Yemeni doctor knew he was fighting ‘disastrous’ epidemic
By Reuters – Apr 01,2019 – Yemeni doctor Mohammed Abdul Mughni, who died two weeks later, talks to a patient at a cholera treatment centre in Sanaa, Yemen, on March […]
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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.
To understand the far right, look to their bookshelves
Source: The Guardian By Elif Shafak is a novelist and political scientist From Jordan Peterson to Thilo Sarrazin, rightwing writers are bringing once fringe ideas into the mainstream used to live […]
The trial of Najib Razak: former PM to face court of over global 1MDB scandal
Everything you need to know about the corruption-related charges the former Malaysian leader faces in the first trial over 1MDB Hannah Ellis-Petersen South-east Asia correspondent Tue 2 Apr 2019 […]
MPs want to tackle forced marriage by raising the legal age you can wed – here’s why it won’t work
Collectively, all European countries need to tackle the issue of violence against girls and women and develop support for those at risk Rabina Khan While MPs debate whether to raise […]
This summer, I’ll attend the wedding of a child bride in the Deep South — the same place where my 32-year-old friend is a grandmother
Judges still sign off on young girls getting married at ages younger than 18 — and sometimes even younger than the state’s age of consent — shockingly often across the […]
A morale-booster for Palestinians
Michael Jansen The author, a well-respected observer of Middle East affairs, has three books on the Arab-Israeli conflict Palestiinians take part in a protest rally. Michael Jansen, Political CommentatorThe good […]
Corrupt Egyptair Deal: Suspicions of Bribery Cast Shadow Over Airbus
Leaked internal documents from Airbus suggest corruption may have been involved in the sale of several aircraft to Egyptair in 2003. The issues raised by the documents threaten to overshadow […]
There’s a Muslim caliphate at the end of the District Line
Source: MyLondon The word “caliphate” has become so loaded that the mere suggestion there could be one in London is enough to make anybody do a double take. But it’s […]
Trump’s counter-intelligence strategy
Mar 31,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – KENT HARRINGTON ATLANTA — For more than two years, US President Donald Trump has heaped praise on the world’s authoritarians, disrespected America’s democratic allies […]
Nobel Prize for a noble woman
Mar 31,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – BY ALI KASSAY, alikassay@ace-house.com One of the marvels of the Internet age is that rarely a week goes by without someone inviting you to […]
Qatar’s emir leaves Arab League summit in Tunisia prior to delivering his speech
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published31.03.2019 AFP Photo Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Sunday left a summit of Arab leaders in Tunis that had gathered the […]
‘Wound’ of migration not solved by physical barriers, pope says
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 30, 2019 Pope Francis delivers a speech as he and King Mohammed VI of Morocco visit the Hassan Tower esplanade in Rabat, Morocco, […]
Erdogan appears to concede Istanbul defeat after Ankara loss
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 1, 2019 (reuters_tickers) By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan suffered a severe setback on Sunday as his […]
Conversion is not your mission, pope tells Catholics in Morocco
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 31, 2019 Pope Francis holds a mass at Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex in Rabat, Morocco, March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal (reuters_tickers) By […]
American soldiers aren’t dying for our freedom in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. They’re dying for nothing
Source: Independent Voices By Gerrod A Laber No mother wants to think that her child died in vain. But, as two more Americans die in Afghanistan this week, we need […]
Ghana: Rawlings surprises street father; donates cash to cater for daughter’s graduation
Former President Jerry John Rawlings with Emmanel Ofoe, the physically challenged street beggar Former President Jerry John Rawlings on Friday brought joy to Emmanuel Ofoe, a physically-challenged street beggar […]
Thousands gather on Gaza buffer zone to mark Land Day, weekly protests against Israel
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published30.03.2019 Tear gas canisters fall among Palestinian protesters during a demonstration near the border with Israel in Malaka east of Gaza City on March 30, […]
Germany’s AfD disappointed after database reveals no Arab, Muslim names in top 10 knife criminals
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published30.03.2019 AFP File Photo Recent research conducted by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on the first names and backgrounds of perpetrators of knife attacks did […]
Article 50 petition to cancel Brexit passes 6m signatures
Milestone hit a day and a half after Britain was originally meant to have left EU Guardian staff Sun 31 Mar 2019 Anti-Brexit activists wave EU flags in Parliament […]
Quebec’s religious symbol ban targets minorities in the name of secularism
Source: The Guardian By Martin Patriquin Bill 62 is the fruit of over a decade of institutionalized animus directed towards the province’s religious minorities The government of Quebec, Canada’s second-most populous […]