Egypt summit discusses Palestinian crisis
1 / 10A trilateral summit between the leaders of Egypt, Jordan and Palestine took place in Cairo on Thursday to discuss issues of mutual concern, including the Palestinian cause. (AN Photo/Yasmine […]
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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.
Afghans hope for end to power vacuum as Taliban prepare to announce government
A man on his bicycle rides past a convoy of Taliban fighters patrolling along a street in Kabul on Thursday. The Taliban are preparing to unveil their new government. (AFP) […]
Women in rare protest as Taliban outline new government
Defiant female protesters said they were willing to accept the burqa if their daughters could still go to school under Taliban rule. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/pg8mx Protesters: “We are even […]
Lessons about 9/11 often provoke harassment of Muslim students
Muslim students report being teased and harassed when schools focus on 9/11. Jasmin Merdan Agustus 31, 2021 Mitra Near the start of each school year, many U.S. schools wrestle with how to […]
Kurdish office in Geneva causes diplomatic headache
Switzerland has come under pressure from Syria and Turkey after Syrian Kurds opened a “representation office” in Geneva. Damascus has sent a letter of protest to Bern, and in Ankara […]
Body of British journalist to be repatriated
Body of British journalist to be repatriated Date: 02 September 2021 By Justice Kofi Bimpeh Category: general news The body of a British journalist killed by armed robbers while on a […]
Hartlepool journalist and dad killed by gunmen while making a documentary in Ghana
Wednesday 1 September 2021 Video report by Julia Breen go to source for video report https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2021-09-01/hartlepool-journalist-and-dad-killed-by-gunmen-in-ghana A journalist who grew up in Hartlepool has been killed by gunmen while making […]
Beaten and humiliated by Hindu mobs for being a Muslim in India
By Geeta PandeyBBC News, Delhi Unprovoked attacks on Muslims by Hindu mobs have become routine in India, but they seem to evoke little condemnation from the government. Last month, a […]
Religious groups in UK failing children over sex abuse, report says
By Tom SymondsHome Affairs correspondent Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse There are “shocking failings” and “blatant hypocrisy” in the way major UK religious groups handle child sex abuse allegations, […]
Nurit Peled-Elhanan – another kind of Israeli
Nurit Peled-Elhanan Dr. Nurit Peled-Elhanan is a Lecturer in Language Education at Hebrew University in Jerusalem specializing in discourse in Israeli education with emphasis on visual and verbal presentation of […]
War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America’s Most Decorated Soldier Paperback – April 1, 2003
by Smedley D. Butler (Author), Adam Parfrey (Introduction) Originally printed in 1935, War Is a Racket is General Smedley Butler’s frank speech describing his role as a soldier as nothing more than serving as a puppet […]
In memory of a fortunate Taalay …
In memory of a fortunate Taalay (… when Taalay actually means fortunate) 27th August 2021 Last Updated on 1st September 2021 Asif M Basit, London I do not know when […]
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih launches new 24-hour Ahmadiyya Turkish radio station
27th August 2021 Last Updated on 31st August 2021 Islamabad UK, Friday, 27 August 2021: Today, during the Friday Sermon, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa announced the launch of a new Ahmadiyya Turkish […]
AFGHANISTAN: Flanked by Taliban gunmen, TV host reassures Afghans during broadcast
Kabul – August 27, 2021 Afghanistan TV (Do not obscure logo) blob:https://reco.ebu.io/7677995b-7a06-47c4-a242-ff675ff2d44a Flanked by armed Taliban fighters, the host of a political debate programme on Afghanistan TV appeared on his […]
‘My ideal Afghanistan would look just like Switzerland’
Why, after 20 years of training, did the Afghan army vanish into thin air before the advancing Taliban? Afghan filmmaker Mortaza Shahed, who lives in Bern, has a clear answer. This content was published on August 31, 2021 – SWI: Afghanistan has been striving for peace for over 40 years. […]
Is China really in trouble with its aging population?
BY ZIHAO FANG OP-ED SEP 02, 2021 12:05 AM GMT+3The elderly in East Asian economies are the healthiest in the world, living longer and healthier lives than their Western counterparts. (Shutterstock Photo) […]
Former Danish minister faces trial for separating migrant couples
In this Sept. 9, 2015 file picture police grab migrants during a protest march in southern Jutland motorway near Padbor, Denmark. (Martin Lehmann/AP) Short Url https://arab.news/wq6yu It’s the third time […]
Earliest evidence discovered of human migrations from Africa to Arabian Peninsula
Source: Arab News Experts found stone tools and other evidence of human activity in northern Saudi Arabia dating back as far as 400,000 years This confirms the Kingdom’s civilizational importance, […]
British journalist killed by armed robbers in Ghana
Syed Taalay Ahmed, who worked for Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International, was ambushed in Tamale Weronika Strzyżyńska Wed 1 Sep 2021 Tributes have been paid to a British journalist killed in an armed robbery in Ghana. Syed Taalay Ahmed, 31, who grew up in Hartlepool, was working for Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International […]
Afghan debacle redefines limits of US empire
ISHTIAQ AHMAD September 01, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/8ny6w The US has suffered a major blow to its credibility as a global power in the wake of the humiliating withdrawal from […]