The Iraqi example : Iraq, an Arab and a Kurdish state
Mar 16,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI Iraq has set a perfect example for dealing with its large Kurdish minority while preserving the unity of the country by […]
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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.
We need to address everyday reality of racism to shut down acts of terror
Monica Carrer, Mar 17 2019 STUFF Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel speaks about the burial plans for those killed in the mosque terror attacks. OPINION: I do not know if […]
New Zealand shootings: death toll climbs to 50 after another body found at mosque
By Euronews • last updated: 16/03/2019 – 23:41 A grab from the video posted on social media New Zealand’s Police Commissioner said on Sunday the death toll from the twin mosque […]
‘We are not afraid’: Saskatoon Muslims press on with Friday services after New Zealand attacks
Fire and police chief show their support for local Islamic community in person at Friday prayers CBC News · Posted: Mar 15, 2019 Shakoor Ahmad, the imam at Saskatoon’s […]
Ahmadiyya community holds prayer service as leader calls for unity
By Orlando Jenkinson Lando_jReporter – Kingston, Elmbridge & Epsom His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad. Image: Ahmadiyya UK The leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community strongly condemned the massacre of […]
Syria slams ‘hypocrisy’ of donors
Updated 15 March 2019 AFP March 15, 2019 International donors pledged nearly $7 billion in aid for 2019 for civilians caught up in the conflict European powers stressed progress on […]
CAIR urges Muslims in US to ‘not abandon mosques’ after New Zealand terror attack
ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON Published16.03.2019 A man heads into daily prayers past Washington metropolitan police officers guarding the mosque, following the mosque attacks in New Zealand, at the Islamic Center […]
Chronicle of a murder foretold
THE EDITORIAL BOARD Published15.03.2019 An anti-Muslim terrorist on Friday killed no less than 49 Muslim worshipers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. A large number of individuals, including two […]
EIGHT YEARS OF CONFLICT; Reflections on the lives of Syrian children in exile
By Herve Verhoosel, Senior Spokesperson UN World Food Programme THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 15, 2019 It is estimated that more than 11 million Syrians have left […]
A history of recent attacks linked to white supremacy
Christchurch appears to be the latest in a global series of rightwing terror Lois Beckett @loisbeckett Fri 15 Mar 2019 People arrive for Sunday services at the Mother Emanuel […]
Fraser Anning’s attempt to blame Muslim victims of the New Zealand terror attack is all too familiar
I saw at first hand the blind spot to anti-Muslim hate and Islamophobia during my six years with Tell MAMA Fiyaz Mughal @TellMamaUK The grief had hardly set in for the […]
US to deny visas for ICC members investigating alleged war crimes
Washington also threatened economic sanctions if war crimes court goes ahead with inquiry into US troops in Afghanistan AFP in Washington Fri 15 Mar 2019 The International Criminal Court […]
The Queen’s message to New Zealand in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings
01:24, Mar 16 2019 GETTY IMAGES Queen Elizabeth told Kiwis she is ‘deeply saddened’ by the horrific terror attacks in Christchurch. The Queen has expressed her condolences to the […]
The shameful history of the Australian politician who blamed ‘Muslim immigration’ on New Zealand attack
But one politician had an entirely different perspective on the killings: step forward Queensland senator Fraser Anning. A statement from his office read: Whilst this kind of violent vigilantism […]
Like power-hungry leaders before him, Abdelaziz Bouteflika can’t quite let go – and now Algeria is a necrocracy
Why do these wretched men not retire, gently, diplomatically, in a dignified way? They surely do not fear death. Presidents attract assassins. Retired presidents do not Robert Fisk @indyvoices Let […]
The evolution of the French far-right’s rhetoric on Islam
MAXIME GAUIN Published 15.03.2019 A placard held by a demonstrator at a protest against the Burkini ban on French beaches, outside the French Embassy in London, Aug. 26, 2016. Anti-Islam […]
Muslim parliamentarian sits in public section of parliament to comply with Geneva dress code
14/03/2019 BY LE NEWS Recently introduced rules in Geneva prevent people in public office wearing religious symbols at work. © Hai Huy Ton That | Dreamstime.com This week, Sabine Tiguemounine, […]
‘Saved by luck’: the passenger who just missed flight ET302
Ethiopian Airlines crash Antonis Mavropoulos says he feels a moral obligation to the 157 killed to find out why the Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed Helena Smith in Athens Fri 15 […]
Christchurch shooter threatens Turks living in Thrace and Europe, calls for Erdoğan’s death
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published15.03.2019 A still image taken from video circulated on social media, apparently taken by the gunman Brenton Tarrant and posted online live as the attack unfolded, shows […]
Mission accomplished: The Cheney doctrine and Daesh
HILAL KAPLAN @hilal_kaplan Published15.03.2019 When Dick Cheney, while serving under George H. W. Bush’s administration, was asked why they did not topple Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War, he upheld […]