Gaza death toll could exceed 186,000, Lancet study finds
Health workers recover bodies carried by a bulldozer after they were unearthed from a mass grave found in the Nasser Medical Complex in the southern Gaza Strip. (File/AFP) ARAB NEWS […]
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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.
UK: Labour to drop ICC challenge over Netanyahu arrest warrant
After Conservatives were accused of obstructing the prosecution of Israeli war crimes, new Labour government believes ICC has jurisdiction over Gaza David Lammy arrives at Downing Street on 5 July […]
Appeal for Prayers for world peace.
Appeal for Prayers His Holiness (aba) Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, said that we should pray for the general peace of the world, towards which […]
Friday Sermon Summary 5th July 2024: ‘Incidents From the Life of the Holy Prophet (sa) – The Expeditions of Badr al-Mau’id & Dummat al-Jandal’
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)THE HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SA) 5th July 2024 After reciting Tashahhud, Ta`awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) said that he would be […]
Tajikistan’s hijab ban latest in decades-long religious freedom violations
Experts acknowledge the country’s long-standing security issues but say the state uses them as a pretext for imposing excessive rules to control the population. AYSE BETUL AYTEKIN When Muslim-majority Tajikistan […]
Ex-US official says she quit over Biden’s ‘destructive support for Israel’
Maryam Hassanein tells TRT World that she hopes Biden would “listen to our voices” and take a better approach to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. A former US official who […]
French elections: Descendants of North African immigrants unite against far right
Residents of working-class neighbourhoods fear an increase in police violence and discrimination if National Rally takes power Mounia Merzouk (centre) – the mother of Nahel, a 17-year-old who was shot […]
Hala Mbappé: Kicking Back Against Division
Qasim ChoudharyCONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 2nd July 2024 ©Shutterstock Qasim Choudhary, USA ‘Kylian Mbappé is against the extremes, the groups that divide us. We have the opportunity to choose the […]
France’s snap elections: Muslims face stark choice amid far-right surge
French society has witnessed a sharp escalation in Islamophobia in recent years, along with many anti-Muslim policies. For France, the writing seems to be on the wall: the general elections […]
Germany’s first African-born MP to stand down after racist abuse
Germany Karamba Diaby’s announcement he wants to spend time with family comes after bullet and arson attacks on his office Kate Connolly in BerlinWed 3 Jul 2024 The first African-born MP […]
What the UK general election might mean for the Middle East
What the UK general election might mean for the Middle East SPECIAL Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, soaked in rain, stands at a lecturn as he delivers a speech to […]
French media under fire for biased coverage of Gaza war
SALAH GUEMRICHE July 03, 2024 In his 1986 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Elie Wiesel said: “Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.” For an Algerian who lived through the […]
Battleground: Jerusalem
The biblical battle for the Holy City Arab News As the holy month of Ramadan approached this year, fears grew that against the backdrop of the conflict in Gaza, Al-Aqsa […]
If Christians and Atheists Debate, Islam Wins: Lane versus Millican
Epigraph Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word common between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Nearly 21,000 children are missing in Gaza. And there’s no end to this nightmare
OpinionGaza Arwa Mahdawi The numbers that have been coming out of Gaza have been almost too shocking to comprehend Thu 27 Jun 2024 Dead or dismembered Palestinians don’t seem to […]
What Does Peace Look Like in 2024?
MAGAZINE: EDITION APRIL Ahmadiyyat 2nd July 2024 © Makhzan-e-Tasaweer After the Annual International Peace Symposium in the United Kingdom, we asked parliamentarians, educators, law enforcement, and many other professions, how […]
PRESS CONFERENCE ALERT: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of WA commends Senator Paymans’ principled and moral stand made in clear conscience
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Perth MEDIA OPPORTUNITY: Interview Imam Syed Wadood Janud and members of the local Muslim Community. Details of the Press Conference: Date: Thursday 4th July 2024Time: 9:00 AM (AWST)Location: Nasir Mosque (239 Barrington St, Bibra Lake WA 6163) Perth, Australia – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Western Australia will hold a press conference […]
Is Christ About to Return?
Navida Sayed – UKCHRISTIANITY 1st July 2024 Add Comment ©Shutterstock Navida Sayed, UK Beautiful landscapes crumbling away without a trace of their existence, flattened cities, dark skies engulfed in flames, […]