Plea filed against Pakistan Army chief for being Ahmadi Muslim
Epigraph: Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion, and who have not driven you forth from your homes, that you […]
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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.
What Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman could learn from Prince Andrew – and vice versa
The two princes in hot water have one thing in common: a history of terrible personal and political choices Patrick Cockburn @indyworld Prince Andrew and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia have both had a bad week. On the very same day that Prince Andrew was giving his […]
I witnessed my first real battles and saw my first corpses in Belfast. It prepared me for the Middle East – Robert Fisk
Source: Independent In an exclusive clip from This Is Not A Movie, a documentary film by Yung Chang about the foreign reporting of Robert Fisk, we see the genesis of […]
Iraq’s secret sex trade
A BBC Arabic investigation has exposed a secret world of sexual exploitation of children and young women by clerics in Iraq. The practice of temporary marriage, illegal under Iraqi law, […]
Single mom’s car was impounded, then one cop realized she needed urgent help
By Sara Lei – August 5, 2019 There are times in our lives when everything appears to go against us. No matter how hard we try, things just don’t seem […]
UK defies UN deadline to return Chagos Islands
Refusal to return archipelago to Mauritius ‘lawless’ and ‘reflects colonial mindset’ says barrister Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent @owenbowcott Fri 22 Nov 2019 Britain’s “outright defiance” of a UN […]
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu indicted for bribery and fraud
Attorney general announces charges as crisis deepens for longest-serving leader Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem Thu 21 Nov 2019 Benjamin Netanyahu describes corruption indictment as ‘attempted coup’ – video Israel’s […]
UK Government rescues British orphans of Isil fighters from Syria in first repatriation mission
Josie Ensor, Middle East Correspondent Charles Hymas 21 November 2019 • British orphaned children of Islamic State fighters have been rescued from Syria, in the first evacuation by the […]
Reality Check: Syria war: Who benefits from its oil production?
By Reality Check team BBC News 21 November 2019 President Donald Trump says he expects the United States to benefit by millions of dollars per month from Syria’s oil […]
Makkah siege: Laying the ghost of 1979 to rest
Rawan Radwan November 21, 2019 Now moving rapidly back to the future, Saudi Arabia took decades to overcome the effects of the assault on the Grand Mosque JEDDAH: Today, […]
Riyadh Agreement to ‘open the door’ for broader peace talks on Yemen, says King Salman
Arab News Thursday . November 21, 2019 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia seeks a political settlement in Yemen and hoped that a recent agreement signed in Riyadh would open the door to […]
UNRWA’s extension bad news for US, Israel
Nov 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The three year renewal of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) mandate by the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly is […]
The new global economic crisis, a prelude to war
Nov 20,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – Shehab Al Makahleh The record debt of key world economies including the G8 is fraught with calamitous hazards for the international community. Thus, if deleverage takes place soon, this will be a prelude to a cataclysm conducive to WWIII similar to what happened when the […]
EU countries at UN criticise US’ shift on Israeli settlements
Washington’s U-turn on policy draws flak at UNSC; Vatican joins chorus of criticism By Agencies – Nov 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES European members of the UN Security Council hit out […]
What the media isn’t saying about the history of Mormon polygamy in Mexico
November 8, 2019 Jana Riess This is a guest post by Barbara Jones Brown (RNS) — The horrific killing of three women and six children in Sonora, Mexico, this week […]
Kano, Pakistan strengthen bilateral relationship
Published on November 20, 2019 By MUHAMMAD KABIR KANO Kano State Government said it would strengthen its long-existing bilateral relationship with the Government of Pakistan to enhance socio-economy […]
Why are two female witnesses equal to one male witness in Islam?
Source: Al Hakam The Promised Messiah Responding to Allegations Why are two female witnesses equal to one male witness in Islam? By Farhan Iqbal, Missionary, Canada Gender equality is one […]
The coming nuclear crises
Nov 19,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – RICHARD N HAAS NEW YORK — Until just a few years ago, it looked as if the problem posed by nuclear weapons had been […]
How Western media bias allows Israel to get away with murder in Gaza
Nov 19,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD An Israeli attack on Gaza was imminent, and not because of any provocations by Palestinian groups in the besieged, impoverished Gaza Strip. The […]
Ilhan Omar pleads for compassion for man who threatened her life
Source: The Guardian In a letter to the judge who will decide on the case, Omar said: ‘The answer to hate is not more hate; it is compassion’ By Poppy […]