China hacked Asian telcos to spy on Uighur travellers – sources
Sep 5, 2019 – Swissinfo.ch By Jack Stubbs LONDON (Reuters) – Hackers working for the Chinese government have broken into telecoms networks to track Uighur travellers in Central and […]
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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.
U.S. will aim to persuade others to ‘call out’ China over Uighurs at U.N. – Pompeo
Sep 7, 2019 Swissinfo.ch By David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States would use the United […]
Writing about uncomfortable truths: Pakistan’s army, Nepali justice and Indian bee
True Story Award By Anand Chandrasekhar Sep 5, 2019 Three journalists from South Asia share their experiences of covering stories that make uncomfortable reading for many of their compatriots. Sarah […]
When is America going to end its shadow war in Somalia?
Stephanie Savell As long as the US military targets al-Shabaab as a terrorist group, it will only fuel violence in Somalia Thu 5 Sep 2019 I n July, a crowd […]
Trump administration: Kushner’s Middle East peace plan drifts further astray as envoy resigns
The ‘ultimate deal’ for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is due to come out after the Israeli elections on 17 September Julian Borger in Washington Thu 5 Sep 2019 20.21 […]
Lebanon’s crisis is almost unstoppable. Drone warfare is on the horizon
It all started with two Israelis drones crashing into the southern suburbs of Beirut. But who knows how it will end Robert Fisk Beirut @indyvoices The Independent Voices After […]
One of the craziest meetings I ever attended ! – Fallujah Reconstruction
Editor’s note: Please tell us if you have attended a crazier one ? ! As the readers of The Muslim Times will have noticed, I was working for The […]
Saudi Journalist: The Hadith Which Instructs Us To Fight Unbelievers Until Islam Is The Religion Of The Entire World Contradicts The Quran And Is Exploited By ISIS, Should Be Removed From The School Curriculum
Saudi Arabia recently published its new school textbooks for the 2019 school year. Following the publication of the books Dr. Suhaila Zain Al-‘Abidin Hamad, a researcher of Islam and the […]
Pakistan’s minorities are a diminishing population
Delhi Sep 03, 2019, 12.51 PM (IST) Written By: Rajan Khanna In 1947, the population of Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan was 23 per cent. Now officially, it stands […]
For Tan Kong Beng, politics, not religion, divides Malaysians
The executive secretary of the Christian Federation of Malaysia, an ecumenical body, speaks out. With the government lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, there will be […]
Premier of Pakistan Imran Khan telling lies about situation of minorities in Pakistan. Part1; By Nazir S Bhatti
Pakistan Christian Post Thursday, 05 September 2019 After revoking Article 370 by India of Kashmir, Pakistan is put on fire by Imran Khan and Pakistan Army with statements of […]
How the British Empire abandoned its most vocal Muslim supporter
by Saad Hasan Abdullah Yusuf Ali wrote perhaps the most famous translation of the Quran but he also supported the British against the Ottomans and died a lonely man. On […]
Reversing Netanyahu’s designs on West Bank
Sep 03,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will say and do anything to win the upcoming Israeli general elections. For starters, Netanyahu has deliberately heated up […]
Netanyahu enlarges the circle of enemies
Sep 03,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH “I am doing everything to defend our nation’s security from all directions: in the north facing Lebanon and Hizbollah, in Syria […]
Plea for victims of Islamophobia to report incidents to create clearer picture of religious intolerance
Source: The Courier By Scott Milne Muslim people are turning the other cheek to verbal assaults rather than report them to police, it has been claimed in the wake of […]
Thura U Aung Ko urges people to avoid hate speech – Religious Founders Day – Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Myanmar
Tuesday, September 03, 2019 The Myanmar Times Kyaw Ko Ko 03 Sep 2019 Thura U Aung Ko speaks in Mandalay on Sunday. Kyaw Ko Ko/The Myanmar Times Myanmar’s Religious […]
Explainer: Saudi Arabia struggles to hold Yemen coalition together as allies face off
Sep 2, 2019 – By Stephen Kalin and Ghaida Ghantous RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is struggling to hold together a military coalition fighting Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen after […]
Iraq suspends U.S.-funded broadcaster Al Hurra over graft investigation
Sep 2, 2019 – 17:55 BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq has suspended the licence of a U.S.-government funded broadcaster after it ran an investigation alleging corruption within the country’s religious institutions. […]
Discrimination, Swiss teenagers face more racism
This content was published on September 2, 2019 . (© Keystone / Urs Flueeler) Some 38% of Swiss youngsters have been victims of discrimination, according to the latest government […]
New Cold War could exacerbate Gulf conflicts
Arab News Tuesday . September 03, 2019 Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg In another sign that Cold War II is upon us, Poland’s Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak on Friday announced that the […]