgrims to beat the heat in Makkah. (AP file photo) MAKKAH: Residents […]
Slain Palestinians’ relatives to perform Hajj as king’s guests
SAUDI ARABIA RODOLFO C. ESTIMO JR. | Published — Saturday 12 August 2017 Hundreds ofworshipperslisten toa Fridaysermon atthe GrandMosque inMakkah.(SPA) RIYADH: Preparations are complete for the arrival of 1,000 relatives of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces to perform this year’s Hajj as guests of King Salman. Abdullah Al-Madalj, secretary-general of […]
Women Dealing with Health during the Ottoman Reign
by: Nil Sari In the history of Islamic civilization, many hospitals were founded by women, either as wives, daughters or mothers of sultans. All health personnel were male at these […]
Statue of Chinese god stokes tension in Muslim-majority Indonesia
Reuters International AUGUST 11, 2017 A crane is used to cover the statue of Guan Yu, a Chinese deity, with a cloth in Tuban, west of Indonesia’s second-biggest […]
Wife of ousted Pakistani PM to seek his parliament seat
Reuters International AUGUST 11, 2017 By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – The wife of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will contest a special election for the […]
Switzerland: TREASURE TROVE: Bronze Age tombs unearthed during car park construction
AUGUST 11, 2017 3:22 PMAUG 11, 2017 – 15:22 The burial site has unearthed yet more treasures (SBMA – ARIA SA) Workers digging the foundations for a new car park have unearthed the burial site of a Bronze Age warrior, revealing a rich source of artefacts including a sword, jewellery […]
Secret Russian-Kurdish-Syrian military cooperation is happening in Syria’s eastern desert
In the first of a series from Syria, Robert Fisk says that new connections, however tenuous, demonstrate that all sides are determined to avoid military confrontation between Moscow and Washington Robert Fisk Resafeh, eastern Syria @indyvoices Monday 24 July 2017 After a sweeping Syrian military advance to the edge of […]