Can Arab Evangelicals play a bridging role?
Feb 06,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – DAOUD KUTTAB Palestinian foreign ministry officials were in a quandary in recent months. Despite the strong support for the Palestinian cause around the world, […]
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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.
Baghdad rejects being dragged by Trump into new conflict with Iran
Feb 06,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN US President Donald Trump’s declaration that he will keep US troops in Iraq at the large Ain Al Asad airbase in Anbar […]
The Jamaica deportation charter flight is an outrage – but so are many others
The Home Office tried to deter any sympathy for the deportees by dubbing them all ‘foreign national offenders’ May Bulman @maybulman The Independent Voices The first charter flight to […]
The Gambia: Deputy Governor Hailed Ahmadiyya For Their Contributions In The Country
February 4, 2019 By Modou Sarr Hon Musa B Suso, Deputy Governor of West Coast Region, commended the Ahmadiyaa Muslim Jamaat for their immense contribution in the fields of health, […]
The Gambia: Ahmadiyya Jama’at provides more food aid to WCR fire victims
Wednesday, February 06, 2019 A little over a month after supporting 23 fire victim families in West Coast Region, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at The Gambia, last Wednesday supported another 30 […]
Escape from Syria: the boys stranded after Isis fall
The young children of an Islamic State fighter were abandoned in Syria after his death. But with the help of human rights lawyer Clive Stafford-Smith and reporter Joshua Surtees, […]
“Dream and Trauma: Reopening of the Carpet Rooms in the Museum of Islamic Art” at Pergamonmuseum, Berlin
BY BLOUIN ARTINFO | February 05, 2019 “Caucasian dragon carpet from the 16th century” (© National Museums in Berlin, Museum of Islamic Art / Teßmer) Pergamonmuseum reopens its […]
Greece’s Tsipras visits Hagia Sophia on trip to boost Turkey ties
This content was published on February 6, 2019 By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras paid a symbolic visit to Istanbul’s former cathedral Hagia Sophia […]
Pope hopes his Arabian trip will help Islam-Christian relations
This content was published on February 6, 2019 Pope Francis leads the weekly general audience at Paul VI hall at the Vatican February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Max Rossi (reuters_tickers) By Philip […]
Israel PM’s main election rival raises possibility of West Bank pullback
Source: Daily Sabah FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival in an April election has raised the possibility of pulling back from the occupied West […]
A view from Turkey: Lost in the Middle East
MUHITTIN ATAMAN @MuhittinAtaman Since the beginning of the Arab uprisings and revolutions in 2011, Turkey has been targeted by Western states because it has been supporting the demands of regional […]
From ‘madman’ to ‘fantastic chemistry’: How Trump-Kim relationship developed over time
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP SEOUL US envoy arrives in North Korea as Trump announces second summit with Kim U.S. President Donald Trump’s much-trailed announcement of a meeting with North […]
Greek PM visits Turkey for talks to ease tensions
Two leaders met to solve regional disputies By AFP – Feb 05,2019 -JORDAN TIMES ANKARA — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visits Turkey on Tuesday, where he will meet with […]
Spreading the peaceful message- Love for All
Tuesday, 5 February 2019 -\ FRIENDS and neighbours of Haslemere’s Jamia Ahmadiyya UK college of modern languages and theology dropped in for an open day on Saturday (Jan 26) to […]
Why 2019 could be the worst year for the Palestinians
Feb 06,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF If 2018 was a particularly bad year for Palestinians, in the wake of a series of unilateral US administration decisions that included […]
Arab League reverses decision on Syria
Feb 06,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Eight years ago, the Arab League suspended Syria’s membership as it did Libya’s. Both decisions were wrong, not just because they […]
Racism against Arab Israelis will reach unprecedented levels by Israel’s April elections – and the world won’t care
Issues like racial discrimination were once kept in check by the left in Israel and the Jewish diaspora in countries like the United States. But that backlash seems to have […]
The Concept of Justice in Islam by Sir Zafrulla Khan
Author: Sir Zafrulla Khan The Quran has at various places reiterated this principle. And the recompense of an injury is a penalty the like thereof; but whoso forgives and his […]
Former lawmaker from far-right Dutch party PVV becomes Muslim after writing anti-Islam book
Source: Daily Sabah A former far-right Dutch politician announced on Monday that he has converted to Islam. Writing a book on Islam changed the views of Joram van Klaveren, 39, […]
How Netanyahu is freezing out the international community
Chris Doyle February 04, 2019 From the outset of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the question of Palestine has been an international issue. International actors inserted the conflict into the region, with […]
