German Catholics demand radical changes for a more inclusive church
COMMENTS By Valérie Gauriat In a quiet area of the city of Cologne in western Germany, rainbow banners stand proudly in front of St Pankratius Church. St Pankratius is one of […]
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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.
US considers 3 Central Asian countries to accept at-risk Afghans
BY REUTERS WASHINGTON ASIA PACIFIC JUL 02, 2021 11:38 PM GMT+3An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier looks out while standing on a Humvee vehicle at Bagram Air Base after all U.S. and NATO […]
This despicable law shames Israel’s so-called democracy
YOSSI MEKELBERG July 03, 2021 21:23511 Short Url https://arab.news/mzv9t The quality and integrity of a democratic system is not determined by how it protects the rights of the majority, but by […]
New winners in the war America lost
HAFED AL-GHWELLJuly 03, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/p3rxj The end of an era looms in Afghanistan after 20 years of a costly and tumultuous war. What began as a counterterrorism campaign […]
Indonesia: Vaccination Card Required in Domestic Travels under New Restrictions
JAKARTA GLOBE A stewardess distributes masks to train passengers bound for the Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on July 1, 2020. (Antara Photo/Indrianto Eko Suwarso) Vaccination Card Required in Domestic […]
Absolutely not
Absolutely not Ayesha Ijaz Khan Published July 3, 2021 PAKISTAN lost 83,000 lives and the war on terror cost the country almost $126 billion, according to a statement made earlier this […]
Dr. Iftikhar Ayaz, KBE, OBE receives Queen’s Medal for Humanitarian Service
DR IFTIKHAR AYAZ KBE; OBE – RECEIVES QUEEN’S MEDAL FOR HUMANITARIAN SERVICE. Posted on June 30th, 2021 by A. Abdul Aziz. In appreciation of Sir Iftikhar Ayaz’s Humanitarian service he […]
Human rights situation remains alarming in Pakistan says report
Sun Online Desk 2nd July, 2021 Islamabad [Pakistan], March 21 (ANI): Pakistan’s human rights scenario remains alarming with issues like marginalisation of communities and groups and increasing instances of honour […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Delivers Keynote Address to First Ever Virtual MTA International Conference
“MTA TV is eliminating distances, removing barriers and, above all, ensuring that the Community of the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) remains united at the hand of Khilafat and […]
Turkey’s expectations from the European Union
BY YAHYA BOSTAN COLUMNS JUL 02, 2021 http://www.dailysabah.com Ties between Turkey and the European Union, which have been strained by relations with Greece, were discussed at the summit last week. Although […]
UNRWA has ‘resolved its problems’, Swiss chief says
Calm is returning to UNRWA, the UN’s embattled Palestinian refugee agency, its new Swiss head says.This content was published on July 2, 2021 – 14:31July 2, 2021 – 14:31Keystone-SDA/NZZ/SWI swissinfo.ch/ilj […]
Syrian student ranks first in Turkish high school entrance exam
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL EDUCATION JUN 30, 2021 9:39 PM GMT+3Governor and Deputy Mayor of Siirt Osman Hacıbektaşoğlu (L) congratulates Syrian student Dlyar Safo at a ceremony at the Siirt Municipality, […]
Turkey rejects ‘baseless’ claims in ‘hypocritical’ US report
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY JUL 02, 2021 Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Ankara, Turkey, Dec. 22, 2018. (Getty Images File Photo) Turkey strongly rejected “baseless” allegations by the […]
Turkish opposition faces a struggle to cope with new realities in Syria
SINEM CENGIZ July 02, 2021 22:05530 Short Url https://arab.news/p7b3x Developments in the Kurdish autonomous region in the northern part of war-torn Syria in mid-2012 brought the issue of the Kurds, Turkey’s […]
Afghan forces take control of Bagram base as US troops withdraw
At its peak around 2012, Bagram Airfield saw more than 100,000 US troops pass through its sprawling compound barely an hour’s drive north of the Afghan capital Kabul. (AFP) Short […]
Colonial-era privilege is hampering the fight against COVID-19
JOSEPH DANAJuly 02, 2021 22:22467 Short Url https://arab.news/522gf High rates of vaccination and the hot summer weather in the Northern Hemisphere have given many in the West new hope for an […]
Refuting Islamophobic Claims That Jihadists Represent Traditional and Mainstream Interpretations of Islam: Part 8 On Killing Mushrikin and Kuffar
The Quranic Verse 9:5 Commanding the Killing of Mushrikin Can’t Be Applied to the Present World Main Points discussed in part 8 1. Jihadist Use of the Quranic Verse 9:5 To Justify the Killing of Mushrikin of the Present World is a violation of the Quran and rejection of […]
Bangladesh: Reframing polygamy law
Helal Uddin Ahmed | Published: June 30, 2021 22:33:38 As is well-known, a Muslim man can have as many as four wives based on the Islamic Sharia law, but not more simultaneously. […]
When Data Privacy Becomes a Subject of Faith
For Muslims, the matter of digital privacy is interwoven with fears of government surveillance and Islamophobia.PHOTO BY JACOB LUND/ADOBE Most apps collect and store data. Now some Muslim developers are […]
Canada’s disturbing pattern of anti-Muslim attacks
Rakib Ehsan 8 June 2021, 12:01pm Canada is a vibrant multicultural society. The Great White North has become a shining example of a diverse democracy. It has established itself as […]