A decade on, the broken dreams of the Arab Spring
1 / 4 In this file photo taken on January 23, 2011, inhabitants of the central Tunisia region of Sidi Bouzid demonstrate in front of the government palace in Tunis. […]
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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.
What religion is in crisis in France? – The Existential Predicament of the Catholic Faith in France
With a paternal grandmother of French ancestry and an Irish mother, Abdul Ghany Jahangeer Khan has a decidedly Catholic background. Many of his relatives still identify as Catholic today, […]
Extraordinary Display of Morals by Muslims During Their Rule
MAGAZINE: EDITION OCTOBER 2020 REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih II(ra) HISTORY 19th November 2020 The Taj Mahal, ‘the crown of palaces’, is located in […]
Supreme Court to hear whether Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to UK
PA Media By Sam Tobin, PA 24 mins ago Sidney Powell: Trump legal team disavows lawyer who claimed Venezuelan… I’m a Celebrity subjects campmates to “most smelly and disgusting” trial yet Shamima Begum’s potential return to the UK to challenge the deprivation of her British citizenship will be considered by […]
Germs, vaccines, robots and more: Turkey’s firsts in history, science and technology
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL EXPAT CORNER NOV 12, 2020 Preparation of medicines for the treatment of a patient suffering from smallpox, miniature from “The Canon of medicine,” by Avicenna (980-1037), […]
The Biden formula
Nov 22,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Javier Solana MADRID — There is an eternal debate about how much leadership and personality matter in international relations. But after the turbulence of […]
Nightmare over but Iraqi Christians still dream of leaving
By AFP – Nov 22,2020 – JORDAN TIMES A man exits into a yard at the Church of the Holy Trinity in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on November 7 (AFP […]
77 years later, Lebanon faces a grim reality
Author DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB November 22, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/gpmed Nov. 22 was Lebanon’s 77th Independence Day. While the country is supposed to have been celebrating its birth, Lebanon […]
Turkish-origin top Swedish military officer goes ‘mysteriously missing’
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DIASPORA NOV 21, 2020 31-year-old Turkish origin Swedish military officer Deniz Arda. (AA Photo) ATurkish-origin Swedish military officer has gone missing, according to a missing persons […]
What do Arabs want from the next US president? Experts analyze results of survey on Election 2020
Short Url https://arab.news/gdsms Virtual event hosted by Arab News Research & Studies Unit discussed results of Arab News/YouGov pan-Arab study Panelists weighed in on views on topics ranging from a […]
PM Imran Khan Orders Investigation into Murders of Ahmadis and Says Justice will Prevail.
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Ahmadi doctor killed, three others injured in Nankana Sahib Source: Samaa […]
The global south’s pandemic path to self-reliance
Nov 21,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Syed Munir Khasru MELBOURNE — COVID-19 continues to have a devastating impact on public health and to rattle the global economy with structural shocks. The pandemic has now killed more than one million people, while the International Monetary Fund estimates that global GDP will […]
Video: The Fool Proof Recipe to Knockout Islamophobia
Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A Nobel for Karen Armstrong will bring the Christians and the Muslims closer Nobel Prize for a noble woman Thirty Plus […]
The Bataclan terrorists were the product of war-honed Isis nihilism – not Muslim council estates
Nabila Ramdani 19 hrs ago In the most devastating terrorist attack ever carried out on French soil, it was the random targeting of its victims that was perhaps the most […]
Mahershala Ali wouldn’t do sex scene because of his religion
Source: MSN and Independent Mahershala Ali has reflected on shooting The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, revealing that he refused to do a sex scene out of respect for his […]
And … another Ahmadi murdered in Pakistan. Dr. Tahir Mehmood
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) From the Facebook PAGE of Kashif N Chaudhry Meet Dr. Tahir […]
Austria: Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises after Vienna attack
Some Muslims have experienced death threats, while children have been bullied Muslims pray for victims of a gun attack during their Friday prayer at a mosque in Vienna, Austria [Leonhard […]
The Trump administration argued today that it can kill my client without even telling him why
Source: MSN Eric Lewis, who is a lawyer working on Bilal’s case. He is also a board member of the company which owns The Independent Last week, President Trump and […]
Turkish Hamam Etiquette: What to know before you go
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL EXPAT CORNER NOV 16, 2020 Everyone should experience an authentic Turkish bath at least once in their lifetime. (Shutterstock Photo) Hamam, the Ottoman variation of the […]
Saudi ambassador to US: Kingdom wants political solution in Yemen
Saudi Arabia’s sole goal in Yemen is to reach a political solution that would restore a “peaceful and prosperous state,” the Kingdom’s ambassador to the US said on Wednesday. (File/AFP) […]