Politics of economy
Politics of economy Zahid Hussain Published June 15, 2022 THE slide seems unstoppable. The finance minister’s balancing act in the budget has failed to end the anxiety. The free fall of the rupee against the […]
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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.
Exploring the Hindu and Jain heritage of an ‘Islamic’ city
RANA SAFVI Topics India Hindutva Hindu Temples Mughal Empire Muslims In India Temples from Mughal-era India demonstrates the fluidity of art and contradicts contemporary Hindu nationalist historical revisionism. When one […]
UN human rights chief decries suppression of women in Afghanistan
BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE – AFP GENEVA JUN 15, 2022 – An Afghan girl reads a book inside her home in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 13, 2022. (Reuters Photo) The United Nations human […]
Forty years on, Sabra and Shatila massacre remain public relations disaster for Israel
Jun 15,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Between September 14 and 16 40 years ago, fighters from the Phalange, Lebanese Forces militia and Saad Haddad’s Israeli-surrogate South Lebanon Army […]
US will send $1 billion more in aid to Ukraine: President Biden
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON JUN 15, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the 29th AFL-CIO Quadrennial Constitutional Convention at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, U.S., June 14, 2022. […]
Saudi Arabia calls for safeguarding the welfare, political rights of Rohingya
1 / 2 Dr. Al-Wasel called for the renunciation of violence and the resolution of the crisis through dialogue. @KSAPermanentGVA 2 / 2 @KSAPermanentGVANext Short Url https://arab.news/p36g3 ARAB NEWS June 16, 2022 […]
Unintended regional consequences of the Ukraine war
DR. ABDEL AZIZ ALUWAISHEG June 15, 2022 Short Url The geopolitical shifts caused by the war in Ukraine have been unexpectedly dramatic and certainly unintended. The new cold war between […]
Biden will see a new Middle East when he visits next month
IBRAHIM SHUKRALLA June 15, 2022 Short Url The UAE and Israel’s economic relationship has developed enormously since the Abraham Accords were signed in 2020. And the two countries last month […]
Putin to meet with Indonesian president in Moscow June 30, Kremlin source says
The source stressed that it was going to be “a very important visit” MOSCOW, June 14. /TASS/. President Vladimir Putin will meet with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, in Moscow […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community explains Mosque plans
14.06.2022, 05:00Aalen-Unterkochen EDWIN HÜGLER During an on site meeting on Monday evening, the city of Aalen and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Aalen informed the Unterkochen local council and the […]
Turkey ready to host 4-way Ukraine peace talks: FM Çavuşoğlu
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL JUN 12, 2022 – Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky (R) looks on next to his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu during their joint press conference in Prague, Czech Republic, June 11, 2022. (AFP Photo) RECOMMENDED Turkey, Germany, US, UK, France convene in Berlin before NATO summit TURKEY-WEST-RELATIONS Turkey […]
Over 800 mosque attacks recorded in Germany since 2014: Rights group
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL JUN 13, 2022 – The roof of a mosque is pictured in Fuerthen, Germany, Feb. 15, 2017. (EPA) RECOMMENDED Afghan migrant killed by Greek forces […]
India playing with fire on anti-Muslim rhetoric
RABBI MARC SCHNEIER June 14, 2022 Short Url If anyone doubted the potential dangers around religious incitement, they need look only to India’s unnecessary and increasingly perilous crisis taking place right now. Late last month, Nupur Sharma, national spokesperson for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, offended Muslims and advocates of […]
Iraq is quickly becoming the land of no rivers
OSAMA AL-SHARIF June 14, 2022 Short Url While the various Iraqi parties continue to bicker over their respective share of the country’s next government months after the October parliamentary elections […]
The right way to fight global hunger
Jun 13,2022 – JORDAN TIMES . Project Syndicate By Alexander Müller, violet Shivutse and Jes Weigelt BERLIN — The global food system is broken. Although it produces more than enough calories […]
Israelis are prophesying the end of their state
Jun 14,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud While it is true that Zionism is a modern political ideology that has exploited religion to achieve specific colonial objectives in Palestine, […]
Maharashtra: Rising sea temperatures hit India fishermen’s catch
By Janhavee MooleBBC Marathi Published2 hours ago Rising sea temperatures are directly affecting the livelihoods of fishermen and fish sellers along India’s western coast who now have to make do […]
Rwanda asylum flight cancelled after legal action
By Joseph Lee & Doug FaulknerBBC News Published25 minutes ago The first flight due to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda was cancelled minutes before take-off after legal […]
People in Pakistan urged to drink fewer cups of tea
By Leo SandsBBC News Published4 hours ago People in Pakistan have been asked to reduce the amount of tea they drink to keep the country’s economy afloat. Sipping fewer cups […]