Arakan Army poses new threat to Rohingya Muslims
by Anadolu Agency ISTANBUL Dec 03, 2024 – DAILY SABAH Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl Rohingya refugees sit on a truck after being relocated from Southern Aceh province to Banda Aceh, […]
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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.
US Muslims must prepare for new Trump term: Imam Omar Suleiman
by Mehmet Çelik ISTANBUL Dec 03, 2024 – DAILY SABAH Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally. Leading U.S. Muslim scholar and activist, Imam Omar Suleiman has warned that the American […]
Colombia is more Arab than the Arab states
November 27, 2024 at 10:08 am Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, speaks as United Nations Security Council visits Bogota, Colombia on February 8, 2024. [Juancho Torres – Anadolu Agency] Colombia’s President […]
Massad Boulos: Lebanese billionaire and Trump in-law who could shape Middle East policy
Father-in-law of Trump’s daughter will be highest level Lebanese-American advisor on Middle East since Ronald Reagan named Philip Habib envoy Massad Boulos (C) meets with speaker of the House Mike […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims appoint new Imam of the Ahmadiyya Mosque in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Last updated: December 2, 2024 2:06 pm Penulis: Dominggus A MampioperEditor: Zely Ariane Imam baru Qasim Choudhary (kiri) dan Imam Sajid Iqbal di luar masjid Uliga. – Jubi/marshallislandjournal.com/Foto: Hilary Hosia […]
THE ROOTS OF KURRAM’S CYCLES OF BLOODSHED
THE ROOTS OF KURRAM’S CYCLES OF BLOODSHED But rather than simply sectarian divides, the reasons for the discord are far more complex. Zia Ur Rehman Published December 1, 2024 Updated about 14 hours ago […]
The covert front: Is Israel engineering violence in the West?
December 1, 2024 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather at Yonge and Dundas during a rally marking the ‘International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People’ in Toronto, Ontario on November 29, 2024. […]
Palestinians decry Israeli decision to withdraw loudspeakers from mosques
December 1, 2024 at 5:41 pm Israeli soldiers close the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city of Hebron, located in the West Bank on October 3, 2024 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency] Palestinians […]
After Lebanon ceasefire, Netanyahu is running out of cards to play
David Hearst 29 November 2024 Bogged down in Gaza, repulsed in Lebanon, Netanyahu has already started to shift Trump’s attention to the need to attack Iran Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
Abrahamic Faiths: Why God, Not Nothing?
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
The chronicles of a wayfarer: Journaling a journey to Mecca and Medina
29th November 2024 Asif Mahmood Basit, London (Every person’s visit to the Haramayn – the Ka‘bah and Masjid al-Nabawi – is a unique experience in its own way. Below are […]
The tomb of Jesus in Kashmir: The Promised Messiah, Rev. Weitbrecht and Christian press
30th November 2024 Ata-ul-Haye Nasir, Ahmadiyya Archive and Research Centre Exactly 126 years ago, on 30 November 1898, the Promised Messiah’sas book Raaz-e-Haqiqat (A Hidden Truth) was published, in which he proclaimed that […]
The ICC’s challenge: Navigating arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders
30th November 2024 Fazal Masood Malik and Farhan Khokhar, Canada By issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant and Hamas leaders, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched itself into […]
World at most dangerous point in 40 years, MI6 chief warns
Vladimir Putin will not stop if he wins war against Ukraine, Richard Moore says Andy Gregory Saturday 30 November 2024 The world is at its most dangerous point for 40 […]
Bushra Bibi led a protest to free Imran Khan – what happened next is a mystery
Farhat Javed BBC News, in Islamabad A charred lorry, empty tear gas shells and posters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan – it was all that remained of a […]
UK Muslim MPs ‘singled out’ for opposing upcoming assisted dying bill vote
Muslim politicians are facing a ‘dangerous’ double standard for their religious beliefs over opposition to the controversial assisted dying bill. Salma Ouaguira 28 November, 2024 ShareFlipboardRedditWhatsAppXFacebook Labour Justice Secretary Shabana […]
Hate pushing UK Muslims away but government yet to ‘accept Islamophobia exists’: Rights lawyer
Hate pushing UK Muslims away but government yet to ‘accept Islamophobia exists’: Rights lawyer ‘We still have antisemitism in our society, but Muslims, to a large extent, have replaced Jews […]
President Erdoğan calls for lasting policies on migration
by Daily Sabah with AA ISTANBUL Nov 29, 2024 – Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl A ‘cayuco’ boat from Senegal with 136 migrants onboard including 40 women and 17 young children […]
Why global Rohingya conference is urgently needed
Ameri Dr. Azeem Ibrahim November 29, 2024 The Rohingya crisis is one of the most harrowing humanitarian tragedies of our time. Yet, as global attention has shifted elsewhere, the plight […]
Francesca Albanese: ‘International law is on a knife’s edge’ over Gaza inaction
Francesca Albanese: ‘International law is on a knife’s edge’ over Gaza inaction By Sondos Asem 20 November 2024 The outspoken Italian human rights lawyer accuses British politicians of genocide denial and […]