Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court: Dhul Hijjah to start on Friday, Eid Al-Adha on June 16
Pilgrims pray at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. (Ministry of Hajj and Umrah) ARAB NEWS June 06, 2024 RIYADH: The month of Dhul Hijjah will start on Friday June 7, […]
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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.
Pain and suffering engulfs Palestinian children in Gaza
Jun 03,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Najla M. Shahwan Injured, thirsty, hungry frightened and shocked — the Gazan children are amid the horrors of the ongoing war in Gaza. Lost […]
The Conquest of Istanbul, explained
From Byzantium to Constantine’s city and eventually the Ottomans’ magnificent capital, Istanbul has always embodied perpetual intrigue and allure, a place where empires rose and fell. In the third episode […]
The 5 Apology Languages & Islamic Insights into Forgiveness – Part 5
Qasim ChoudharyCONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 5th June 2024 Add Comment ©Shutterstock Qasim Choudhary, USA Dr. Gary Chapman, a New York Times best-selling author and renowned family counselor, delves into his […]
From disowned to being ‘undeserving’: The painful story of Nobel Laureate Dr Abdus Salam
5th June 2024 alhakam.org Ata-ul-Haye Nasir and Iftekhar Ahmed, UK Time and again, those whose eyes are green with envy at the success Ahmadi Muslims have achieved around the world […]
Rights groups, parents accuse France of targeting Muslim schools
BY DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS PARIS JUN 04, 2024 – A middle school student walks in a hallway near a banner that says “Happy Ramadan” at the Averroes school, in Lille, […]
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, […]
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 […]