G7 flexes its political muscles again
ANDREW HAMMOND August 28, 2021 22:29217 Short Url https://arab.news/gjney While the G7 was created in the 1970s to monitor developments in the world economy, last week’s crisis meeting of Western leaders […]
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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.
Why apathy on Palestinian injustice will backfire
DAOUD KUTTAB August 28, 2021 23:27171 Short Url https://arab.news/yrsyh It is often difficult to analyze the real results of a summit based on the public statements before and after the meeting, […]
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau visits the Headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada visited Baitus […]
No, British Muslims do not support the Taliban
Extremists claiming to speak for the Muslim community speak only for themselves. RAKIB EHSANCOLUMNIST 25th August 2021 ShareTopicsPOLITICSUKWORLD There have been some intriguing takes on the Taliban regaining control of Afghanistan. […]
Non-Muslims unaware of Muslim history are our main target: Salahuddin Ayyubi series producers
Pakistani producers of the Pak-Turk series on Salahuddin Ayyubi spill the beans Entertainment Desk August 28, 2021 The role of Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi has previously been essayed by Ghassan Massoud […]
Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon assists Afghanistan’s Shukria Barakzai to get on the UK evacuation plane
Afghanistan: Shukria Barakzai’s whispered voice notes and dramatic escape By Gabriel GatehouseBBC Newsnight For Shukria Barakzai, 15 August seemed, at first, an unremarkable Sunday morning. A prominent journalist and politician, […]
Wanted: More babies and immigrants to pay for public services
Douglas FraserBusiness/economy editor, Scotland Paying for Scotland’s public services needs more babies and immigrants, having passed a population peak last year, and nearly twice as many reaching pension age as […]
Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon assisting in getting Afghan VIPs on the UK evacuation planes
in spite of being surprised on holiday. Minister for Afghanistan Lord Ahmad ‘was on HOLIDAY’ when Kabul fell The minister for Afghanistan Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon was on a staycation […]
John Pilger: The Great Game of Smashing Nations
AFGHANISTAN, COMMENTARY, HISTORY, THE BUSH-43 ADMINISTRATION, WOMEN August 24, 2021 More than a generation ago, Afghanistan won its freedom, which the U.S., Britain and their “allies” destroyed. Outside the gate of the Arg, the […]
Guyana: President Ali gets courtesy visit from Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at
By WICNewsJas -27 August 2021 President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on Thursday afternoon, received a courtesy visit at State House from members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at (Guyana). The group included Missionary in Charge, […]
Britain’s problem with illegal Islamic private schools
26 August 2021, 1:42pm While some in Britain are understandably anxious about the Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan and the prospect of the Central Asian country becoming an international jihadist […]
Opinion: Germany unworthy of Afghans’ trust
Germany’s military ended efforts to rescue people from Afghanistan, and many German groups’ Afghan staff members have been left behind. It’s a betrayal that has caused irreparable damage, writes DW’s Maissun Melhem. As I watched the news of the last German military plane taking off from Kabul airport, I was reminded […]
Afghanistan: One deported, one evacuated — two very different stories
MORE ON THE TALIBAN’S RETURN TO POWER IN AFGHANISTAN Afghanistan: One deported, one evacuated — two very different stories Afghanistan: Final German evacuation flight leaves Kabul airport Afghanistan: Aid workers […]
Erdoğan attends reopening of mosque renovated by Turkey in Bosnia
BY ANADOLU AGENCY President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the reopening of a 16th-century mosque in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Underlining that the Bascarsija Mosque was one of the symbols of the city […]
Why Ankara is backing Iraq’s bid for a new regional role
SINEM CENGIZ August 27, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/njqm2 Historically, relations between Ankara and Baghdad have been characterized by ups and downs in several eras. Turkey has acted as a crucial […]
The profound lessons of Afghanistan
DR. JOHN C. HULSMANAugust 27, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/webz5 In 2006, I wrote a book that changed my life. In “Ethical Realism,” Anatol Lieven and I — both card-carrying members […]
The ancient Persian way to keep cool
By Kimiya Shokoohi11th August 2021From ancient Egypt to the Persian Empire, an ingenious method of catching the breeze kept people cool for millennia. In the search for emissions-free cooling, the […]
IRAN: Birth rate declines by 27 % in 4 years
Society August 25, 2021 – 18:7 TEHRAN – The number of births registered in the country over the past [Iranian calendar] year (March 2020-March 2021) has decreased by 27 percent […]
I served in Afghanistan as a US Marine, twice. Here’s the truth in two sentences
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Kansas City Star By Lucas KunceMon, August 23, 2021, 6:00 […]
Arab League, OIC call on Algeria, Morocco to end diplomatic rift
BY FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP CAIRO MID-EAST AUG 26, 2021 1:10 PM GMT+3Moroccan security forces stand guard as Moroccan farmers protest in the city of Figuig after Algerian authorities expelled date growers […]