French burkini ban challenged by Grenoble in top court
By Robert PlummerBBC News Published1 hour agoShare The city of Grenoble has gone to France’s highest administrative court to challenge a ban imposed on a new city rule allowing full-body […]
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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.
The politics of Heroin
CIA Complicity in the Global Drug TradeBy Alfred W. McCoy SOCIAL SCIENCE 734 Pages, 6 x 9 Formats: Trade Paper Trade Paper, $32.95 (US $32.95) (CA $44.95) ISBN 9781556524837 Rights: WOR […]
Most British Muslims feel life is improving: Poll
Britain’s Muslim population stands at 3.3 million, making up 5 percent of the total population. Above, worshippers at the Baitul Futuh Mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in southwest London […]
Muslim World League chief leads religious diplomacy push at Geneva summit
MWL Secretary-General Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa delivered the forum’s opening speech. (SPA) Short Url Updated 14 June 2022 ARAB NEWS June 13, 2022 Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO […]
The world’s religions face a post-pandemic reckoning
International | God, Mammon and real estate Many need to sell their property; some branches will have to merge Jan 8th 2022(Updated Jan 10th 2022) | BERLINShare Ask a vicar, a rabbi or an imam […]
Why Muslim countries are quick at condemning defamation
Protestors shout slogans and burn a picture of Nupur Sharma, the spokeswoman of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during a demonstration against the remarks about Prophet Mohammed made by her, […]
Ahmadis Once Again Under Attack in Pakistan
06/13/2022MASSIMO INTROVIGNE A terrorist group publishes images of what looks like a forced conversion, while mosques and graves are desecrated in Punjab. by Massimo Introvigne A visibly terrorized young man […]
Asylum seekers to appeal against deportation from Britain ahead of first Rwanda flight
This content was published on June 14, 2022 \ LONDON (Reuters) – London’s High Court is set to hear further cases brought by asylum seekers appealing against their removal to […]
Swiss universities slip in global ranking
The federal technology institute ETH Zurich is the best non-English-speaking university in the world, according to this year’s QS ranking. Overall, however, Swiss unis lost ground.This content was published on […]
Israel urges citizens to leave Turkey due to Iranian attack threat
BY REUTERS JERUSALEM JUN 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem May 15, 2022. Abir Sultan/Pool via REUTERS/File […]
Saudi Arabia launches first-of-its-kind standardized test for non-native Arabic speakers
1 / 2 Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan. (SPA) 2 / 2 Photo/SuppliedNext Short Url Updated 13 sec ago NADA HAMEED June 14, 2022 The aim of the test is to […]
Award-winning Saudi documentary sheds light on emotional cost of Gulf war
Previous 1 / 2 Poster from award-winning documentary, Memories from the North. (Supplied) 2 / 2 Still from award-winning documentary, Memories from the North, by Abdulmohsen AlMutairiNext Short Url JASMINE BAGER June […]
Gaza’s 15 years of horror under crushing Israeli blockade
CHRIS DOYLE June 13, 2022 Short Url Who would have imagined that the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip that started 15 years ago this month would not only still […]
An Israel-Palestine prediction that is worth striving for
RAMZY BAROUD June 13, 2022 Short Url While it is true that Zionism is a modern political ideology that has exploited religion to achieve specific colonial objectives in Palestine, predictions […]
‘Washington Post’ Concludes That Israeli Forces Killed Shireen Abu Akleh — Building Pressure On U.S. Gov’t
The Washington Post today published an investigation of the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh a month ago and it concludes just what the AP, CNN, and Bellingcat investigations found, and that eyewitnesses […]
Khilafah Profanization Regime
ByFebri June 13, 2022 by Dr. Munawar Ahmad, SS, M.Sc. – Advertisements – Last week, a video of a motorbike convoy with the Khilafah attribute went viral on social media. One of the […]
Life after Guantanamo: ‘We are still in jail’
By Joel GunterBBC NewsPublished11 hours agoShare Related Topics War in Afghanistan (2001-present) Mansoor Adayfi knew next to nothing about Serbia when a delegation from its government came to visit him […]
Frankly Speaking: Food crisis will have ‘huge impact’ on Middle East, says agritech entrepreneur David Meszaros
03 Food impact in Middle East 0 seconds of 1 minute, 1 secondVolume 40% More Videos 03 Food impact in Middle East 08 One mega smart farm for GCC 06 […]
Muslim Brits gear up for first post-pandemic Hajj open to foreign pilgrims
Imam Yunus Dudhwala presents the Hajj seminar at the London Muslim Center on Sunday. (AN photo) Short Url https://arab.news/n5rhk Updated 13 sec ago ZAYNAB KHOJJI June 12, 2022 Attendees learned […]
Hajj and Umrah Ministry launches ‘Smart Pilgrim’ app
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is launching the Smart Pilgrim app. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/8xh5g MOHAMMED AL-KINANI June 12, 2022 The app allows pilgrims to communicate with their service […]