‘Evil customs’: why a Kashmiri village abandoned dowries
Global development Dowries, illegal since 1961, still cause 20 deaths a day in India. But Babawayil has had no divorces or violence against women since it banned them Global development […]
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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.
We are Google and Amazon workers. We condemn Project Nimbus
OpinionPalestinian territories Anonymous Google and Amazon workers We cannot support our employer’s decision to supply the Israeli military and government technology that is used to harm Palestinians Tue 12 Oct […]
REHMATUL-LIL-ALAMEEN AUTHORITY
Imran Khan gives more legitimacy, authority to clerics by establishing ‘Rehmatulil Alameen Authority’ ANI13 Oct 2021, 02:19 GMT+10 Islamabad [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Imran Khan is giving more […]
Gems of the Promised Messiah & Imam Mahdi (as): Supplicating in Distress & With Sincerity
MAGAZINE: EDITION MAY 2021Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad – The Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as)ACCEPTANCE OF PRAYER 10th October 2021 Gems of the Promised Messiah & Imam Mahdi (as), Hazrat Mirza […]
Algerian Muslim scholars refute Macron’s claims on Ottomans
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ALGIERS TURKEY OCT 12, 2021 1:56 PM GMT+3France’s President Emmanuel Macron reacts as he talks with U.S. President Donald Trump during their meeting at Winfield House, London, U.K., Dec. 3, […]
Bosnian fulfills wife’s wish by building rotating house
BY REUTERS SRBAC LIFE OCT 09, 2021 8:06 PM GMT+3Vojin Kusic house is seen while rotating by electric motors and wheels from a military transporter in Srbac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Oct. 9, 2021. […]
Abbas’ ultimatum shows Palestinians are at breaking point
DAOUD KUTTAB October 12, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/cys7c Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was only 10 when the UN was established. Last month, he addressed its 76th General Assembly and issued […]
Historic Quran owned by US President Thomas Jefferson on display at Expo 2020 Dubai
It is believed that Thomas Jefferson, who was US president for two terms from 1801-1809, acquired the copy of the Quran while he was a young man studying law. (AP) […]
G20 leaders ‘laser-focused’ on anti-terrorism efforts in Afghanistan
Leaders of the world’s major economies including US President Joe Biden were discussing the situation in Afghanistan. (Reuters/File Photo) Short Url https://arab.news/b4g8t AGENCIES October 12, 2021 The G20 leaders also […]
Interfaith community leaders reach out to mosque after vandalism
LOCAL NEWS By NICK MORDOWANEC | nmordowanec@medianewsgroup.com | The Oakland PressOctober 12, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. Interfaith communities across southeast Michigan expressed their sympathies following vandalism to a Rochester Hills mosque. A window in the […]
Unstable neighbour
Unstable neighbour Touqir Hussain Published October 12, 2021 REGARDLESS of who ruled Afghanistan the country has always been a problem for Pakistan. And that will change little with the Taliban’s return to power. Since the overthrow of monarchy in Afghanistan and the wars that followed it is not just the Soviets […]
Global capital flows: how poor countries finance the rich
It’s an economist’s conundrum: global capital, instead of flowing from rich countries to poor countries, actually moves in the other direction. Each year hundreds of billions of dollars leave developing […]
Pope Francis and Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb receive trophies for Zayed Award for Human Fraternity
Source: Arab News The Zayed Award for Human Fraternity is an independent global award recognizing individuals and entities who are making profound contributions to human progress VATICAN CITY/ROME: Pope Francis […]
200 women employed by General Presidency for Affairs of Two Holy Mosques: imam
Short Url ZAID KHASHOGJI October 12, 2021 Imam visited the Haramain pavilion at the Riyadh International Book Fair RIYADH: More than 200 women have this year been employed by the […]
Moqtada Al-Sadr wins Iraq vote, former PM Al-Maliki close behind
People supporting the Imtidad Movement celebrate after preliminary results of Iraq’s parliamentary election were announced in Al-Haboubi square in Nassiriya, Iraq October 11, 2021. (Reuters) Short Url REUTERS October 11, […]
Op-Ed: Columbus’ fear of Islam, rooted in Europe’s Crusades, shaped his view of Native Americans
BY ALAN MIKHAILOCT. 11, 2021 In all that has been written about Columbus — from his being the first Italian American to the progenitor of a continental genocide — one of […]
Afghanistan: Three Metro Detroit veterans share their perspectives
ELLEN PILIGIAN | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2021 Since the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan in late August, which ended a two-decade war, veterans across the country have been coming to terms with […]
US blame games vs unrecognised Pak sacrifices
National Senator A Rehman Malik October 11, 2021 It was good to see US Deputy Secretary of State Ms. Wendy R Sherman in Pakistan. Though the agenda of her visit […]
Michigan Ahmadiyya Mosque vandalized
Michigan mosque vandalized following evening prayers Emma Stein Detroit Free Press (TNS) DETROIT — The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s mosque in Rochester Hills was vandalized Friday night as children played inside […]