Commemorating Rumi: Islamic scholar, poet and mystic
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS DEC 24, 2021 Each year, thousands of people travel to the Turkish city of Konya to attend a weeklong series of events and ceremonies that mark the death […]
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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.
Opinion: New Year’s Day 2022: No time to celebrate
24th December 2021 Atif Rashid, UK “Verily, with Allah alone is the knowledge of the Hour. And He sends down the rain, and He knows what is in the wombs. […]
Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya’s role in Indonesia’s independence from the Dutch
24th December 2021 Ata-ul-Haye Nasir, Al Hakam There are around 50 Muslim countries in the world, and Indonesia is the largest Muslim country with a population of around 270 million, comprising […]
Muslims Said It First: “Magazine”
23rd December 2021 There are dozens of ordinary ‘English’ words that originally came from languages historically associated with Islam, such as Arabic, Persian and Urdu. Each article in this series […]
‘EU lost neutrality when Greek Cypriot accepted into bloc’
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA DEC 24, 2021 – 11:21 AM GMT+3President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Ersin Tatar met in Ankara, Turkey, Dec.23, 2021 […]
There is still hope of saving Afghanistan
MAHA AKEEL December 24, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/4msdk The Organization of Islamic Cooperation, representing the Muslim world, sent strong messages on Afghanistan last Sunday. At the initiative of Saudi Arabia […]
The French presidential race presents Macron with a daunting challenge
DR. JOHN C. HULSMAN December 25, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/2e6ca On the surface, things are looking up for the endlessly ambitious Emmanuel Macron, president of France. With the recent installation […]
UK. Biggest visa boost for social care as Health and Care Visa scheme expanded
Press release Care workers, care assistants and home care workers to become eligible for Health and Care Visa for 12 month period From: Department of Health and Social Care, Home Office, Gillian […]
‘Degree inflation’: How the four-year degree became required
By Kate Morgan28th January 2021How did a four-year degree become compulsory for nearly every job – and could the need to reboot the economy help tackle this problem?E Eleven years […]
Centuries-old Quran manuscript restored
Tourism December 22, 2021 – TEHRAN – A historical manuscript of the Holy Quran underwent some rehabilitation work in the western province of Kordestan, the provincial tourism chief has said. […]
Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul freight train launched
Economy December 22, 2021 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN- The Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) railway project, or ECO freight train, was inaugurated with the first freight train moving on Tuesday during a ceremony […]
“Mama, Pray for Us”A Chronicle of Refugee Deaths along the Border Between Poland and Belarus
An Iraqi mother, a football fan from Yemen, a teenager from Syria: At least 17 people have died since September in the border area between Belarus and Poland. Here are […]
Haridwar: Police case after outrage in India over anti-Muslim hate speech
Published5 hours agoShare Police in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand have launched an investigation after Hindu leaders called for violence against Muslims. Videos from a meeting of Hindu religious […]
Families reunited after Home Office drops demand for non-existent document
People from a Muslim minority group can now reunite with loved ones in the UK, after the Home Office accepts it wrongly rejected visa applications. Ahmadis are persecuted in Pakistan, and authorities there do not accept the community as Muslim. This persecution is well-documented, and here in the UK, the […]
Twitter bashes PML-N’s Capt. Safdar for “hateful” comments against Ahmadis
Twitter bashes PML-N’s Capt. Safdar for “hateful” comments against Ahmadis Web Desk 22 Dec, 2021FacebookTwitterWhatsappComments PML-N leader retired Captain Muhammad Safdar has come under social media’s fire once again for hateful remarks against Pakistan’s Ahmadi community. A video of him speaking to the media was posted on Twitter on Tuesday by […]
‘Shameful and rude’: Orban slammed over remark on Bosnia’s Muslims
COMMENTSBy Euronews with AP • Updated: 23/12/2021 – 16:52 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses supporters during celebration the 65th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian revolution, in Budapest in October 2021 – Copyright AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh Hungary’s prime minister Viktor […]
US bans imports from Xinjiang Uyghur region over forced labor
BY DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS ANKARA DEC 23, 2021 – 7:05 PM GMT+3A worker packages spools of cotton yarn at a textile manufacturing plant, as seen during a government organized trip […]
Jingle all the way: How Christmas is becoming more accepted in Saudi Arabia
Previous 1 / 4A woman goes Christmas shopping in the Kingdom, with every kind of decoration now freely available. AFP 2 / 4Expats and citizens alike are able to share in the festivities, a testament to the work that has gone into the opening up of Saudi Arabia to people and businesses […]
Riyadh’s King Abdulaziz Public Library showcases Islamic currencies, rare coins
Deputy Culture Minister Hamed bin Mohammed Fayez and other officials explore the rare coins at the King Abdulaziz Public Library in Riyadh. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/4zccp RAHAF JAMBI December 24, […]
Maximum pressure programme
Dec 22,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Israeli politicians in and out of power continue to promote the fictitious Iranian nuclear threat as a means to secure advantage over rivals. Contradicting the […]