Maximum pressure programme
Dec 22,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Israeli politicians in and out of power continue to promote the fictitious Iranian nuclear threat as a means to secure advantage over rivals. Contradicting the […]
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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.
When Muslims ruled the civilised world
Beyond the paradox of celebrating a bygone Islamic civilization at the height of Islamophobia in the United States. Hamid Dabashi Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies […]
The Victorian Muslims of Britain
The stories of the British aristocrats who converted to Islam. By Josef O’Shea Published On 15 Jun 2016 London, UK – When Londoners elected Sadiq Khan as mayor of their city, it […]
Quebec is wrong to discriminate against teacher
Wed., Dec. 22, 2021 As a proud Ahmadi Muslim, raised in Canada, I am proud to call Canada the best country in the world. As part of this love for […]
Pakistan. PM on education
PM on education Editorial Published December 22, 2021 – PRIME MINISTER Imran Khan’s remarks about girls’ education in tribal districts in Pakistan and Afghanistan have triggered a fiery debate with many criticising him for attempting to justify the Taliban viewpoint on women’s education. At the OIC meeting in Islamabad, Mr Khan made the unfortunate […]
Essay. The politics of blasphemy and lynching
ESSAY: THE POLITICS OF BLASPHEMY AND LYNCHING Farah Adeed Published December 19, 2021 On December 3, an angry mob lynched Priyantha Kumara, a Sri Lankan man working as a manager in […]
As-Salt: The Middle East’s city of tolerance and generosity
(Image credit: Marta Vidal) By Marta Vidal22nd December 2021This small Jordanian city where minarets and church towers share the skyline was deemed a “place of tolerance and urban hospitality” by Unesco.T […]
Ahead of Christmas, Israel counts 182,000 Christians in Holy Land
21 December 2021 TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reveals that approximately 182,000 Christians live in Israel today. In stats revealed ahead of Christmas, CBS says that […]
Jerusalem church leaders: ‘Radical’ Israeli groups driving Christians from Holy Land
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY URGES: ‘READ THEIR HEART-CRY’ Guardian of Christian holy places laments ‘unchecked, unpunished’ attacks, as archbishops blame Israeli settlers and security barrier; accusations draw protest from British Jews […]
Gems of the Promised Messiah & Imam Mahdi (as) – The Meaning of Trust in God
MAGAZINE: EDITION SEPTEMBER 2021Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad – The Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as)RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS 20th December 2021 Those people who trust in their own power and strength, and forsake […]
Islamic feminism
The west misunderstands Muslims on many things, and the rights of women and their ill-treatment is one of them. It is a fact that in the recent past years […]
Hundreds queue for passports in bid to leave Afghanistan
By AFP – Dec 20,2021 – People queue to enter the passport office at a checkpoint in Kabul on Saturday, after Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said they will resume issuing passports (AFP photo) […]
How Swiss donations are helping youth in Senegal
In Senegal, where the average age of the population is 18, the charitable organisation Swiss Solidarity funds a range of programmes that support literacy, vocational training and sex education for […]
Our world is changing in worrying ways
NIDHAL GUESSOUM December 21, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/47y55 In October 2020, with the pandemic still to reach its peak and vaccines not yet available, the writer and CNN host Fareed […]
Why Europe needs its own army
YOSSI MEKELBERG December 21, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/m4y3a The EU is once again at a crossroads that requires bold decisions, in the face of severe cracks from within and relentless […]
US has become a country of the rich, by the rich and for the rich
JEFFREY D. SACHS December 21, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/r8y9c A year on from Joe Biden’s narrow election victory over Donald Trump, the US remains on a knife-edge. Many political outcomes […]
No end in sight to the Libyan quagmire
OSAMA AL-SHARIF December 21, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/ra7sz A decade after the collapse of the long reign of Libya’s strongman Muammar Qaddafi, the divided oil-rich country finds itself at yet […]
What is the UK-Pakistan relationship?
UK-Pakistan ties are located in a fairly narrow band of diplomacy and military relations. By Ayesha SiddiqaAugust 11, 2021 In Islamabad people will point in the direction of the British High […]
A quiet revolution: the female imams taking over an LA mosque
Source: The Guardian By Amel Brahmi While many have misinterpreted a hadith to mean women can’t enter a mosque, these women are covering progressive topics like sexual violence, abortion, pregnancy loss, […]
U.S. Announces End to Combat Mission in Iraq, but Troops Will Not Leave
The U.S. military said it had transitioned to an advise and assist mission in the country, but the roughly 2,500 service members on the ground will remain, staying on in […]