Jordan sees UNESCO Jerusalem decision as ‘big gain’
Momani says resolution crowns Amman’s efforts to preserve holy city By JT – Jul 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Tuesday’s UNESCO decision on the old town of Jerusalem has been […]
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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.
Qatar slams ‘unrealistic’ demands as deadline looms
Riyadh, Cairo, Abu Dhabi and Manama cut diplomatic links with Qatar month ago By AFP – Jul 04,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al Thani holds a joint press conference with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (not seen) following their meeting […]
Denied U.S. visas, all-girl Afghan robotics team to watch their creation compete via Skype
Reuters International JULY 4, 2017 Members of Afghan robotics girls team which was denied entry into the United States for a competition, work on their robots in Herat […]
U.S. Image Suffers as Publics Around World Question Trump’s Leadership
America still wins praise for its people, culture and civil liberties BY RICHARD WIKE, BRUCE STOKES, JACOB POUSHTER AND JANELL FETTEROLF Although he has only been in office a few months, Donald Trump’s presidency has had a major impact on how the world sees the United States. Trump and many […]
Intermarriage in the U.S. 50 Years After Loving v. Virginia
One-in-six newlyweds are married to someone of a different race or ethnicity BY GRETCHEN LIVINGSTON AND ANNA BROWN (Beowulf Sheehan/iStock) Terminology In 2015, 17% of all U.S. newlyweds had a spouse of a different race or ethnicity, marking more than a fivefold increase since 1967, when 3% of newlyweds were […]
Donald Trump is kicking off his second foreign tour as President today – he better prepare himself for the reception
Global research last week found that three quarters of the world has little or no confidence in Donald Trump and his policies. So it’s no surprise that he’s chosen to start his trip in Poland Andrew Hammond @IndyVoices 2 hours ago 0 comments Donald Trump begins his second foreign foray as […]
The destruction of the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul is another example of the ‘culturecide’ we’ve become so used to
While lives are lost every day, it is destruction of cities and monuments that drives home the vicious nature of conflict throughout history Robert Fisk @indyvoices The al-Nuri mosque was blown up by Isis last week AP Over the years, I’ve almost lost count of the priceless treasures of art […]
Qatar news LIVE: Latest updates on crisis – Doha rejects Gulf demands as deadline looms
QATAR has just hours left to give in to a list demands from Gulf Arab states or face further sanctions and isolation from its neighbours. Here is the latest news and live updates. By ALICE FOSTER PUBLISHED: 13:50, Tue, Jul 4, 2017 | UPDATED: 13:59, Tue, Jul 4, 2017 4 […]
The tabloids published my teenage tweets and implied I’m a fanatical Muslim – so let me set the record straight
When I wrote these tweets, I was 16 years old and still working out who I was. They were happy to publish them, but failed to mention all the positive […]
Syrians living under Isis accepted the jurisdiction of Islamist courts – does that make them collaborators?
Exclusive: Documents recovered from a ‘Sharia’ court in the town of Deir Hafar show even minor disputes were brought before religious judges Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent Almost exactly four years ago, a Syrian called Abu al-Zein, from the village of Katbiya in Aleppo province, appeared before the ‘General Court of the Revolutionary […]
Children as young as nine branded terrorists in wake of attacks, NSPCC said
Harriet Whitehead Reporter Around 300 people attended Witton Park, Blackburn to run/walk 3 miles in memory of the Manchester attack. PICTURE: Shafiq Khan. 0 comments CHILDREN as young as nine have been branded terrorists following recent attacks, according to research by Childline. The charity has been holding hundreds of counselling sessions […]
Gunmen attack mosque in France, injuring eight
By Ray Downs | Updated July 3, 2017 French olice officers react after a shooting in which two police officer were killed along with their attacker and another police officer was injured in a terror attack on the Champs Elysees in Paris April 20. On July 2, gunmen reportedly opened […]
Let’s call a spade a spade
In his August 11, 1947 speech while laying down the fundaments of Pakistan’s ideological moorings, our founding father Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah clearly warned us of some of the most lethal evils, if not nipped in the bud, would cause us irretrievable damage — sooner than later. How true when […]
Terror attacks receive five times more media coverage if perpetrator is Muslim, study finds
Source: Independent Muslims carried out just 12.4 per cent of attacks in the US but received 41.4 per cent of news coverage By Ben Kentish @BenKentish 268 comments Terror attacks […]
Amid tension over immigration and police shootings, 4th of July brings mixed feelings for minorities
ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Protesters holds signs as they demand that a white former police officer be tried a third time in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black motorist, June 28, 2017. (AP Photo) As many in the United States celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, some minorities have […]
Bosnia to bid farewell to 70 more identified victims of Srebrenica genocide
ANADOLU AGENCY BELGRADE AP Photo As many as 70 more identified victims of the Srebrenica genocide will be buried on July 11 to mark the 22nd anniversary of Europe’s worst […]
85,000 people apply for just 30 banking jobs in Italy
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL People line up at a cash machine of a Veneto Banca branch in Milan, Italy, Monday, June 26, 2017. (AP Photo) Italians are facing one of the most intense scramble in a decade to get a job this summer, as evident by the record number of people […]
The real other in Europe isn’t Erdoğan, it’s Islam
FAHRETTIN ALTUN (a view from Turkey) People take part in ‘The Not With Us’ rally against the increasing Islamophobic and extremist attacks across the European continent, Cologne, Germany, June 17. Upon seeing that Turkey was at peace with Islam and intent on repairing the state’s relationship with […]
Defiant Kashmiri militant denounces U.S. terrorist designation
Reuters International JUL 1, 2017 – 12:51 Syed Salahuddin (L), Supreme Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, is showered with flower petals as he arrives to speak at a news conference in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan July 1, 2017. REUTERS/M. Saif-ul-Islam (reuters_tickers) By Abu Arqam Naqash MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Kashmiri militant commander […]
MIGRANT CHALLENGES: Switzerland prepares for a wave of migration
By Luigi Jorio JUL 3, 2017 – 10:39 In the first six months of this year, 85,000 refugees from North Africa arrived in Italy.(Keystone) Switzerland is strengthening the police […]