Modern Switzerland was not made in a day, but over centuries.
Switzerland as we know it developed over several centuries, emerging out of a loose alliance of autonomous entities to eventually become a more centralised federal state. Here are ten […]
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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.
UNESCO chief hails King’s role in safeguarding Jerusalem holy sites
By JT – Mar 05,2020 -JORDAN TIMES Director General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay visits Luminus Technical University College on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of UNESCO) AMMAN — UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay […]
Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince orders arrests of senior royal family members: Reports
Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz and Mohammed bin Nayef are among those arrested at behest of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Mohammed bin Nayef, right, had been first in line for the throne until 2017, when Mohammed bin Salman, left, was elevated over him (AFP) By MEE staff Published […]
’42 Knees in One Day’: Israeli Snipers Open Up About Shooting Gaza Protesters
Over 200 Palestinians were killed and nearly 8,000 were injured during almost two years of weekly protests at the Israel-Gaza border. Israeli army snipers tell their stories I know exactly […]
The mystery of 73 sects
Source: Dawn.Com By Jan-e-Alam Khaki ONE of the enduring topics of Muslim sectarian polemics has been the hadith attributed to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) according to which he had predicted […]
Turkey deploys at land border amid fears of move at sea
Athens was faced on Thursday with an apparent attempt by Ankara to stoke tensions at the Greek-Turkish land border after Turkey said it was deploying 1,000 officers of its elite police units to stop the return of migrants into its territory as Turkish officials continued with inflammatory rhetoric against their […]
Greece fires water cannon, tear gas to repel migrants at Greek-Turkish border
by Compiled from Wire Services ISTANBUL Politics Mar 06, 2020 Greek riot police are seen through smoke during clashes at the Greek-Turkish border in Kastanies, Evros region, Friday, March 6, […]
The frailty of atheism: Islam’s response
28th February 2020 alhakam.org Mahmood Ahmed Hassan, Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat In the ever-changing world, contemporary waves of atheism have caused people to deviate from religion at […]
What is a moral foreign policy?
Mar 05,2020 -JORDAN TIMES By Joseph S. Nye, Jr. CAMBRIDGE — Many Americans say they want a moral foreign policy, but disagree on what that means. Using a three-dimensional scorecard […]
Another Trump Flip-Flop: US To Send Money And Weapons To Syria Rebels (still… and again)
RonPaulLibertyReport After a brief discussion of yesterday’s “Super Tuesday” and what it may mean for the markets, today’s Liberty Report will look into yet another round of US interference […]
More white people arrested over terrorism than any other ethnic group for second year in a row
Official statistics released after head of counterterror police names far-right extremism as fastest growing threat Lizzie Dearden Security Correspondent @lizziedearden 18 hours ago The number of white terror suspects being […]
Senior ICC judges authorise Afghanistan war crimes inquiry
Decision overturns earlier rejection of request to examine actions of US soldiers Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent @owenbowcott Thu 5 Mar 2020 Fatou Bensouda, the international criminal court’s chief prosecutor, […]
Can Biden beat Trump? The truth is he’s just as much of a risk as Bernie
The ‘sensible, establishment choice’ is just as likely to garner votes from former Republicans as a populist with a bold new plan Holly Baxter New York @h0llyb4xter 5th March […]
Don’t expect a Democrat president to simply roll back Trump’s disastrous Middle East policies – particularly if it’s Biden
Those who believe a new occupant of the White House will act over the Israel-Palestinian conflict had better shake off their illusions Robert Fisk @indyvoices 4th March 2020 independent.co.uk […]
Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship
by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV(rh) Consists of Four Addresses. In this ground breaking work, the author argues that in the creation of the universe, in the […]
True Justice and Peace
by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V(aba) The root cause of the unrest in the world today is due to a lack of justice found at every level […]
Top Ten Reasons East Jerusalem does not belong to Jewish-Israelis
By Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan and an adjunct professor, Gulf […]
How not to leave Afghanistan
NEW YORK — After nearly two decades, 2,400 soldiers killed, another 20,000 wounded and as much as $2 trillion spent, the United States is understandably eager to withdraw from Afghanistan. […]
Wherever they are, takfiris are menace to world peace, stability
Mar 04,2020 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s offensive in Syria’s Idlib province could determine whether or not there will be a long-term base for Al […]