Istanbul trial pits church against Italian royal heirs
Source: Daily Sabah St. Anthony of Padua, the largest Roman Catholic church in Istanbul, is nowadays entangled in a legal battle over its ownership. Descendants of Italian royalty seek the […]
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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.
President of Ghana visits Switzerland to help attract investors
By Kathrin Ammann Feb 28, 2020 – swissinfo.ch For the first time in 60 years, Switzerland has organised a state visit for a leader from Sub-Saharan Africa – Ghana’s […]
Muslim World League chief lays foundation stone for Islamic museum in Jakarta
Source: Arab News JAKARTA: A museum dedicated to Prophet Muhammad and the history of Islamic civilization will soon rise in the Indonesian capital. Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, secretary-general […]
GCC citizens temporarily banned from entering Saudi Arabia’s Makkah and Madinah
https://arab.news/22jbr Arab News February 28, 2020 The decision was made in light of the rising number of coronavirus cases in some GCC countries Suspension for individuals seeking to perform Umrah […]
Wall Street cannot burn Bernie
Feb 28,2020 -JORDAN TIMES – Jeffrey D. Sachs NEW YORK – The narcissism and Panglossian cluelessness of the Wall Street elite is a marvel to behold. Sitting on their perches […]
Delhi Riots: How A Sikh Hero Transported Dozens Of Muslim Neighbours To Safety
Mohinder Singh took exceptional steps to ensure the safety of Muslim residents in one of the worst-hit neighbourhoods in the Delhi Riots. By Betwa Sharma NEW DELHI — On 24 […]
Breaking News: Police desecrated 3 tombstones of Ahmadis in Graveyard last night in Chak 2 TDA, District Khushab, Pakistan
NEWS FROM FACEBOOK: Riaz Ahmad Rehman Police desecrated 3 tombstone of Ahmadis in a graveyard last night in Chak 2 TDA, District Khushab. From a day when an Ahmadi child is born in Pakistan to a day he is buried in his grave, not a single day goes by when […]
Syrian refugees flock to shores, bus stations on way to European borders
by Daily Sabah with Agencies ISTANBUL Politics Feb 28, 2020 Given the green light to seek their way to Europe, hundreds of irregular migrants on Friday flocked to shores and […]
Mosque set on fire during Delhi’s worst violence in decades
Mosque in Indian capital set ablaze as police accused of helping Hindu mob target Muslims and their properties. 26 Feb 2020 The death toll in Delhi’s worst religious violence in […]
At Delhi’s Shiv Vihar, Hindu family protect Muslims from Hindutva mob violence
Shaheen Abdulla Muslim families who were hiding in houses of Hindu families at Delhi’s Shiv Vihar to save themselves from anti-Muslim violence of the Hindutva mob since Tuesday were rescued and admitted to Hospitals in the northeast Delhi. Maktoob met a family who was protected by their Hindu neighbor […]
Assange’s UK extradition hearing paused until May
By AFP – Feb 27,2020 – Last updated at Feb 27,2020 0 0 googleplus0 0 0 LONDON — A British judge on Thursday paused Julian Assange’s extradition hearing following four […]
Turkey, with more dead troops, says it won’t stop Syrian refugees reaching Europe
Feb 28, 2020 – swissinfo.ch By Orhan Coskun and Ezgi Erkoyun ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey, faced with a possible new wave of Syrian migrants and dozens more dead Turkish […]
Right-wing extremists killed 330 in the US in last decade, figures show
Oliver O’Connel INDEPENDENT A new report shows that right-wing extremists were responsible for 330 murders in the United States in the past decade, or 76 percent of […]
Iran’s coronavirus outbreak is bizarrely reminiscent of the Black Death
I doubt if the cruel story of Middle Eastern contagion counts for much in the White House, or among the Sunni monarchs of the Gulf. But its spread is of […]
Saudi Arabia suspends entry for Umrah pilgrimage over coronavirus fears
Source: Arab News RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has placed a temporary ban on Umrah pilgrims in an attempt to ensure public safety by preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Most foreign […]
King of Jordan receives Orthodox primates participating in Amman gathering
His Majesty says Jordan will persist in preserving Jerusalem’s historical, legal status quo By JT – Feb 26,2020 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by HRH Crown […]
Human Rights Council : Swiss minister warns against spread of online hate speech
Feb 24, 2020 – swissinfo.ch Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has warned against the anonymous nature of cyberspace and the dangers of online hate speech in his address to the […]
Delhi protests: death toll climbs amid worst religious violence for decades
The death toll from the worst religious violence in Delhi in decades has risen to 24, as Muslims fled from their homes and several mosques in the capital smouldered after […]
Trump and Modi’s bromance is real — and what’s scary is what the president might be learning
There are many similarities between the two leaders, except Modi has taken things to their logical conclusion. This partnership is bad news for Indians and Americans Amar Diwakar New York […]
Indonesia targets ‘virus’ of religious radicalization
Source: Arab News Vice President Ma’ruf Amin shares concern over former Indonesian Daesh members who want to return home There are 600 former jail inmates under observation of national counterterrorism agency BNPT JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has decided not to repatriate hundreds of citizens who joined Daesh in a bid […]