Girl Abductions in Pakistan – A Far Cry from Islamic Values
CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 14th February 2021 Munavara Ghauri, UK A recent article in The Guardian’s online edition shocked me to the core because it violated the values I share […]
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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.
Pope Francis declares evolution and Big Bang theory are real and God is not ‘a magician with a magic wand’
Francis goes against Benedict XVI’s apparent support for ‘intelligent design’ – but does hail his predecessor’s ‘great contribution to theology’ By Adam Withnall, @adamwithnall for Independent October 2014 The theories […]
The Muslim Ban Is Finally Gone—3 Travelers Share What That Means for Them
The ban split up families, made many travelers feel uncomfortable, and took away numerous opportunities. BY IMANI BASHIR February 18, 2021 On Inauguration Day, President Joe Biden signed the Proclamation […]
BBC Woman’s Hour accused of ‘hostile’ interview with Muslim leader
Zara Mohammed was elected to lead the Muslim Council of Britain at the end of January A BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour interview with the first woman to lead the […]
“An extraordinary wave of support”: Muslim leaders and government officials denounce Iran’s persecution of Baha’is
Baha’i National Center Fri, February 19, 2021, Washington, D.C., Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading Muslims, government officials, and parliamentarians around the world have joined a growing outcry at the unjust confiscation of properties owned by Baha’is in the farming village of Ivel in Iran. The ruling to allow […]
In Naples, Muslim families struggle to bury coronavirus victims
Italy’s third-largest city does not have a Muslim cemetery, and with lockdown travel restrictions, transporting bodies has become even more challenging. Ahmed Aden Mohamed has to travel more than two hours to Rome to visit his mother’s grave because there is no Muslim cemetery in Naples [Savin Mattozzi/Al Jazeera] https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ahmed-and-mother-.jpg?resize=770%2C513 […]
Muslim Canadian mother simplifies religion for children
Molendyk, a Canadian convert living in Istanbul makes posts for children to understand Islam with the help of her five kids Mehmet Kara | 18.02.2021 ISTANBUL Jenny Molendyk Divleli, a […]
Spotlight on a globally-persecuted Muslim community as Modi lands in Israel
No one has the right to call us non-Muslims, says spokesperson of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Sai Manish | New Delhi Last Updated at July 4, 2017 (OK, OLD NEWS, […]
What next for children of Daesh detainees confined in Syrian camps?
Hundreds of offspring of foreign recruits are trapped in overcrowded camps following the collapse of the Daesh caliphate. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/bwqcp Acute malnutrition, dehydration and diarrhea common among the […]
Egypt autopsy offers new clues 3,600 years after murder
By AFP – Feb 17,2021 – JORDAN TIMES This handout photo released by the Egyptian ministry of tourism and antiquities on Wednesday shows a view of the mummy of ancient […]
Bangladesh: Ahmadiyya Medical Centre opens in Panchagarh
Staff Correspondent | Published: 14:16, Feb 15,2021 Ahmadiyya Medical Centre has been inaugurated in Panchagarh on Sunday, said a press release. Abdul Awwal Khan Chowdhury Sahib, the National Amir of Bangladesh, inaugurated the medical centre as the chief guest. Former director general of Bangladesh postal department Mubassher-Ur-Rahman, Panchagarh Benghari Union […]
Information Warfare: Not Our Kind Of Islam
February 15, 2021: On Christmas Eve 2020 the Pakistani government issued a legal notice to U.S. citizens Amjad Mahmood Khan and Harris Zafar in their capacity as the spokesmen […]
Pakistan arrests two ‘non-Muslim’ men for marrying Muslim women
Epigraph: Believers, be the supporters of justice and testify to what you may have witnessed, for the sake of God, even against yourselves, parents, and relatives; whether it be against the […]
Libyans remember revolution that ousted Qadhafi but brought chaos
By AFP – Feb 17,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Libyans wave national flags as they gather to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2011 revolution, in the eastern city of Benghazi, […]
NATO holds post-Trump talks as Afghanistan decision looms
By AFP – Feb 17,2021 – JORDAN TIMES In this file photo, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin speaks during a visit by US President Joe Biden to the Pentagon […]
No justice, no peace: ICC ruling on Israeli war crimes
Source: Daily Sabah By Najla Shahwan, who is a Palestinian author, researcher and freelance journalist; recipient of two prizes from the Palestinian Union of Writers The International Criminal Court (ICC) […]
Trade in the time of pandemics
With borders closed and global travel constrained, trade will help us find a way out of the pandemic argues new WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. https://www.swissinfo.ch/resource/image/46377092/portrait_ratio1x1/240/240/a8fb3cfa8a3496bf22d553305326794e/F1776A675C39C47B00C861E11B8017EF/op_ngozi_okonjo.png This content was published on […]
Interview with Ugandan President Museveni “The Europeans Suffer from Arrogance”
China is a much easier partner to deal with than the Europeans, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni says in an interview with DER SPIEGEL. He rejects suggestions that he has developed […]
African Colonies after the Berlin Conference 1884
https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/4556145_image_jpeg9f360c5ab7736510df54c882e9dbf188 1884 Berlin Conference, By Adalbert von Rößler (†1922) 1884-85 was a significant year for Africa and African people. The Berlin Conference took place in Germany and it was here […]
Europe must recognize Palestine to revive two-state solution
Author DAOUD KUTTAB February 16, 2021 Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki in Berlin, Germany, 17 November, 2020. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/9vakq As the contours of US President Joe Biden’s foreign […]