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.
by Anadolu Agency KARACHI, PAKISTAN May 19, 2020 Pakistan on Tuesday said a new residency law introduced in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir is “illegal and contravenes” international law. Islamabad termed […]
Source: Bloomberg The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca Plc have begun recruiting more than 10,000 subjects for advanced human studies of one of the world’s fastest-moving experimental Covid-19 vaccines. A […]
Most Saudis step up their efforts in Ramadan to reach out to those needing assistance. (Shutterstock) Short Url https://arab.news/gc5s3 NOOR NUGALI May 19, 2020 Supermarkets in the Kingdom offer the […]
World NewsMay 22, 2020 Wahyuwidi Cinthya, Johan Purnomo BANDUNG, Indonesia (Reuters) – A zoo in Indonesia may slaughter some of its animals to feed others, such as a Sumatran […]
May 20,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Israel’s latest “national unity” government has, for the time being, ended 500 days of internal political crisis, the longest in Israel’s 72-year […]
Construction workers build new houses in the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba, in the occupied West Bank. (AFP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/jc32b Daoud Kuttab May 21, 2020 We oppose anything that […]
Arab News Friday . May 22, 2020 Jamal Khashoggi’s family at his funeral. (File/AFP) (Editor: without body) Short Url https://arab.news/8zke2 Arab News May 22, 2020 Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in 2018 Five people were sentenced to death for the murder RIYADH: The family of […]
May 19, 2020 -swissinfo.ch FILE PHOTO: Muslim worshippers pray near the closed gate of the compound housing Al-Aqsa mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as […]
May 21, 2020 – swissinfo.ch Passengers stand in line to have documents checked at a Soekarno Hatta Airport amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 21, 2020. […]
Israeli recognition of its role in the Palestinian catastrophe is essential for both communities to survive. Other societies in conflict already figured that out. By Dahlia Scheindlin May 21, 2020 Palestine refugees initially displaced to Beach Camp in Gaza board boats to Lebanon or Egypt during the first Arab-Israeli war, […]
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Source: Independent Only one in five harmful drinkers received the professional support they needed before the Covid-19 crisis By Ian Hamilton; @ian_hamilton One of the safest predictions you could have […]
Tim Rymel, M.Ed. Contributor Author | Educator | Dad 05/11/2017 Photo – Flickr/Irina Duarte (eyes); Flickr/ Sean Davis (church) The evangelical Christian message is loud and clear. Their devotion […]
Independent Premium > Voices The work of Tom Young reflects where we are thanks to coronavirus – but more besides, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices 6 hours ago Tom Young’s […]
Source: BBC A trial to see whether two anti-malarial drugs could prevent Covid-19 has begun in Brighton and Oxford. Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine or a placebo will be given to more than […]
Mubariz Mahmood, Zartasht Sami Carmichael 20th May 2020 Allah the Exalted says in the Holy Qur’an, ‘O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed […]
Sri Lanka’s decision to make cremations mandatory for COVID-19 victims is an act of institutionalised Islamophobia. by Omar Suleiman 21 hours ago Two Muslim women wearing protective masks stand on […]
By Raza Habib Raja Published: May 18, 2020 PHOTO: MAKHZAN-E-TASAWEER This is the first part of a two part series. Read part two here. ~ Although Pakistan is no […]
Source: The Express Tribune By Raza Habib Raja, who is a recent Cornell graduate and currently pursuing his PhD in political science at Maxwell School, Syracuse University. This is the […]
By DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press 2 hrs ago © Provided by Associated Press This undated family photo by Fizza Khan provided on Monday, May 18, 2020, shows her uncle […]