Turkey demands compensation for debts owed since 2011 collapse
Arab News Tuesday . January 14, 2020 JEDDAH: Recep Tayyip Erdogan has struck a deal with the UN-backed Libyan government for Tripoli to pay $2.7bn in compensation for debts owed […]
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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.
Arab conventional media in the digital age
Jan 13,2020 -JORDAN TIMES – Shehab Al Makahleh I have attended a seminar recently on the role of Arab conventional media in the era of digital media age where some […]
JORDAN: King receives Archbishop of Canterbury and leaders of Anglican churches from around the world
By JT – Jan 14,2020 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday received Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who is head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, […]
A story of how US’ power crumbled before its very own eyes
The author takes you on a journey of how the US lost its hold over the world and how its hegemony ended after so long when Russia and China […]
Global rating agency, Fitch, demotes Pakistan’s economic rating – why?
The New York-based agency Fitch — one of the three major global rating agencies — noted high debt-to-GDP ratio, economic growth rate of 2.8 per cent and fiscal deficit […]
Pakistani Taxi driver & Indian girl: Act of honesty that won everyone over
Pakistani cabbie won everyone’s hearts when he returned a bag full of money and documents to an Indian family going the extra mile. He took the responsibility to find the […]
Pakistan Will Never Again Join Anyone Else’s War: Imran Khan
Jan 10 2020 By Newsweek Pakistan Courtesy PID “We will fully strive for the establishment of friendly relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran,” he told a gathering in […]
Muslim convention holds key to unity in the time of emerging divisions – Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at New Zealand
Contributor: Fuseworks Media Tuesday, 14 January, 2020 – 08:24 Hundreds of Kiwi Muslims will gather at the for the first Annual Convention since the Christchurch Mosque attacks last year. […]
Secularism and Islam are cooperating to attack the Church (some Catholics say…)
Opinion The watered-down religion of human fraternity which some Catholics hope to bring about will be no match for either militant secularism or militant Islam. Tue Jan 7, 2020 – […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, saving lives with its blood donation
Ghana News Agency Monday 13th January, 2020 By Afedzi Abdullah, GNA Cape Coast, Jan.13, GNA – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission is an Islamic sect that believes in service to humanity […]
The impending threat of a Third World War; a sobering start to 2020
Professor Amtul Razzaq Carmichael – UK Contemporary and Social Issues • Nuclear Weapons • Politics The impending threat of a Third World War; a sobering start to 2020 10th January […]
‘The Messiah’ on Netflix: What you need to know!
Source: Review of Religions By Ayyaz Mahmood Khan, Islamabad, UK Netflix has recently released a new series – ‘the Messiah.’ The lead character appears to be a religious leader or […]
Kanal Istanbul project expected to provide annual $1B revenue
DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL Published 13.01.2020 Kanal Istanbul estimated to provide safe passage to 185 ships daily, compared to 118-125 ships through the currently-used Bosporus Strait. (Photo by Urbanization […]
‘The root of priestly sin’: Kenyan Catholics rebel against celibacy
Source: Independent Authors: Max Bearak, Rael Ombuor, Chico Harlan ‘No one in the Vatican understands the African soul… that for the African man, priest or not, the worst sin is […]
Long read: Muslim leader charts journey from persecution in Pakistan to leafy Tilford
Sunday, 12 January 2020 – We try to teach our children from a very young age the right way to live their lives according to the teaching, […]
The Israelization of US foreign policy
Epigraph: You must not mistreat or oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. (Exodus 22:21) Source: ARAB NEWS By Daoud Kuttab, […]
America’s sacred politics
Jan 12,2020 – JORDAN TIMES By Ian Buruma NEW YORK — Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland was the only Roman Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence in 1776. […]
What after Soleimani’s assassination?
Jan 12,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – AMER AL SABAILEH The prospect of war is dominating concerns across the region, following the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by the US […]
Britain has left Islamophobia to fester – I’ve never seen it this bad in my life
Source: Independent It’s chilling to live under a prime minister who seems to me to be complicit in spurring hate against Muslims, minority groups and people of colour By […]
If Iran really wants to honour the 176 passengers its forces killed, it will de-escalate its campaign of revenge now
It can’t bring back the innocent people who were caught up in this recklessness. But one thing is clear, continuing to fight will contradict any expression of remorse Borzou […]