The Call for a New Intellectual ‘Islamic Golden Age’
By Ibrahim Manto, who is a first-year medical student at the University of East Anglia and is currently serving as the Vice President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Students Association (AMSA), […]
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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.
Can poor countries avoid a vaccine bidding war?
Dec 23,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Anne O. Krueger WASHINGTON, DC — The world has received the best possible gift for the coming year. The development of safe and effective […]
Refugee camp burned down as Bosnia struggles to house migrants
By AFP – Dec 23,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Refugees leave a camp as a fire burns, near the north-western village of Lipa, Bihac region, on Wednesday (AFP photo) SARAJEVO — […]
COVID-19 lessons may change the world
Author JARED DIAMOND December 24, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/zxtfg Today, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is devastating the world. It is in the process of infecting many (perhaps even most) of […]
It’s easy to criticize Abbas for Palestinian failures but the true blame lies with the extremists
Author RAY HANANIA December 23, 2020 President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a meeting of in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/22rcq Since the death of Yasser […]
‘Cheaper than water’: Iraqis angry but unsurprised over Blackwater pardons
An Iraqi man rides a bicycle passing by a remains of a car, burnt after Blackwater guards escorting US embassy officials opened fire in Baghdad on September 16, 2007. (File/AFP) […]
Health Canada approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Up to 168,000 doses expected to arrive in Canada by end of year to bolster vaccination efforts Ryan Patrick Jones · CBC News · Posted: Dec 23, 2020 10:20 AM ET | Last Updated: […]
Will coronavirus vaccines work against new variant? UPenn doctor weighs in
Source: 6 ABC By Ali Gorman The new variant or mutation to the coronavirus reported in the United Kingdom is prompting new questions, like will the vaccine still work? The good […]
Gold reserve detected in northwestern Turkey worth around $6B
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL ECONOMY DEC 22, 2020 Around 3.5 million ounces of gold that were detected in the mining field of Turkish Agricultural Credit Cooperatives’ subsidiary Gübretaş in the […]
Saudi Arabia ‘has key role’ in rebuilding Afghanistan
Karzai warned that a withdrawal of international troops before a peace deal is signed by the Taliban and the Kabul government would lead Afghanistan into chaos. (AFP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/wuftr […]
Israeli envoys, Jared Kushner visit Morocco after establishing relations
US presidential advisor Jared Kushner (L) and Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat arriving in the Moroccan capital Rabat. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/g2nqs Israeli delegation led by Led by […]
Literacy improving in Muslim-majority countries
Mohammed Iqtedar Husain Farooqi – Lucknow, India / Wed, December 9, 2020 The grand imam of Cairo-based Al Azhar University, Muhammad Ahmad Al Thayyib, gives a speech during his visit to Indonesia’s prominent Gontor Islamic boarding school in Ponorogo, East Java, on Feb. 25. The visit to Gontor was part […]
The Other Face of Europe
Young Arabs living in Europe often feel marginalised in their societies, leaving some vulnerable to radicalisation. In European cities, young people of Arab descent often see themselves as socially, economically and culturally excluded from their immediate environment. In some cases, they are also vulnerable to radicalisation. In Belgium, the densely […]
Islam’s anti-racist message from the 7th century still resonates today
Muslims of all backgrounds pray during the 2019 Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Fethi Belaid/AFP via Getty Images Juli 6, 2020 7.10pm WIB Asma Afsaruddin Professor of Islamic Studies […]
President Donald Trump urged to pardon Julian Assange to ‘keep him out of the hands of the Deep State’
By Tristan Kirk@kirkkorner The fiancée of Julian Assange has renewed her pleas for a pardon from President Donald Trump to stop the Wikileaks founder “falling into the hands of the […]
White House advisors fear Trump’s final days
By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN December 22, 2020 (CNN)President Donald Trump has turned to a fringe group of advisers peddling increasingly dubious tactics to overturn the results of […]
Iran’s Judiciary chief: Jesus Christ loathes injustices
Source: Tehran Times TEHRAN – Iranian Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that justice-seekers in the world should know that Jesus Christ is unhappy with all these injustices, corruptions, […]
Indonesia: Government Urged to Guarantee Halal Status, Safety of Sinovac Vaccine
Translator: Antara Editor: Petir Garda Bhwana 20 December 2020 A staff member works on coronavirus serology tests at the laboratory in Pertamina Central Hospital amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak […]
World Halal Summit kicks off to discuss latest developments of the over $4 trillion market
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL ECONOMY DEC 21, 2020 The 6th World Halal Summit started at the Pullman Convention Center, Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 21, 2020. (AA Photo) The World Halal Summit, […]
Early humans may have survived the harsh winters by hibernating
Source: The Guardian By Robin McKie, Science Editor Sun 20 Dec 2020 05.30 EST Seasonal damage in bone fossils in Spain suggests Neanderthals and their predecessors followed the same strategy as cave bears […]