What Lessons Do Americans See for Humanity in the Pandemic?
Source: Pew Research Center When an event has as much impact as the coronavirus outbreak – disrupting billions of lives and leading to more than 1 million deaths around the […]
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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.
Protest erupts at Thai king’s hotel in Germany where he is staying with his harem of 20 women
Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus, Thai king Maha Vajiralongkorn is staying in a German hotel with his entourage of servants and harem of 20 women By Shubhangi Shah May 7, […]
Coronavirus tests for UK arrivals instead of quarantine could massively help the travel sector
More travel companies will close their doors in the coming weeks. We need an urgent reduction of restrictions, before the point of no return Ali Shah 2 days ago Flight delayed. […]
The changing nature of Arab politics
At a time of economic downturn and inevitable transition that puts a premium on delivery of public goods and services as well as good governance, Arab and Muslim leaders could […]
Turkey’s Relationship with ISIS Proves It Is Deserting Its European Allies
By Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai KedarOctober 11, 2020 Recep Tayyip Erdogan, image via his Twitter page BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,772, October 11, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ISIS was […]
Imran Khan’s incomplete narrative on the Taliban
Madiha AfzalMonday, October 14, 2019 America is, understandably, tired of its “longest war”: Neither the Trump administration nor the American public has any desire to remain in Afghanistan. The question […]
Shia-Sunni rift on rise in Pakistan, but Imran Khan govt’s silence may be strategic
Source: The Print Claims that the conflict is an Indian conspiracy or a distraction from the Bajwa corruption scam don’t explain why Deobandi & militant groups are harassing Shias. Pakistan’s […]
Pakistan cleric killed in apparent sectarian attack
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a religious scholar who belongs to a little-known branch of Islam in Pakistan’s bustling city of Karachi, police […]
Can BCG Vaccine Save from Covid 19?
BCG: Can a vaccine from 1921 save lives from Covid-19? Source: BBC Scientists in the UK have begun testing the BCG vaccine, developed in 1921, to see if it can save […]
The Impact of COVID-19 on Local Peacebuilding in the Middle East
Reflections from Yemen, Syria, and Iraq CENTER: Middle East and Africa Center The outbreak of COVID-19 in conflict zones was regarded by many as an opportunity for peace. But today, the […]
The last thing the world needs is another proxy war
Source: Arab News A territorial dispute over Nagorny-Karabakh has escalated from small-scale skirmishes into all-out engagement as Armenia and Azerbaijan deploy increasingly lethal offensive capabilities. Despite a fragile cease-fire, there […]
Will Opposition resign from assemblies?
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said that the opposition will never resign from assemblies and if it happens then only 18 to 20 members […]
No, Fazlur Rehman Cannot Protect Pakistanis’ Democratic Rights
Opposition parties have tapped a right-wing Islamist as the leader of the Pakistan Democratic Movement. That raises serious questions. By Umair Jamal October 10, 2020 Credit: Facebook/ Maulana Fazl ur Rehman Pakistan’s opposition parties have elected the head of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Rehman (JUI-F), Maulana Fazlur Rahman, as their leader to drive the […]
Truce not holding, say Armenia and Azerbaijan
AP MOSCOW , OCTOBER 10, 2020 06:19 IST Pigeons fly near Holy Mother of God Cathedral in Stepanakert during a military conflict in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Friday, Oct. 9, […]
New Bosnian film on Srebrenica screened at place of massacre
SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — After premiering her latest feature at the Venice Film Festival last month and sending it off to the international festival circuit, acclaimed Bosnian filmmaker Jasmila Zbanic […]
A Saudi Prince Declares Independence From Old Obligations
Zev Chafets , Bloomberg• October 9, 2020 (Bloomberg Opinion) — This week, in a three-part series on government-controlled Al Arabiya television, Saudi Arabia served the Palestinian leadership with a writ […]
Why I, a young black man from Nigeria, have decided to accept the MBE invitation
Ade Adeyemi Back in 2005, foreigners like me, pledging their allegiance to Queen Elizabeth in the London borough of Redbridge, were rewarded with a fine bone china mug, as well […]
Refugees are not burdens, they are assets. The pandemic is our chance to reset Britain’s approach to migrants
Having fled the war and torture of the Assad regime in Syria, I now call the UK home. © Provided by The Independent Intolerance is a danger. It’s Hate Crime […]
Azerbaijan, Armenia agree on truce in Nagorno-Karabakh
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW POLITICS OCT 10, 2020 A woman walks past a house damaged by recent Armenian shelling during a military conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, in the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan, […]
Yemen’s mini-libraries: ‘a candle in the dark’
By AFP – Oct 07,2020 – JORDAN TIMES A Yemeni woman checks out a book from a mini-library, put in place by ‘Yemen Reads’ campaign, in the capital Sanaa on […]