A ridiculous, insulting number!
Feb 08,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Four! Four is the number of violent West Bank Israeli settlers the Biden administration has decided to sanction. Most Western press headlines […]
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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.
Video: Why God, Not Nothing?
Epigraph He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Were the Miraj and Isra physical or spiritual journeys?
17th July 2020 alhakam.org “Say, ‘Holy is my Lord! I am not but a man [sent as a] Messenger.’” (Surah Bani Isra‘il, Ch.17: V.94) Jalees Ahmad, London After the demise […]
Was the Miraj (Muhammad’s journey to Heaven) spiritual or physical?
5 Feb 1994 Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad Khalifatul Masih IV(rh) Answers to common questions about Islam. (Question ID: EMQ_19940205_07) source https://www.alislam.org/video/was-the-miraj-muhammads-journey-to-heaven-spiritual-or-physical/ Journey of the Holy Prophet(sa) to Heaven Guidance from the Holy Quran and Hadith – Spiritual journey, not physical In order to prove the physical ascension of Jesus Christ(as) to the […]
Israel’s Self-Destruction
Netanyahu, the Palestinians, and the Price of Neglect Source: Foreign Affairs By Aluf Benn February 7, 2024 One bright day in April 1956, Moshe Dayan, the one-eyed chief of staff of […]
Video: An Agnostic Jew’s Search to Make Sense of Trinity
Epigraph: We sent Noah and Abraham, and gave prophethood and scripture to their offspring: among them there were some who were rightly guided, but many were lawbreakers. We sent other […]
Opinion – Beyond the ballot: Ahmadi exclusion in Pakistan’s 2024 general elections
6th February 2024 Fazal Masood Malik and Farhan Khokhar, Canada Governments and powerful institutions in developing nations have a troubling propensity for abusing their authority to undermine citizens’ fundamental rights. […]
Taliban Stranglehold on Religion: Islamic Books Taken Off Shelves
Photo @private for ADN By Ilhamuddin Afghan A wave of controversy and fear has swept through Afghanistan as the Taliban regime ordered private universities to purge their libraries of Islamic […]
‘Why single us out?’ Pakistan’s Ahmadi minority boycotts elections, again
The community was officially declared ‘non-Muslim’ four decades ago. Today, it is increasingly under attack. By Abid Hussain Published On 6 Feb 2024 Islamabad, Pakistan – Amir Mahmood remembers a meeting between […]
Oppressive West vs. moral West
BY MUHITTIN ATAMAN FEB 07, 2024 – DAILY SABAH A protester holds a placard reading “75 years of colonization apartheid & state terror” as lawyers and supporters protest on Gaza, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 5, 2024. (EPA Photo) Western powers must reject the discriminatory views of ultranationalists due to global interdependence […]
Cutting off UNRWA funding is immoral and damaging
YOSSI MEKELBERG February 06, 2024 In times of war, the tactic of deflecting from your own wrongdoings by highlighting others’ shortcomings is as old as conflict itself. During the last […]
The psychology of the Israeli genocide in Gaza
RAMZY BAROUD February 06, 2024 It seemed strange, if not out of context, when Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin said in a TV interview that “Muslims are not afraid of us anymore.” Feiglin […]
Saudi Arabia: No diplomatic relations with Israel without Palestinian state, Israel’s Gaza aggression must end
Smoke billows during Israeli bombardment in Rafah on the southern Gaza Strip amid ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas. (AFP) Updated 50 min 16 sec ago ARAB NEWS February 07, […]
Breaching the ‘Iron Wall’: How Palestinians crushed Jabotinsky’s century-old ideas
Feb 07,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud It seemed strange, if not out of context, when Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin told Arutz Sheva-Israel National News that “Muslims are not […]
Review of Another India — The Making of the World’s Largest Muslim Minority, 1947-77: The original betrayers
madan. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istock Pratinav Anil argues that policies of the Congress and the Muslim elite ended up hurting Indian Muslims the most February 04, 2024 09:00 am […]
British Muslims losing trust in Labour over its handling of Israel-Gaza war
Exclusive: Party figure says it has work to do to retain support as poll shows drop in Starmer’s popularity View image in fullscreen Keir Starmer’s net favourability has dropped by 4 percentage points since 2021. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian Labour has much work to do to retain support among Muslim voters, […]
Nigeria. Governor Sule of Nassarawa lauds Ahmadiyya on service to humanity
The Governor of Nasssrawa State, Ahmed Sule, has commended the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Nigeria for her contributions to humanity in the areas of education, health care, and peaceful propagation of […]
Punjab: Rampant radicalisation
Apart from attacks on Ahmadis and blasphemy related incidents, all religious minorities in Punjab remain under constant threat. Tushar Ranjan Mohanty February 6, 2024 On February 1, 2024, a violent […]
Shoah upended: Growing roses next to your concentration camp
BY HAKKI ÖCAL FEB 05, 2024 – 12:05 AM GMT+3 Israeli tanks maneuver inside Gaza near buildings destroyed by Israel’s strikes, amid the ongoing conflict, as seen from Israel, Feb. […]
ICJ ruling on Israel: Genuine justice or deceptive mirage?
BY MERVE SUNA ÖZEL ÖZCAN FEB 06, 2024 – DAILY SABAH A picture taken from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip shows smoke rising over buildings in Khan Younis following […]