De-escalation: An emergency imperative
Oct 10,2023 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL With the outbreak of an unprecedented war between Israel and the Palestinians, Arab, regional and international partners are urged to step up communications to […]
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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.
Hamas-Israel war: Reasons and impacts
Oct 11,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh There is no doubt that this week’s violence between Hamas and Israel will completely shift the nature of the conflict. The surprise element of the attack caught everyone off guard, given that Hamas has been running a political campaign to reengage […]
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Harvard student groups issued an anti-Israel statement. CEOs want them blacklisted
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing an innocent is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) By Matt Egan, CNN Updated 3:53 PM EDT, Wed October 11, […]
Dutch party drops would-be MP Turkish politician over pro-Palestine stance
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL OCT 11, 2023 Yasin Makineli, an MP for the Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB), poses for a photo during an interview with Anadolu Agency (AA) in Amsterdam, […]
Middle East: “Clear evidence” of possible war crimes in Israel and Gaza
Foreign affairs United Nations investigators say “there is already clear evidence of possible war crimes” in both Israel and the Gaza Strip. This content was published on October 10, 2023 […]
Europe needs rational, not emotional, debate on immigration
NADIM SHEHADI October 10, 2023 Fairuz, the iconic Lebanese singer, puts on the melancholic tone of a lovesick girl with a dilemma who longingly appeals to her absent lover to […]
Conflict inevitable in the absence of a Palestinian state
GHASSAN CHARBEL October 10, 2023 It is too soon to wonder what the Israeli political, military and security institutions will conclude from the current developments. It is also too soon […]
Statement of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on Recent Escalations in the Israeli and Palestinian conflict
Statement of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on Recent Escalations in the Israeli and Palestinian conflict OCTOBER 10, 2023 PRESS RELEASES Note: The following statement is published according to the guidance of […]
Defensive War in the Holy Quran in 600 Words
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times When the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him, claimed Monotheism in the polytheistic society of Mecca they turned against […]
Israel strikes and seals off Gaza after incursion by Hamas, which vows to execute hostages
Previous 0 of 1 minute, 56 secondsVolume 0% An Israeli soldier rests his head on an artillery gun barrel of an armoured vehicle as Israeli soldiers take positions near the […]
Insulted and angry
Oct 09,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby When a Department of Homeland Security senior official called with a heads-up about the Biden administration’s formal announcement of Israel’s admission […]
Selective empathy and double standards
Oct 09,2023 – JORDAN TIMES . Sakher ‘Moh’d Nour’ Al Shriedeh In a world witnessing movements resisting oppression, a stark hypocrisy emerges in the international treatment of struggles in Ukraine and Palestine. This article aims to expose the incongruities in responses to these movements, shedding light on the selective empathy […]
St. Paul’s Dogmatic Idea Defined Christianity for Two Millenia
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Most Swiss Christians don’t believe the story behind Easter and Resurrection did not happen, say quarter of Christians. […]
Egyptian efforts underway for women prisoners exchange between Hamas and Israel
Samar Al-Gamal , Monday 9 Oct 2023 Egyptian efforts are underway to facilitate a prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas, following the surprise attack by Hamas on Saturday that resulted […]
What the world learned during the Qatar World Cup
ews / Trending / YouTuber tweets about using ‘toilet bum shower’ during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. ‘Relatable,’ say people YouTuber tweets about using ‘toilet bum shower’ during the FIFA World Cup in […]
Islam prohibits unjustified violence: Al-Azhar Fatwa Centre on Alexandria shooting
Ahram Online , Monday 9 Oct 2023 Islam unequivocally prohibits inflicting any harm on Muslim or non-Muslim foreigners and society is responsible for ensuring their protection and safety, read a statement […]
Why Gaza’s attack on Israel was no surprise
Maha Hussaini 8 October 2023 For Palestinians in Gaza, the assault was unprecedented not in its concept, but in its scale and nature Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli […]
Hijabs Allowed In Athletes Village At Paris 2024 – IOC
The International Olympic Committee has said hijabs will be allowed inside the athletes’ village at next year’s Olympics, despite hosts France banning their team members from wearing them. French sports […]
Kosovo remains in purgatory as tensions rise again
YASAR YAKIS October 08, 2023 Small problems are sometimes more difficult to solve than big ones. The formal recognition of Kosovo is one of them because Russia opposes it in […]