‘Heating or eating’
Why more Brits are turning to food banks By Anna Cooban, CNN BusinessPhotographs by Lynsey Addario for CNNPublished November 5, 2021 In an upmarket neighborhood in west London, a growing […]
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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.
Palestinians drown at sea while escaping death under Gaza’s siege
Yahya Barbakh recounts the harrowing journey to reach Europe over the Mediterranean that ended in the death of his companions A photo of a Palestinian who drowned in the Mediterranean […]
The Iranian Threat: No Nukes for Us – or Israel
A technician works at the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan, Iran, in 2007.Credit: Vahid Salemi /AP Akiva Eldar Over the years we have learned that when […]
Dreams About Snakes Aren’t Automatically Bad News—Here Are 8 Possible Meanings
Natalie Arroyo Camacho・September 23, 2021 The thought alone of a snake slithering into your dreams may well make your skin crawl. And according to astrologer and dream interpreter Stephanie Gailing, author […]
Building the Zangezur corridor, normalization in South Caucasus
BY CAVID VELIYEV DEC 24, 2021 – 12:05 AM GMT+3Illustration by Getty Images. On the road to normalization in the Caucasus, the construction of the Zangezur corridor plays a vital […]
Israel’s $318M plan in the occupied Golan Heights
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN DEC 28, 2021 – 12:05 AM GMT+3A general view of the Israel security fence with Syria next to the the village of Majdal Shams, in the […]
Glimmer of hope as nuclear talks reach 11th hour
OSAMA AL-SHARIF December 28, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/8rnr2 As talks aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal resume in Vienna, there is a growing feeling that the negotiations may be […]
Why I pulled the plug on my electric dream
MOHAMED CHEBARO December 29, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/zgjx7 My friends have always described me as someone very attached to his mobility and comfort, who uses a car when possible, whether […]
It’s time to end the bloodshed in Yemen
MARIA MAALOUF December 29, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/jr2dd When we think about the ongoing war in Yemen, we have to think not only about the Houthi rebels but also the […]
1,898-year-old bronze military diploma found in Turkey’s Perre
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ADIYAMAN, TURKEY DEC 29, 2021 – 1:25 PM GMT+3A close-up of the military diploma found in the ancient city of Perre, Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Dec. 28, 2021. (AA) […]
Head of Arab League Aboul Gheit condemns Israeli settlement expansion in Golan Heights
Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the secretary-general of the pan-Arab organisation, has condemned Israeli settlement expansion in the Golan Heights. (Reuters/File Photo) Short Url https://arab.news/b6bpx ARAB NEWS December 28, 2021 Ahmed Aboul […]
Nine Serbs indicted for killing around 100 Muslims during Bosnian war
People gather near graves of their relatives at the memorial cemetery of Srebrenica 1995 massacre, in Potocari. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/ysaav REUTERS December 29, 2021 The nine men are accused […]
Social distancing measures reimposed in Two Holy Mosques
Social distancing measures in the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque will be reimposed from 7 a.m. on Thursday. (@ReasahAlharmain) Short Url https://arab.news/grbvt Social distancing will be imposed between the […]
Yemen’s ancient, soaring skyscraper cities
By Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey 5th October 2021 Constructed using natural materials, Yemeni high-rises are superbly sustainable and perfectly suited to the hot and dry Arabian desert climate. Stepping through Bab-al-Yaman, the […]
Komnas HAM: Conditions of Intolerance in Indonesia Improve, But There’s Still PR
Liputan6.com 28 Dec 2021 19 Liputan6.com, Jakarta Commissioner for Human Rights Commission Beka Ulung Hapsara said, the issue of intolerance, extremism with violence in general in Indonesia in a state improves. He also released data […]
[KALEIDOSKOP 2021] The Difficulties of Minority Life: Ahmadiyah
Muhammad Ilman Nafi’an 23 hours ago PBNU General Chair Visits Bogor Palace to Report…Congested Roads and Congested Airports, Japan… Jakarta, IDN Times – Some of the minority groups in Indonesia are still […]
Polygamy is rare around the world and mostly confined to a few regions
DECEMBER 7, 2020 BY STEPHANIE KRAMER Polygamy is rare throughout most of the world. In the U.S., having spouselike relationships with more than one person under the same roof was criminalized […]
Islam And Democracy: Are They Antithetical? – Analysis
December 27, 2021 Dr. Mohamed Chtatou By Dr. Mohamed Chtato Shûrâ, Or The Principle Of Collective Deliberation When one evokes the relation between Islam and democracy, (1) the temptation is great to […]
France shuts mosque in Beauvais for sermons ‘defending jihad’
A mosque in the northern French region of Oise has been closed because of an imam’s radical sermons, said to have “defended jihad”. The mosque in the town of Beauvais […]
Scunthorpe’s newest purpose built mosque opens after 20 year wait
They want it to be used by all members of the community ByChristian Brayford Reporter 06:00, 12 DEC 2021 After more than two decades, Scunthorpe will now have its newest […]