Cultural Understanding and Racial Harmony
by Dr. Ijaz Ahmad Qamar Review of Religions February 1993 This address was delivered at a multifaith symposium held in Winnepeg. The edifice and the whole superstructure of Islamic faith […]
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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.
White Christian America Needs a Moral Awakening
Source: The Atlantic By confronting their faith’s legacy of racism, white Christians can build a better future for themselves, and their fellow Americans. By Robert P. Jones: Author of White […]
Conversion: With targets & incentives, new breed of evangelical groups are like start-ups
December 27, 2014 By TV Mohandas Pai The Rajya Sabha has been paralysed by the Opposition on the “Ghar Vapasi” programe of a few organisations from the right. However, if you follow the debate, it is clear that this is a political battle by the left and the left of […]
Europe’s terror problem is not Islamic
By Ian Greenhalgh International November 12, 2020 Europe has been experiencing a wave of ‘Islamic’ terrorism for many years now, with the recent attacks in Austria and France being just the latest examples. In my own country of Britain, we have witnessed high profile terror events such as the July […]
One world, many battles
13th November 2020 A year that started off with the uncertainties of a pandemic is nearing its end with uncertainties of many kinds. The battle of Brexit – having lurked […]
Alarm as Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict spreads to Eritrea
Rocket attack by Tigray forces on Eritrea marks major escalation as analysts warn protracted fighting will destabilise wider region and draw in more outside actors. 15 Nov 2020 Thousands of […]
Incoming Biden administration to resettle 125,000 refugees in the US
Nov 13, 2020 NII NTREH | Associate Editor FULL BIO Nii Ntreh is interested in academic philosophy with specific attention to moral, social and political topics. Having taught philosophy at […]
Ghana to build ‘Wakanda City’ to serve as a pilgrimage for people of African descent
ABU MUBARIK Nov 13, 2020 FULL BIO Abu Mubarik is a journalist with years of experience in digital media. He loves football and tennis. The Wakanda City of Return project […]
Erdoğan backs 2-state solution for Cyprus, opposes more ‘diplomacy games’
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY NOV 15, 2020 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (C) was welcomed by the Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar (L) with an official ceremony in the capital […]
A new approach to tolerance from all sides
Nov 01,2020 – JORDAN TIMES .Amer Al Sabaileh For many years, I have dedicated part of my studies to the issues of intercultural conflict management, as it has always been […]
What changes Biden would make in foreign policy in the Middle East?
Nov 15,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh There are great expectations for a shift in US policy in the Middle East with a new Democrat administration under President-Elect […]
UAE approves 10-year ‘golden’ visa scheme
Some individuals will now be eligible for 10-year residency visas. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/gjwb7 Families of top highschool students will also be eligible to obtain the golden visa The program […]
EU says fight against terror not directed at religion
‘Our fight not directed against religious beliefs but against violent extremism,’ EU interior ministers say in statement Rabia Iclal Turan | 13.11.2020 European Union flags are seen waving outside the […]
If You’re Looking for the Cure, Don’t Stop at the Vaccine, Go Straight to the Source
Sarmad Naveed, Canada CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 12th November 2020 With lockdowns being reinstated and new record highs of daily infections being recorded by the day, the devastation of the […]
Robert Fisk had true independence of mind – which is why he angered governments and parts of the media
Patrick Cockburn Robert Fisk and I often used to discuss the merits and demerits of responding in print to personal attacks on us filled with provable falsehoods. The temptation to […]
Over half Muslim Labour members do not trust party to tackle Islamophobia
More than half of Muslim members of the Labour party do not trust Keir Starmer to tackle Islamophobia, with nearly the same proportion saying they do not have confidence in the party’s complaints process, a new poll has found. The report by the Labour Muslim Network (LMN) is the latest […]
Winners of the Nagorno-Karabakh deal
BY HILAL KAPLAN COLUMNS NOV 14, 2020 As per the trilateral agreement between Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia, Armenia was forced to withdraw from the occupied territories. This development, which ended […]
Islamophobia disguised as secularism in France, opposition leader Melenchon says
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES Anti-Muslim hatred is being disguised as secularism in France, a French opposition leader said in criticism of the Emmanuel Macron-led government, which recently came under […]
Macron’s anti-Islam, pandemic management hand power to French far-right
BY ABDENNOUR TOUMI OP-ED NOV 13, 2020 In the autumn of 2018, the “yellow vests” movement against rising taxes and the high cost of living rocked French streets. Faced with […]
Mohamed Salah: Liverpool forward tests positive for coronavirus
Source: BBC Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has tested positive for coronavirus while on international duty with Egypt. The Egyptian Football Federation said on Friday that Salah, 28, returned a positive […]