Petra ranks 1st on Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Travel List
Wadi Rum, Dead Sea and Dana Biosphere Reserve secure spot on list of top travel destinations By JT – Oct 08,2020 – Last updated at Oct 08,2020 14 1 googleplus0 0 0 The rose-red city of […]
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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 the Israeli-Serbian agreement looks through the lens of the Balkan wars
After signing Trump’s ‘normalisation’ deal, there will certainly be much for the future Serbian and Kosovo ambassadors to Jerusalem to discuss, writes Robert Fisk 18 hours ago Donald Trump (centre) participates […]
UK lauds PM Hasina’s leadership in tackling climate change
UNB Published at 05:18 pm October 8th, 2020 File Photo: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and British Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon UNB The […]
British MPs Launch Enquiry Into Missing Saudi Princes
Dominic Dudley Contributor Business I write about business and politics in the Middle East and beyond Then Crown Prince Mohammad bin Nayef of Saudi Arabia at the United Nations […]
Feds charge six men accused in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
By Christina Carrega, CNN October 8, 2020 In a June 17, 2020, photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan’s Democratic Gov. addresses the state during a speech […]
Dad with 19 kids names latest baby ‘Enough’ and warns family could die of hunger
Joshua Smith A man with two wives and 19 kids fears his family could starve after he was left jobless in the coronavirus pandemic.© Newsflash The family of 19 children live in TurkeyDad […]
Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to American poet Louise Glück
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to the US poet Louise Glück “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.” She is the first […]
Acceptance of Prayer – Success Comes from God
Dr. Anne-Marie Ionescu; London – UK ACCEPTANCE OF PRAYER 15th September 2020 ©Pixabay Anne-Marie Ionescu, UK Prayer forms one of the five fundamental pillars of Islam in which all practicing […]
Untold Stories: A Mother’s Calling
MAGAZINE: EDITION JULY 2020 Ambreen Manzoor UNTOLD STORIES Untold Stories: A Mother’s Calling 14th August 2020 Shutterstock Ambreen Manzoor, Canada Whether we agree or not, the reality is that we […]
Why Armenia and Azerbaijan are fighting, and why it could get uglier
BY ALEXANDRA ODYNOVA OCTOBER 6, 2020 Moscow — Dozens of people have reportedly been killed and hundreds more wounded since fighting erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenia just over a week […]
Europe’s contradictions exposed by Middle East crises
Sau KHALED ABOU ZAHR October 07, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/bxb8w European leaders meet on the sidelines of the EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, on July 19, […]
Why Sheikh Sabah’s death leaves a gap that will be hard to fill
ALISTAIR BURT October 07, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/vv2v2 Queen Elizabeth and Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at Windsor Castle. (Reuters) British monarch Queen Elizabeth II’s message of sadness on the death […]
There’s a social pandemic poisoning Europe: hatred of Muslims
If anti-Muslim prejudice is not targeted, steps to counter racism in Europe in the wake of BLM protests will be meaningless Patrycja Sasnal and Yasemin El Menouar Mon 28 Sep 2020 Black […]
Professor’s murder
Professor’s murder Editorial from Dawn.com ALL too often Pakistan receives a violent shock, reminding society of the perils of letting hate and intolerance grow without check. On Monday, Dr Naeemuddin […]
THE TRUE STORY OF QUEEN VICTORIA’S FRIENDSHIP WITH ABDUL KARIM
Judi Dench and Ali Fazal star in 2017 film depicting the monarch’s relationship with her servant Sabrina Barr@fabsab5 Sunday 24 May 2020 As the second-longest reigning monarch in history, much is known […]
France’s ‘crisis’ with Islam: A legacy of 200 years of colonial brutality
Joseph Massad 7 October 2020 10:44 UTC | Macron is not the first French ruler who wanted to ‘liberate Islam. This is an old French ‘secular’ tradition French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a […]
What explains Macron’s obsession with Islam and Muslims?
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the French president’s main policy priority appears to be placing new restrictions on the country’s Muslim community. French President Emmanuel Macron has once again offered his […]
Sakıp Sabancı Museum moves show on Istanbul, capital of empires, online
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL EVENTS OCT 06, 2020 The portrait of Suleiman the Magnificent attributed to Italian painter Titian, oil on canvas, 99 by 85 centimeters, selected from Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, […]
Palestinians winning the legitimacy war
RAMZY BAROUD October 06, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/5yzan U.N Special Rapporteur on occupied Palestine Richard Falk at U.N. European headquarters, Geneva, March 21, 2014. (Reuters) One of the […]
Egypt town fears worst for local men lost en route to Europe
Journey men took became terrifying ordeal long before they reached shores of Mediterranean By AFP – Oct 07,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Egyptian Karim Farrag displays a photo of […]