Travel agents expect UAE explanation on Muslim visa ban
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS ABU DABI MID-EAST NOV 28, 2020 A woman walks past luggage pick-up for arrivals from Tel Aviv to the Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates, on […]
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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 Arabs are perceived in the French imagination
The collective representation of Arabs in France is, without a doubt, a legacy of the colonial era, a finding backed up by the Arab News/YouGov study. (Shutterstock) Short Url https://arab.news/256v7 […]
Muslims face state pressure to embrace French values
France’s Muslim Council is due to meet President Emmanuel Macron this week, to confirm the text of a new “charter of Republican values” for imams in the country to sign. […]
The Israeli-Palestinian mess Biden inherits and what he can do
Nov 30,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby If finding a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was not difficult enough, the Trump administration and the Netanyahu government seem hell […]
Reviving Peace Hopes
Nov 30,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah held a meeting on Sunday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Aqaba, attended by HRH Crown Prince Hussein. During […]
A triumph of German innovation and immigration
Nov 30,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Hans-Werner Sinn MUNICH — The world took note when the German start-up BioNTech announced its breakthrough in the development of a new type of vaccine to combat COVID-19. After testing tens of thousands of people, BioNTech’s vaccine has been shown to be 95 per […]
Kushner to visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar seeking deal to end crisis
Barak Ravid, author of from Tel Aviv Jared Kushner will travel in the coming days to Saudi Arabia and Qatar in a last-ditch effort to resolve the dispute between the […]
Hussain Ibrahim Taha to head Muslim bloc OIC
Official from Chad will take over as 12th secretary general of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation next November Omer Erdem and Ahmet Emin Donmez | 28.11.2020 KHARTOUM Hussein Ibrahim Taha from […]
Archaeologists find 4500 bodies in ancient Islamic necropolis in Spain
Source: MSN and Daily Mail AMELIA WYNEArchaeologists in Spain have found 400 Muslim graves in an ancient Islamic necropolis. Experts discovered the 4,500 bodies in Tauste district earlier this month […]
France must reconnect with its citizens of Arab origin
Source: Arab News BY FAISAL J. ABBAS More than ever, France is at the heart of the discussion. Regardless of its colossal internal challenges, ranging from a weakening economy amid […]
France would not be France without Arab, Muslim contribution
Source: Arab News BY LUDOVIC POUILLE At a time when France has once again been struck by terrorism and targeted by a hateful online campaign instigated by those claiming the […]
Raab ‘concerned’ about situation in Iran after killing of nuclear scientist
16 hrs ago Microsoft NEWS Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said he is concerned about the situation in Iran and the wider region after the assassination of one of the […]
Rights groups issue rare joint statement urging Pakistan to protect Ahmadiyya Muslims
Groups say country has seen a surge in targeted killings of minority Shweta Sharma International human rights groups on Thursday issued a joint call for Pakistan to act upon a “surge in violent attacks” on the Ahmadiyya Muslim religious minority, requesting the authorities “urgently” investigate such incidents. Human Rights Watch, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Saudi crown prince was reluctant to back US attack on Iran
Israel’s Netanyahu called for strikes on uranium facilities during Neom meeting with ‘very nervous’ Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi sources say By David Hearst Published date: 27 November 2020 Saudi Crown […]
From fleeing for their lives, to finding peace of mind
Our Better World ~ Sara: A flight to safety ~ Hicheal: The story of a notebook ~ HEI: Bridge to mental wellness ~ Building resilience, creating acceptance Health Equity Initiatives […]
My Hijab is Who I Am
CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 28th November 2020 Khalida Jamilah, USA Recently, a Muslim and hijab-wearing model, Halima Aden, posted several Instagram stories explaining why she quit the fashion industry, saying […]
Insulting someone’s faith not freedom, Erdoğan says
BY ANADOLU AGENCY Insulting people’s beliefs has nothing to do with freedom, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, decrying rising anti-Muslim sentiment in Western countries. “You have been closely following the […]
Pandemic or not, people must stay active — WHO
By AFP – Nov 28,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Photo courtesy of coac.swellclubs.com GENEVA — The coronavirus pandemic is no excuse for not getting enough exercise, the World Health Organisation recently […]
Middle East: The priority for our region
Nov 28,2020 – JORDAN TIMES ‘ Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh If one were to ask about the priority for our region at this point in time, what would it be? Clearly, […]
Why Muslim nations have regressed – Part I
27th November 20200 Ibn Rasheed, UK Are those who have abandoned God prospering whilst Muslims are perishing? It certainly seems so when one takes a glance at how Muslim nations are being overpowered both economically and militarily by Western countries. But this question needs to be scrutinised in more detail. […]