Arab world’s wheat crisis should prompt change
ZAID M. BELBAGI April 26, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/behb2 As the old Arab proverb goes, “Life without bread is not life.” So central is bread to Arab alimentation that, in […]
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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.
Israeli government in cahoots with extremist outpost settlers
YOSSI MEKELBERG April 26, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/98yuv It is about time that Israel’s charade of differentiating between its official settlements and the so-called illegal outposts in the occupied West […]
Robots help Makkah Grand Mosque’s round-the-clock cleanup
Saudi Arabia’s General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques ensures the Grand Mosque is sanitized multiple times during the day to ensure the safety of pilgrims. (Supplied) […]
College life isn’t always Ramadan-friendly. Some schools want to change that
April 23, 2022 YUSRA FARZAN Talha Rafique picks up his to-go suhoor box from a campus dining hall at the University of Southern California. “My friends and I actually look […]
US Commission: Afghanistan Worst Violation of Religious Freedom in the World
11 minutes ago Associated Press The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom said Monday that Afghanistan is now on the list of the world’s worst religious freedom violators. The […]
Russia-Ukraine live news: Lavrov warns of risk of World War III
In a wide-ranging interview, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Western weapons sent to Ukraine ‘will be a legitimate target’ for Russia’s military. By Sasha Petrova, Jihan Abdalla and Zaheena Rasheed Published On 25 […]
Love marriages under the gaze of kidnapping
PAKISTAN, TOP STORIES News Desk APRIL 26, 2022 The whereabouts of the three girls who went missing from Karachi and their ‘kidnapping’ was highlighted on social media were found yesterday as […]
History remembers brave and intelligent and curses brave and fools
By Central Desk April 26, 2022 By Shazia Anwer Cheema – “Trust me. We are on the right path at right time and at the right place. Nothing is more […]
Russia warns of World War III ahead of Western summit on arms to Ukraine
AFP APRIL 26, 2022 DAILY TIMES Russia has warned of the “real” threat of World War III breaking out, ahead of a Tuesday meeting between the United States and allies over sending further arms to […]
PIA plane on standby for PM’s Saudi visit?
PAKISTAN Agencies APRIL 26, 2022 / DAILY TIMES A Boeing 777 has been demanded from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for the upcoming Saudi Arabia visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, […]
Jahangirpuri violence: Arvind Kejriwal accused of not standing up for Muslims
Published 3 hours ago bbc.com Related Topics Delhi riots Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s stand on recent religious violence in India’s capital and the subsequent police crackdown on Muslims may […]
Ramadan – Curbing Temptation
Qasim ChoudharyISLAM 25th April 2022 ©Shutterstock Qasim Choudhary, USA Suppose your teacher assigns you three essays that are due by the end of the semester. But there’s a twist. You […]
A DER SPIEGEL Interview with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz”There Cannot Be a Nuclear War”
Startseite International Germany Russia’s War Against Ukraine Interview with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz: “There Cannot Be a Nuclear War” In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discusses […]
Iran hails latest round of talks with Saudi Arabia as ‘positive’
Politics April 25, 2022 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – In its first official position on the fifth round of Tehran-Riyadh talks, Iran has hailed the talks as “positive” and “forward-moving.” […]
Al-Qarawiyyin, world’s oldest, continually operating university, was founded by a Muslim woman
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL JUN 07, 2020 EDITED BY YASEMIN NICOLA SAKAY The world’s oldest university is not in Europe, as most people would assume; it is in Morocco and was […]
Insight into Islam, the prophet and Ramadan
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL ISTANBUL APR 14, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Muslims break their fast as part of iftar, in Sultanahmet Square during Ramadan, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 10, 2022. (Shutterstock […]
The Grand Mosque’s volunteers — a culture loved by Saudis
The areas in which the volunteers work varied from translation to helping the elderly use transportation services (electric vehicles). (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/nvf45 Updated 12 sec ago TAREQ AL-THAQAFI April […]
Desperately seeking a mechanism for sovereign debt restructuring
Apr 25,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Anne O. Krueger WASHINGTON, DC — When the economy is going well, the poor benefit more than others. But when things are going badly, it is the poor who are hurt the most. This is especially true in the case of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Iraq exhibits restored art pillaged after 2003 invasion
By AFP – Apr 23,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Restored art pieces by renowned Iraqi artists are on display at Iraq’s ministry of culture in Baghdad on April 6 (AFP photo) BAGHDAD — […]
The Indian synagogues preserved by Muslims
(Image credit: Allison Joyce/Getty Images) By Kalpana Pradhan & Sreya Chatterjee18th April 2019 For more than 100 years, the synagogues in Kolkata, India, have been cared for by Muslims in a […]