What economic experts are certain of about 2021: More global uncertainty
2020 was the year of the biggest economic downturn in nearly a century, a brief but dramatic collapse in world commerce, and the most tumultuous year for crude oil in […]
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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.
Dakar Rally set for second Saudi outing
akar Rally set for second Saudi outing By AFP – Jan 02,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Toyota’s driver Nasser Al Attiyah of Qatar (right) and his co-driver Mathieu Baumel of France […]
UP woman hid Muslim boyfriend’s name to marry him. Now he’s in jail for ‘deceit, conversion’
Ananya Bhardwaj Kannauj: Priya Verma (29), a teacher and a civil service aspirant from Kannauj’s Gursahaiganj, is angry but helpless. It was just last month that she got married to Taufiq (32), her boyfriend of two years and a fellow civil service aspirant, with Hindu rituals, in the presence of […]
China uses tourism to smother Xinjiang’s culture Tour buses are as effective as bulldozers
JAN 2nd, 2020 The afaq khoja mausoleum in Kashgar is one of the holiest places in Xinjiang, a region in the far west of China. The site is politically charged, […]
600 $ for you, 500 million $ for Israel
$500m to Israel in midst of Covid relief bill sparks ire BY JAMES NORTH AND PHILIP WEISS DECEMBER 21, 2020 JARED KUSHNER GETS HIS NAME ON PLAZA AT US EMBASSY […]
IRAN: Qazvin: a city with fascinating churches, Armenian neighborhoods
By Afshin Majlesi December 31, 2020 – TEHRAN TIMES Besides serving as places of worship and religious services, churches are visited for their splendor and architectural beauty, their majesty and […]
Bosnia sets up tents for freezing migrants after criticism
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS BIHAC EUROPE JAN 01, 2021 Migrants watch Bosnian soldiers put up the tents at the Lipa camp outside Bihac, Bosnia, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo) Trying […]
Joe Biden’s in-tray: The five key foreign policy issues
Author LUKE COFFEY January 01, 2021 ARAB NEWS Short Url https://arab.news/b7vaa Whenever there is a new leader behind the desk in the Oval Office, they are sure to be tested […]
Covid-19 vaccines are an answered prayer for all faiths
By Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, who is a fellow with the Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative at the Center for American Progress. The views expressed here are his own. Read more opinion on CNN. (CNN) […]
Did Jesus Exist? Why do 15% of Britons Believe Jesus Christ was a Fictional Character?
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page By Arif Khan – Deputy Editor of The Review of Religions Christianity Section This month […]
LAUNCH OF NEW ECONOMICS SECTION: Rekindling the Flame of Morals in Economics
Ahmad Danyal Arif 29th December 2020 THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Message from Chief Editor: We are pleased to announce to readers the launch of a new ‘Economics’ section in The […]
American soft coup against Iraqi people
Politics December 31, 2020 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – Iran has agreed to resume gas exports to neighboring Iraq, thereby saving Iraq from a widespread power outage. The agreement to […]
2020 appears to have brought real change to the Middle East
Author SIR JOHN JENKINS December 31, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/ynsv8 It is always sobering to revisit your own predictions. So, before I started writing this piece — about the region in 2020 and what we might expect in 2021 — I went back to what I wrote last year. I […]
Experts urge immediate intervention to save drying Dead Sea
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Water levels decrease between 1 and 1.5 metres a year, says expert By Maram Kayed […]
The Interaction of Islam and Hinduism
Source: Muslim Civilization in India by S. M. Ikram; edited by Ainslie T. Embree New York: Columbia University Press, 1964 [[123]] AN ASPECT of the cultural life of Islamic India […]
Conversion to Ahmadiyya in Indonesia: Winning Hearts through Ethical and Spiritual Appeals
Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia JOURNAL ARTICLE Ahmad Najib Burhani Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia Vol. 29, No. 3 (November 2014), pp. 657-690 (34 […]
Fatwa: Should Muslims celebrate New Year?
Contributor Mike Ghouse is committed to build a cohesive America and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. Updated Dec 29, 2017 A majority of Muslims celebrate New Year’s […]
The Islamic way of celebrating the New Year
Summary of Friday Sermon Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(at) Today’s Friday sermon was delivered by Khalifatul Masih V (May Allah be his Helper) from Baitul Futuh mosque, London. After Tashahhud and […]
UK Approves AstraZeneca Vaccine and Delays Second Dose to 3 Months
Britain Authorizes Covid-19 Vaccine From Oxford and AstraZeneca Health officials are hoping to soon vaccinate a million people per week as the country’s hospitals are overwhelmed by cases of a […]
Trump wins title of Americans’ most admired man in annual survey
Newcomers to the poll include Dr. Anthony Fauci. 18 percent of the U.S. adults surveyed in Gallup’s annual poll named President Trump when asked which man “living anywhere in the […]