Sephardic Jews : The Sephardic Exodus to the Ottoman Empire
Emergence of the Ottoman Empire The Ottomans began to emerge as a great political and military power from the early 14th century. Uthman, founder of a dynasty, came from a […]
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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.
As anti-Semitism increases, let’s remember how Morocco saved its Jews
By Menachem Genack, opinion contributor — 02/02/20 The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill “There are no Jews in […]
EU rejects Trump Mideast plan amid annexation concerns
https://arab.news/56cj5 AP February 04, 2020 The EU underlined the bloc’s commitment to a two-state solution, based along the 1967 lines The US initiative ‘departs from these internationally agreed parameters’ BRUSSELS: […]
The ‘Deal of the Century’: Revealed and reviled
Feb 04,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH Last week, on January 28, US President Donald Trump officially revealed his long-awaited ‘“Deal of the Century”: The plan for […]
Crisis and opportunity: The ‘Deal of the Century’ challenge for Palestinians
Feb 04,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD After several postponements, US President, Donald Trump, has finally revealed the details of his Middle East plan, dubbed “Deal of the […]
Interview: Khashoggi fiancee: ‘Saudi Arabia can get away with whatever it wants’
Stephanie Kirchgaessner Jamal Khashoggi Hatice Cengiz tells Guardian world has failed to punish kingdom over journalist’s murder in Turkey @skirchy Email Tue 4 Feb 2020 THE GUARDIAN The […]
After a teenage girl was almost forced to wed at gunpoint, we have to tackle forced marriage at the root
When investigations and trials are handled well, the legal system really can protect and empower survivors. But support services need to reach out to those at risk before the worst […]
Family ; ‘When to sever ties?’ My parents’ religion has shattered our relationship
Often we turn to anger in the throes of breaking apart, writes Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But a relationship needn’t be entirely bad for you to want to let it go […]
Iran: ‘Swiss mechanism not to tackle medicine sanctions problem’
February 4, 2020 – TEHRAN TIMES The ministry of health welcomes every mechanism that eases supply of medicine and medical equipment using all the available capacities to […]
Iraqi PM reveals Soleimani was on peace mission when assassinated, exploding Trump’s lie of ‘imminent attacks’
The Trump administration claimed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was planning “imminent attacks” on US interests when it assassinated him. That lie was just destroyed, but not before countless corporate media […]
«I have never seen a comparable case» – Nils Melzer, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture. (on Julian Assange).
«A murderous system is being created before our very eyes» A made-up rape allegation and fabricated evidence in Sweden, pressure from the UK not to drop the case, a […]
First Radio Show on KCAA radio station “Voice of Islam”
Here is the video link to our first “Voice of Islam” radio show on KCAA radio station and online at http://www.kcaaradio.com https://video.ibm.com/recorded/125656121?fbclid=IwAR2tbcSpDOFjyBX6fgQGtAoTRKtZXdRhMlZIEAdbzPbfzVQF3MOuU8kcFdk
Arabs prioritise key ties with U.S. against Iran in reacting to Trump peace plan
Jan 29, 2020 – http://www.swissinfo.ch By Stephen Kalin and Amina Ismail RIYADH/CAIRO (Reuters) – Arab powers appear to be prioritising close ties with the United States that are vital to […]
Arabs in Israeli border towns fear Trump plan will transfer them to West Bank
Feb 3, 2020 – swissinfo.ch By Rami Ayyub and Sinan Abu Mayzer BAQA AL-GHARBIYYE, Israel (Reuters) – Thousands of Israeli Arabs, many waving Palestinian flags, demonstrated in this town […]
Trial begins of French-Israeli men over fake foreign minister scam
Victims included billionaire spiritual leader the Aga Khan, who handed over €20m Agence France-Presse in Paris Tue 4 Feb 2020 A group of men accused of using Skype and […]
Bangladesh: Misinformation and hatred disguised as religions preaching cannot be tolerated
The march of the ‘waz-mongers’ By Saleem Samad SOURCE: DHAKA TRIBUNE Misinformation and hatred disguised as religions preaching cannot be tolerated Recently, certain Bangladeshi parliament members came down heavily on […]
Instead of letting one candidate lose at the Iowa caucus, the entire Democratic Party decided to lose instead
The caucus which was supposed to be so important for the 2020 election turned into a weird Kafka play on caffeine Holly Baxter New York @h0llyb4xter Massachusetts senator says vote has shown ‘Americans have a hunger for big structural change’ ( Getty ) It was like watching six very different, […]
Bernie Sanders Endorsed By Muslim Group, Iowa’s Sole Muslim State Lawmaker
POLITICS 01/31/2020 The senator from Vermont has been a top contender among Muslim American voters in the Democratic presidential contest. By Rowaida Abdelaziz The national board of the Muslim […]
Afghanistan- Only Afghan-to-Afghan talks could bring peace: Iran
Date 2/2/2020 2:26:02 PM (MENAFN – Afghanistan Times) AT News KABUL: As the United States of American has been trying to broker a peace deal with the Taliban group […]
Forget two states, Trump’s plan prescribes apartheid
Baria Alamuddin February 02, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/64h3g Taking a random district in the West Bank and calling it Al-Quds is no more a magical method for conjuring up […]