Conference hears of ‘the archaeology of olive oil’
By Saeb Rawashdeh – Aug 06,2022 – JORDAN TIMES An olive press cut into limestone bedrock at Khirbet Um Al Ghozlan (Photo by Adam Carr) IRBID — Enclosed sites were specialised processing […]
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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.
20 Quotes of Ibn Rushd – Champion of Reason
Promoted post: After Monotheism, the Two Most Seminal Verses of the Quran and We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Ibn Rushd was one of […]
Jalsa Salana: Thousands head to Alton farm religious gathering
Published 19 hours ago bbc.com The largest annual Islamic convention in the UK is getting underway at a farm in Hampshire. About 30,000 people from around the world are expected […]
Huge gathering of members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on Hampshire farm this weekend
5th August By Andrew Napier@andrew_napier Chief reporter MORE than 30,000 Ahmadi Muslims will meet in Hampshire for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic this weekend. Jalsa […]
30,000 people from Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Hampshire celebrate major religious convention
MERIDIAN RELIGION ALTON HAMPSHIR Friday 5 August 2022 Mike Pearse has been to find out more 30,000 people from across the country are in Hampshire this weekend to celebrate a […]
The lost nuclear bombs that no one can find
Source: BBC By Zaria Gorvett, 4th August 2022 The US has lost at least three nuclear bombs that have never been located – they’re still out there to this day. […]
Grain prices fall as 1st empty vessel leaves Istanbul for Ukraine
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL AUG 05, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Barbados-flagged general cargo ship Fulmar S is pictured in the Black Sea, north of the Bosporus, Istanbul, Turkey, Aug. […]
Turkey’s Libya policy can succeed with wider regional support
SINEM CENGIZ August 05, 2022 ARAB NEWS Short Url Being engaged politically, militarily and economically in Libya, Turkey is trying to pursue a new strategy in the North African country, […]
Quote of the Day: Rumi’s Guest House
This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain […]
Putin hosts Erdogan for talks on trade, Ukraine, Syria
1 / 2 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to their meeting at the Rus sanatorium in Sochi on Aug. 5, 2022. (Turkish Presidency via […]
Lebanese government remains paralysed by political deadlock
Aug 03,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen The collapse on Sunday afternoon of four of the sixteen northern towers of Beirut port’s ruined grain silos has revived Lebanese fears […]
UN calls for ‘urgent’ solutions to Iraq political crisis
By AFP – Aug 03,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr, protesting against a rival bloc’s nomination for prime minister, continue their sit-in inside Iraq’s parliament in the capital […]
New Imam of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Arrives in Masroor Mosque Manassas
August 4, 2022 Imam Shamshad Nasir Provided by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Masroor Mosque warmly welcomes Imam Shamshad Nasir and invites members of other religious groups to meet him at the […]
Around 30,000 to attend Jalsa Salana convention near Alton this weekend
By Daniel Gee | Head of Content | Thursday 4th August 2022 12:31 pm @https://twitter.com/danielgeeheralddaniel.gee@farnhamherald.com SHARE Around 30,000 UK delegates are expected to travel to East Worldham for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association’s annual Jalsa Salana convention […]
30,000 British Muslims Come Together for First Time since COVID at UK’s largest Islamic Convention
By Ldn-Post August 4, 2022 Tens of thousands of British Muslims will meet for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic at the UK’s longest running Islamic […]
The Ukrainian Muslims fighting against Russia
Those who have joined the war effort against Russian forces also fight past injustices and to return to Crimea. By Micah Reddy and Anastasia Levkova Published On 4 Aug 2022 Kharkiv, Ukraine – Ali […]
The Courageous Women of Kabul Standing Up to the Taliban’s Burqa Decree
The Courageous Women of Kabul Standing Up to the Taliban’s Burqa Decree Despite the Taliban’s grip on power and recently introduced requirement that women cover themselves, some refuse to be […]
Frontex Scandal: Classified Report Reveals Full Extent of Cover-Up
Cover-Ups, Concealment and Lies Classified Report Reveals Full Extent of Frontex Scandal The EU’s anti-fraud office has found that the European border agency covered up and helped to finance illegal […]
No Man’s Land A Journey To an Afghan Region Where the Taliban’s Grip Hasn’t Taken Hold
For a decade and a half, the forested and rugged region of Nuristan was Afghanistan’s most inaccessible province, a bastion of al-Qaida and the Islamic State. A team of DER […]
1,200-Year-Old Hindu Temple In Pakistan To Be Restored After Long Court Battle
Idrees Bukhtiyar Updated on Aug 04, 2022 Highlights The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) last month retrieved the possession of Valmiki Mandir (temple) situated near the famous Anarkali Bazaar Lahore from […]