The horrific persecution of Julian Assange continues
Thomas Scripps 27 October 2021 The attempted US extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange resumed yesterday with the opening of a hearing into a US government appeal. It is a […]
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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 Taliban’s secretive war against IS
By Secunder KermaniBBC News, Jalalabad bbc.com Every few days, bodies are dumped on the outskirts of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. Some have been shot or hanged, some beheaded. […]
State Dept, Pentagon are concealing Afghanistan data, says U.S. watchdog
This content was published on October 30, 2021 – 00:19October 30, 2021 – 00:19 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government watchdog on Friday accused the State Department and Pentagon of suppressing information that lawmakers and the public need to understand the collapse of Afghanistan’s former government and military and the […]
Why Turkey is an ideal destination for digital nomads
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL LIFE OCT 28, 2021 Coworking shared offices are popping up all over the world. (Shutterstock Photo) With its optimal climate, stunning landscape and affordable living, Turkey is a […]
Saudi Arabia asks Lebanese ambassador to leave over Yemen comments
BY ANADOLU AGENCY BEIRUT MID-EAST OCT 29, 2021 11:59 PM GMT+3Saudi Crown Prince, M. bin Salman arrives at the opening session of the Future Investment Initiative Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 26, […]
Prince Charles to visit Jordan and Egypt to follow up on COP26 commitments
Prince Charles will arrive in the Middle East in November. (AFP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/c7ts8 ARAB NEWS October 26, 2021 In Jordan the prince and his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of […]
King Abdullah interfaith centre moves its headquarters to Lisbon
KAICIID chief Faisal bin Abdul Rahman bin Muammar and Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Augusto Santos Silva sign the agreement. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/nb5yc ARAB NEWS October 29, […]
British court postpones ruling on US govt’s appeal to extradite Assange
Issued on: 29/10/2021 Lawyers for Julian Assange on Thursday dismissed US assurances about the treatment awaiting the WikiLeaks founder if he is extradited from Britain, as two days of hearings wrapped […]
City of Leipzig in Germany issues construction permit: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community plans to build a Mosque soon.
Stadt Leipzig erteilt Baugenehmigung: Kommt jetzt bald die Moschee in Gohlis? Von Lucas Böhme19. Oktober 2021 Vor acht Jahren kochte im eher beschaulichen Gohlis einige Wochen die Aufregung hoch, als […]
Rochester Hills man facing misdemeanor charge in connection with vandalism at local mosque
Vandalism was ‘a random act and not a hate crime’ By: Mary Beth Almond | Rochester Post | Published October 27, 2021 Ryan Lee Ahern ROCHESTER HILLS — A Rochester Hills man has been arrested […]
Testimony of the Holy Quran
Regarding the Advent of the Promised Messiah in the Latter Days by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, The Promised Messiah and Mahdi(as) In Testimony of the Holy Quran, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) of Qadian enumerates […]
Hedges: The Most Important Battle for Press Freedom in Our Time
by MODERATOR October 28, 2021 If he is extradited and found guilty of publishing classified material it will set a legal precedent that will effectively end national security reporting. By […]
Dreaming of carrying a child in a dream. Islamic Dream Interpretation
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Promoted post: Use and Misuse of Surah Nur by the Muslims, Before and After Nida Ul […]
‘Weather on steroids’: Global warming means ‘unbearable’ heat waves
BY FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP LONDON SCIENCE OCT 28, 2021 7:21 PM GMT+3A pharmacy thermometer reports the temperature as 45 degrees Celsius in a street of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, Aug. 11, […]
A third of Swiss workers are over the age of 50
One in three Swiss workers were over the age of 50 in 2020, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The unemployment rate for people in the 50-64 age bracket is […]
Gardener plants 4,000 trees in Pakistan in bid to help mitigate climate change
BY NAIMAT KHAN FOR ARAB NEWS KARACHI, Pakistan: It is more than five decades ago since Sabir Gul first arrived in Karachi from a small town in northwestern Pakistan but he […]
Middle East-led solution needed to defuse growing tensions
KHALED ABOU ZAHR October 28, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/v4p83 A little more than a year ago, war broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Following six weeks of intense fighting, the […]
Bosnian Serbs are playing with Fire
The Fragile State of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Serbs Are Playing with Fire Bosnian-Serb leader Milorad Dodik is stoking the nationalist flames in his country and would like to secede […]
Assange’s brother Gabriel Shipton speaks to the WSWS: “The CIA plan to kidnap Julian is continuing under a veil of legality”
Richard Phillips, Oscar Grenfell The World Socialist Web Site spoke this week to Gabriel Shipton, a film producer and brother of Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks founder is again before a British court that […]
Why the Hazara people fear genocide in Afghanistan
OPINIONOpinions|Human Rights With a long history of persecution, the Hazaras fear the worst under Taliban rule. Sitarah MohammadiSitarah Mohammadi is a former Hazara refugee from Afghanistan, who spent 2019 as […]