Book Review: Cairo of yesteryear can still be found
BY ISMAILIMAIL POSTED ON APRIL 7, 2017 Source: Arab News by Lisa Kaaki For many years, “Cairo City of Sand,” an enlightened stroll across the illusive layers of Cairo, exquisitely […]
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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.
Multi-million dollar gift by the Aga Khan: North America’s largest Islamic-inspired garden in Alberta, Canada
BY ISMAILIMAIL POSTED ON APRIL 8, 2017 Source: Edmonton Journal by Juris Graney Aga Khan drops multi-million dollar gift on University of Alberta North America’s largest — and possibly the […]
WHAT TO DO IF A NUCLEAR DISASTER IS IMMINENT!
This guide is for families preparing for imminent terrorist or strategic nuclear attacks with expected blast destruction followed by widespread radioactive fallout downwind. (If attack NOT imminent, then first go […]
Ron Paul: Syrian Gas Attack Was False Flag
April 5, 2017 Ron Paul has accused the British and US governments of staging a false flag chemical attack in Syria in an attempt to topple President Bashar al-Assad. In an interview with defense policy advisor Daniel McAdams, the former Congressman says the alleged chemical attack that killed dozens of […]
Over 8,000 polygamy applications given green light since 2010: Malaysia
Over (only) 8,000 polygamy applications given green light since 2010: Malaysia Published 7:05 AM, MARCH 20, 2017 KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s Shariah courts have allowed 8,808 cases of Muslim husbands who […]
MISSILE STRIKE: Swiss warn against military escalation in Syria
APR 7, 2017 – US President Donald Trump announcing the missile strike on Thursday (Keystone) Switzerland has urged the international community to tackle the escalating Syrian crisis through diplomatic means rather than military confrontation. The statement follows United States missile strikes on a Syrian airfield suspected of launching an earlier […]
Baby girl born mid-air on Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL A French woman successfully gave birth mid-flight with the help of the cabin crew on a Turkish Airlines flight on Friday as the aircraft was on its […]
Turkish baths, a source of healing
ARDA SAYINER@ardasayiner ISTANBUL Çemberlitaş Bath From the conquest of Constantinople on, the Ottoman Empire built thousands of public baths in every corner of the city as well as in Anatolian […]
Ankara says Greek Cyprus hydrocarbon bid ‘unacceptable’
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL The deal Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum signed with Greek Cyprus was construed as the unilateral utilization of the island’s resources by Turkey, hence not acceptable. (Reuters […]
Donald Trump feels he had no choice but to launch air strikes on Syria – but the balance of power on the ground has not changed
Source: Independent President Donald Trump had little option but to order a missile strike against a Syrian airbase after holding Syria responsible for that poison gas attack on Khan Sheikhoun that killed 80 civilians. He had criticised President Obama for being weak, slow and indecisive when facing similar challenges, so he […]
Could World War 3 really happen? The risks, the players and the weapons that could bring on the Apocalypse
Source: The Sun By Neal Baker, Tom Gillespie and Mark Hodge PRESIDENT Trump’s missile attack on the Syrian regime has caused a spike in tension between the United States and […]
The US air strikes say more about the Vladimir Putin-Donald Trump relationship than the Middle East
The pictures out of the town of Khan Sheikhun are terrifying, but Trump and his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have the thorny problem of working out how to deal with Russia […]
US air strikes in Syria: Russia suspends agreement preventing direct conflict with American forces
Russian Foreign Ministry says Moscow is suspending memorandum with US that prevented incidents and ensured flight safety in Syria in response to Trump-ordered air strikes May Bulman @maybulman Russia has said it is suspending a deal with the US to prevent mid-air collisions over Syria in response to US air strikes […]
Kurds ‘re-energise’ independence referendum plan for post-jihadist Iraq
Reuters International APR 6, 2017 FILE PHOTO: Kurdish Peshmerga forces celebrate Newroz Day, a festival marking spring and the new year, in Kirkuk March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed/File Photo (reuters_tickers) […]
Mosul humanitarian crisis deepens as displacement peaks
By AFP – Apr 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqis, who have fled the city of Mosul due to the ongoing fighting between government forces and Daesh, wait to receive […]
How many more dead before peace?
Apr 06,2017 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The chemical attack on a small town in the province of Idlib, in northern Syria, one of the last strongholds of rebels fighting the […]
Russia, Syria hit back as pressure builds over ‘chemical attack’
At least 86 people killed early Tuesday in rebel-held Khan Sheikhun By AFP – Apr 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A picture taken on Thursday shows 40-year-old Hassan Youssef, a victim of Tuesday’s suspected toxic gas attack in Khan Sheikhun, receiving medical care in a hospital in the nearby northwestern […]
Trump’s pride has been hurt at home, so he’s looking to bolster it with a win in Syria
Source: Independent There’s nothing like a nice little war to rally a country around you. Just ask George W Bush, who romped to a second term after a couple of […]
Assad has forced his secret police into the army to fight for Syria – and it will bring him closer to Trump
Source: Independent UK The very embodiment of the regime is now on the front line. This is Washington’s path to Assad Robert Fisk @indyvoices Isis is on the retreat in […]
The changing global religious landscape
April 06, 2017 The changing global religious landscape Muslims are projected to be the world’s fastest-growing major religious group in the decades ahead. By 2035, the number of babies born to Muslims is expected to modestly exceed births to Christians. Christians remain the world’s largest religious group, but they are […]