The legacy of the French mandate is a curse for Lebanon
BY FERHAT TUTKAL FEB 17, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Illustration by Shutterstock – edited by Büşra Öztürk. The French colonial record is precisely what’s behind the separation of the Arab […]
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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.
Daniel Craig aka James Bond raises $120M for quake victims
BY DAILY SABAH WITH WIRES ISTANBUL FEB 26, 2023 – EDITED BY BUSE KESKIN Daniel Craig speaks on stage during the National Board Of Review 2023 Awards Gala, New York, U.S., […]
Afghanistan shuts vital border-crossing with Pakistan, residents report shots fired
Taliban security personnel patrol after clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan forces at Torkham border crossing, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2023. (AFP) Updated 20 February 2023 PARWIZ KAROKHAIL/REHMAT MEHSUD February […]
Levels of Iraq’s Tigris and Euphrates plunge in south
An aerial view shows the Hadarat bridge across the Euphrates river that is witnessing a sharp decrease in water levels, in Nassiriya on February 26, 2023. (AFP) Updated 20 sec […]
What the Shiahs say about Imam Mahdi
Special specifications of Imam al-Mahdi (as) بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the previous part, I provided extensive traditions from the six authentic Sunni collections concerning the fact that Imam al-Mahdi (as) who is different than Jesus (the messiah) WILL come and he is the descendant of the Prophet (S) and […]
What Shias believe regarding Imam Mahdi
The Awaited Mahdi And Dissensions All Islamic groups agree on a man who appears at the end of time to fill the world with justice and equity and establish the government of righteousness over all parts of the earth as a testimony to this verse: “Before this We wrote in […]
Misconceptions About the Awaited Messiah
WRITTEN BY AMTUL KAFI YADULLAH BHUNNOO| JANUARY 2023| FEATURED, GOD, ISLAM Misconceptions can arise on any subject, sometimes due to corrupt, colluded arguments, sometimes to misguidance, or misinformation, individually or all added together. However, there […]
Thousands protest in Berlin against giving weapons to Ukraine
Germany About 13,000 people gather at Brandenburg Gate, as demonstrations also take place in other German cities Kate Connolly in BerlinSat 25 Feb 2023 Thousands of people have taken part in […]
Italy shipwreck: Dozens of migrants killed off Calabria coast
bbc.com Related Topics By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News More than 30 migrants, including a baby, have died and dozens more have survived after their overloaded boat sank in rough seas […]
Palestinian leadership paying a high price for staying with the US
DAOUD KUTTAB February 26, 2023 Sometimes realpolitik diplomacy, based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations, requires that difficult choices be made. This appears to have been the case […]
Why the war will continue
Home » Opinion » Richard Haass » Why the war will continue Feb 25,2023 – JORDAN TIMES . Richard Haass MUNICH — In the year since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has […]
Humza Yousaf: I consulted fellow Muslims on gay marriage vote
POLITICS Mark McLaughlin , Poppy Koronka Friday February 24 2023, 8.30pm GMT, The Times Scottish National Party UK politics Scottish independence The leading candidate to replace Nicola Sturgeon as first […]
Xenophobia grows amidst raids and repeated attacks on sub-Saharan Africans in Tunisia
Issued on: 24/02/2023 – 16:20 Text by:Fatma Ben HamadFollow 8 min Tunisian law enforcement has launched a wave of repression against the country’s sub-Saharan African population, carrying out random identity checks […]
Malcolm X’s daughter to sue CIA, FBI, New York police over assassination
By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O’Brien ‘We want justice served for our father’ -Malcolm X’s daughter Feb 21 (Reuters) – A daughter of Malcolm X, the civil rights activist assassinated 58 years […]
Daden Sukendar’s statement about Ahmadiyah caused a commotion, the Attorney General’s Office indicated disappointment
Friday, 24 February 2023 – 11:42 WIB Daden Sukendar’s statement about Ahmadiyah caused a commotion, the Attorney General’s Office indicated disappointment TatarSukabumi.ID – Daden Sukendar’s statement from the Chairman of the […]
Jerusalem Christians say they feel growing harassment
By Ammar Awad [1/5] A statue of Jesus which was, according to church authorities, vandalized by a Jewish radical who was later detained, is seen in the Church of the Flagellation, in […]
Top French court annuls presidential challenger Zemmour’s hate acquittal
Reuters PARIS, Feb 21 (Reuters) – French appeal court judges made errors when overturning an anti-Muslim hate conviction against former French far-right presidential challenger Eric Zemmour and the trial should […]
How ‘earthquake diplomacy’ can mend EU ties with Turkey
SINEM CENGIZ February 24, 2023 In what became known as “earthquake diplomacy,” Turkiye and Greece put decades of enmity behind them and provided aid to each other after a series of powerful earthquakes hit both countries in 1999. The mutual solidarity created a new climate that led to Athens dropping […]
US should suspend all its support for ungrateful Israel
RAY HANANIA February 24, 2023 The US has not only been Israel’s strongest ally and its shield against demands for justice at the UN for many years, but it is […]
Grief from Türkiye quakes should help transform global disaster response
Türkiye’s catastrophe is an opportunity to improve the international humanitarian system, global financial institutions, as well as the private sector. Türkiye is no stranger to earthquakes. But the massive February […]