Switzerland denounces COP outcome
After going into a second straight night of deliberations, the climate conference ended with an agreement to set up a long sought-after fund to pay developing countries for loss and […]
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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.
Nuclear war will stem from ‘ineffective law’
BY MEHMET AKIF USLU NOV 21, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Military vehicles carrying DF-26 ballistic missiles travel past Tiananmen Gate during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing, China, Sept. 3, 2015. (Reuters Photo) In the spirit of the law, […]
The Iranian regime’s unsolvable crisis
DR. MAJID RAFIZADEH November 20, 2022 Short Url The Iranian regime has been attempting to downplay the crisis it faces domestically in order to project power and paint a picture […]
Palestine has ‘natural, legal right’ to become full state member of UN, Ambassador Riyad Mansour tells Arab News
Previous EXCLUSIVE 1 / 5 Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour attending a UN Security Council meeting in 2018. (AFP file) EXCLUSIVE 2 / 5 Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour (C) attends […]
Return of Netanyahu and expected regional ramifications
Nov 20,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh The return of Benjamin Netanyahu to the Israeli political scene marks the political shift in Israel towards the right following the […]
SETARA Institute: Intolerance Affects Non-Mainstream Muslims
INCIDENT November 17, 2022 Made by:editorial JAKARTA (Lenteratoday) -SETARA Institute notes an increasing trend of intolerance towards intra-religious diversity in Indonesia Syera Anggreini Buntara, Researcher on Freedom of Religion/Belief at […]
Fact check: 11 eye-catching lines from Gianni Infantino’s speech in Qatar
Fifa’s president told the world he feels Arab, African, gay and disabled, while the media are racist hypocrites. So how accurate was his World Cup monologue? Source: The Guardian By […]
Israel has only itself to blame for its referral to the ICJ
YOSSI MEKELBERG November 19, 2022 Israeli security forces hold back a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, on November 19, 2022 (AFP) It remains to be […]
Dr. Jeffrey Lang About the Quran from an Atheist’s Perspective
Promoted posts: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy and After Monotheism, the Two Most Seminal Verses of the Quran Source: Quora and Youtube Dr. Jeffrey Lang is an Associate […]
Fake graves cannot bury the truth and bolster false Israeli claims in Jerusalem
DAOUD KUTTAB November 19, 2022 Short Url The Israeli government, with fanatical support from radical Zionist nationalists, is so obsessed with proving its connection to Jerusalem that it has recently […]
FIFA chief blasts ‘hypocrisy’ of Western nations on eve of World Cup
By AFP – Nov 19,2022 – Giant replicas of the football are installed on a hotel in Doha on Saturday, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament (AFP photo) DOHA […]
Is the world ready for mass migration due to climate change?
Share using EmailShare on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on Linkedin (Image credit: Alamy) By Gaia Vince18th November 2022 bbc.com With up to three billion people expected to be displaced by the effects […]
World Cup 2022: Fifa president Gianni Infantino accuses West of ‘hypocrisy’
By Shamoon Hafez & Emma SandersBBC Sport in Doha Fifa World Cup Host nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio […]
‘I feel like a migrant worker’: Gianni Infantino hits out at World Cup criticism
World Cup 2022 PA MediaSat 19 Nov 2022 The Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, has hit back at criticism of Qatar from Europe in a press conference on the eve of the […]
The content mind is a perpetual feast: Islamic teachings during economic crises
11th November 2022 Jazib Mehmood, Student, Jamia Ahmadiyya Ghana The Holy Prophetsa once stated: الْقَنَاعَةُ كَنْزٌ لَا يَفْنَى Meaning, “Contentment is a never-ending treasure.” (Az-Zuhd al-Kabir by Baihaqi, p. 88 [1996]; Mirqat-ul-Mafatih, hadith 5170, […]
Majlis Ansarullah Switzerland feel ‘motivated and spiritually charged’ after virtual mulaqat with Huzoor
18th November 2022 Malik Arif Mahmood, Sadr Majlis Ansarullah Switzerland On 13 November 2022, 107 members of Majlis Ansarullah Switzerland had the honour of a virtual meeting with Hazrat Khalifatul […]
It seems the Russia-Ukraine war will escalate further, blocs have begun to form: Ansar from Switzerland meet Hazrat Khalifatul Masih
17th November 2022 Members of Majlis Ansarullah Switzerland were blessed to meet Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V, may Allah be his Helper, on 13 November 2022 through a virtual mulaqat. The ansar also included […]
Inter Faith Week – Striving for Peace Through Religious Harmony
Waqar Ahmad Ahmedi – UKWORLD RELIGIONS 16th November 2022 Add Comment ©Shutterstock Waqar Ahmad Ahmedi, UK This week sees thousands of people all over the UK mark Inter Faith Week, […]
Turkish cult leader Oktar gets record 8,658 years in retrial
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL NOV 16, 2022 – Police officers escort Adnan Oktar and others after their arrest, in Istanbul, Türkiye, July 19, 2018. (AA Photo) An Istanbul court handed down […]
Why should the Middle East pay for Biden’s cheap oil?
JASON D. GREENBLATT November 18, 2022 Short Url US President Joe Biden flew all the way to Egypt last week to attend a conference on protecting the environment, and yet […]