Dire need to salvage peace in Afghanistan
CHARLES A. KUPCHAN & DOUGLAS LUTE February 14, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/cephu The US may have lost the war in Afghanistan, but it can still salvage the peace. To prevent […]
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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.
Why Africa must reject Israeli colonialism
RAMZY BAROUD February 14, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/g92fk The current split in the African Union over Israel’s observer membership status is emblematic of a larger conflict that could potentially split […]
Events that shape our lives
Feb 14,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby In his ground-breaking 2008 book, “The Way We’ll Be”, my brother John used decades of polling to observe and define the […]
A Turning Point in Criticism of Israeli Human Rights Policies
James Zogby Monday 7 Feb 2022 This past month, we were treated to a few classic examples of how Israel deals with criticism and how it may be finding it […]
The Quiet Flight of Muslims From France
Source: New York Times By Norimitsu Onishi and Aida Alami Feb. 13, 2022 Lire en français PARIS — France’s wounded psyche is the invisible character in every one of Sabri Louatah’s novels and […]
Prophets can still come in Islam: Three verses of the Quran
11th February 2022 Jalees Ahmad, Al Hakam It is alleged Ahmadis are outside the pale of Islam simply because they have accepted Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas as the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi. […]
Mayor Today, More Tomorrow? The Mayor of Istanbul Could Prove Dangerous to Erdoğan
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has transformed into a political star, and may be a worthy challenger to the Turkish president in coming elections. In a DER SPIEGEL interview, he talks […]
‘Turkey-Armenia talks normalization rather than reconciliation’
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ANKARA FEB 13, 2022 – Passengers wait before boarding the Pegasus Airlines flight departing Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport bound for Armenia’s Yerevan Zvartnots Airport for the […]
Switzerland outlines humanitarian expectations to Taliban
An Afghan Taliban delegation visiting Geneva faced calls by Swiss diplomats to respect human rights and international humanitarian law.This content was published on February 10, 2022 – 19:52February 10, 2022 […]
Valentine’s Day: Roses are red, violets are blue, let me make a perfume for you
Couples in Riyadh enjoying the first session of making perfume blends. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/24ss6 NADA HAMEED February 13, 2022 The world of perfume is full of memories and romance […]
Why Europe’s eyes are on Africa
ANDREW HAMMOND February 13, 2022 ARABNEWS.COM Short Url https://arab.news/p7gqt The EU is not known for unveiling bold new initiatives, yet this week may be an exception when it launches its […]
Southeast Asia’s new-old cold war
Feb 13,2022 – JORDAN TIMES ‘ Thitinan Pongsudhirak BANGKOK — Few parts of the world paid as high a cost during the Cold War as Southeast Asia. The superpower conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union divided the region into pro- and anti-communist camps, spawning five wars in […]
Biden’s Bank Heist
Biden’s bank heist Asad Rahim Khan Published February 13, 2022 IF there was ever a scale for imperial thievery, the past few centuries run the range: there was Clive and Rhodes […]
What we should learn from Shahd Abusalama’s victory against the Hasbara brigades
Voices Malia Bouattia 04 Feb, 2022 Palestinian academic Shahd Abusalama was not the first and, unfortunately, will not be the last, to be targeted by smear campaigns. But her victory provides a model for other solidarity campaigns in the future, writes Malia Bouattia. UK-based Palestinian academic at Sheffield Hallam University, […]
The Protected Rich and the Unprotected Poor – A Tragic Gap
Sarmad Naveed CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 10th February 2022 ©Shutterstock Sarmad Naveed, Canada Gordan Brown, former Prime Minister of the UK recently said, ‘It is an ethical failure that rich countries […]
International Day of Women & Girls in Science – We Asked What it Means to be an Ahmadi Muslim Woman Scientist
Munazza AlamSCIENCE, MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY 11th February 2022 ©Shutterstock Compiled by: Dr Munazza AlamScience Section Deputy Editor February 11th marks the celebration of International Day of Women & Girls in Science, […]
New UK funding to support media freedom around the world: 9 February 2022
Press release English العربيَّة The UK has announced up to £600,000 for a new secretariat to help advance the work of the Media Freedom Coalition.From:Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Lord Ahmad […]
Letter: Our common humanity
Black History Month, or also known as African-American-Month, is an annual celebration where the accomplishments of African Americans are recognized and remembered for their important role in the history of […]
Punishing the Afghans
Punishing the Afghans Editorial Published February 13, 2022 – dawn.com PRESIDENT Biden’s decision to begin the process of splitting half of the Afghan central bank’s assets on the deposit of $7bn in the Federal […]
Former Israeli Attorney General: ‘Israel is now an Apartheid Regime’
Prof. Michael Ben-Yair (Hebrew: מיכאל בן יאיר; born September 1, 1942) and raised in Sheikh Jarrah until 1948, is a former Attorney General of Israel from 1993 to 1996.[1] He is also a former acting Supreme Court of […]