Far-right ‘terror’ group in dock in Germany over attack plot
By AFP – Sep 30,2019 – JORDAN TIMES BERLIN/DRESDEN, Germany — The trial of a neo-Nazi “terrorist” cell accused of plotting a violent political uprising in Germany opened on Monday […]
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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.
The refugee chronicles: what Hibbah did next
Adam Dudding 05:00, Sep 28 2019 CHRIS McKEEN/STUFF A couple of years ago, photographer Chris McKeen and I spent a few months following Hibbah Al Hayee, her husband Salman […]
Malaysia: Academics warn of rise of religious extremism
By Mustafa K. Anuar THERE is a troubling trend towards religious extremism in Malaysia, what with brazen acts of intolerance emerging in recent times, said academics. Echoing the concern of […]
Tristan Jones, the sailor – the author – from Alcoholism to being a Muslim
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [wikipedia page] He settled in Phuket, Thailand, converted to Islam, and took the name ‘Ali’. Though he seems not to have informed all his older […]
Interview Richard Thompson at 70: on love, loss and being a Muslim in Trump’s US
Editor’s Note: We give you here the paragraph dealing with Richard Thompson and his being a Muslim. For the full interview please go to source: Source: The Guardian The […]
Yemen: Aden’s changing alliances erupt into four-year conflict’s newest front
Tue 1 Oct 2019 Every soldier in the Yemeni city of Aden is on edge. The main checkpoint on the coastal road has two large holes in […]
The Archives Thomas Cook – The travel agent of a Muslim Caliph
25th September 2019 Asif Basit The 178-year-old travel service provider, Thomas Cook collapsed on 23 September 2019. All of its flights were grounded and travellers were left stranded on […]
Iran has a plan B thanks to China and Russia – and it just might thwart the Trump administration
The US’s withdrawal from the deal and its belligerence on global matters actually provides an incentive for Moscow, Beijing and others to band together with Tehran Source: Independent By Borzou […]
A year on from Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, and Saudi Arabia is lurching towards hysterical chaos
This whole wretched saga is beginning to look less like ‘War in the Middle East’ and more like ‘Carry On Up the Gulf’ Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Saudis are […]
Mohammed bin Salman’s Special Style of Denial
The fact that politics across the globe is now dominated by politicians expertly performing the art of denial should be seen as a sign of the degree of radical […]
Saudi Crown Prince Says Iran War Would Bring Down Global Economy
By Hailey Waller September 30, 2019, Oil to hit ‘unimaginably high numbers’ if countries go to war Denies ordering Khashoggi’s murder, but takes responsibility Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman […]
Jordan’s ‘only’ Early Islamic copper smelting site located south of Dead Sea — scholar
By Saeb Rawashdeh – Sep 29,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The first and only Early Islamic period copper smelting site found in Jordan is located in Wadi Araba, […]
Yemen rebels say 2,000 pro-gov’t forces taken prisoner
By AFP – Sep 29,2019 -JORDAN TIMES SANAA — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Sunday they had killed some 200 pro-government fighters and took 2,000 others prisoner in an August offensive near the southern Saudi region of Najran. On Saturday, the Houthis had said that officers from Saudi Arabia […]
Equatorial Guinea: Swiss to auction 25 supercars seized from son of Equatorial Guinea dictator
Luxury cars seized from vice president Teodorin Obiang Nguema are expected to fetch $18m at Geneva auction Agence France-Presse Sun 29 Sep 2019 A collection of luxury cars […]
LATEST: Destined to prosper – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat
29th September 2019 Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V addresses the concluding session of Jalsa Salana Holland 2019 Nunspeet, the Netherlands, Sunday, 29 September. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V, may Allah be his […]
Jamaat Switzerland’s 37th Jalsa Salana
27th September 2019 Shamim Ahmad Qazi, Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Switzerland Twitter @SwissJalsa The 37th Jalsa Salana Switzerland was held at Noor Mosque Wigoltingen, from 20 to 22 September 2019. The […]
“Make God your friend” – Hazrat Khalifatul Masih addresses ladies at Jalsa Holland 2019
28th September 2019 Nunspeet, the Netherlands, Saturday, 28 September: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V, may Allah be his Helper, graced the ladies’ Jalsa Gah on the second day of Jalsa Salana […]
Yemen’s Houthis say attacked Saudi border frontline, no immediate Saudi confirmation
Sep 28, 2019 By Maher Chmaytelli rs) – Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Saturday it had carried out a major attack near the border with the southern Saudi region […]
LATEST: “Instead of being the cause of today’s problems, religion is the answer” – Huzoor talks to guests at Jalsa Holland 2019
28th September 2019 At 14:33 GMT, Hazrat Amirul Momineen, Khalifatul Masih Vaa arrived in the Jalsa Gah of Holland Jamaat, where external guests had gathered to listened to Huzoor’saa words […]
Secretary of State Pompeo says U.S. wants peaceful resolution with Iran
Sep 25, 2019 NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States wants a peaceful resolution to tensions with Iran but that rests […]
