Where it all went wrong for Trump
Author DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB January 17, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/cdszg For the first time in US history, a president has been impeached twice. Meanwhile, four years of Donald Trump […]
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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.
Arabs education: Doing well, could do better
Author NIDHAL GUESSOUM January 17, 2021 Zeina Amro attends an online class at home due to the coronavirus in the West Bank village of Dura near Hebron. (File/AFP) Short Url […]
Jordan condemns new Israeli settlement activities
By JT – Jan 17,2021 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan on Sunday condemned Israeli authorities’ approval of constructing 780 new settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territories, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. Israeli authorities’ approval for the construction of 780 new settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, coupled […]
‘Our souls are dead’: how I survived a Chinese ‘re-education’ camp for Uighurs
After 10 years living in France, I returned to China to sign some papers and I was locked up. For the next two years, I was systematically dehumanised, humiliated and […]
Atonement contradicts the law of nature
15th January 20210 It is doctrine that I focus on. Our doctrine states: وَ مَنۡ یّعَۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّۃٍ خَيْرًا یَّرَہٗ (Then whoso does an atom’s weight of good will see […]
The true meaning of rafa‘a: Proof that Jesus has passed away
15th January 20210 “Let Jesus as die for therein lies the glory of Islam.” (Malfuzat, Vol. 10, p. 458) The Holy Quran, on numerous occasions, has very clearly stated that Jesus as has indeed passed away. It is both astonishing and depressing that “scholars” of the Muslim Ummah have labelled […]
The Growing Problem of Online Radicalization
Twitter, Facebook and Co. The Growing Problem of Online Radicalization The raid on the Capitol in Washington, D.C., has shown clearly just how dangerous online radicalization can be. By promoting hate and inciting violence, social media platforms represent a danger to democracy. By Markus Becker, Patrick Beuth, Markus Böhm, Max […]
“To See People Finally Benefitting from Our Work Is Really Moving”
BioNTech Founders Türeci and Şahin on the Battle against COVID-19 In a DER SPIEGEL interview, BioNTech founders Özlem Türeci and Uğur Şahin discuss the development of the world’s first COVID-19 […]
THE WOUNDED HAZARA
I.A. Rehman Published January 17, 2021 Young Hazara women wear blindfolds at a sit-in, the way 10 coal miners from their community were blindfolded before they were killed by militants | Habib Qasimi The haggle Prime Minister Imran Khan had before flying to Quetta to commiserate with the families of […]
I spoke to 99 big thinkers about what our ‘world after coronavirus’ might look like — this is what I learned
In the months that followed, I learned many things. Most importantly, I learned there is no “going back to normal.” Adil Najam Back in March, my colleagues at the Frederick […]
PAKISTAN: Equal opportunities needed
by MANSOOR AHMAD LAHORE: Pakistan with 3.8 percent minorities of the 8.35 million population is the poorest among the poor, as poor are denied equal opportunities in economic activities. The […]
Advancing Religious Freedom Abroad Starts at Home
(RNS) — Threats to religious freedom around the world are on the rise — from the persecution of Uighur Muslims, Christians and others in China, to Ahmadis in Pakistan, to […]
How Erbil and Baghdad could fuel Iraq’s recovery
Author HAFED AL-GHWELL January 16, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/zy6tz After Daesh’s defeat and expulsion from Iraq, an emergent crop of post-civil war leaders became well positioned to reap a political, […]
Another Gold Coast for Ghana: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V launches MTA Ghana
15th January 20211 15 January 2021: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa during his Friday Sermon today announced the launch of a new 24-hour TV station: MTA Ghana. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa […]
Why many Asia governments are being cautious on Covid-19 vaccines
Governments from Japan and Australia to Hong Kong and South Korea are taking their time before granting regulatory approvals for vaccines. PUBLISHEDJAN 15, 2021 https://www.straitstimes.com/ HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG)- The nations […]
Top 10 historical places to visit in Istanbul
BY DAILY SABAH JAN 12, 20212:57 Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia was originally built as a church during Byzantine times. In 1453, upon the conquest of what was formerly known as […]
William Dalrymple on Sicily’s Islamic past
From his base in an ancient villa built for an emir, the historian seeks out the legacy of the island’s Arab rulers William Dalrymple JANUARY 9 2021 On the far […]
Islamic Waqf says Israel’s 3D survey of Al-Aqsa Mosque reveals hidden intentions toward the holy site
The Dome of the Rock at Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem’s old city. JERUSALEM, Wednesday, January 13, 2021 (WAFA) – The Islamic Waqf department in Jerusalem, which is in charge […]
Immigration, intermarriage, education makes US Jewry large, diverse
The US Jewish community is the largest in the world, with an estimated 7 million Jews — slightly more than Israel’s 6.8 million. By STEWART AIN/JTA JANUARY 13, 2021 Since the publication more than half a century ago of a landmark article that referenced the “vanishing American Jew,” it’s been […]
Religion continues to decline in Switzerland
SOURCE: LE NEWS Statistics for 2019 show that 30% of Switzerland’s residents belong to no religion. As recently as 1960 the same figure was less than 1%. The percentage believing […]