Dangerous, complex, vast: UK troops’ challenges in Mali
Deployment of 250 troops in one of most dangerous regions in the world is planned for 2020 Ruth Maclean West Africa correspondent and Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor Thu […]
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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.
‘Look where we’ve got to – defeated and dominated’: my generation’s failure to liberate Palestine
Ramallah, my home city, has been utterly transformed during its half-century of struggle against occupation. But what has really been achieved? By Raja Shehadeh Thu 8 Aug 2019 It must […]
Why does white America struggle to talk about its racist mass murderers?
Andrew Buncombe El Paso @AndrewBuncombe The Independent Voices One travelled two hours to attack a black church, the other drove ten hours to open fire in a supermarket he knew […]
Hajj chiefs launch two smart apps to help pilgrims
The Manasikana app was launched by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. (Social media) AMEERA ABID August 07, 2019 The app is available in 9 languages JEDDAH: Hajj authorities have […]
Iraqis choose refugee camps over ruined homes
Aug 5, 2019 HASSAN SHAM CAMP, Iraq (Reuters) – Despairing of the corpses and debris littering the streets, many Iraqis have left their homes in areas liberated from Islamic State […]
War with Iran is the mother of all wars – Iran president
Aug 6, 2019 – 14:08 GENEVA (Reuters) – War with Iran is the mother of all wars, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday in a speech broadcast live on state TV, warning once again that shipping might not be safe in the Strait of Hormuz oil waterway. Tensions have […]
Opinion: The (im)perfect timing of the UNRWA report
By Daniel WarnerAug 5, 2019 – 12:08 A damaging internal report has cast a very dark shadow over the ethical behavior of top officials of the United Nations Relief […]
From India’s perspective, the conundrum of Kashmir has been resolved – but in reality, the worst is yet to come
By revoking the state of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, the BJP government has needlessly stirred a hornet’s nest, with dubious benefits to either the state or to India, and […]
Dying the Christian Science way: the horror of my father’s last days
The anti-medical dogma of Christian Science led my father to an agonising death. Now the church itself is in decline – and it can’t happen fast enough. By Caroline Fraser […]
Mohammad bin Salman’s Waning Influence
August 5, 2019 by Emile Nakhleh The United Arab Emirates’ recent decision to withdraw from the Yemen war has left Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohammad bin Salman […]
Indonesia: Students From Diverse Backgrounds Learn Tolerance Hands-On
BY : NUR YASMIN JULY 10, 2019 Jakarta. SabangMerauke, a non-profit organization based in Jakarta, has been organizing an annual cultural exchange program where they send young students to […]
Caught in Sri Lanka’s anti-Muslim backlash, evicted refugees search for safe homes
News feature Conflict 29 July 2019 NEGOMBO/SRI LANKA Aaquib Khan/TNH Adam Bemma Journalist and media development adviser based in Colombo Hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers in Sri Lanka have spent the past three months searching for safety across the island nation after being swept up in an anti-Muslim […]
The highlight of the Jalsa Salana: The Bai’at Ceremony (Initiation)
Ten Conditions of Baiat On December 1st, 1888 he (The Promised Messiah) published an announcement that God has ordained him that whomsoever seeks true faith and piety, should take Baiat, […]
Cardinal defends Nigeria’s Shia Muslim minority after crackdown
Charles Collins Aug 2, 2019 MANAGING EDITOR News Analysis One of Nigeria’s leading prelates has warned that the president’s recent actions against the African nation’s small Shi’ite minority is a […]
Islamic Movement in Nigeria: The Iranian-inspired Shia group
By Haruna Shehu Tangaza BBC Africa, Abuja 5 August 2019 Nigeria’s government has taken the controversial decision to ban a pro-Iranian Shia group, accusing it of unleashing violence and […]
India to allow Hindu settlers to buy property in Muslim-majority Kashmir for first time, sparking massive protests
Revocation of Article 370 of India’s constitution is biggest shake-up of fragile situation in Kashmir for 70 years Adam Withnall @adamwithnall , Tim Wyatt @tswyatt The Independent India has revoked […]
Islamophobia is not the problem here – it’s Muslims hating Muslims
By Dr Campbell Campbell-Jack FROM today until Sunday the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam is holding a Jalsa Salana near the Hampshire village of East Worldham, population 310. It is expected […]
What to expect from the peace deal?
Aug 04,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh In his latest tour to the Middle East, US President Donald Trump’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner is working on moving to […]
Hashtag campaign against Pakistani religious minority group during PM Khan’s US visit
Posted 4 August 2019 Pakistan’s minority Ahmadiyya community has been subject to persecution since the 1953 Anti-Ahmadiyya Riots in Lahore when religiopolitical parties, including Jamaat-i-Isami, Majlis-i-Ahrarul Islam, Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan, agitated […]
Saudi Arabia executes its own citizens with impunity. It is abhorrent that the UK will not label it a pariah state
The next G20 summit is in Riyadh in 2020. The international community must end its indifference to Saudi’s flagrant abuse of human rights and refuse to attend Helena Kennedy The […]
