Op-Ed What do you want to do to the Ahmadis?
Yasser Latif Hamdani@theRealYLH November 25, 2019 It bears repeating again and again that when certain sections within the Muslim community tried to bring pressure to bear on the founder of […]
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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.
Three women named finalists for top human rights prize
By AFP – Nov 26,2019 – JORDAN TIMES GENEVA — A Yemeni lawyer who exposed secret prisons and torture, a Mexican champion fighting femicide and a South African women’s rights […]
Christchurch shooting – Anxious and in pain, survivors of Christchurch massacre call for new approach
The injured and bereaved face financial stress, life-long physical issues and mental trauma and want a more flexible response from government Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington Tue 26 Nov 2019 17.00 […]
Tories accused of ‘denial’ and ‘deceit’ by Muslim Council of Britain as Sajid Javid defends Boris Johnson over Islamophobic comments
Source: Independent Muslim organisation renews Tory criticism while offering support to the Jewish community over Labour’s handling of antisemitism By Lizzy Buchan, @LizzyBuchan Sajid Javid has defended Boris Johnson over […]
Press release Lord Ahmad to represent UK at G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, November 2019
Minister of State for the Commonwealth, UN & South Asia has travelled to Japan to represent the UK at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Published 22 November 2019 From: Foreign […]
Freedom of religion or belief ‘continues to be a priority’ for the UK
Staff writer CHRISTIAN TODAY Mon 18 Nov 2019 The Government has told the United Nations that freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) “continues to be a priority for the United […]
The Man & the Myth – Mulla Nasruddin
Mullah Nasruddin The very embodiment of the wise fool Nasruddin became known to Richard Merrill through the stories collected by Idries Shah, as a Persian Sufi folk character. This […]
Intercultural challenges: Room to Rest or Rest-Room?
While in Bangkok my brother-in-law from USA visited me. My wife was going into a cloth-store, owned by a Thai Sikh family. My brother in law asked the shop keeper: […]
Syrian ISIS Bride’s Escape From Terror
In light of the news that came just last week of the bombing of a camp for displaced people in north-west Syria, the attention of the UK was once again […]
Netanyahu’s real crimes
Nov 25,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby After years of investigation and months of delay, Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit formally indicted Benjamin Netanyahu for crimes ranging from […]
The China cables Xinjiang ‘What has happened to me’: manga depicting Uighur torture hits 2.5m views
Japanese artist’s story of Xinjiang woman’s experience highlights plight of Muslim minority in China Justin McCurry in Tokyo Tue 26 Nov 2019 A manga depicting the plight of an […]
Jordan and Israel’s 25-year peace deal under more strain than ever
Unpopular but enduring treaty faces new test in form of Donald Trump’s plan for Middle EastJordan and Israel’s 25-year peace deal under more strain than ever Michael Safi in Amman […]
The call for a post-sectarian Middle East in Baghdad and Beirut
Zaid M. Belbagi November 25, 2019 Water, electricity and access to economic opportunities are not sectarian trophies to award, but basic human rights. What events in Baghdad and Beirut have […]
The liberal spirit captivating the Mideast’s revolutions
Abdulrahman Al-Rashed November 24, 2019 Reflecting on the three major events in the Middle East — Iran, Iraq and Lebanon — we realize that they are more than […]
Laying the ground for the new ‘peace process’
Nov 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The recent indications from the United States that it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank as illegal […]
‘No alternative to UNRWA’s efforts besides refugee return’
By JT – Nov 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL AMMAN — Heads of delegations of Arab countries hosting Palestinian refugees on Sunday highlighted His Majesty King Abdullah’s continual defence of […]
The China cables Uighurs ‘Allow no escapes’: leak exposes reality of China’s vast prison camp network
Documents confirm largest mass incarceration of an ethnic-religious minority since second world war Uighur’s 10-year term reveals level of repression Secret memo on how to run camps Emma Graham-Harrison and […]
The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
After bloody race riots rocked China’s far west a decade ago, the ruling Communist Party turned to a rare figure in their ranks to restore order: a Han Chinese official […]
British women ‘being forced into polygamous relationships’ because law lets them down, campaigners say
Source: Independent ‘The government is always perfectly happy to relegate minority women to kangaroo courts and faith-based parallel legal systems’ By Maya Oppenheim, @mayaoppenheim Women are being left to go […]
Rescue of all 60 children of the ‘caliphate’ urged as winter nears
Relatives and councils offer sanctuary to get children home before winter closes in Mark Townsend @townsendmark Sun 24 Nov 2019 A Syrian refugee child in October, after coming ashore at RAF base Akrotiri in Cyprus. Photograph: Jack Hill/The Times/PA Homes for all the 60 British children still stranded in north-east […]
