Multifaceted problems in Syria: US, Israel, Russia, PKK
BY HAKKI ÖCAL DEC 19, 2022 – 12:05 AM GMT+3 U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicles (BFV) patrol the countryside of the city of Qamishli in Syria’s northeastern Hassakeh province, April 20, […]
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.
Maqasid: Invigorating Islamic banking and finance
BY JASMIN OMERCIC DEC 17, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Islamic Economics (IE) is an alternative too, and perhaps the only one offering solutions rooted in sound and comprehensive foundations derived […]
The Political Side of the World Cup: How Palestine United the Arabs
RAMZY BAROUD GULF (GCC) POSTED ON DECEMBER 18, 2022 Morocco’s defender #18 Jawad El Yamiq waves the Palestinian flag after his team won the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group F football match between […]
Mesut Özil’s shadow still taunts Germany
BY OZER KHALID DEC 19, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Mesut Özil, who was playing for the German national team back then, looks on before a match in FIFA 2018 World […]
Erdoğan hails unity at time of anti-Semitism in Hanukkah message
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DEC 18, 2022 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attends a meeting with representatives of the Jewish community of Türkiye and rabbis from abroad at the Presidential Complex, in […]
Saudi, Indonesian ministers discuss increasing Umrah trips
Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah hold talks with Budi Karya Sumadi in Makkah. (Supplied) Short Url Updated 19 December 2022 SPA December 18, 2022 MAKKAH: Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. […]
US Muslims being let down
DALIA AL-AQIDI December 19, 2022 Short Url Do you remember American actor and singer Jussie Smollett? In January 2019, Smollett became known worldwide as the victim of a racist and […]
India’s looming demographic divide
Dec 18,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Shashi Tharoor India looks set to end a tumultuous year on a celebratory note, marking both 75 years of independence and the start of […]
At least 12 killed in accident in Afghanistan’s Salang Tunnel
The government said 37 people were injured after a fuel tanker caught fire, and the death toll was expected to rise. Published On 18 Dec 2022 At least 12 people […]
The world’s most polluted capital city
(Image credit: Getty Images) bbc.com By Kamala Thiagarajan5th April 2022 In Northern India, a concoction of seven different fungi could help to thin the smog that pervades the capital city with […]
Christian nationalists – wanting to put God into US government
By Barbara Plett Usher BBC News, Tennessee New battle lines are being drawn in the US by a right-wing Christian movement set on what it sees as its divine mission […]
Evolution: Natural Selection or Divine Choice?
Source: Muslim Sunrise, September, 2014 By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times To grasp the paramount importance of the issue, ‘Natural Selection or Divine Choice,’ we […]
Dua: Prerequisites and Etiquette
Friday Sermon delivered byHazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(at) NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon. Friday Sermon delivered at Masjid […]
Turkish policewoman files workplace harassment lawsuit in Germany
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL NOV 11, 2022 A Turkish police officer suing her workplace for sexual harassment and racism is interviewed by an Anadolu Agency reporter in Frankfurt, Germany, […]
Pakistani FM urges focus on Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis
BY ANADOLU AGENCY NEW YORK DEC 17, 2022 – DAILY SABAH A health worker administers polio drops to a child during a Seven-day polio vaccination campaign in Karachi, Pakistan, Nov. 28, […]
Moscow shifts its focus to the Muslim world
DR. DIANA GALEEVA December 17, 2022 Short Url Two weeks ago the Russian state bank Sberbank opened a branch in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, a republic with a Muslim […]
How Muslim Shower is turning out to be the real winner of this FIFA World Cup
Well, not to say we told you so, but us desis did tell you so! Entertainment Desk December 17, 2022 The much-anticipated final between Argentina and France is all set […]
Europeans in love with ‘Muslim showers’
2:56 PM · Dec 14, 2022 The “West is catching up”, some Twitter users believe, as European football fans in Qatar discover the bidet shower used in the toilets of most Muslim […]
Ahmadiyya conference to tackle current global crises, offers special prayer for the nation
Friday Worship By Shakirah Adunola 16 December 2022 | [FILE] Amir, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamat, Nigeria, Dr. Mashhud Adenrele Fashola addressing muslim faithful at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamat, Nigeria Eid […]
Is Israel’s Battered Peace Camp Now Clinically Dead?
Haaretz | Israel News Opinion | After a crushing loss to a far-right, pro-annexation coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s bruised, sidelined and much-eulogized peace camp faces a fateful, and strategic, choiceShare in […]