Is Trump a turning point in world politics?
Sep 02,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Joseph S. Nye CAMBRIDGE — As the United States enters the home stretch of the 2020 presidential election campaign, and with neither party’s […]
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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.
US imposes sanctions on top international criminal court officials
Source: The Guardian By Julian Borger in Washington Mike Pompeo says ICC ‘continues to target Americans’ Fatou Bensouda and Phakiso Mochochoko have assets blocked Fatou Bensouda is the chief prosecutor at […]
The Christchurch Victims’ Family testimonies
Source: The Guardian More than 90 people – the wounded, the mourning, the defiant – spoke at the sentencing hearing for the gunman responsible for New Zealand’s most deadly terrorist attack, […]
The world’s displaced children risk losing out on a quality education. Coronavirus just makes it harder
Unless everyone plays their part, generations of children – millions of them in some of the world’s poorest regions – will face a bleak future Mo Salah@MoSalah 15 hours ago […]
Football legend Gary Lineker to welcome refugee to live at his Surrey mansion
Jason Beattie When it comes to television Gary Lineker is often regarded as the perfect host. The Match of the Day presenter is now about to entertain guests of a […]
Pakistan’s PM orders release of sick, older female prisoners
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday ordered authorities to release from prison all female prisoners who suffer from physical or mental illness or who are age […]
Why the Month of Muharram is Important to Muslims
MAGAZINE: EDITION AUGUST 2020 Rabeeb Mirza – London ISLAMIC HISTORY • MUHARRAM 31st August 2020 Shutterstock | rasoulali Rabeeb Mirza, London, UK ‘O ye who believe! seek help with patience and […]
Charlie Hebdo reprints offensive Prophet Muhammad caricatures
Source: Al Jazeera Move comes a day before 13 men and one woman – accused of assisting the 2015 attackers of the newspaper – go on trial. The French satirical newspaper whose Paris offices were attacked in 2015 is reprinting the controversial caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad that the gunmen […]
How we’re developing a COVID-19 vaccine at ‘Warp Speed’: Alex Azar
Source: USA Today By Alex M. Azar II and Moncef Slaoui; Opinion contributors We are encouraged by the progress so far, and hope to celebrate the successful delivery of a […]
Muhammad Asad: The Story of a Story of a Story
September 3, 2013/ by Toheed Ahmad* Abstract (Muhammad Asad (1900-1992), an Austrian born Jew who converted to Islam, was an accomplished scholar of Arabic and Persian. He spent several years […]
Israeli government ‘funded’ anti-Muslim hate group in US
2 HOURS AGO 1 Israeli government ‘funded’ anti-Muslim hate group in US Documents obtained by Jewish-American magazine, Forward, showed that officials had given Christian Zionist group, Proclaiming Justice to the […]
Lady Evelyn Cobbold: First British woman to perform Hajj
By SameerUpdated: 30th July 2020 Facebook London: Born in 1867, Lady Evelyn Cobbold was the first British Muslim woman who converted to Islam and made the pilgrimage to Makkah to perform Hajj […]
Austrian who held Pakistan’s first passport — and helped seal ties with Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Asad Short Url https://arab.news/9jy7u Muhammad Asad was the pioneer in the establishment of friendly relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia SAIMA SHABBIR AND NATALIA LASKOWSKA August 15, 2020 02:22 […]
Alliance of Liberals, Neocons Set to Shape US Foreign Policy
written by marshall auerback and james carden wednesday september 2, 2020 The emergence in recent weeks of a coalition of neoconservative Republicans and former US national-security officials who have thrown their […]
Muslims in Montenegro fear Greater Serbia rhetoric after elections
Following a polarising election, Muslims feel the brunt of political change. Following Sunday’s shock victory which resulted in the long-serving president, Milo Djukanovic losing his grip on power after 30 years, the country’s Muslim population is experiencing a backlash, according to local accounts. In the town of Pljevlja, a few […]
Indonesia: A Major Prize in the Battle for the Soul of Islam
By Dr. James M. Dorsey September 2, 2020 Great Mosque of Central Java, image via Wikipedia BESA Center Perspectives (Israel) Paper No. 1,727, September 2, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Saudi support […]
Modified mosquitoes bring much hope in dengue-endemic Indonesia
Ardila Syakriah The Jakarta Post PREMIUM Jakarta / Tue, September 1, 2020 / This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title “Modified mosquitoes bring much hope in dengue-endemic Indonesia”. Click to read: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/09/01/modified-mosquitoes-bring-much-hope-in-dengue-endemic-indonesia.html.
Turkey slams US’ partial lifting of arms embargo on Greek Cyprus
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY SEP 01, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House, Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo) Turkey slammed […]
As Billy Graham’s granddaughter and a proud evangelical, I worry for our country under Trump
Source: Independent Where is the fight for the marginalized communities Jesus exemplified? The church has been quicker to condemn an NFL player peacefully protesting than they are the racism that […]
Gunboat diplomacy won’t solve Greece and Turkey’s feud in the eastern Mediterranean – despite what Erdogan seems to think
Both sides need to agree a diplomatic solution as all the nations involved in the region will regret further escalation, writes Ahmed Aboudouh 15 hours ago Turkish seismic research vessel ‘Oruc […]