Not a single violation of St Gallen’s burqa ban
Canton St Gallen’s burqa ban has never been implemented since it was introduced five years ago. This content was published on September 17, 2023 – The public prosecutor’s office has […]
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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.
The downtrodden of the Arab world ‘will not be ignored,’ UNGA president tells Arab News
Dennis Francis speaks to Arab News 01 0 seconds of 2 minutes, 5 secondsVolume 90% More Videos Dennis Francis speaks to Arab News 01 Dennis Francis speaks to Arab News […]
Aid arrives in flood-hit Libya as Derna death toll estimated at 11,300
At least 40,000 people have been displaced across northeastern Libya By AFP – Sep 17,2023 – JORDAN TIMES An aerial photo shows a view of the damage in the aftermath of a […]
A Centre of Love and Harmony
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)MOSQUES 12th September 2023 English Translation of Keynote Address by Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the Inauguration of the Nasir […]
In As Many Days, Ahmadi Places Of Worship Desecrated In Three Districts Of Punjab
Community members claim that police played the part of silent spectator as extremists desecrated worship places SHARE: Members of an extremist group attacked and desecrated the places of worship […]
Syrian physicians fled violence to start over abroad – and then the doors slammed in their faces
Mark Lee Hunter Loujein Haj Youssef 14 September, 2023 A year-long data-driven ARIJ investigation establishes that official figures on the emigration of Syrian doctors are a steep underestimate. Many qualified […]
Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa compound on last day of Rosh Hashanah
MENA The New Arab Staff 17 September, 2023 After calls from several extremist groups to storm Al-Aqsa during the Jewish New Year holiday, dozens of settlers have begun entering the […]
Debate: The Quran alone versus the Quran and the Hadith
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Scope, Style and Preservation of the Quran
Religious Freedom Failures in Algeria Must Be Addressed
COMMENTARY By Miles P. J. Windsor September 10, 2023 SPECIAL SERIES:Religious Liberty Around The World AP In 2022, after several years of Algerian authorities systematically raiding and closing Protestant churches; harassing […]
Iran: Seventy years on from the coup driven by the West, Iranians are still suffering
Hamid Dabashi 11 September 2023 11:49 BST | Last update: 5 days 15 hours ago Ever since 1953, Iranian democratic hopes have been crushed between the rival interests of belligerent monarchists and Islamists Riots […]
From Oslo to the end of Israeli settler-colonialism
Joseph Massad 14 September 2023 The ongoing Palestinian struggle to defeat the Zionist project is a war between two groups of Palestinians: the hopefuls and the hopeless Protesters gathered at […]
Why Is France So Obsessed With Controlling Muslim Women’s Bodies?
Source: MSN Earlier this month, France’s top administrative court upheld the government’s decision to ban abayas in schools, after a Muslim rights group had argued that the measure was discriminatory. […]
41 Years after the Massacre: Remembering Sabra and Shatila
September 16, 2023 Articles, Features, Videos For three days of constant killings, the Israeli military continued its siege and prevented international humanitarian workers and journalists from entering. On this day, September 16, 1982, […]
Orientalism at 45: Why Edward Said’s seminal book still matters
Lorenzo Forlani 15 September 2023 06:54 BST | Last update: 1 day 5 hours ago Decades after its release, Orientalism continues to be a valuable resource and provides important lessons Anonymous Venetian orientalist painting […]
Epidemic or revolution: the other side of the West Africa upheaval
September 13, 2023 at 11:59 pm Thousands of people gather in front of the French military base to hold a demonstration in the capital Niamey demanding the French soldiers to […]
‘The show must go on’: 35,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews descend on Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah
The annual pilgrimage brings both prayers and partying to Uman. Many have been undeterred by official pleas to stay away this year by Lorenzo Tondo in Uman and Bethan McKernan in JerusalemFri 15 Sep 2023 21.13 BST Unfazed by the bombs, undeterred by the warnings, and in the face of the raging conflict, more […]
8 Ahmadis arrested in Lahore’s Badami Bagh area
Asif Chaudhry Published August 21, 2023 0 LAHORE: The Lahore investigation police arrested eight members of the Ahmadi community for alleged preaching of their beliefs in the Badami Bagh area the other […]
Libya and Morocco: two very different responses to catastrophe
Natural disasters Analysis Rupert Neate with Peter Beaumont The aftermath of an earthquake in Morocco and flooding in Libya has shown up the state of the two nationsFri 15 Sep 2023 Not […]
Friday Sermon Summary 15th September 2023: ‘Pious Individuals Who Strove to Attain the Pleasure of Allah’
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)AHMADIYYAT 15th September 2023 After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) said that it is the law of God Almighty […]
What next after Swiss Catholic Church sexual abuse revelations?
An official inquiry into the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland has identified over 1,000 cases of sexual abuse since 1950. The Vatican has also ordered an investigation into high-ranking Swiss Catholic […]