Truths, Not Myths, About Pakistan’s Founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah
A magisterial biography of Pakistan’s founder by noted scholar Ishtiaq Ahmed sheds new light on the past and provides key lessons for the future. An image of Muhammad Ali Jinnah […]
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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.
Karnataka Hijab Row: Those Who Want To Wear Hijab Can Go To Pakistan, Says BJP MP
INDIA INDIA & BEYOND Sambad English Bureau Published On : Feb 5, 2022 Share Mysuru: Karnataka BJP MP Pratap Simha on Saturday kicked up a storm by stating that those advocating ‘Sharia laws’ […]
Ghani’s sacking is proof the Tories can never be the party of ‘Muslimness’
In Brief Zahid Chauhan 06 Feb, 2022 The sacking of Nusrat Ghani from the cabinet over her “Muslimness” is symptomatic of the Islamophobia of the Conservative party, and reaffirms that […]
No change? no problem: Meet this digital beggar from India’s Bihar state
Raju Prasad switched to e-wallet after he got fed up with excuses of ‘no loose change’ Published: February 05, 2022 Lata Rani, Correspondent Patna: People seeking alms with begging bowls […]
Children of different faiths create flag to mark World Interfaith Harmony Week
13 hours ago| Times of Malta | The flag created by children of different faiths to mark World Interfaith Harmony Week. Credit: Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society. Children from different […]
The anti-terror coalition is asleep at the wheel
HAFED AL-GHWELL February 05, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/6sc2z The attack last month on the Kurdish-controlled Ghweyran prison in northeast Syria by 100 Daesh extremists, eerily reminiscent of the 2013 Abu […]
Daesh’s ‘caliph’ is dead, but a new generation is wreaking mayhem
BARIA ALAMUDDIN February 05, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/4ne5s The killing of Daesh’s “caliph,” Abu Ibrahim Al-Quraishi, is a rare foreign policy achievement for US President Joe Biden. However, Quraishi was […]
Stress laid on interfaith cooperation at Expo 2020 Dubai event to mark Human Fraternity Day
Cardinal Miguel Angel Ayuso, Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al-Nahyan and Dr Muhammad Al-Duwaini Al-Azhar, the Deputy of the Grand Imam, attend a round table entitled “Human fraternity and the Global Tolerance […]
Muslim footballers challenge French hijab ban during games
Source: Arab News ‘We pay for club membership, we give 100% in training, and on match days we are told we cannot play’ French Football Federation out of step with […]
Opinion: Identity crisis? Living as a Muslim in the West
4th February 2022 Hamaad Muin Ahmad, Medical Student, Czech Republic Practising Islam in its truest sense can, at times, be challenging. Add the atmosphere and culture of the West into […]
UK, Islam and media: This is bullying, not journalism
Faisal Hanif 1 December 2021 Thousands of news articles and video clips point to a significant problem across the journalism industry, where Muslims are often reduced to Orientalist tropes The […]
Why Claiming British Identity Is Complicated
Why Claiming British Identity Is Complicated A scandal in 2014, known as the Trojan Horse affair, exposed what it’s like living in Britain as a British Pakistani.Feb. 3, 2022 This […]
Last heir to Ottoman throne passes away at 90
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL JAN 19, 2021 – The late Dündar Abdülkerim Osmanoğlu is seen in this undated photo shared by family member Orhan Osmanoğlu on Jan. 19, 2021. (Photo courtesy […]
Bonds between Turkey and Gulf states strengthen
SINEM CENGIZ February 05, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/vbdur Turkey and the Gulf states once again find themselves sharing similar concerns as Europe deals with one of its worst security crises […]
US grants sanctions relief to Iran as nuclear talks remain in balance
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has signed several sanctions waivers related to Iran’s civilian nuclear activities. (Reuters/File Photo) Short Url https://arab.news/za6se ARAB NEWS February 05, 2022 The waivers are […]
Afghan universities reopen with trickle of women attending
By AFP – Feb 03,2022 JORDAN TIMES Girls stand outside their house in Kabul on February 1 (AFP photo) MIHTARLAM, Afghanistan — Some public universities opened in Afghanistan on Wednesday for the […]
Karnataka: Students wearing hijab denied entry in another college, principal says ‘following govt orders’
The incident involving the 25 students took place at the Kundapur government pre-university college in Udupi district where Hindu students on Wednesday came to college wearing saffron towels objecting to […]
Biden’s gambit in Ukraine is a risky gamble
Biden’s strategy to whip war threat frenzy will not help contain Russia. Marwan Bishara Senior political analyst at Al Jazeera. Published On 3 Feb 2022 aljazeera.com As US President Joe […]
The Government Builds a Joint Mosque for the Ahmadiyya Congregation in Sintang, West Kalimantan
The Government Builds a Joint Mosque for the Ahmadiyya Congregation in Sintang, West Kalimantan Kompas.com – 03/02/2022 The government of Sintang Regency, West Kalimantan (West Kalimantan) finally executed the third […]
Life In A ‘Safe House’: Runaway Couples Stuck Between Love Jihad And Honour Killings
Persecuted and vilified, inter-faith and inter-caste couples in India have no place to call home. They have little choice, but to seek shelter at the ‘safe houses’ that too are far from safe. They are the invisible — doomed to live their lives in hiding Rakhi Bose UPDATED: 03 FEB […]