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.
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)THE HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SA) 19th July 2024 After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) said that he would continue mentioning the Expedition of Banu Mustaliq. Reconciling Varying Accounts of the Expedition of Banu Mustaliq His Holiness (aba) said that […]
Click this link. INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE Peace Palace, Carnegieplein 2, 2517 KJ The Hague, NetherlandsTel.: +31 (0)70 302 2323 Fax: +31 (0)70 364 9928 Website X YouTube LinkedInPress ReleaseUnofficial No. 2024/5719 July 2024 Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel inthe Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East […]
Bella Hadid Company says it is ‘revising’ work for shoe designed for 1972 Munich Olympics, where 11 Israelis were killed by Palestinian terrorists Tom AmbroseFri 19 Jul 2024 Adidas has pulled images of the model Bella Hadid from adverts promoting a sports shoe first launched to coincide with the 1972 […]
July 19, 2024 Articles, Commentary, Editorials By Ramzy Baroud The Israeli war of ‘extermination’ in Gaza, per the words of International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan, has made the cause of Palestinian freedom a global one. Much has been written about the political earthquakes in Britain and France, the first resulting in the crushing […]
By Raffi Berg, BBC News, London The UN’s top court has said Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is against international law, in a landmark opinion. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said […]
Epigraph لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ ۖ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ There is nothing whatever like unto Him; and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. (Al Quran 42:11) The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments The […]
17th July 2024 Add Comment 4 Min Read ©Shutterstock Sarmad Naveed, Canada When you think New Years, you usually think of celebrations. It could be watching the ball drop in New York City on January 1st, lighting firecrackers and the Lantern Festival for Chinese New Year, festive meals for Rosh […]
Israeli police scuffle with ultra-Orthodox Jews as they block a main road in Jerusalem during an October 2017 protest against Israeli army conscription. AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File Diterbitkan: Maret 15, 2024 Penulis Just when you think nothing can surprise you anymore in Israeli politics, someone always comes along with a new […]
2024 ELECTION The independent presidential candidate made the remark in a social media post, later saying that he was referring to “possible Saudi involvement” in the 2001 terror attacks. Presidential […]
Source: The Guardian Zarah Sultana International law is clear: we have an obligation to prevent genocide. That is why I have tabled an amendment to the king’s speech Wed 17 […]
l-Gaza war Two-fifths of infantry graduate officer cadets now come from section of Israeli society aligned with far-right parties and settler movement Peter Beaumont and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem Thu 18 Jul 2024 Israel’s army, for much of its seven decades the country’s pre-eminent secular institution, is increasingly coming under the sway of […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov chairs a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York City on July 17, 2024. (REUTERS) Updated 40 sec ago EPHREM KOSSAIFY July 18, 2024 NEW YORK CITY: Speaking on behalf of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday, his chef de cabinet, Courtenay Rattray, […]
Tuesday, 16 July 2024 6:17 AM Iranians attend the “Tasu’a” (ninth day) mourning rituals to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam, in the city of Zanjan, on July 15, 2024. (Photo by Tasnim news agency) Millions of Muslims worldwide have commemorated Ashura, a remembrance of the martyrdom […]
Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, is observed every year to commemorate the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hazrat Imam Hussain Muharram 2024 Sudeep Singh Rawat New Delhi 4 min read Last Updated : Jul 16 2024 | Muharram is the first month of Islamic calendar and is considered one of the four […]
ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi Jul 17, 2024 Muharram 2024/1446 AH: Know the Islamic history and significance behind why Muslim Sunnis fast and Shias observe faaka on Ashura i.e. the 10th day of Muharram This year, Muslims across United Kingdom, Canada, USA and those in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, […]
OSAMA AL-SHARIF July 16, 2024 When the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan announced in May that he was submitting an application for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on multiple charges of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity […]
Gettin Jiggy wit Jihad: Does Holy War Have an Esoteric Meaning? (7 min. read) The Spiritual Significance of Struggle (Jihad) in Ismaili Islam KHAYAL ʿALY AND ISMAILI GNOSIS JUL 16 2024 Does jihad, usually understood as Islamic “holy war”, have an esoteric or spiritual meaning? According to Nasir al-Din Tusi, arguably the most accomplished Muslim […]
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, […]
Kenan Malik A drift from Labour has been as much about domestic issues as sectarian politics Sun 14 Jul 2024 Should we celebrate or fear the “Muslim vote”? The success of independent candidates running on pro-Palestinian tickets, four of whom were elected, overturning huge Labour majorities, has led to a debate about […]
Responding to the sealing of the Ahmadiyah congregation’s place of worship in Nyalindung Village by the Garut Regency Government, West Java, the Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, Usman Hamid, […]