Jordan follows up with concern on Israeli extremists’ storming of Al Aqsa Mosque
By JT – Jun 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Birds fly around the Dome of the Rock in Al Haram Al Sharif in Jerusalem’s old city (AFP file photo) AMMAN — The Ministry […]
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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.
Stuck in limbo in Kosovo camp, Afghan evacuees await entry to the U.S.
Ben Fox, Associated PressL World Jun 5, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — For some Afghans who were evacuated as their country fell to the Taliban last summer, the journey to the United […]
Wars don’t end for abandoned American allies
CONGRESS BLOG BY JOSEPH M. AZAM, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 06/03/22 Hours after the last C-17 transport jet departed Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport last Aug. 31, President Joe Biden addressed the nation […]
Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemenhave been called war crimes.Many relied on U.S. support.
A joint Washington Post analysis reveals for the first time that the United States supported the majority of air force squadrons involved in the Saudi coalition’s years-old air campaign By Joyce […]
The West has a hand in Afghanistan’s bleak state
Analysis by Ishaan TharoorColumnist June 1, 2022 You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe, interesting ideas and […]
MAN WITH A MISSION, Atif Mian
Hyun-Sung Khang profiles Princeton’s Atif Mian, who sees the fight against inequality as a moral imperative Everyone knows someone who buys more than he or she can afford. This has […]
Nilambur Ayisha: India actor who survived religious hate and bullets
By Imran QureshiBBC HindiPublished1 day ago The year was 1953. Nilambur Ayisha, 18, was on stage delivering a dialogue when a bullet whizzed through the air. “It missed me and […]
The Existence of God in the Life of the Fourth Caliph, Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (rh)
Tariq MahmoodKHILAFAT 4th June 2022 ©Shutterstock Tariq Mahmood, Canada Every person who sincerely seeks God will find Him. This is the personal promise of God Almighty, attested to by countless […]
Places of Worship – Petra
MAGAZINE: EDITION FEBRUARY 2022Fazal Ahmad – UKWORLD RELIGIONS 30th May 2022 Fazal Ahmad, London, UK Petra is one of those unique locations, with homes and temples carved into the rocks. […]
The centrality of the Muslim world to Shakespeare’s work
NEWS MAGAZINE NADIA KHAN 24 MAY 2022 Ignored for centuries, the presence of Muslims are prominent in the oeuvre of one of Britain’s most quintessential figures. William Shakespeare (1564-1616), England’s […]
Being in nature: Where to live the rural lifestyle in Turkey
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL ISTANBUL JUN 03, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Muğla’s Köyceğis is a quiet town despite it’s breath-taking vistas of the surrounding almost mystical Köyceğiz Lake, and is actually a […]
Need to build a more resilient Arab world
HAFED AL-GHWELL June 04, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/p6xv4 Despite the International Monetary Fund’s predictions of a 4 percent growth in economies in the Middle East and North Africa this year, […]
Children of Syria’s Al-Hol camp inmates languish in political limbo
1 / 8 Children live and die in horrendous conditions in the Syrian camps, and it leaves them very vulnerable to radicalization in the face of the potential resurgence in Daesh […]
Saudi Arabia welcomes first foreign Hajj pilgrims since COVID-19 pandemic hit
1 / 10 The Indonesian pilgrims were presented flowers, dates and Zamzam water bottles upon arrival. (Twitter: @SPAregions) 2 / 10 The Indonesian pilgrims, who arrived in Madinah from Indonesia, were presented […]
What if Ukraine is a forever crisis?
Jun 01,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Harold James PRINCETON — Russia’s attack on Ukraine is coming to resemble many previous geopolitical crises. Throughout history, episodes that initially seemed like temporary […]
Putin Claims Russia Will ‘Guarantee’ Peaceful Export Of Ukrainian Grain
Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied accusations that his armed forces are blocking Ukrainian grain exports from the Black Sea and said his government would “guarantee” the peaceful passage to […]
Pakistan PM calls for bipartisan economic roadmap
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wants to develop a bipartisan roadmap to pull the country out of its economic crunch. In his first address to the nation, Shehbaz sought dialogue with all his political rivals, including his predecessor Imran Khan to implement economic reforms. He made the offer as economists […]
Who are the Muslims among the ‘Christian Turks’?
NEWS OPINIO ALIM MAKHSUTOV Many people know about the Gagauz people, who are primarily Orthodox Christian, but the Gagauz Muslims are a lesser known minority-within-a-minority. In 1903, researcher VA Moshkov […]
Blasphemy: Positions of the justice system and the Holy Quran, By Yushau A. Shuaib
As a proud Muslim, I know that one of the great Jihads in Islam is to preach love, peace, and tolerance, and spread the authentic teachings of Islam through the […]
Videos: Muhammad Ali Teaching Islam and Universal Brotherhood
Video: If you believe in Muhammad Ali, you do not believe in racism or sectarianism Additional suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, about why […]