The universe may be conscious, say prominent scientists
Epigraph He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
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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.
Christchurch marks anniversary of mosque shootings
By NICK PERRY, Associated Press © Provided by Associated Press Survivor of the Al Noor mosque shootings, Temel Atacocugu, center, exchanges a hongi with a member of the […]
Switzerland: Islamic Council leaders face retrial for Jihadist propaganda
Mar 13, 2020 – swissinfo.ch Switzerland’s Supreme Court has overturned the acquittal of two Islamic Central Council of Switzerland (ICCS) leaders accused of terrorist propaganda. Islamic council president Nicolas Blancho and its spokesman Qassim Illi were accused of broadcasting propaganda videos in support of the terrorist group al-Qaeda. But they were acquitted in […]
Iraqi religious authorities say U.S. air strike hit civilian airport
Mar 13, 2020 – swissinfo.ch KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – A U.S air strike hit an Iraqi civilian airport under construction in the holy Shi’ite Muslim city of Kerbala and […]
Meet the British Orthodox Jew standing up for China’s Uighur Muslims
‘Nothing on this scale has ever happened before, except once, and that was the Holocaust,’ protester tells Evie Breese @Evie_Breese Andrew has been protesting outside the Chinese embassy office in […]
I spoke to a Uighur escapee who might never see his family in China again – what he told me was horrifying
We’ve all heard of the ‘re-education camps’ where they are indoctrinated, punished and psychologically tortured. But the stories of everyday life are just as, if not more, harrowing Sara […]
‘Dead Sea Scrolls’ at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries
Months of testing confirm earlier suspicions that the fragments were made in modern times. What happens next? The Museum of the Bible houses 16 purported Dead Sea Scroll fragments, […]
Behind Pakistani Feminists’ Fight for Rights
Women in Pakistan are bearing the brunt of the country’s Islamic political ideology, in addition to its patriarchy. By Kaukab Tahir Shairani March 14, 2020 International Women’s Day in […]
The Coronavirus Crisis: Reflections on Islam and Hygiene
12th March 2020 Shahzad Ahmad – UK, Tanvir Ahmed The recent outbreak of the coronavirus, coupled with the worrying fact that there is no vaccine yet, has resulted in […]
Indonesian singles propose ‘marriage without dating’
AFP March 11, 2020 A movement called Indonesia Tanpa Pacaran (Indonesia without dating) is blossoming in the Southeast Asian nation where people born from the mid-Nineties make up about one-quarter […]
BA says jobs will go as airline industry faces crisis ‘worse than 9/11’
The British Airways chief executive, Alex Cruz, told staff coronavirus was ‘a crisis of global proportions like no other we have known’. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA British Airways has warned staff […]
Palermo pins hopes on patron saint to rid Italy of coronavirus
Residents of Sicilian capital pray for another miracle from Saint Rosalia, who they say rescued the city from a deadly plague in 1625 Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo @lorenzo_tondo Fri 13 Mar 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/palermo-pins-hopes-patron-saint-rosalia-rid-italy-coronavirus#img-1 Gaetano Ceravolo, 58, a parish priest at the Sanctuary of Santa Rosalia, who, according to the legend, […]
Trump banning travel to Europe will do nothing to halt coronavirus. Lifting sanctions on Iran will
US sanctions even resulted in Google removing Iran’s coronavirus diagnosis app from its online store Negar Mortazavi Washington DC @NegarMortazavi 1 day ago The coronavirus outbreak in Iran has […]
The battle for the Saudi crown is raging even if it is overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic
The political landscape is changing as the Covid-19 outbreak undermines Donald Trump and his allies, such as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Patrick Cockburn @indyworld 9 hours ago […]
How Long the Coronavirus Survives Outside the Body: 3 Hours to 3 Days
The new coronavirus lives on surfaces for 3 hours to 3 days, new research says. Here’s how to disinfect them properly. Source: Business Insider By Aylin Woodward The new coronavirus is primarily […]
Justin Trudeau’s Wife has Mild Symptoms from Coronavirus
I have some additional news to share this evening. Unfortunately, the results of Sophie’s COVID-19 test are positive. Therefore, she will be in quarantine for the time being. Her symptoms […]
Coronavirus effect : Swiss industry fears consequences of US travel ban
By Matthew Allen Mar 12, 2020 – 17:41 A United States ban on travellers from Europe has been condemned as “incomprehensible” by leading Swiss manufacturing association, Swissmem. The Swiss-American […]
Lebanon’s political elite is responsible for the failure to reform
JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN 11th March 2020 Lebanon’s decision to default on the repayment of a $1.2 billion Eurobond was inevitable. Prime Minister Hassan Diab was absolutely right to […]
Who should lead the fight for global justice?
NEW HAVEN – At a recent private dinner at the World Economic Forum held to discuss climate change, the primatologist Jane Goodall opened the proceedings with a rendition of the universal greeting call of Gombe chimpanzees, the subject of her life’s work. With a few simple sounds, Goodall underscored the […]
Revealed: the great European refugee scandal
Evidence obtained by the Guardian exposes a coordinated and unlawful EU assault on the rights of desperate people trying to cross the Mediterranean by Daniel Howden, Apostolis Fotiadis and […]
