‘Livable’ Swiss cemetery caters to all faiths
The Bremgarten cemetery in Bern is one of few in Switzerland offering people of diverse world religions and belief systems a final resting place. A tour of the grounds reveals […]
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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.
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 […]
300 Israeli security officials call for US Embassy in East Jerusalem
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL NOV 16, 2021 – Security officers walk on a road leading to the U.S. Embassy compound ahead of the official opening in West Jerusalem, Israel, May 13, […]
Worst drought in decades drives out 700K Afghans from homes
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS KAMAR KALAGH, AFGHANISTAN DEC 09, 2021 Ajji Wali Jan brought a half-dozen plastic containers to the well in Kamar Kalagh on a recent Friday – one of the […]
154 KSrelief food aid trucks sent to Yemen
The convoy included 30,399 food baskets (3.252 tons) for distribution in 15 Yemeni governorates. (KSrelief) Short Url https://arab.news/vyd3p ARAB NEWSDecember 07, 2021 KSrelief has implemented, in cooperation with its many […]
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince arrives in Qatar, meets emir
1 / 10Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad receives Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the capital, Doha. (SPA) 2 / 10Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad receives Saudi Arabia’s […]
25 CORRUPTION SCANDALS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD
05 July 2019 Twenty-five years ago, when Transparency International was founded, corruption was seen as the necessary price of doing business and something so deeply ingrained that exposing and fighting […]
Minorities in an Islamic State
27th July 2018 Last Updated on 15th March 2019 alhakam.org Author: Malik Saifur Rahman Publisher: Islam International Publications Ltd. This booklet is a short but great work by Malik Saifur […]
Muslims’ freedom under great threat in France
BY HACI MEHMET BOYRAZ DEC 08, 2021 – 12:05 AM GMT+3A general view of the entrance to the Grand Mosque of Paris, the capital Paris, France, Dec. 11, 2020. (Photo […]
What the data tells us about love and marriage in India
Published18 hours BBC.COM What do Indians think of love and marriage? Journalist Rukmini S draws on data to piece together a picture of the socio-political realities that underpin marriage and […]
He Declined the FBI’s Offer to Become an Informant. Then His Life Was Ruined.
THE PARIAH He Declined the FBI’s Offer to Become an Informant. Then His Life Was Ruined. BECOME A MEMBER Aswad Khan photographed at his home in Karachi, Pakistan, on Nov. […]
Al-Sadr’s gambit must succeed if Iraq is to have bright future
OSAMA AL-SHARIF December 07, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/npp9w Of all the Iraqi religious scholars turned politicians, Shiite cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr is the most controversial, bold and charismatic. He comes from […]
Lessons from the Sialkot tragedy
Lessons from the Sialkot tragedy Zahid Hussain Published December 8, 2021 – THE attackers were all young. Many of those who watched the gruesome spectacle were teenagers. No one showed any sense […]
An introduction to the Baha’i Faith
Article written by: Peter Smith Theme: The Baha’i Faith Published: 23 Sep 2019 Peter Smith looks at the central features of the Baha’i Faith, including its history, and the key […]
School apologises after Muslim students pictured praying outside in cold weather
Video showed at least eight students and a supervising member of staff in a hi-vis jacket Furvah Shah17 hours ago 7Comments Source: Independent, UK A high school in Oldham, Manchester […]
How Lina separated mental health struggles from her ‘worth’ as a Muslim
ABC Radio National / By Lina for International Day of People With Disability Posted 17h ago I sat quietly in the waiting room. The silence was deafening. My right leg had a mind of its […]
“Orientalism” and minority groups in West Asia and North Africa
by Neil Joseph NakkashDecember 7, 2021 Since 1978, “Orientalism,” by late Palestinian-American academic Edward Said, has served as the basis for many academic courses focused on West Asia and North Africa. […]
This is the Story of an Ahmadiyya Congregation Against Stigma (story from Indonesia)
( That night, we had coffee at one of the famous cafes in Yogyakarta to just hang out and exchange stories. Shakeel Ahmad, as he usually introduces his name, is […]
A Maine city that’s 90% White now has a Somali mayor
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN December 7, 2021 Deqa Dhalac poses for a portrait at her home in South Portland in 2018. Of becoming the city’s mayor this week, she said, […]
Asylum seeker stuck in Croydon hotel with hundreds of refugees says it’s ‘really hard to survive’
He is one of hundreds of refugees living in Croydon hotels ByTara O’Connor Local Democracy Reporter 13:48, 29 NOV 2021 An asylum seeker stuck in a Croydon hotel has said […]