Don’t overestimate the COVID-19 recovery
Oct 15,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Eswar Prasad WASHINGTON, DC – The world economy has risen from the depths of the initial COVID-19 plunge. But the recovery has been tepid, […]
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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.
How will we tackle the pandemic of loneliness after Covid?
Brigid Delaney With technology increasingly driving us away from real life encounters, deliberate steps must be made to bring us back to each other ‘In Australia those living in cities […]
The backlash against an Indian jewellery advert with a Hindu-Muslim couple makes me despair
Source: Independent The Twitter storm over Tanishq advert about an interfaith marriage and family proves India is no longer a secular nation in anything but its constitution By Akanksha Singh […]
Intl. Islamic Unity Conference to be held virtually
October 11, 2020 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN — The 34th edition of the International Islamic Unity Conference is scheduled to be held online due to the spread of the coronavirus, […]
The Wealthy need to give a little to halt rise in inequality
CORNELIA MEYER October 15, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/6etpv People queue to collect food distribution during the COVID-19 outbreak, Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 9, 2020. (Reuters) The world has […]
He’s just lost his seat on the Human Rights Council — so what will MBS do when Trump can no longer ‘save his ass’?
Instead of Tehran, Biden has vowed to make Saudi Arabia ‘the pariah that they are’ Anthony Harwood 17 hours ago Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Saudi Royal Palace/AFP via Getty) […]
Why the world should take note of the Swiss apprenticeship model
Education Former apprentices have risen to lead major banks, and even the country. Switzerland’s famed apprenticeship system is often held up as the “gold standard” in vocational training and is […]
Is al-Azhar under attack?
Sulaiman Lkaderi , Mohamed Hassan 15 October 2020 16:17 UTC | Egypt’s parliament rejected a bill that was set to strip the thousand-year-old al-Azhar University of its religious authority. It’s the latest […]
Slaves, Dowry and a Tale of Two Weddings
Zafir Malik CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 15th October, 2020 ©Pixabay Zafir Malik, UK Billions of people have walked the face of the earth. There are some who achieved great feats […]
Thailand’s king seeks to bring back absolute monarchy
Maha Vajiralongkorn has provoked something new in Thailand: open criticism of a king The moments disappear in the dark. In April 2017 it was a small bronze plaque from Bangkok’s […]
CHRISTIAN TERROR: EVENTS THAT TESTIFY TO GOD’S DIVINE GLORY
Extermination of American Indians In the words of John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony: “… justifieinge the undertakeres of the intended Plantation in New England… to carry […]
Bali could build a better kind of tourism after the pandemic
ASIA & OCEANIA Wednesday, 14 Oct 2020 By AGENCY A different approach may now be needed to save the tourism industry in Indonesia’s top destination, Bali. — AFP Relaxnews Covid-19 has […]
Here are all the reasons why Pakistan deserves to be on United Nations Human Rights Council
Apart from speaking for oppressed people all over the world, the country has taken numerous steps to safeguard the rights of children, women, transgenders, prisoners, and laborers. News Desk – […]
Indonesia’s constant battle against malaria amid pandemic Elly Burhaini
Faizal The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Tue, October 13, 2020 / Anopheles mosquito (Shutterstock/Somboon Bunproy) 0 SHARES Transmission of COVID-19 in Indonesia has continued unabated and expanded […]
EXCLUSIVE: Israel stops granting visas to UN human rights workers
OHCHR foreign employees left in limbo amid Israeli crackdown on rights monitors The UN’s OHCHR writes regular reports highlighting alleged Israeli rights abuses in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem […]
Rohingya fear deportation after Saudi Arabia calls on Bangladesh to give minority passports
Riyadh threatens Dhaka with curbing migration if it fails to adhere to its request, which could be disastrous for Bangladesh’s economy Rohingya refugees living in Malaysia shout slogans during […]
Thirty Plus Quotes from the Poet of Love – Rumi
Selection of quotes by Mayukh Saha “Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words.” “Wherever you are, and whatever you do, […]
Jihad in the Contemporary World
Al-Hafiz Yunus Omotayo FACTS FROM FICTION 10th October 2020 Add Comment ©Shutterstock Al-Hafiz Yunus Omotayo, Nigeria In the contemporary world, there appears to be no other religious concept as grossly […]
Untold stories of Black Muslims in America: The Mufti and the mission
9th October 2020 This series of articles focuses on the African-Americans who Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiqra brought under the banner of the true Islam during his time in America between 1920 […]
How migrants are aiding the global fight against coronavirus
Anti-migrant rhetoric has been common in the US during the pandemic, but the country has tallied a total of 214,00 deaths from COVID-19, making it the hardest-hit nation in […]