As foreign reserves are drained, a bitter and worrying winter lies ahead for Lebanon
It is hard to see how the poorest will be able to eat and keep themselves warm, writes Bel Trew 2 days ago A Lebanese woman next to her empty refrigerator […]
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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.
Priti Patel isn’t just wrong over her immigration stance – she’s living in a whole other reality
The government are distracting from their failings by returning to what they know – getting tough on immigration Jess Phillips@jessphillips 16 hours ago This week is has been the virtual Conservative […]
Looking back to the 2006 Israel – Lebanon war: IDF Commander: We Fired More Than a Million Cluster Bombs in Lebanon
Phosphorous and cluster bombs heavily used; unexploded munitions litter wide area of Lebanon. Meron Rappaport Published on 11.09.2006 “What we did was insane and monstrous, we covered entire towns in […]
William Tyndale: Burnt at the Stake for Translating the Bible
Epigraph: “Surely, the Believers, and the Jews, and the Christians and the Sabians — whichever party from among these truly believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good […]
Myths, Hoaxes, Vaccines & the Simple Solutions – How Will We Get Rid of Covid-19? An Interview with Top Expert Dr Faheem Younus
5th October 2020 The Review of Religions conducted a follow up interview with Dr Faheem Younus, who is Chief Quality Officer and Chief of Infectious Diseases at the University of […]
Why Does Islam Allow Polygamy?
Farhan Iqbal – Canada FACTS FROM FICTION 29th September 2020 ©Pixabay Farhan Iqbal, Canada Preamble Marriage is a sacred institution in Islam with very important objectives. In most cases, the […]
Pakistan police look for suspects after Ahmadi professor killed
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Police in northwestern Pakistan have launched a manhunt for suspects, […]
El-Sisi: Egyptian water rights are ‘national security issue’
It is not the first time that El-Sisi has described the water issue as a national security issue. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/ywepa Meeting with Kenyan leader zeroes in on development, […]
Ankara’s rising role as a regional disruptor
Oct 05,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF With the latest intervention in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is extending his country’s foreign adventures from the […]
After a summer of anti-racist action, Britain finally seems ready to take Black History Month as seriously as it should
Editorial: After three decades, many seem to have woken up to the importance of paying more than lip service to the annual celebration 4 days ago A Black Lives Matter protest […]
India’s caste system is broken – it’s time to tear it down and rebuild the nation
Have we learned nothing since the Delhi bus gang rape and murder almost a decade ago? We must stand up for our brothers and sisters’ rights and privileges, no matter […]
Back bill to ban marriage for under-18 in England and Wales, MPs urged
Hannah Summers The UK is undermining its international efforts to end child marriage because an exception to the law in England and Wales that allows 16 and 17-year-olds to marry […]
Professor belonging to Ahmadi community shot dead in Peshawar allegedly after religious argument
Dawn.com 05 Oct 2020 Prof Dr Naeemuddin Khattak was a faculty member at the Government Superior Science College Peshawar. — Photo courtesy: Twitter A professor belonging to the Ahmadiya community was […]
Pakistani police say gunmen kill minority Ahmadi professor
By RIAZ KHAN an hour ago PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani Muslim professor shot and killed another professor from the Ahmadi minority in the northwestern city of Peshawar […]
Pakistan officially charges ex-President Zardari for graft
By MUNIR AHMED, Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Monday officially charged the country’s former President Asif Ali Zardari in two corruption cases, escalating the legal challenges […]
The Turks say: US sends additional $400M to YPG/PKK terrorists in Syria
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ANKARA WAR ON TERROR OCT 03, 2020 In this file photo, a U.S. military officer speaks with a YPG terrorist at the site of Turkish airstrikes […]
Caucasian tinderbox risks igniting new regional conflict
ZAID M. BELBAGI October 04, 2020 The aftermath of shelling during fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, in the disputed region’s main city of Stepanakert […]
NEW SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROVES TRUE 1400 YEAR-OLD QUR’ANIC CLAIM ON MOUNTAINS & EARTHQUAKES
Additional reading: Book Review: The Bible, The Quran and Science By Umar Nasser & Tahir Nasser, with essential contributions from Maulana Abdul Ghany Jahangeer Khan INTRODUCTION “He has created the heavens […]
The next civil war?
Oct 04,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Elizabeth Drew WASHINGTON, DC — America’s capital is more on edge now than at perhaps any other time since the eve of the Civil […]
Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth Glorifies Allah
This blue shark is swimming near the Azores, a Portuguese chain of islands about 850 miles west of mainland Portugal. The inspiration for the shark’s name comes from its back […]