How Battle of Karbala conditions Iranian mind on Palestinian issue
Saeed Naqvi is a veteran Journalist based in Delhi. He writes extensively on politics and specializes on Pakistan and Middle East. Jul 14, 2019 | Saeed Naqvi How Battle […]
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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.
On Religious Tolerance. The religious tolerance means accommodation to religious minorities; it does not mean undermining the majority
July 14, 2019 | Khalid Baig While on his deathbed, Sayyidna Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA), dictated a long Will consisting of instructions for the next Khalifah. Here is the […]
EU’s Mogherini cautions against ‘dangerous adventures’ in the Middle East
Jul 13, 2019 By Ahmed Aboulenein BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The European Union fully backs Iraq’s efforts to de-escalate growing tensions between the United States and Iran because conflict will have […]
‘Peace Muslims’ bring their ‘love for all, hatred for none’ to the Farm Show this weekend
Pennsylvania Real-Time News Updated Jul 14, 2019 Known in our area as the “peace Muslims,” the Ahmadiyya are a sect of Islam that differs from Sunnis and Shias in some […]
Migrants and refugees in Libya are still in peril – and Europe’s ‘business as usual’ approach is making things worse
More people are vulnerable to attacks like the one that killed 50 last week, and health ministry officials are getting desperate. Still, even after the UN’s human rights agency begged […]
Netherlands King Appoints Moroccan Hassan Outaklla Personal Adviser
Outaklla will succeed Bram Gille, who has been the King’s deputy secretary general since February. By Morocco World News Rabat – Dutch royal family has appointed Moroccan Hassan Outaklla as […]
U.S. conference to host victims of religious persecution
Jul 12, 2019 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it would host a conference in Washington next week to highlight the problem of religious persecution, and […]
Political parties appreciate Jokowi-Prabowo meeting, hope for peace
News Desk The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Sun, July 14, 2019 Political parties, either in coalition or opposition camps, have expressed their appreciation for the reconciliation of former presidential contenders […]
Agony of Yazidi women torn between IS kids, or return home
published : 14 Jul 2019 Yazidi teenager Jihan Qassem faced an impossible choice after being freed from years as a hostage of the Islamic State group, abandon her three […]
Giving ‘Jinnah’s Pakistan’ back to the Religious Minorities
Daily Times Maria Malik July 12, 2019 Pakistan has an overwhelmingly Muslim community, which accounts for 90 per cent of its 142 million inhabitants. The Muslim population however belongs to several doctrinal groups. Sunnis are in the majority amongst Muslims, with Shia Muslims and Zikris facing discrimination. In 1974, […]
What does the Muslim Council of Britain have against Muslims like me?
Qanta Ahmed 13 July 2019 Have you ever wondered why there are so few moderate Muslim voices in the press? It’s not because they don’t exist. There are over a […]
Nearly 37,000 Hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia via Makkah Route initiative
Nearly 37,000 Hajj pilgrims from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia arrived in Saudi Arabia aboard 90 flights between July 4 and July 11 as part of the Makkah Route initiative. […]
U.S. Envoy Declares ‘A Lot Of Progress’ In Taliban Peace Talks
July 08, 2019 By Zarif Nazar DOHA — U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has described the latest round of U.S.-Taliban peace talks as the “most productive” ever, telling RFE/RL that […]
Hitler, tweets and Trump: What do they have in common?
The internet and social media would have fascinated the dictator, who was a fool for technology. So is the president. But it’s the anonymity of hatred that make online trolls […]
Turkey fully supports Turkish Cypriot proposal for cooperation with Greek side on hydrocarbons
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL Published 13.07.2019 Turkey welcomes and fully supports Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Mustafa Akıncı’s proposal for the joint use of Cypriot resources, and […]
Intolerance toward Muslims in Germany growing, survey finds
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES Istanbul Published 13.07.2019 Around half of the German population has negative feelings toward Islam, according to a new study, revealing the growing intolerance for the […]
Strategic implications of the French burkini ban
Source: Daily Sabah > By Syed Tahseen Raza, who is Assistant professor in the Department of Strategic and Security Studies, Faculty of International Studies, Aligarh Muslim University The poignantly disturbing […]
Germany says no to US request for ground troops in Syria
By AFP – Jul 09,2019 – JORDAN TIMES BERLIN — Berlin said Monday it had no plans to send ground troops to Syria, refusing a US request for Germany to […]
Bosnians mark anniversary of 1995 Srebrenica genocide
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES Istanbul Published 12.07.2019 Thousands of mourners gathered in Bosnia-Herzegovina yesterday to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, the worst mass killing in Europe since […]
Feeding People With Science: Plant Researchers Brace for Population Explosion
By 2050, the world will require nearly twice as much food as today. But producing it without consuming any extra resources — so as not to exacerbate climate change — […]