What is Christmas, and why don’t Muslims celebrate it?
13th December 2025 alhakam.org Jalees Ahmad, Al Hakam It’s the most wonderful time of the year, as they say. The streets are glowing with Christmas decorations; the familiar colours of the […]
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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.
What does Gaza and collapsing global fertility rates have in common?
Omar DaCosta-Shahid Omar Fiat money. Yesterday a group of us listened to Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ahamed Kameel Mydin Meera break down what may be the biggest issue of our lifetime. It impacts almost everything: • Falling birth rates• The cost of living spiralling• People working harder but feeling less secure• […]
The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction
OpinionReproduction George Monbiot Plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapse Fri 12 Dec 2025 Iknow what “civilisational erasure” looks like: I’ve seen the graph. The European Commission published it in March. It’s a chart of total fertility rate: the average number of children born […]
Democrats condemn Republicans calling for Muslim ban on the heels of Australia shooting
Islamophobia Randy Fine and Tommy Tuberville, US legislators, face backlash for Islamophobic calls to deport Muslims Rachel LeingangTue 16 Dec 2025 16.13 GMTShare Democrats are condemning two Republican members of […]
Ministers finalising definition of anti-Muslim hatred
bbc.com Christina McSorleyPolitical producer The government is considering a draft definition of anti-Muslim hatred which does not include the term “Islamophobia”. The BBC has seen the form of words from […]
Grok spews misinformation about deadly Australia shooting
Washington (United States) (AFP) – Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok churned out misinformation about Australia’s Bondi Beach mass shooting, misidentifying a key figure who saved lives and falsely claiming that a victim staged his injuries, researchers said Tuesday. Issued on: 16/12/2025 – The episode highlights how chatbots often deliver confident yet false […]
YSK Initiates Interfaith Dialogue, Highlighting Challenges Ahead of the National Criminal Code’s Enactment
Bogor Regency ByBogor-Kita Posted on 12/15/2025 8:00 PM BOGOR-KITA.com, BOGOR – The One Justice Foundation (YSK) held an Interfaith Dialogue activity with the theme “Strengthening Networks and Sustainability of Advocacy for Vulnerable […]
The Purpose of Bai’at
“All sincere souls who have entered the fold of this humble one should know that the purpose of pledging allegiance is to dampen the worldly ardour, so that the heart is engulfed in the love of the Bountiful God and of the Holy Prophetsa, and to develop such a state […]
The true meaning of ‘maghfirah’: Insights from hadith and psychology
16th December 2025 Mirza Usama Bashir Ahmad, Jamia Ahmadiyya UK graduate specialising in hadith The concept of maghfirah occupies a central role in Islamic teachings and is key to the moral and […]
Austria bans headscarves in schools for under-14s
5 days ago Bethany BellVienna correspondent Austria has passed a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under the age of 14. The conservative-led coalition of three centrist parties, the […]
Parents of man who wrestled gun from Bondi Beach shooter call son a ‘hero’
Mon 15 DecMonday 15 December In short: The ABC has spoken to the parents of Ahmed Al Ahmed as he awaits multiple surgeries for gunshot wounds. The 43-year-old was filmed […]
Polygamy Fever Hits Ghana: Men Inspired, Women Perspiring, Ancestors Confused…
Source: Jimmy Aglah 30 November 2025 Dear Citizens, Once upon a time, in the ever-dramatic plains of the Republic of Uncommon Sense—where gossip travels faster than MTN data at midnight and logic occasionally goes on annual leave—a strange wind began to blow. Citizens woke up one morning to find that […]
Ashaley Botwe Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission receives newly built grand mosque
Ashaley Botwe Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission has received a new mosque in Accra, Ghana. source and more (sorry, cannot copy it…).
The War That Reaches Beyond Borders
Musa Sattar – UKScience, Medicine and Technology•Wars 3rd December 2025 Even in safety, the echoes of distant wars invade our minds. How global conflict is reshaping the mental landscape of […]
Am I too sinful to be forgiven by Allah?
15th December 2025 Mohammad Ehsan Ahmad, Graduate, Jamia Ahmadiyya UK Despite being Muslims and believers in Allah the Almighty, we commit various sins. Some are easy to rectify, whereas others […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia Condemns Bondi Attack
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia SYDNEY, NSW – December 14, 2025 – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia (AMCA) is shocked and saddened at the loss of innocent lives in Bondi, […]
Unfavoured Odds: The Health-Related Harms of Gambling
MAGAZINE: EDITION OCTOBER 2025Sinwan Basharat – CanadaContemporary and Social Issues 20th November 2025 © Shutterstock Sinwan Basharat, Ottawa, Canada New technologies and digital platforms are reshaping and growing the global gambling […]
Moment Bondi shooter tackled and disarmed by man in civilian clothes caught on camera
In short: One of the Bondi shooters has been disarmed by a man who tackled him from behind. Other people rushed to assist, but one of them then appeared to […]
‘Hero’ who wrestled gun from Bondi shooter named as Ahmed al Ahmed
2 hours ago Emily Atkinson Contains upsetting scenes. 0:28 Contains upsetting scenes.Watch: Eyewitness captures moment man tackles and disarms Bondi shooter https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3wkey5p33o#:~:text=%27Hero%27%20who%20wrestled,lives%2C%22%20he%20said. A “hero” bystander who was filmed wrestling a […]
Struggling? Four lessons on hardship by Hazrat Umar and Hazrat Khalifatul Masih I
14th December 2025 Tanzeel Khurram, Student, Jamia Ahmadiyya UK During hardships, we often fall into a pit of despair which eventually drags us into a state of hopelessness. But with […]