Settler violence: Displacement and peace challenges
Aug 29,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Hasan Dajah With the world preoccupied with the ongoing war in Gaza, the Israeli government is exploiting this distraction to intensify its repressive campaign […]
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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.
War and dollars
Aug 27,2024 – THE JORDAN TIMES / Harold James BERLIN — We are inching ever closer to the first global conflict of the post-Cold War era. Two certainties that kept […]
Borrell asks EU to consider sanctions on 2 Israeli ministers
Israeli right wing Knesset members Itamar ben Gvir (L) and Bezalel Smotrich (R) chat at the Knesset in Jerusalem. (File/AFP) Updated 23 sec ago Reuters August 29, 2024 BRUSSELS: European […]
The Steps of Hajj
MAGAZINE: EDITION JUNE 2024 The Five Pillars of Islam 22nd August 2024 1. The Spiritual State of Ihram The very first action is to make the intention of performing the […]
Israel launches largest occupied West Bank offensive since Second Intifada
Drones bomb Jenin, Tulkarm and Tubas as the military begins major assault Israeli soldiers operate during a raid in the Nur Shams camp for Palestinian refugees near the city of […]
The US is Israel’s accomplice, not a ceasefire mediator
Washington is purposefully dragging out negotiations to enable Israel’s pursuit of its genocidal goals. Published On 28 Aug 2024 On July 21, 2006, nine days into the 34-day Israeli war […]
Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israel warned not to extend war to West Bank
This video may contain light patterns or images that could trigger seizures or cause discomfort for people with visual sensitivities. By Zaheena Rasheed Published On 29 Aug 2024 Click here to […]
Ahmadiyya Conference ‘Jalsa Salana’. 40000 Muslims meet in Mendig, Germany
Ahmadiyya-Konferenz „Jalsa Salana“:40.000 Muslime in Mendig Editor’s Comment. Please use google translate to read this German article in your language. Zum 48. Mal treffen sich die Mitglieder der Ahmadiyya-Gemeinde in Deutschland. Diesmal findet die „Jalsa Salana“ in Mendig, Rheinland-Pfalz, statt. Mitglieder der Ahmadiyya-Gemeinschaft auf dem ehemaligen Flugplatz in Mendig, Rheinland-Pfalz, […]
Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic Kindle Edition by Ilan Pappe (Author) Format: Kindle Edition See all formats and editions In 1896, a Jewish state was a pipe dream. Today the overwhelming […]
‘Enough is enough’: the Muslim American officials who resigned over US’s Israel-Gaza policy
Biden administration employees said their voices were ‘not being heard’ internally regarding US’s support of Israel Melissa HellmannWed 28 Aug 2024 When Maryam Hassanein joined the US Department of Interior […]
The UK keeps missing the mark on anti-Muslim hate
Mainstream media and politicians keep referring to recent violence in the UK as ‘race riots.’ To tackle the issue, we need to see anti-Islam sentiments as different from racism and […]
Israel launches largest occupied West Bank offensive since Second Intifada
Drones bomb Jenin, Tulkarm and Tubas as the military begins major assault Israeli soldiers operate during a raid in the Nur Shams camp for Palestinian refugees near the city of […]
How distance learning keeps Afghan girls’ education hopes alive
From Bangladesh to Switzerland, grassroots efforts are multiplying to help women and girls in Afghanistan study online in defiance of a ban on education. Rights advocates say it’s time for […]
Türkiye condemns Israel for trying to change status of Jerusalem
by Daily Sabah with Agencies ISTANBUL Aug 27, 2024 – Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl A Super Blue Moon rises behind the Dome of the Rock in the al-Aqsa Mosque compound […]
Divided Libya faces new threat
Hafed Al-Ghwell August 27, 2024 Libya remains embroiled in a state of political fragility, which is being exacerbated by a new “war” among its litany of belligerents that now seek […]
Knesset’s rejection of Palestinian state further alienates Israel’s allies
Yossi Mekelberg August 27, 2024 In an utterly unnecessary act of defiance, Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, last month voted by a decisive majority to reject the establishment of a Palestinian […]
Norman Finkelstein on Gaza: The US could have stopped Israel on day one
Live Click here to search Video Duration 33 minutes 40 seconds33:40UpFront Renowned scholar and activist Norman Finkelstein discusses Israel’s war on Gaza with Marc Lamont Hill. As Israel’s war on Gaza continues, killing more than 33,000 people, numerous scholars and politicians have voiced concern and condemned Israel’s policies and actions. Among […]
God: Cosmos, Nothing, Abstract Objects, Time, Necessity?
… … Did God Create Abstract Objects? Epigraph: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ “We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the […]
Solingen attack puts spotlight on Germany’s deportation laws
By DW Published on : 2024/08/27 Issa Al H. has been brought to the city of Karlruhe for his first hearing | Photo: Heiko Becker/REUTERS The Solingen knife attack has raised concerns […]
Majority of Germany’s ‘open door’ refugees have entered the labour force
By Eleanor Butler Published on 01/05/2024 Of the refugees who arrived in 2015, 64% of them are employed. However, there are many more women who are without work. Most refugees who arrived […]