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.
CHELLI STANLEY Dec 12, 2020 a FULL BIOCLOSEFacebook Twitter LinkedIn EmailDecember 12, 2020 Chelli Stanley is of African, Japanese, and European descent, has volunteered with many cultural empowerment initiatives, and […]
Azhar Goraya CHRISTIANITY • FACTS FROM FICTION Jesus, the ‘Son of God’ – a Term of Endearment 12th December 2020 God referred to Jesus (as) His ‘son’ in the New Testament as a term of endearment. Jesus (as) was thus a figurative son of God, not literal. He was a […]
While the king sees his realm as the guardian of the whole Arab world, his son backs a Saudi-first approach. This debate will be key in relations with Israel, Iran […]
AFP/The Local news@thelocal.dk @thelocaldenmark 13 December 2020 UK and EU enter final crisis talk to decide fate of Brexit trade deal An EU flag and Union flag flying near Big […]
Dec 12,2020 -JORDAN TIMES By BDaron Acemoglu, professor of Economics at MIT, is co-author (with James A. Robinson) of “The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty”. Copyright: […]
Safadi, Lazzarini review int’l partners’ efforts towards bridging refugee agency’s deficit By JT – Dec 13,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, along with UNRWA […]
Rizieq Shihab, the leader of Indonesian Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), who has resided in Saudi Arabia since 2017, greets people as he arrives at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang near […]
Author HAFED AL-GHWELL December 12, 2020 Lebanese journalists attend a virtual press conference by President Macron on the country, at the Pine Residence in Beirut. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/2qvkg Despite […]
FRANCIS AKHALBEY Dec 11, 2020 Francis Akhalbey is a Social Media techie, Writer and Content Manager. He loves basketball and dreams to make it in the NBA in his next […]
by Farhan Iqbal, Missionary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada The issue of slavery in relation to Islamic teachings is perhaps one of the most misunderstood subjects. Critics use the example of […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_Ottoman_Empire Ottomans with Christian slaves depicted in a 1608 engraving published in Salomon Schweigger’s account of a 1578 journey Coat […]
(CNN) The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in the United States. Millions of doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, […]
The court ruled that the law, which prevented girls younger than 10 from wearing the headscarf, was ‘discriminatory’. The legislation banned the wearing of ‘religious clothing that is associated with […]
BY ARGUN KONUK TRAVEL DEC 11, 2020 The central square of the old town of Konya with the Mevlana Museum in the background and Selimiye Mosque at night. (Shutterstock Photo) […]
Dec 10,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Maximo Torero ROME — The world is not, yet, sufficiently alarmed by how much the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the global economy. We track the daily numbers of infections and casualties. But we are oblivious to the job losses and lives upended, especially in […]
BY REUTERS WASHINGTON AMERICAS DEC 12, 2020 President Donald Trump’s administration moved forward with $1 billion in sales of drones and precision-guided weapons to Morocco on Friday, sending a notice […]
BY FRENCH PRESS AGENCY OSLO WORLD DEC 11, 2020 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres adjusts his mask before leaving a news conference at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New […]
Epigraph Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Bloomberg By Robert Langreth; December 10, 2020, 12:10 PM […]
Politics December 9, 2020 – TEHRAN – Following the United States’ decision to impose sanctions on Iran’s ambassador to Yemen, the Iranian envoy thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for imposing […]
Author DAOUD KUTTAB December 10, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/psbte Franciscan Father Ibrahim Faltas inspects the damage after a man tried to set fire to Gethsemane Church in Jerusalem, Dec. 4, […]