The Armageddon election
Sep 14,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby During the weeks of uncertainty that followed the 2000 presidential election, as the tension grew amongst supporters of George W. […]
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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.
God and Morality – Mending ‘The Global God Divide’
By Sarmad Naveed, who is a Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community who graduated from the Ahmadiyya Institute for Languages and Theology in Canada. The concept of morality is perhaps […]
Pakistan police rescue Ahmadi family from mob attack, charge teenage son with blasphemy
ASIA Pakistan Police on Thursday filed charges against an Ahmadi teenager after rescuing him and his family from a mob of religious extremists. The incident took place in the Phandu […]
UK wants Pakistan, India to resolve disputes through talks: Lord Tariq
ISLAMABAD: Britain’s Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth, Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, has said his country has good ties with Pakistan and India, and would like […]
The Case for God: Putting Together the Missing Pieces
By Sabahat Ali, who is a graduate from the Canadian Ahmadiyya Institute of Languages and Theology. The story goes something like this: Three college students were engaged in a heated […]
Virus crisis exacerbates negative effects of children’s Internet use
By Maram Kayed – Sep 14,2020 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The SecDev Foundation held a month-long awareness campaign regarding the safe use of the Internet by children, based on a […]
Mass grave of Palestinians killed by Israel in 1948 found
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Proposing Daryl Davis as a Peace Maker for Palestinians and Israel, for he attends KKK rallies, despite being black How […]
The most outrageous revelations in Bob Woodward’s book ‘Rage’ aren’t the ones you’ve heard about
It’s not just lies about coronavirus. Woodward writes of the president as a man who can’t tell fantasy from reality Andrew Feinberg Washington DC @AndrewFeinberg 3 days ago The revelations […]
Osama bin Laden would be happy to see the state of the US today
The al Qaeda leader aimed for discord and division — and as Trump and Biden meet for a September 11th joint event, it’s obvious how successful he’s been John T. […]
Israel normalisation may partition Al-Aqsa Mosque: Analysts
A clause in the UAE-Bahrain accords with Israel leaves ‘door wide open’ to Jewish prayer at holy site, analysts say. by Mersiha Gadzo 18 hours ago A statement embedded […]
Israeli handed 3 life sentences for killing Palestinian family
Source: Al Jazeera Court gives Jewish settler three life sentences for murdering a Palestinian toddler and his parents in an arson attack. An Israeli court handed a Jewish settler three […]
Petra lost and found
Source: National geographic In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location had been a closely guarded secret for centuries. BY CRUZ SÁNCHEZ […]
Afghan-Taliban peace talks an ‘opportunity for peace’
12 September 2020Related Topics War in Afghanistan (2001-present) Image caption Abdullah Abdullah (centre), head of the Afghan government’s delegation, called for a humanitarian ceasefire The first-ever peace talks between the […]
Arabian history in Sicily
THE HISTORY OF SICILY As-Salamu ‘Alaykum would have been a common greeting in Sicily a thousand years ago. Why? Because from 827 to 1061, Sicily was under Arab rule. It was […]
Building ‘Islamic will’ vital in achieving human dignity — Jordan’s Prince Hassan
13 SEP 2020 THE JORDAN TIMES Published 13 Sep,2020 via The Jordan Times AMMAN — Institutionalising Zakat and solidarity is “a human tendency rather than a religious obligation in light of […]
Prayer Inscriptions on Hui Muslims’ Homes Banned
09/13/2020WANG YICHIA+ | A- Government officials across China expand Islam “sinicization” campaign by ordering to conceal traditional Islamic duas— prayers of supplication or request. by Wang Yichi For some Huis, Chinese speaking Muslims, duas above […]
Book Review: Stealing From The Saracens — How Islam built Europe
Book by Diana Darke, who is an author, Middle East cultural writer, Arabist and occasional BBC broadcaster. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Sunday Times, […]
The pandemic still exists – Islam teaches caution
11th September 2020 Albeit somewhat nervously, schools have been given the green light to open in England while the coronavirus is still at large. The “goddess” of science had months […]
Saudi Arabia to ease COVID-19 international travel restrictions on Tuesday
A Saudi passenger at terminal 5 in the King Fahad International Airport earlier this year. Saudis will be able to travel in and out of the country from Jan. […]
America’s war on terror that followed 9/11 has displaced 37 million people – this is the true cause of Europe’s refugee crisis
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Independent By Patrick Cockburn, who is an award-winning Independent columnist […]