Tougher fighting, more suicide attacks as Daesh hits back in Mosul
Bodies of 50 people shot by Daesh had been recovered from street in Al Zinjili By AFP – Jul 03,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi civilians flee the Old City […]
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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 responds to demands after deadline extended
By AFP – Jul 03,2017 – KUWAIT CITY — Qatar on Monday responded to a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies after they agreed to give […]
Europe’s BackyardTensions Rising in Balkans as Hopes for EU Future Fade
Fourteen years after being told they had a future in the European Union, countries in the Western Balkans are losing hope. Meanwhile, Turkish and Russian influence in the region is on the rise. So too is the nationalist rhetoric of old. By Walter Mayr and Jan Puhl Photos Armin Smailovic […]
God Does Not Disclose His Wonders to Those Who Do Not Believe in His Powers
| March 2017 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad – The Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as) The Promised Messiahas & Imam Mahdi (Guided One) Founder of THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas When you stand up in prayer, you should know it for certain that your God has the power […]
No regional peace without Pakistan, US senator McCain says during visit
By Kamran Yousaf Published: July 3, 2017 ISLAMABAD: Former presidential candidate and veteran congressman Senator John McCain on Sunday made it clear that there was no change in the United States policy on the longstanding Kashmir dispute, stressing the need for an end to the current unrest in disputed Himalayan […]
Obama urges end to division in childhood home Indonesia
Reuters International JUL 1, 2017 – 11:42 Former U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo are seen during their meeting at the Botanical Garden near the presidential […]
Saudi Arabia, allies give Qatar two more days to accept demands
Reuters International JUL 3, 2017 – Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani attends a news conference in Rome, Italy, July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (reuters_tickers) By Noah Browning and Tom Finn DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) – Four Arab states which accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism agreed to extend until […]
Exclusive – Indonesia’s reputation as a model of moderate Islam intact: president
Reuters International JUL 3, 2017 – Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo gestures during an interview with Reuters in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta (reuters_tickers) By John Chalmers and Eveline Danubrata JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president said on Monday his country remains a model of moderate Islam, countering critics who […]
PEDAL PUSHERS: Turning the wheels of integration
By Susan Misicka, Zollikofen JUL 3, 2017 – 11:00 Learning to ride a bike in a fun and safe environment in Bern, Switzerland(Susan Misicka / swissinfo.ch) As easy as […]
The US seems keener to strike at Syria’s Assad than it does to destroy Isis
It is instructive that the West now expresses more outrage at the use of gas – it blames the Assad regime for this, of course – than at the continued cruelty of Isis Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices Tuesday 20 June 2017 The extraordinary destruction of a Syrian […]
By demanding the end of Al Jazeera, Saudi Arabia is trying to turn Qatar into a vassal state
If Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman can rush into a hopeless war with the Houthis of Yemen, why shouldn’t he threaten the body politic of Qatar? Robert Fisk @indyvoices So serious has the Saudi-Qatar crisis now become that the Qatari Foreign Minister is reportedly planning an emergency trip to Washington […]
Here’s What It’s Like To Convert To Islam In The Age Of Trump
Four Muslim Converts tell their story. Posted on June 18, 2017 Rhonda Elnaggar BuzzFeed Staff More One in five Muslim Americans were actually raised in another religion before deciding to convert to Islam, or didn’t practice any faith at all, according to the Pew Research. Tareq Saifur Rahman / Via […]
Stumbling to the Starting LineBrexit Talks Set to Begin amid Chaos in London
Britain’s crippled Prime Minister Theresa May is stumbling into Brexit negotiations, which are set to finally begin next week. She is doing all she can to cling to power, but […]
Taking Back Raqqa: Kurds Seek to Expand Reach in Northern Syria
The offensive to take Raqqa back from Islamic State has begun. Kurdish fighters are leading the charge in the hopes of eliminating the Islamist scourge — but they are also hoping to expand their power in northern Syria. By Christoph Reuter Photos ALICE MARTINS / DER SPIEGEL June 14, 2017 […]
Calf head found in Qadian, probe starts
TOI Amritsar Mon,19 Jun 2017 Summary: AMRITSAR: Tension gripped Gurdaspur district’s Qadian town, which is the hub of Ahmadiyya Muslim community in India, after the severed head of a calf was found in the area. “We are not sure whether it is the head of cow or calf, we are […]
Algeria: Wave of arrests and prosecutions of hundreds of Ahmadis
19 June 2017, Algeria must halt its clampdown against members of the minority Ahmadiyya religious movement, said Amnesty International today, ahead of the appeal hearing on 21 June of six Ahmadis sentenced to up to four years in prison for charges relating to the exercise of their religion. At […]
Laylatul Qadr
By Adam Walker, UK بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـَنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّى مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ [97:1] In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. [97:2] Surely, […]
What is Germany’s plan to relocate from İncirlik to Jordan?
BERIL DEDEOĞLU Berlin’s withdrawal from Turkey’s İncirlik Air Base to Jordan seems not to benefit the fight against the Daesh terrorist group Germany has announced that it will withdraw […]
Imam defends Cockburn mosque plans (Western Australia)
June 20th, 2017, Written by Bryce Luff Cockburn Gazette NEWS Imam Kamran Tahir. A LOCAL Islamic leader says he will “give up everything that I practise” if even one connection […]
‘What we did not know or chose to ignore about the 67 war’
Jun 20,2017 -JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby In June 1967 I was in the midst of my final weeks in college when the war broke out. At the time, I knew little about the Middle East, since I was more engaged in the anti-war and civil rights movements. And […]