Sudan’s tragedy echoes those of Libya and Syria
Christopher Phillips August 21, 2024 Sudan’s grim war continues with few hopes of resolution. In mid-August, US-sponsored peace talks began in Geneva but, with the army, a key protagonist, refusing […]
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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.
Time to recognize that few Israelis want a two-state solution
Kerry Boyd Anderson August 21, 20242 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his ninth trip to the Middle East since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. While […]
Are Consciousness and Freewill Illusions?
Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Muslim Women in Britain, 1850-1950: 100 Years of Hidden History
Book Get access Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor (ed.), Jamie Gilham (ed.) Published: 1 February 2024 Abstract The history of British Islam and British Muslims is a growing area of interest among historians […]
Mustafa Barghouti, former Palestinian minister: ‘We can live together in one democratic state’
The co-founder of the Palestinian National Initiative calls for military and economic sanctions against Israel and for the EU to end its association agreement with the country Óscar Gutiérrez Madrid – MAY 30, 2024 – When Mustafa Barghouti, 70, a Palestinian doctor and politician, thinks of his land back in 1967, what […]
Ceasefire elusive as Blinken leaves Middle East, with future Israeli presence in Gaza key sticking point
The US secretary of state’s ninth visit to the region since the start of the conflict has ended without truce agreement Guardian staff and agencies Wed 21 Aug 2024 US […]
“What Motivated You To Go To Gaza To Help People?”
Mansoor DahriContemporary and Social Issues 14th August 2024 reviewofreligions.org Dr. Khaled Dawas is a British surgeon who graduated from Cambridge and is currently working at University College London. He spent two […]
What’s the Ahmadiyya crisis in Pakistan that’s flaring tensions between judiciary, hardliners
The controversy began with a landmark decision on 6 February, when the Pakistan Supreme Court ordered the release of Mubarak Sani, an Ahmadiyya arrested last year for distributing the ‘Tafseer-i-Sagheer’ […]
War on Gaza: European leaders are stoking the flames of a Middle East inferno
Marco Carnelos 19 August 2024 Their wilful blindness to Israel’s atrocities in Gaza, and their refusal to hold Netanyahu to account, could sharply escalate the conflict Smoke billows from a […]
UN’s struggle between principle and power
by Muhittin Ataman Aug 21, 2024 – DAILY SABAH A young Palestinian boy walks barefoot near stagnant wastewater. Finding shoes and clothing has become increasingly difficult for the 2.4 million […]
Netanyahu tries to sabotage Gaza deal with Hamas: Israeli sources
by Anadolu Agency JERUSALEM Aug 20, 2024 DAILY SABAH Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a memorial ceremony for killed Israeli soldiers, in Jerusalem, July 16, 2024. (EPA File Photo) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accused of attempting to disrupt the ongoing Gaza cease-fire negotiations […]
The killing of children is a cornerstone of Israel’s war on Gaza
Osama Al-Sharif August 20, 2024 Children have always been a casualty of wars. However, in conventional warfare, combatants rarely target them deliberately. But Gaza is not a conventional war. It […]
Social media’s incitement problem can no longer be masked
Yossi Mekelberg August 20, 2024 One way to advance social and political agitation on social media and avoid being suspended from a platform appears to be to own it. When […]
Веlmораn Сіtу Соunсіl ехtеndѕ grаtіtudе tо Аhmаdіууа Мuѕlіm Соmmunіtу fоr dоnаtіоn оf 26 ѕсhооl bаgѕ аnd ѕсhооl ѕuррlіеѕ
Ву Zоіlа Раlmа Gоnzаlеz: Тоdау, thе Веlmораn Сіtу Соunсіl ехtеndеd аррrесіаtіоn tо thе Аhmаdіууа Мuѕlіm Соmmunіtу fоr thеіr gеnеrоuѕ dоnаtіоn оf 26 ѕсhооl bаgѕ аnd ѕсhооl ѕuррlіеѕ tоwаrdѕ thе соunсіl’ѕ […]
Pakistan, Council of Islamic Ideology Asks for Even Harsher Persecution of the Ahmadis
08/20/2024Massimo IntrovigneA+ | A- While the legal saga of Mubarak Ahmed Sani remains subject to conflicting interpretations, what is clear is that Sunni authorities want the repression to continue. Massimo Introvigne The […]
Navigating Challenges and Opportunities for Religious Freedom in Pakistan
Aug 29, 2024 WHEN: Aug 29th 10:30am U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Hearing Navigating Challenges and Opportunities for Religious Freedom in Pakistan Thursday, August 29, 202410:30 AM-12 PM ETVirtual […]
Time for the EU to push back on religious freedoms in Pakistan
euobserver Opinion EU & the WorldHealth & SocietyOpinion by Jessica Schwarz and Abe Moedt, The Hague, August 19, 2024 Last week (14 August) 2024, marked the 77th anniversary of Pakistan’s independence following the termination of the British Raj. Politician and founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, demanded a homeland for Muslims, which […]
Biden’s Gaza policy is a liability for Kamala Harris. She must break with Biden now
OpinionUS elections 2024 Mehdi Hasan Harris must call for a ceasefire and arms embargo on Israel this week. It’s a no-brainer. Refusing to would mean risking defeat Mon 19 Aug […]
From ‘open hearts’ to closed borders: behind Sweden’s negative net immigration figures
Sweden Record low asylum applications ‘surprising’ when global displacement is at all-time high, with aid agencies blaming fear and far-right rhetoric Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondentMon 19 Aug 2024 16.27 BSTShare Ten […]
Turkish Embassy to renovate Seoul Capital Area’s main mosque
by Anadolu Agency ANKARA Aug 19, 2024 – DAILY SABAH Visitors coming out of the Seoul Central Mosque, in Seoul, June 15, 2015. (Getty Images, File Photo) Türkiye’s Embassy in Seoul […]