When Israelis Teach Their Kids To Hate
by Michael Kaplan Little kids throw mock grenades and pretend to shoot big guns; a boy crawls militant-style as gun-wielding adults cheer him on; a girl wearing a pink dress […]
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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.
‘Coronavirus has paralysed us’: Families face being split as they no longer meet visa income requirement
May Bulman 7 hrs ago Aisha* hasn’t slept properly in three weeks. The Turkish national moved to the UK with her British husband Jack and their two teenage children two […]
My Conversion Story from Judaism to Islam Ahmadiyyat
By Nusrat Jahan Bashir 22nd March 2020 I was born into a Jewish family, the middle child of three girls. My mother’s grandfather was a Rabbi and she was raised […]
Turkey delivers coronavirus aid to 5 Balkan nations
Turkey on Wednesday delivered medical supplies to five Balkan countries to help fight the coronavirus outbreak. A Turkish military aircraft departed from the capital Ankara early Wednesday to carry aid […]
“Shariah: License to kill?”: Unpacking misleading narratives about Islam
Suggested reading by the Muslim Times: Defensive War in the Holy Quran in 600 Words By Azhar Goraya, Missionary, Mexico RT En Espanol recently came out with a documentary called “Shariah: […]
Israel’s Netanyahu and Gantz agree on plan to annex parts of West Bank: Report
The two Israeli leaders would present plan to government this summer, Haaretz reports By MEE staff Published date: 6 April 2020 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rival […]
Coronavirus is changing how American Muslims hold funerals
Islam has specific guidelines for dealing with burials, but some rituals are being changed to help prevent the spread of the disease One of the biggest problems for Muslim families […]
Himalayas visible for first time in 30 years as pollution levels in India drop
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
Egypt to ban Ramadan gatherings to counter spread of coronavirus
Apr 7, 2020 – swissinfo.ch CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will ban any public religious gatherings during the holy Muslim fasting month Ramadan starting in around two weeks to counter the […]
Saudi Arabia suspends prison sentences in debt cases
Short Url https://arab.news/mzfep Updated 13 sec ago SPA April 07, 2020 As part of efforts to slow spread of coronavirus, King Salman orders temporary release of debtors already in jail […]
BBC broadcasts Muslim prayers on radio for the first time
Source: Arab News Mosques and other places of worship in UK have been closed since March 23 in efforts to curb spread of coronavirus LONDON: Muslims in the UK can […]
Experiments in Austria and Denmark could offer clues to what a post-coronavirus economy looks like
Action by nations is likely to give us a better idea of the damage the virus has caused than computer models, writes Hamish McRae There is a glimmer of light in Europe over the damage caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Two countries, Austria and Denmark, have set out a […]
As a Muslim, I consider it my duty to pray for Boris Johnson. I’m shocked by my peers who don’t think the same
Personally and politically, I worry for what would happen if the PM succumbed to this cruel disease By Ali-Asghar Abedi, New York, @AbediAA As a TV writer specializing in political […]
Religious belief. Most Swiss Christians don’t believe story behind Easter
Source: Apr 7, 2020 – swissinfo.ch Almost two-thirds of Swiss Christians who took part in a survey do not think the Resurrection of Jesus is a historical fact. Three-quarters of […]
UNTOLD STORY SPECIAL: Khalifatul Masih, The Muazzin, an Empty Mosque and a Worldwide Audience
Syed Mohammad Ahmad Nasir 6th April 2020 Recollections of Syed Mohammad Ahmad Nasir 3rdApril 2020 Today is 3rd of April 2020 …. It is Friday. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih (aba) is […]
The US churches and pastors ignoring ‘stay-at-home’ orders
Concerted effort to protect religious freedoms is playing out as some states exempt houses of worship from stay-home orders In executive orders issued in quick succession this week, DeSantis designated […]
Help the Hungry: New volunteers sign up to help huge emergency food aid operation
‘I had some extra time, and I really wanted to do something useful with it,’ says 30-year-old marketing executive now helping pack parcels going out to vulnerable people Adam Forrest […]
A Moonshot Moment for the Muslims: Making Covid 19 Vaccine before the West and China
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to the Pew Research Center in 2015 there were 50 Muslim-majority countries. Are we able to make […]
Stealing masks and stockpiling hydroxychloroquine — what America has become during this epidemic is deeply worrying
Under Trump’s crisis leadership, the US has been accused of modern piracy on the airport tarmac, considered denying medical supplies to Canada and taken medication off lupus patients. Meanwhile, New […]
Multilateralism in crisis Will the United Nations soon be obsolete?
Source: Swiss Info By Frédéric Burnand and Andreas Gefe (illustration) Frédéric Burnand and Andreas Gefe (illustration) Is the international order capable of meeting the enormous challenges facing states and societies […]