Al-Ittihad’s Benzema performs Umrah
The 35-year-old star shared the video with his 20.5 million followers, saying: “Mashallah, best of the best, Alhamdulelah.”The former Real Madrid forward and Ballon d’Or winner joined Al-Ittihad during the […]
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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.
Why the new French secularism is no longer exportable
Sari Hanafi 3 August 2023 Despite the merits of ‘historical secularism’ promoted by France around the world, the exclusionary and divisive character of the ‘new secularism’ has undermined its universality […]
Damian Hinds: We should be proud of East Hants’ Ahmadiyya links
By Damian Hinds | MP for East Hampshire |Sunday 6th August 2023 4:00pm@https://twitter.com/DamianHindsdamian.hinds.mp@parliament.uk Damian Hinds with fellow MPs Dean Russell and Virenda Sharma at Jalsa Salana (Damian Hinds) Last weekend East Hampshire was host to one of […]
EU mulls talks on visa liberalization for Türkiye in autumn
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AUG 06, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrives for a meeting with European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium, March 9, 2020. (Reuters Photo) A senior […]
French court suspends controversial burkini ban in seaside town
DISCRIMINATION 7 HOURS AGO trt.com The controversial ban, imposed by Frejus Mayor David Rachline of the far-right National Rally, faced legal challenge from the Human Rights League (LDH). A court […]
Pakistani experts raise concerns over ex-PM Imran Khan’s conviction and arrest
The guilty verdict could bar Imran Khan from politics under a law that stipulates people with a criminal conviction cannot hold or run for public office. (AP) SAIMA SHABBIR August […]
SMOKERS’ CORNER: CONSTITUTIONS AND THEIR DISCONTENTS
Nadeem F. Paracha Published August 6, 2023 dawn.com In 2018, I undertook a research project to study the nature of coverage that Pakistan’s leading Urdu and English newspapers gave to the Second Amendment […]
Iran To Use Released Iraqi Funds To Pay Pilgrims’ Annual Subsidy
A group of Iranian pilgrims of Arbaeen on their way to the Iraqi city of Karbala (September 2022) Friday, 08/04/2023 Author: Iran International NewsroomIran SanctionsForeign RelationsMiddle East Amid reports of releasing […]
Did India let down the maharajahs?
bbc.com By John ZubrzyckiAuthor They lived in fairy-tale palaces, amassed untold fortunes in diamonds and precious stones, maintained fleets of Rolls-Royces, and travelled in specially appointed train carriages, arriving in […]
Pope Francis stresses value of interreligious talks with Islam
Vatican City, May 4 (Prensa Latina) At a meeting with Jordanian Prince El Hassan bin Talal on Thursday, Pope Francis stressed the importance of talks between Christianity and Islam, emphasizing […]
Occupied Jammu and Kashmir: A human rights black hole
BY YOUSAF JUNAID AUG 05, 2023 – DAILY SABAH An elderly Kashmiri man is stopped before being allowed to pass near a temporary checkpoint set up by Indian paramilitary soldiers […]
British academics slam Quran desecrations as ‘extremist acts’
BY ANADOLU AGENCY LONDON AUG 04, 2023 – DAILY SABAH Police stand guard as a man (not in the picture) prepares to burn a copy of the Quran in Stockholm, Sweden, […]
Lost in the Tunisia-Libya desert: one migrant’s story
The three had become separated on a trek through the desert between Tunisia and Libya on a day in mid-July that changed Pato’s life completely who had decided to go […]
Righting imperialism’s wrongs, past and present
Aug 05,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Nani Jansen Reventlow BERLIN — At long last, European countries have begun to grapple with their colonial legacies. In The Netherlands, the government has […]
Africa’s most consequential president?
Aug 05,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Rabah Arezki WASHINGTON, DC — Shortly after taking office on May 29, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu surprised many observers by implementing a series of […]
Pakistan’s Imran Khan arrested after 3-year prison sentence
Former prime minister calls for protests after court finds him guilty of selling state gifts received during visits abroad. Published On 5 Aug 20235 Aug 2023|Updated: an hour ago Police have […]
2023 Jalsa Salana Celebrated Sorrows and Hopes of the Ahmadis
08/05/2023 MARCO RESPINTI “Bitter Winter” visited the annual gathering of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in the muddy countryside of Surrey, discovering rich pearls of faith and humanity. by Marco Respinti […]
Creating Frankenstein: The Impact Of Saudi Export Of Ultra-Conservatism In South Asia – Analysis
The Masjid al-Haram and Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Photo by Ariandra 03, Wikipedia Commons. July 30, 2016 By James M. Dorsey Continued doubts about the longevity of the Saudi ruling family are […]
Love for All, Hatred for None: What it means for Ahmadi Muslims
4th August 2023 Jazib Mehmood, Jamia Ahmadiyya International Ghana Last week, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the UK held its 57th Annual Convention in Hampshire. And although it is held in […]
Australia will soon have its first Islamic bank. What does this mean, and what are the challenges?
Diterbitkan: Agustus 4, 2023 BY Islamic banks have become an integral part of the financial system in many Muslim-majority countries, as well as in nations with sizeable Muslim minorities such […]