Changing perception on Uyghurs in China’s hand: Sources
BY DILARA ASLAN ÖZER ANKARA JUN 05, 2024 – DAILY SABAH Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (C) tours the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang province, China, June 5, […]
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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.
Israel’s war on Gaza has weaponized future Palestinian generations
OSAMA AL-SHARIF June 04, 2024 As Israel and Hamas consider US President Joe Biden’s three-phase deal to reach an enduring ceasefire and end the bloody eight-month war, the wanton slaughter […]
Does escalating tit for tat between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah make a full-scale war inevitable?
Previous ANALYSIS 1 / 3 Fires burn as a result of rockets launched from Lebanon into northern Israel, next to the city of Kiryat Shmona near the Lebanon border, on June […]
Hazar Imam’s Horses: Spiritual Symbolism of the Horse in Ismaili Gnosis
IG Wed 6/5/2024 9:12 PM Hazar Imam’s Horses: Spiritual Symbolism of the Horse in Ismaili Gnosis Hazar Imam’s horse-breeding venture is rooted in Islamic history and symbolizes spiritual realities and esoteric concepts ISMAILI GNOSISJUN 5 2024 NOTE: This open source article is a slightly edited excerpt of an earlier Ismaili Gnosis Stacks […]
Is Freewill a Defeater for Physicalism or Atheism?
Epigraph: And if your Lord had enforced His will, surely, all who are on the earth would have believed together. Will you, then, force men to become believers? (Al Quran 10:99) And […]
Muslims and Jews in Switzerland
Dr. Simon Erlanger September 21, 2008 Filed under: Anti-Semitism, Radical Islam, World Jewry anti-Jewish, Community, Jews, Muslims, Switzerland Publication: Changing Jewish Communities No. 37, Understanding the interaction between Jews and Muslims in Switzerland requires, first, a rather detailed […]
Switzerland. Religion . Facts and Figures.
ReligionReligion – facts and figures Christianity Switzerland is a predominantly a Christian country. Catholics are the largest denomination, followed by Protestants. Switzerland’s religious landscape has changed considerably in the […]
House backs sanctions on ICC officials who target Israeli leaders
Story by Rachel Oswald House Foreign Affairs Chairma Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said on the floor that long-held fears are being realized.© Provided by Roll Call The House passed legislation on […]
Guiding our children in the digital age: Ahmadi women from Germany meet with Hazrat Amirul Momineen
3rd June 2024 On Sunday, 2 June 2024, a group of Lajna members and nasirat from Cologne and Bremen, Germany, visited Islamabad, Tilford, UK, and had the honour of a mulaqat with Hazrat Mirza […]
Fact Checking: Palestinian Rainwater Collection Restrictions
Play Video israel palestine conflict Watch on Fact Checking: Palestinian Rainwater Collection Restrictions / Environment / By Andre Silva / April 12, 2024 Can Palestinians collect rainwater? Under the complex web of agreements, regulations, and […]
Opinion: Why I’m resigning from the State Department
March 28, 2024 Must read Shocking testimonies from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza: Rape, murder, and entire families burned alive March 24, 2024 Global protests erupt against Israeli aggression on Gaza […]
End of an era: Pro-Palestine language exposes Israel, Zionism
Jun 05,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud If one were to argue that a top Spanish government official would someday declare that “from the river to the sea, Palestine […]
There is a measure of desperation in Biden’s ceasefire plan
The US president and Israeli prime minister are anxious to get out of a war destroying their political prospects. Published On 4 Jun 2024 On Friday, US President Joe Biden […]
Believing evolution and common ancestry opens new reading of the Quran
Epigraph: We created man from an essence of clay, then We placed him as a drop of fluid in a safe place, then We made that drop into a clinging […]
White male MPs make mistakes and are mostly forgiven. Not so women of colour like Faiza Shaheen
OpinionLabour Shaista Aziz It’s hard to escape the conclusion that, in its pursuit of power, Labour is willing to abandon women like me, Mon 3 Jun 2024 11.00 BST Watching […]
Belgian Palestinian citizens file a major complaint against Belgians serving in the Israeli Army and committing war crimes.
Brussels – The March 30 Movement announced today the filing of a major complaint against Israeli-Belgian soldiers involved in the Gaza offensive, specifically accusing them of participation in genocide and serious war crimes. The complaint includes harrowing testimonies from Belgian-Palestinian citizens and recognized refugees in our country, who have been directly […]
What the shifting discourse on Palestine means for Israel
DR. RAMZY BAROUD June 03, 202416:23 Not so long ago, if one were to say that a top Spanish government official would someday declare that “from the river to the sea, Palestine would be free,” the suggestion itself would have seemed ludicrous. But this is precisely how Yolanda Diaz, Spain’s […]
Doubts grow over Gaza truce plan as Israel-Hamas battles rage
UPDATE Israel’s retaliatory bombardments and ground offensive have killed at least 36,439 people in Gaza, mostly civilians. (Reuters) Upd AFP REUTERS June 03, 202409:18 Follow RAFAH: Doubts were growing on […]
Correction of the Prohibition of Worship of the Ahmadiyah Congregation in West Java
Correction of the Prohibition of Worship of the Ahmadiyah Congregation in West Java (Sustaining West Java Gubernatorial Regulation No. 12 of 2011) ### Correction of the Prohibition of Worship of […]
Israel and Allies Try to Pressure Muslim Countries to Normalize Ties, Indonesia Says
Jayanty Nada Shofa June 3, 2024 | 1:32 pm Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi speaks at the UN General Assembly in New York on Nov. 28, 2023 local time. (Photo Courtesy […]