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.
JANUARY 5, 2024 Friday Sermon delivered byHazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(aba) NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon. Friday Sermon […]
By Kanishka Singh January 5, 2024 WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Thursday he felt members of the Muslim and Arab communities in the tech industry […]
Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Richard Luscombe, Tom Bryant, Mabel Banfield-Nwachi, Emily Dugan and Helen Livingstone (earlier)Sat 6 Jan 2024 00.17 GMT While the world’s attention has been focused on war in Gaza, Jewish settlers have quietly carried out an […]
Antisemitism ADL has only doubled down on initiatives defending Israel and the policies of the Israeli government amid criticism and staff resignations Jonathan Guyer and Tom Perkins Fri 5 Jan 2024 11.00 […]
As the new personal envoy and chief adviser on Cyprus for the UN chief, Colombian diplomat Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar’s mission is to find a way to revive talks to resolve Mediterranean […]
I Shaul Magid once gravitated toward Jewish settlements, but today he’s a respected Jewish Studies professor who defines his worldview as ‘counter-Zionism.’ His stance imagines an Israel that respects all peoples’ histories and abandons Zionism as a ‘Jews only’ ideology Etan Nechin Dec 28, 2023 NEW YORK – Exactly two […]
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JOHN J. MEARSHEIMER JAN 5, 2024 I am writing to flag a truly important document that should be widely circulated and read carefully by anyone interested in the ongoing Gaza War. Specifically, I am referring to the 84-page “application” that South Africa filed with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) […]
A bookseller stressed that Fayard’s controversial decision is a bad sign that points to an increasing pressure to limit the expression of dissenting voices in France. The translated edition of […]
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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWARK JAN 03, 2024 – DAILY SABAH An imam was killed in a shooting attack outside a mosque in Newark in the U.S. state of New Jersey on […]
BY AGENCIES ISTANBUL JAN 03, 2024 – 7:50 PM GMT+3 Residents of Al Nusairat and Al Bureij refugee camps begin to evacuate following an Israeli warning of increased military operations in […]
Perspectives Aicha el Basri 10 Dec, 2023 Opinion: ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan’s biased actions favour Israel, sidelining Palestinian voices and raising doubts over his court’s ability to deliver justice for […]
Jan 04,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen It is hardly surprising that Israel should announce on New Year’s Eve that the war on Gaza will continue throughout 2024. This […]
Updated 1 min 48 sec ago SPA January 03, 2024 RIYADH: The General Authority for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has embraced artificial intelligence technologies and a range […]
RAY HANANIA January 03, 2024 Antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Arab discrimination, like all hatred for a person’s race or religion, should be banned and severely punished. But too often, especially in […]
Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s […]
London (AFP) – Britain’s former prime minister Tony Blair has strongly denied an Israeli media report linking him to talks last week about the resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza in other […]