Christians seek seasonal solace in war-torn Libya
By AFP – Dec 19,2019 -JORDAN TIMES TRIPOLI — In the Libyan capital Tripoli, where war casts a long shadow over everyday life, a church offers something of a sanctuary […]
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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.
Europe must avoid self-fulfilling pessimism
Dec 19,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – ANA PALACIO MADRID — Over the last decade, the requisite year-end reflections and predictions have become increasingly bleak. This pessimism is understandable: Inequality has been […]
From India to China the world’s Muslims are being put into concentration camps
India has planned 10 centres across the northeastern state of Assam for up to 1.9m people Years of global inaction against discrimination prove that economic interests trump speaking out. […]
Iran urges Muslim world to fight US ‘economic terrorism’
By AFP – Dec 19,2019 – JORDAN TIMES KUALA LUMPUR — The president of sanctions-hit Iran called Thursday for Muslim countries to cooperate in fighting US “economic terrorism” at […]
Pakistani children infected with HIV ‘exposed to unsafe jabs’
Investigation finds children were being treated for ailments that can be cured with pills Sarah Boseley Health editor Thu 19 Dec 2019 More than 700 children in Pakistan were […]
I’m a forensic psychiatrist at Yale. I took a look at Trump’s letter to Nancy Pelosi — and it left me very worried
Source: Independent I feared we would enter a stage of shared psychosis, and here we are By Bandy X Lee, MD, MDiv., who is a forensic psychiatrist at Yale School […]
Behind the scenes of one Middle East investigation I’ll never forget – Robert Fisk
Source: Independent In a final exclusive clip from the making of This Is Not A Movie, a documentary film by Yung Chang about the foreign reporting of Robert Fisk, Robert […]
Osinbajo, Gbajabiamila, govs, others to attend Ahmadiyya Jalsa in Ilaro
December 20, 2019 The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibajo is expected to lead other prominent Nigerians to the 2019 edition of Jalsa Salana of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat holding in […]
If persecuted Ahmadiyyas, Shias seek refuge in India, we’ll vet their cases: Hardeep Puri
At ThePrintOTC, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri says those who perpetrated violence during protests against the citizenship law will be identified. Neelam Pandey 18 December, 2019 Union minister Hardeep […]
Malaysia defends Muslim summit shunned by Saudi, slammed by OIC
Dec 19, 2019 – swissinfo.ch By Joseph Sipalan and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Hosting a summit of Muslim leaders, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad bemoaned the state of […]
Religious discrimination bill: what will Australians be allowed to say and do if it passes?
The government’s explanatory memo outlines how the bill’s far-reaching effects will change public life dramatically – in medical services, schools, offices and hospitals The second draft religious discrimination bill will […]
Wolf in Shepherd’s Clothing: Religious identity, not persecution, is the defining criterion for faster access to citizenship
December 12, 2019, 11:26 pm IST Economic Times in ET Commentary | India | ET By Gilles Verniers Critics of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) have argued that it fails the test of constitutionality by introducing for the first time a religious criterion for acquiring citizenship. This, they argue correctly, […]
The ethos of India is to protect the oppressed
Despite being persecuted in many Muslim-majority nations, the Ahmadis have tried to advocate human rights for all religious and persecuted minorities. Qadian can be called as holy a city for […]
Flashpoints: Esper wants to move troops from Afghanistan to the Indo-Pacific to confront China
By: Shawn Snow While an announcement of a drawdown of several thousand American troops from Afghanistan is expected soon from the White House, the secretary of defense wants […]
The “Holy” Bible or the “Whole” Bible? A brief study in the Apocrypha Controversy
Source: Al Hakam org By Asif M Basit The Promised Messiah, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, peace be upon him, states in his book Chashma-e-Masihi: Fountain of Christianity by […]
Book Review: LOVE in the Holy Qur’an by H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal
The author treats in a simple and accessible style, with reader-friendly and teaching-friendly features, not only of love of God and love of the neighbour, but also of family love; […]
Indian court refuses to stop implementation of citizenship law
Dec 18, 2019 – swissinfo.ch NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court turned down a plea on Wednesday to stop the implementation of a new citizenship law based on […]
Muslim leaders gather in Malaysia for summit shunned by Saudi
Dec 18, 2019 – swissinfo.ch By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Leaders and senior representatives from some 20 Muslim nations flocked to the Malaysian capital on Wednesday to […]
Indonesia president seeks to speed up “Silicon Valley”-like capital
l Dec 18, 2019 – swissinfo.ch JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday he had ordered his cabinet to speed up a $33 billion project to move […]
Ending Syrian war crucial to solving refugee crisis, Erdoğan says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published 18.12.2019 The continuation of the political process over Syria is a must to overcome the refugee crisis emerging from the war-torn country, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan […]