The sustainable cities made from mud
(Image credit: Alamy) By Isabelle Gerretsen6th July 2022 Mud buildings are remarkably good at keeping us cool in summer and warm in winter, and withstanding extreme weather. In the search for […]
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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.
Ms Marvel: The India-Pakistan trauma at the heart of the show
By Zoya Mateen and Meryl SebastianBBC News, Delhi related … India-Pakistan independence “My passport is Pakistani and my roots are Indian. And in between is a border, built with blood […]
How a Swiss company is navigating the crisis in Sri Lanka
Rolf Blaser is the CEO of a Swiss-Sri Lankan company and lives next door to the president’s former residence. SWI swissinfo.ch spoke to him about the situation on the ground.This […]
Putin, Raisi and Erdogan have less in common than it appears
OSAMA AL-SHARIF July 19, 2022 Short Url Tuesday’s three-way summit in Tehran, the first to bring the leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran together since 2019, put many common issues […]
Erdogan presses case against Syria’s Kurds at Tehran summit despite Khamenei rebuke
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meet in Tehran on July 19, 2022. (WANA handout via REUTERS) Short Url https://arab.news/9gx9s AFP REUTERS July […]
Equating between the Israeli perpetrator and the Palestinian victim
Jul 19,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud “We regret we failed to protect you.” This was part of a statement issued by United Nations human rights experts on July […]
Voices from Afghanistan
Masom Jan Masomy With the Taliban coming to power, the regional countries except India have increased their political, economic and security contacts with the Taliban. One of the fears was […]
A historical research … using logical conclusions only. ‘Ladies first’ and ‘marmalade’ …
In ‘the West’ the ladies are proud to be given the right of ‘ladies first’ when food is being served for instance. I made a historical research into this ‘habit’ […]
Al-Azhar initiates low-budget marriages
Nesmahar Sayed , Tuesday 28 Jun 2022 An initiative to encourage couples to save on marriage expenses to cope with the rising cost of living was recently launched by Al-Azhar. Marriage […]
Untold Stories – ‘Lord, Tell Me: Is This Man Truthful Or An Imposter?’
MAGAZINE: EDITION MARCH 2022Abd al-Sattar Ahmad al-Aamari UNTOLD STORIES 25th June 2022 Abd al-Sattar Ahmad al-Aamari, Baghdad Iraq (Translated from Arabic by Murtaza Ahmad, UK) My name is Abd al-Sattar […]
Pakistan’s ‘devout’ Muslims had a new purpose on Eid: forget ‘qasais’, become ‘chowkidars’
For Pakistan’s State-declared non-Muslims, Eid is not theirs to celebrate. Blasphemy has become the go-to weapon of the ‘devout’. NAILA INAYAT 14 July, 2022 Text Size: A-A+ As Muslims all over […]
The right to have rights: The intense hatred towards a religious community
Welcome To Pakistan Members of the Ahmadi community hold the names of victims as they stand over their graves. PHOTO: REUTERS From policing behaviour in public, we now breach the […]
Ahmadis Arrested in Pakistan for Celebrating Eid al-Adha—Inside Their Homes
07/19/2022MASSIMO INTROVIGNEA+ | A- Opponents climbed nearby roofs to see what Ahmadis were doing, and claimed they felt “offended.” Meanwhile, Ahmadi grave desecrations continue. by Massimo Introvigne Eid al-Adha is an important […]
Inside a Teesside mosque and how its members work to support the local community
Nasir Mosque works to better the community and promotes peace in Hartlepool and Teesside. By Anna Ferguson Community Reporter 15:24, 17 JUL 2022 NEWSEnter your postcode for local news and info Teesside is home to […]
Fraxinetum. An Arab settlement in Southern France, Italy and Switzerland more than 1000 years ago
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Fraxinetum or Fraxinet (Arabic: فرخشنيط, romanized: Farakhshanīt or فرخشة Farakhsha, from Latin fraxinus: “ash tree“, fraxinetum: “ash forest”) was the site of a Muslim fortress in Provence between about 887 and 972. It is identified with […]
15 Things You Did Not Know About the Moors of Spain
1. The Spanish occupation by the Moors began in 711 AD when an African army, under their leader Tariq ibn-Ziyad, crossed the Strait of Gibraltar from northern Africa and invaded […]
Who was Omar Khayyam?
Omar Khayyam was an Islamic mathematician, astronomer, historian, philosopher, and poet. He was born in Nishapur, the initial capital of the Seljuk Empire. As a scholar, he lived under the […]
Answers to Everyday Issues – Part 36: Hair removal, tattoos, Eid on a Friday, reciting Quran during zawal time, short selling, and fasting on behalf of the deceased
15th July 2022 Last Updated on 15th July 2022 Click here for Part 35 Guidance regarding basic Islamic issues – which Hazrat Amirul Momineen, Khalifatul Masih Vaa has given on various […]
Ahmadiyya Jammat supports fire victims, calls for peace
Jul 4, 2022, 10:27 AM | Article By: Pa Modou Cham The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jammat in The Gambia on Friday distributed food items worth over D250, 000 to fire victims within […]