Far-right party’s ‘threatening’ victory worries Turks in Austria
by Agencies ISTANBUL Oct 01, 2024 – daily sabah Herbert Kickl, (C), leader of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), is celebrated by supporters as he arrives at the party’s […]
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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.
Erdoğan sounds alarm on World War III
by Ihsan Aktaş Oct 05, 2024 – DAILY SABAH President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan walks during a ceremony in the capital Ankara, Türkiye, Oct. 1, 2024. (AA Photo) The Turkish president […]
Frankly Speaking: Fareed Zakaria on Israel, Gaza and the region post-Oct. 7
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Videos: Does the Cosmos Have a Purpose?
Epigraph: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with the perfect truth and […]
More German pilgrims visiting Saudi Arabia, ambassador says
Michael Kindsgrab told Arab News that Hajj and Umrah were two of the many areas in which Germany and Saudi Arabia were cooperating. (AN Photo/Huda Bashatah) Updated 41 sec ago […]
How Israel and the West lost their moral compass
Ross Anderson October 03, 2024 Many thousands of words have been written about the killing of Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut last week and I am not about to add to […]
Blame the Biden administration for mayhem in Lebanon
Daoud Kuttab October 04, 2024 As the Middle East spirals out of control with a runaway train called Netanyahu acting without guardrails, the question that needs to be asked is […]
Internal emails show officials warned Biden administration about possible Israeli war crimes in Gaza: Report
Reuters obtained several sets of emails showing senior officials raising concerns about Israel’s conduct in war A Palestinian man reacts while holding the body of a relative killed in Israeli bombardment during a funeral in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on 31 October 2023 (Mahmud Hams/AFP) By MEE staff […]
Warfare, technology, ethics and collateral damage
3rd October 2024 alhakam.org Fazal Masood Malik and Farhan Khokhar, Canada In modern warfare, few events expose their ethical complexities as dramatically as the recent Israeli operation against Hezbollah, where explosives were concealed in ordinary pagers, leading to numerous casualties (Israel planted explosives in Hezbollah’s Taiwan-made pagers, say sources, September 20, http://www.reuters.com). […]
Jordanian FM: Arab world willing to guarantee Israel’s security if Palestinian state established
By Jacob Magid 30 September 2024 Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi addresses reporters in New York at the United Nations on September 27, 2024. (Screen capture/X) In a recent press conference on […]
Islam and liberation psychology: A pillar of psychological struggle in occupied Palestine
September 27, 2024 A Palestinian activist holding a national flag stands by as an Israeli army bulldozer moves during an ongoing raid on the Tulkarm camp for Palestinian refugees in […]
Dutch far right leaders seeks to legitimise Israel genocide with anti-Islamism
October 3, 2024 Leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders speaks to press in The Hague, Netherlands on November 29, 2023 [Farouk Batiche/Anadolu Agency] Dutch far-right leader, Geert […]
Israel’s deceptive war strategies resurface amid Biden’s support
Oct 02,2024 – JORDAN TIMES In mid-1982, Israel launched a limited military operation in Lebanon, calling it “Peace for Galilee”. Defence Minister Ariel Sharon sold a military contingency plan dubbed “Little Pines” to Prime Minister Menachem Begin. This involved deploying troops to the depth of 40 kilometres to clear the […]
Words kill – Why Israel gets away with murder in Gaza and Lebanon
Oct 01,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud The official Israeli army version of why it has targeted civilian areas during the intense and deadly bombardment of September 20 in […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Delivers Inspiring Address at 45th Lajna Imaillah UK Ijtema
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Delivers Inspiring Address at 45th Lajna Imaillah UK Ijtema October 1, 2024 Press Releases Women play pivotal and foundational role in society – Head of Ahmadiyya […]
Free will vs. Divine decree in Islam: A brief exploration
2nd October 2024 alhakam.org Sheharyar Bajwa, Student Jamia Ahmadiyya UK Throughout the centuries, a vast and intricate body of texts has explored the various perspectives on free will, determinism, and Divine decree, both within Islamic scholarship and beyond. This article does not aim to delve into these complex discussions and […]
After a fortnight of military triumph, what is Israel’s endgame?
Analysis Emma Graham-Harrison Hawks argue Tehran’s missile assault gives legitimacy to a direct attack on Iran – but would ‘wars and wars and wars’ guarantee greater security?Wed 2 Oct 2024 […]
Iran and Israel closer than ever to full-fledged war
Dr. Majid Rafizadeh October 02, 2024 Tensions between Iran and Israel have escalated to a dangerous and unprecedented level. The rivalry between these two nations has long been intense, but […]
‘I pleaded guilty to journalism,’ Wikileaks’ Assange
WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, his wife Stella Assange and Wikileaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson attend a hearing on Julian Assange’s detention and conviction, in Strasbourg, France, October 1, 2024. (REUTERS) AFP […]
Limitations of Science and Understanding Guided Evolution
Epigraph “Do not the disbelievers realize that the heavens and the earth were a solid mass, then We split them asunder, and We made from water every living thing? Will […]