Anwar Ibrahim: Honeymoon as Malaysian PM will be brutally short
bbc.com By Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent The honeymoon – if there even is one – will be brutally short. Anwar Ibrahim became Malaysia’s 10th prime minister last week, […]
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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.
Indonesia passes legislation banning sex outside marriage
Rights groups say amended criminal code underscores shift towards fundamentalism and away from longstanding religious tolerance Human rights activists hold a demonstration against a new criminal code in Jakarta Photograph: Anadolu […]
Iran: mass strike starts amid mixed messages about abolishing morality police
Rights and freedomIran Shopkeepers and lorry drivers from almost 40 cities are participating in mass walkouts Supported by About this content Patrick Wintour and Maryam FoumaniMon 5 Dec 2022 Iranian shopkeepers and […]
‘Necessary to reestablish ground for Russia-Ukraine negotiations’
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA DEC 02, 2022 – DAILY SABAH President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Türkiye, Dec. 1, 2022. (IHA Photo) It is in the […]
Britain’s growing diversity riles the far right
CHRIS DOYLE December 05, 2022 Short Url A census provides an extraordinary snapshot of how a country is or is not changing. The 2021 version for England and Wales, whose […]
How Palestine unites the Arabs at the World Cup
RAMZY BAROUD December 05, 2022 Short Url We were mistaken to think that Palestine represents the central issue for all Arabs. Such language suggests that Palestine is an external subject, […]
How Israel, Jordan and Palestine can cooperate to slow Dead Sea’s demise
The Dead Sea bordering Jordan and Israel recedes about a meter every year, leaving vast stretches of salt and mineral plains as a result of the water’s high salinity. (AFP) […]
Wrong at the top of their voices
Dec 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby The brilliant and incisive Palestinian American professor, Dr Ibrahim Abu Lughod, was a mentor who taught me some invaluable lessons about […]
Dutch wrestle with national apology for 250 years of slavery
Advocates claim it will promote equality, detractors say it will be an empty gesture Senay Boztas in Amsterdam Sun 4 Dec 2022 The Netherlands is expected to formally apologise for its role in […]
Iran to disband morality police amid ongoing protests, says attorney general
Related Topics By Siavash Ardalan & Marita Moloney BBC Persian Iran’s morality police, which is tasked with enforcing the country’s Islamic dress code, is being disbanded, the country’s attorney general […]
Iran starts reviewing mandatory headscarf law amid deadly protests
BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE – AFP TEHRAN DEC 03, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Women walk at a park in Iran’s capital Tehran, Sept. 27, 2022. (AFP File Photo) RECOMMENDED Iran abolishes morality […]
EU, UN call for probe into point-blank shooting of Palestinian
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL DEC 04, 2022 – Israeli security forces during a search in the city of Hawara, occupied West Bank, Palestine, Dec. 2, 2022. (AFP Photo) Top […]
French court fines restaurant owner for banning Muslim woman
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL NOV 30, 2022 – 6:52 PM GMT+3 AFrench court fined a restaurant owner in southwest France for prohibiting the entry of a Muslim woman for wearing the […]
Cross-cultural dialogue at heart of Riyadh Philosophy Conference
Previous 1 / 4 The second Riyadh Philosophy Conference was dedicated to the theme of ‘Knowledge and Exploration: Space, Time and Humanity.’ (Photo/Huda Bashatah) 2 / 4 The second Riyadh Philosophy Conference […]
Climate change now too serious to be left to the activists
JEAN PISANI-FERRY AND SELMA MAHFOUZ December 04, 2022 The outcome of this year’s UN Climate Change Conference — COP27, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt — was a true disappointment. In the […]
Iran scraps morality police after months of deadly protests
Iranian policewoman looks on from the back of a police vehicle before the start of a crackdown to enforce Islamic dress code in the capital Tehran. (File/AFP) Short Url AFP […]
Untold Stories: How God Almighty Provides from the Unexpected
MAGAZINE: EDITION MAY 2022Kalim Rana – Houston USAUNTOLD STORIES 3rd December 2022 ©Shutterstock Kalim Rana, Houston, USA The day after my youngest daughter’s wedding, my son Bilal, who was about 22 at the time, came to me and said something that I had never expected. He told me that he […]
Was Jesus (as) born on 25 December?
2nd December 2022 Ata-ul-Haye Nasir, Al Hakam Whether or not 25 December is the actual date of birth of Jesusas is a highly debated issue. Both the Holy Quran and Bible (New […]
Nasyiatul Aisyiyah: The Torch of Progress and Civilization
By Fazat Azizah 04/12/2022 For almost a century, Nasyiatul Aisyiyah ‘s (NA) journey has translated Muhammadiyah’s goal of realizing true Islam in struggle and movement. Through the XIVth NA Conference which will be held in Bandung, West Java on December 2-4 2022, NA carries the theme “Strengthening Women, Strengthening Civilization.” […]
Beyond beliefs: does religious faith lead to a happier, healthier life?
The ObserverReligion The stress-reducing, life-extending benefits of religion can offer useful strategies even for non-believers, say scientists David RobsonSat 3 Dec 2022 In his Pensées, published posthumously in 1670, the French philosopher […]