The police forced me to remove my hijab. I took them to court – and won
Many people have congratulated me on my victory – but what victory? Wearing a hijab is my right, one I should never have been made to fight for Asiyah 2 […]
Author Archives
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 Most Realistic Economic Forecast Is Awful
Predictions of a second-half rebound are based on dubious assumptions. By Narayana Kocherlakota March 21, 2020 This is rush hour.Photographer: David ‘Dee’ Delgado/Bloomberg Narayana Kocherlakota is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is a professor of economics at the University of Rochester and was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis […]
After coronavirus the government and business should agree to bring in a more caring capitalism
Source: Independent The latest measures will help but we have to start thinking about the long term, writes Andrew Grice According to Albert Einstein: “In the midst of every crisis, […]
As divisions grow, now is the time to hold a public inquiry into religious literacy in the media
Reasoned, open discussion around religion isn’t just helpful, it is necessary to cultivate the understanding needed to bridge cultural gaps and appreciate different belief systems, Elizabeth Butler-Sloss and Yasmin Qureshi […]
YPG/PKK continues to free Daesh prisoners in Syria
A total of 200 prisoners, most of whom are Daesh terrorists, were released from prisons by the YPG/PKK in Syria’s Hasakah and Raqqa provinces after some Arab tribes vouched for […]
No more empty apologies for Windrush. Britain has to face the ugly truth about empire, starting with education
No one should be delivering immigration policy without a thorough knowledge of what came before. But it’s not just the government, we need to reform the curriculum, writes Kimberly McIntosh […]
NO NEWS … besides Corona
I glimpsed various newspapers that I usually look at, trying to find some ‘non-Coronavirus’ News. I could not. All front pages talk only about Corona. Rafiq
Pakistan coronavirus camp: ‘No facilities, no humanity’
More than 1,000 remain there as thousands more are released into impoverished Balochistan https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/19/pakistan-coronavirus-camp-no-facilities-no-humanity?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2wMIwRFYhjXpeZ623KP3QD0AXTovFD5LyjqZcwvVAj9-fYe6rOwmAwWM4#img-1 It was the smell that was the worst. In this dusty camp on Pakistan’s border with Iran, which at one stage held more than 6,000 people, the stench of sweat, rubbish and human excrement hung in […]
Syrian Children Freeze to Death. Bombs Rain Down. And ‘Nobody Cares.’
The Syrian government’s assault on a rebel-held province has created one of the worst humanitarian emergencies of a brutal nine-year war. Nearly a million Syrians have fled toward the border […]
Mass panic worse than COVID-19
Mar 19,2020 -JORDAN TIMES – Shehab Al Makahleh The whole world is in a state of anxiety. The COVID-19 panic has been a result of the case of vagueness of the nature of the disease and how to contain it rather than how to cure patients who have fallen ill […]
NHS officials told me Muslim households are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus – it’s important to understand why
As the crisis develops, it’s likely that trauma will spread through communities whose shared culture is built around precisely the things the government has advised against Shadim Hussain @ShadimHussain 7 […]
The Middle East doesn’t deserve Trump and his troop ‘repositioning’ – at least have the guts to call it a retreat
The White House doesn’t have time to worry about Iraq and Afghanistan though. It has yet another war on its hands – against coronavirus Robert Fisk @indyvoices 6 hours […]
‘Somewhere Like Home’: Uighur Kids Find A Haven At Boarding School In Turkey
Source: NPR Ten-year-old Nurzat climbs out of his bunk bed, tiptoes across the room that he shares with three other boys and opens his locker. It holds his most prized […]
Saudi Arabia suspends prayers at mosques over coronavirus
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that mosques would no longer accept worshippers for the customary five daily prayers and the weekly Friday prayer, in exceptional measures intended […]
Iran’s supreme leader to pardon 10,000 prisoners, including political ones
Source: MSN By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will pardon 10,000 prisoners including political ones in honour of the Iranian new year on Friday, […]
‘Carnage’: Millions face financial ruin as coronavirus infects U.S. economy
Business & Economy ‘Carnage’: Millions face financial ruin as coronavirus infects U.S. economy By James Varney – The Washington Times – Wednesday, March 18, 2020 For Hayden Peeler, a […]
GHANA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission suspends Jumah and other congregational prayers over COVID-19
By Afedzi Abdullah, GNA Cape Coast, March 18, GNA – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana has indefinitely suspended Friday prayers (Jumah) and other congregational prayers as a precautionary measure […]
A Crucial Idea Darwin Had on Evolution Was Just Confirmed, 140 Years After His Death
Source: MSN Published in 1859, Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species made a number of bold claims about the nature of evolution – including the suggestion that an animal […]
Caution is good; panic is not the Canadian way
Administrator | Mar 17, 2020 Steve Campbell Okay, I know the corona virus is throwing the whole world into a tailspin, but something very strange – something very un-Canadian – […]
Jewish worshippers urged not to kiss Western Wall due to coronavirus fears
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Jewish faithful should refrain from kissing the stones of the Western Wall, the chief rabbi of the Jerusalem site said on Monday, adding to measures that […]
