FIFA’s hypocrisy in Palestine and the need to isolate apartheid Israel
Mar 08,2022 – JORDAN TIMES ‘ Ramzy Baroud Israel’s war on Palestinian sports is as old as the Israeli state itself. For Palestinians, sport is a critical aspect of their […]
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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.
While world focuses on plight of Ukraine’s children, endless trauma of Gaza’s children should not be ignored
Mar 09,2022 – JORDAN TIMES ‘ Michael Jansen More than two million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded that country. The majority have been women and children since men […]
Trade can be conducted in ruble, yuan, gold: Erdoğan tells Putin
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL MAR 08, 2022 – President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (L) attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, Sept. 29, 2021. (Sputnik Photo via Reuters) […]
Bosphorus back in the spotlight as Turkey invokes Montreux
ZAID M. BELBAGI March 09, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/jbmyh Though security concerns and international borders often change over time, there are certain geographical chokeholds that retain their strategic importance regardless. […]
Palestinians offered a new opportunity to confront Israel
RAY HANANIA March 09, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/j57qx The Russian invasion of Ukraine has given Palestinians an opportunity to confront Israel’s lies and propaganda, but it requires a steady focus […]
Thoughts about thoughts. Prince Charles, the Shah of Iran and an old lady …
Sometimes I get annoyed about my own thoughts about thoughts and what triggers them. For instance when I clean my teeth a newspaper article always comes into my mind that […]
Ukraine: Why so many African and Indian students were in the country
By Soraya AliBBC News Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused a mass exodus of civilians, including thousands of international students from Africa, Asia and the […]
British-Pakistani filmmaker’s documentaries offer viewers rare glimpses into Islam’s holiest sites
Filmmaker Abrar Hussain films in the Mataf area of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, in October 2017. (Photo courtesy: Red Face Films) Short Url https://arab.news/patru Updated 26 February […]
Ukraine: Civilians evacuated from two areas under attack
bbc.com Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war IMAGE SOURCE,UKRAINE FOREIGN MINISTRYImage caption, Mostly foreign students seem to have left Sumy so far Civilians are being evacuated from two devastated areas of Ukraine […]
Moody’s: Islamic finance to continue growing in 2022 as economic recovery accelerates
Tuesday, 08 Mar 2022 KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Islamic finance will continue to grow in 2022 as economic recovery accelerates, particularly in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, Moody’s Investors Service said. Its vice president-senior analyst Ashraf Madani said the economic recovery in key Islamic finance markets will boost […]
The wealthy but simple Nigerian merchant behind Dangote’s success story
« Prev Next » Comments (0) Alhassan Dantata was the rich merchant-grandfather of Dangote who influenced his current wealth GhanaWeb Feature Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote’s great grandfather, Alhassan Dantata, […]
How this Nigerian is helping immigrant families in Canada borrow money without interest
ABU MUBARIK March 04, 2022 at 02:01 pm | TECH & INNOVATION FULL BIO Abu Mubarik is a journalist with years of experience in digital media. He loves football and tennis. […]
Living rough in Morocco, migrants dream of Spanish enclave
By AFP – Mar 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants climb a ledge along a mountain path after an attempted assault on the border fence separating Morocco from Spain’s North African Melilla, near […]
Price of a Nuclear War: Imperilling Generations
Musa Sattar – UKSCIENCE, MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY 7th March 2022 ‘The catastrophic results of the current conditions will impact generation upon generation’ – Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) ©Shutterstock Musa […]
HRW criticizes Greece’s hypocrisy on migrants
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA MAR 07, 2022 – Migrants hold a banner during a protest against migrant pushbacks and border violence, near the Greek parliament in Athens, Feb. 19, 2022. (AFP […]
A red card for the sporting world’s hypocrites
RAMZY BAROUD March 07, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/jybux Israel’s war on Palestinian sports is as old as the Israeli state itself. For Palestinians, sport is a critical aspect of their […]
As Kyiv burns, a new world order emerges
BARIA ALAMUDDIN March 07, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/zmag4 If only all humanitarian crises inspired such global unity and resolve! In a few short days we have been living through the […]
Worshipers pray shoulder-to-shoulder at the Two Holy Mosques after COVID-19 restrictions lifted
Worshipers and Umrah pilgrims visiting the Grand Mosque in Makkah are no longer required to socially distance. (@ReasahAlharmain)Next Short Url https://arab.news/cj2zp TAREQ AL-THAQAFI March 07, 2022 Social distancing is gone, […]
War in Ukraine: Crisis is unleashing ‘hell on earth’ for food prices
By Tom KavanaghBBC News Countries such as Yemen depend heavily on Russia and Ukraine for their wheat The head of the World Food Programme, David Beasley, has warned the conflict […]
Experts tell RT how Russian offensive in Ukraine will end
Russian analysts weigh in on the advance of Moscow’s troops in Ukraine A Russian armored vehicle is pictured near the Ukrainian border. © Sputnik / Konstantin Mikhalchevsky As Russia’s armed forces conduct an attack […]