In our country, minorities are equal: Imran Khan on Delhi violence
“Today in India we are seeing the Nazi-inspired RSS ideology take over a nuclear-armed state of over a billion people. Whenever a racist ideology based on hatred takes over, it […]
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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.
Time to die – until November 2020
Bond movie No Time to Die pushed back to November After ‘thorough evaluation of the global theatrical marketplace’, next 007 outing will delay April release amid coronavirus fears Benjamin Lee Wed 4 Mar 2020 THE GUARDIAN The next James Bond film No Time to Die has been pushed […]
For Palestinians, Israel’s third round of elections only reinforced what we already knew
The entire Israeli political class is hell-bent on keeping Palestinians imprisoned. All that distinguishes their members is how willing they are to show their disdain for our existence Nooran […]
The Gambia: Lasso Wharf imam signals Ahmadis are threat to Islam
Source: The Point Monday, March 2, 2020 Imam Ebrima Sillah of Lasso Wharf mosque in Banjul South has said that the Ahmadiyya Jamaatul Muslim sect is a threat to Islam […]
Ghana: Focus on your books rather than telenovelas – Otumfuo tells students
Emmanuel Ayamga Last Monday at 11:11 AM King and overlord of the Ashanti kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has advised students to focus more on their books, rather […]
Is Ankara afraid of being invaded?
Source: Arab News By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed The Syrian war, which began nine years ago, marks the first time that Turkey’s air force and artillery has targeted Syrian regime forces and Iranian militias. Turkish F-16 fighter jets or drones would not have entered Syrian airspace — where Syrian, Iranian and Russian […]
Saudi Arabia wants Israeli forces to be held accountable
Source: Arab News Riyadh reiterates support to UN initiatives for peace RIYADH: The Cabinet on Tuesday called on the international community to ensure the protection of the Palestinian people against […]
Refugee aid groups attacked as tensions rock Greek island
By AFP – Mar 03,2020 -JORDAN TIMES LESBOS ISLAND, Greece — Several aid groups on Greece’s Lesbos said they were suspending work with refugees and evacuating staff on Tuesday in […]
Erdogan finds himself without allies in beleaguered Idlib
Mar 03,2020 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Turkey is now officially at war with the Syrian government in Damascus for the first time since 2011. It is something that […]
Coronavirus: Airlines struggle as deadly outbreak causes ‘bookings to collapse to zero’
IATA pleads for airport landing rights to be preserved Simon Calder Travel Correspondent @SimonCalder 3rd March 2020 independent.co.uk No new bookings, just cancellations: that is one leading airline’s current […]
What next for India’s Muslims? More suffering and a further crackdown on their rights by the Modi government
If identity documents are lost – including in attacks such as those seen in Delhi – it is not difficult to envisage a scenario in which a proportion of the […]
Bloomberg’s abuse of the constitutional rights of Arabs and Muslims
Mar 02,2020 -JORDANTIMES – JAMES Z. ZOGBY “Mike will bring us together” is one of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s campaign slogans, invoking his claim that, in the […]
Special Report – Broken Health: The medical crisis that’s aggravating Iraq’s unrest
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Reade Levinson BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – On the walls of Basra children’s cancer hospital hang photos of some of the youngsters who’ve been treated there. Most […]
US news Texas closes hundreds of polling sites, making it harder for minorities to vote
Guardian analysis finds that places where black and Latino population is growing by the largest numbers experienced the majority of closures and could benefit Republicans Richard Salame Mon 2 Mar 2020 The Guardian The closures could exacerbate Texas’s already chronically low voter turnout rates, to the advantage of incumbent […]
What next for India’s Muslims? More suffering and a further crackdown on their rights by the Modi government
If identity documents are lost – including in attacks such as those seen in Delhi – it is not difficult to envisage a scenario in which a proportion of the […]
What do Trump, Farage and Hitler have in common? A reliance on fiery, antagonistic rhetoric
Victor Klemperer’s moving diaries about the Second World War are of huge historic importance. But the volume he valued most is a short and devastating treatise on the […]
Angered by Trump’s plan, Israel’s Arabs look to oust Netanyahu
Mar 1, 2020 – 20:21 By Rami Ayyub NAZARETH, Israel (Reuters) – On the eve of Israel’s third election in a year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been urging […]
Crypto Leaks: Swiss authorities file criminal complaint against encryption firm
Mar 1, 2020 – http://www.swissinfo.ch The economics authority says it was misled by the Zug-based company when it filed export applications for its secretly manipulated encryption devices. (Keystone / […]
How many Hindus live in Muslim countries?
Source: Facebook 6.3 million Hindus live and work in Saudi Arabia. 1.6 million in Oman. 1.1 million in Kuwait. 0.9 million in Bahrain. 1.3 million in Qatar 9.0million in UAE! […]
Afghanistan conflict: US-Taliban deal raises hope for peace
By Secunder Kermani BBC News, Kunduz 28 February 2020 An Afghan flag flutters above the busy roundabout which marks the centre of Kunduz city. Pointing up to it, a policeman […]