Islamic Philosophy of Resistance in the Era of #BlackLivesMatter
By Basiyr Rodney SOURCE: THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Alarm about the killing of Black Americans over the last century has boiled over with the police killing of George Floyd on […]
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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.
Saudi Arabia: 28,000 women apply for 30 train driver jobs
Published14 hours agoShare A rail company recruiting 30 female train drivers in Saudi Arabia says it has received 28,000 applications. The successful candidates will drive high-speed trains between the holy […]
Why the world should take note of the Swiss apprenticeship model
Education Former apprentices have risen to lead major banks, and even the country. Switzerland’s famed apprenticeship system is often held up as the “gold standard” in vocational training internationally and […]
Explainer-Why has France been at war for a decade in the West African desert?
This content was published on February 17, 2022 – 16:25February 17, 2022 – 16:25 By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) – France and military allies are leaving Mali after using it […]
African American Islamic Summit: “A Covenant of Hearts”
On Black History Mont Muslim News Staff 17 February, 2022 Marking the Black History Month in this February, Black Muslim communities struggle to identify ways to make a major impact on […]
Africa failing to address linguistic imperialism
AFRICA Ekkehard Wolff 23 February 2018 February 21 was the 18th annual International Mother Language Day. 2018 marks also the 10th anniversary of the United Nations’ International Year of Languages. […]
France announces Mali withdrawal after decade-long fight
Feb 17,2022 – JORDAN TIMES French President Emmanuel Macron (right), with Senegal’s President Macky Sall, holds a joint press conference on France’s engagement in the Sahel region, at the Elysee […]
Calcutta’s Muslims after Partition
Becoming a minority community Anwesha Sengupta Mon Feb 14, 2022 The Selimpur (Dhakuria, Kolkata) Mosque. Photo Courtesy: Know Your Neighbour Calcutta: A Muslim City Before the Partition of British India […]
Laws, sans justice
Laws, sans justice F.S. Aijazuddin Published February 17, 2022 – dawn.com IN 2011, Aitchison College, Lahore, invited three of its alumni — an industrialist, a politician, and a judge — to speak […]
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates meets PM Imran on first ever visit to Pakistan
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates meets PM Imran on first-ever visit to Pakistan Dawn.com | Naveed Siddiqui Published February 17, 2022 – Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates met Prime Minister Imran Khan on […]
Winter Olympics: Games official claims stories of human rights abuses are ‘lies’
Last updated on1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the sectionWinter Olympics The Winter Olympics is facing renewed political controversy after a Games official dismissed claims of human rights violations against the […]
No one tortured witches like the Swiss
Swiss witches are making a comeback from the dead as cantons rehabilitate some of those they executed in past centuries – with the last case as recent as 1782.This content […]
Killed for witchcraft, Scotland’s forgotten victims find a voice
Thursday, 17 Feb 2022 Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. DUNDEE, Feb 17 — Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi are fighting for pardons for all those […]
Why are certain school books being banned in US?
Anthony ZurcherNorth America reporter@awzurcheron Twitter Published 7 February 2022 A growing number of US parents are alleging that school books are obscene or otherwise harmful to children. It’s creating an […]
The richest person who ever lived
12 APRIL 2021|HISTORY In the era of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Wall Street and Big Tech, it is hard to fathom a more prosperous time in human history. However, many believe Mansa Musa’s wealth outdoes that of all modern billionaires. Mansa Musa ruled over the Mali empire in the 14th […]
What more can the U.S. do to provoke Russia?
BY MELIH ALTINOK FEB 17, 2022 – daily Sabah A view of Ukraine’s national flag waves as the Motherland Monument is seen on the right, in capital Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. […]
First republic-era church rises over Istanbul’s Yeşilköy
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL FEB 16, 2022 – The exterior of the new Mor Efrem Syriac Orthodox Church, in Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 16, 2022. (AA PHOTO) Turkey’s Syriac community […]
House of Islamic Arts takes visitors on a cultural voyage of discovery through history
Home Anas Serafi, the son of the museum’s founder, next to the rare red Kaaba interior textile at House of Islamic Arts museum. Short Url https://arab.news/2vwne NADA HAMEED February 17, […]
GCC holds first meeting with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers
DR. ABDEL AZIZ ALUWAISHEG February 16, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/4tx58 A Gulf Cooperation Council delegation on Monday met for the first time with representatives from the de facto authorities in […]
Why should Afghans compensate 9/11 victims 20 years on?
MOHAMED CHEBARO February 16, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/rfmsb The 9/11 attacks did indeed change our world. America’s war on terror to oust Al-Qaeda and, on its way, the brutal Taliban […]