Yemeni army commander killed in fighting outside Marib
Gen. Nasser Al-Thaybani, who was killed in fighting outside Marib. (Supplied)Short Url UN Security Council to be briefed on Tuesday AL-MUKALLA: A Yemeni army commander was among at least 100 […]
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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.
Turkey not yet ready to give up on Muslim Brotherhood
Turkey has shown a willingness to repair relations with Israel, Egypt, and other countries in the Middle East. But Ankara’s relations with the Muslim Brotherhood, a sticking point for almost […]
Malay/Muslim Singaporeans have acted in an exemplary way during Covid-19 pandemic: Masagos
Hariz Baharudin PUBLISHEDDEC 12, 2021 SINGAPORE – Malay/Muslim Singaporeans have acted in an exemplary way during the Covid-19 pandemic these past two years and helped prevent the virus from spreading […]
Archaeologists stunned by worship of female god in Petra ‘long before Islam’
ARCHAEOLOGISTS were stunned by evidence for the worship of female deities in the ancient city of Petra, long before the introduction of Islam. By JOEL DAY09:05, Sun, Dec 12, 2021 Petra: […]
The trip could have killed them. But people fleeing economic wreckage in the Middle East say they’d do it 100 times over
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Updated 0808 GMT (1608 HKT) December 12, 2021 (CNN)Four-year-old Azhi hobbles across a makeshift migrant center on the Polish-Belarusian border. Grabbing his mother’s hand for support, he carefully […]
For US Mormons, religiosity has declined over time, study shows
Flunking Sainthood Mormons are still more religious than the nation as a whole, but not as devout as they used to be. November 23, 2021By Jana RiessShareTweetShare (RNS) — In 2008 […]
U.S. Threat to Squeeze Russia’s Economy Is a Tactic With a Mixed Record
Sanctions, like aiming to cut oil exports, could also hurt European allies. “It’s a limited toolbox,” one expert said By Patricia CohenDec. 8, 2021 LONDON — When Russian soldiers crossed into […]
The march that too many didn’t return from
YOSSI MEKELBERG December 12, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/p5htb In today’s fast-paced world affairs and news cycles, even harrowing events are quickly forgotten and consigned to history. B’tselem and the Palestinian […]
Deadly Intrigue. The Story of the Destruction of an Aid Organization
THE WHITE HELMETS James Le Mesurier founded the organization that raised money for the White Helmets in the Syrian war. An intrigue drove the emergency foundation to ruin – and […]
Places of Worship: St Catherine’s Monastery
MAGAZINE: EDITION SEPTEMBER 2021Fazal Ahmad – UKWORLD RELIGIONS 11th December 2021 Location: Mt Sinai, EgyptDate Opened: 565 CEBelief: Christianity The Monastery of St. Catherine near Mount Sinai in south-east Egypt, […]
Looming crisis in Afghanistan directly affecting Pakistan and Iran, PM Khan says
Politics December 11, 2021 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has criticized a continued freezing of Afghanistan’s assets by the United States as the war-hit country […]
Bosnia breakup impending if issues not resolved: Serb leader
BY ANADOLU AGENCY BELGRADE, SERBIA DEC 11, 2021 – 10:16 PM GMT+3Bosnian Serb member of the tripartite Bosnian presidency Milorad Dodik (L) and President of Republika Srpska Zeljka Cvijanovic arrive at […]
Where should the Muslims migrate: German coalition partner FDP wants more migrants for labor market
BY GERMAN PRESS AGENCY – DPA DEC 11, 2021 – 2:29 PM GMT+3 The Free Democrats (FDP), the smallest member of Germany’s nascent coalition government, announced its support for a […]
Indian Muslims urge urgent repairs at Delhi landmark Jama Masjid
BY ANADOLU AGENCY NEW DELHI DEC 11, 2021 – 11:28 AM GMT+3Muslims attend Friday prayers at the Jama Masjid in the old quarter of Delhi, India, Oct. 1, 2010. (Reuters Photo) […]
An interfaith miracle in Azerbaijan
RABBI MARC SCHNEIER December 11, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/8qrw3 In an era of unprecedented Jewish-Muslim breakthroughs, it takes a lot to surprise. Yet President Ilham Aliyev did just that last […]
Angela Merkel, the invisible European
The legacy of Europe’s most powerful leader is already fading away https://e7661fd1514ba90554e54fb20e16dabf.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.htmlDec 11th 2021 Exceptions prove who rules. In the summer of 2015 Angela Merkel suspended the eu’s asylum rules and allowed […]
The Ahmadi Muslim Refugee Crisis
The issue Around 6,000 Ahmadi Muslims have fled state-sponsored persecution in Pakistan and are in south east Asian countries such as Thailand and Malaysia where many have obtained UNHCR refugee […]
Refugee family that fled Afghanistan with Canada’s approval is now stuck abroad in web of bureaucracy
Family received email saying they were approved under special immigration program in October Ellen Mauro · CBC News · Posted: Nov 28, 2021 Every day is now painfully similar for an Afghan mother of four as her family waits anxiously in an unfamiliar country for answers from the Canadian government. CBC News is concealing […]
Life Lessons for a Happy Marriage
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba) ISLAM 10th December 2021 His Holiness (aba) leading a Nikah Sermon The search for a perfect life partner is high up in most people’s life goals. And once we discover our perfect match, the highs and lows of relationships consume much of […]
THE FORGOTTEN MUSLIM HEROES WHO FOUGHT FOR BRITAIN IN THE TRENCHES
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/12/forgotten-muslim-heroes-fought-for-britain-first-world-war “Researchers have spent the past six years delving into military, diplomatic and private archives, including diaries and letters, across 19 countries, accessing more than 850,000 documents in French, English, […]