Tolerance – Its Importance in Social Life
13th April 2018 Junaid Ahmad Waraich, Pakistan Society is formed by groups of individuals who possess different elements that make them human. We all have our unique characteristics 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.
Practices of the Promised Messiah a.s. in Ramadan
3rd May 2019 Old picture of Qadian taken from Minarat-ul-Masih Hazrat Dr Mir Muhammed Ismailra related to Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmadra: “In 1895, I happened to pass the entire month […]
ISIS terror has become a bigger cr-ISIS for peace
MAY 4, 2019 Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the […]
Britain’s legacy is not benign – the Cambridge slavery inquiry will show we have plenty to feel guilty for
My ancestor James Ramsay wrote a book criticising the horrors of the slave trade in the 18th century. Contrary to claims by the inquiry’s critics, racism was challenged even back then Patrick Cockburn […]
Key to tackling hate speech, ignorance is educating people about religions | Commentary
Sofia Qureshi, For USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinPublished 6:46 a.m. CT May 3, 2019 Buy PhotoMembers of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community display their American pride in the Oshkosh Fourth of July parade […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community urges Muslim Youth living in West to keep hold of their Religious Values
Waqf-e-Nau “Irrespective of where you are working or living, you must live your life as a practical manifestation of Islam’s teachings and seek to propagate your religion far and wide” […]
The Gambia: Ahmadiyya holds its 43rd Jalsa Salana
Africa » Gambia » SHOW MAP Friday, May 03, 2019 Baba F. Trawally, Amir of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in The Gambia have recently presided over their 43rd annual convention; […]
Pakistani minorities: A one-sided story
Stereotypical reporting of such groups limits their exposure and keeps them stuck in unrepresentative pigeonholes Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore May 4, 2019 An Ahmadi man sells goods in Rabwah, Pakistan. (Photo by […]
Muslim World League chief calls for global religious tolerance
ARAB NEWS April 29, 2019 RIYADH: Nations needed to bring about an entente cordiale in relation to religious tolerance the secretary-general of the Muslim World League (MWL) told a French delegation […]
5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue gets underway in BakuPresident Ilham Aliyev attended opening of the Forum VIDEO
02.05.2019 Baku, May 2, AZERTAC President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva have attended the opening ceremony of the 5th World Forum on Intercultural […]
Overfishing risks transforming much of world’s oceans into aquatic desert as stocks plummet
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP THE HAGUE published 03.05.20191 Reuters Photo With bigger boats, deeper nets and better sonar than ever before, the fishing industry’s response to our insatiable appetite […]
Turkey surpasses others in schooling rate for refugee children
DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL Published04.05.2019 With its efforts to educate Syrian refugees, Turkey now stands well ahead in the schooling rate of refugee children of grade school age at […]
As Trump team prepares Mideast plan, Palestinians face financial crisis
By Reuters – May 02,2019 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian demonstrator holding a copy of Koran takes part in a protest against an Israeli decision to trim funds over prisoner […]
Explainer – Who is targeting the Muslim Brotherhood?
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MAY 3, 2019 FILE PHOTO: A woman takes a selfie with an effigy depicting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during the second day of […]
The silence on Christian persecution is because of trade, not political correctness
Andrew Brown Jeremy Hunt’s mission is noble but hollow – after all, his government does business with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and China Fri 3 May 2019 ‘The government is […]
US accuses China of using ‘concentration camps’ against Muslim minority
In a highly charged attack, the Pentagon says up to 3m people could be imprisoned in detention centres Reuters Sat 4 May 2019 An aerial view of one of what […]
MEPs join condemnation of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws – threaten suspension of subsidies and trade preferences
This week a cross-party group of 51 Members of the European Parliament issued a collective letter addressed to Imran Khan, Prime Minister of the islamic Republic of Pakistan, expressing their concerns and seeking […]
Nigeria: Group Blames Insurgency, Killings, Kidnapping On Failure Of Govt
By Rasheed Abubakar – May 3, 2019 The recent spates of insurgency, killings and kidnapping have been blamed on the inability of the government to tackle the root causes of […]
Bangladesh: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at holds 95th national convention
Staff Correspondent | Published: 17:26, May 02,2019 | The 95th annual convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Bangladesh begins at Ahmadnagar in Panchagarh on Thursday. — Press Release The 95th […]
This is what happened when I met Haider al-Abadi, the former – and possibly future – prime minister of Iraq
He’s the family cat who’s just eaten the the canary, and that canary is Donald Trump, Barack Obama and Isis, or maybe even the city of Mosul Robert Fiskin Baghdad @indyvoices There are […]