The Refugee Crisis
| June 2018 Fazal Ahmad – UK June 20th marks World Refugee Day in the world, when the international community celebrates the stories, contribution and bravery of people who […]
‘Sensational discovery’ 2,000-year-old papyrus medical mystery solved
This content was published on July 16, 2018 The papyrus contains a previously unknown medical text from late antiquity, describing a condition called “hysterical apnoea”(Hasselblad H5D/ University of Basel) Scientists […]
Expat life: Why do Swiss people move abroad?
By Thomas Stephens This content was published on July 10, 2018 Around one in seven Swiss expats is an ‘explorer’, who finds it easy to settle down in their new […]
Children among eight migrants who suffocated in Libya truck
By AFP – Jul 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES African migrants, who according to the Libyan navy were rescued by the country’s coast guard, arrive at the naval base of […]
Somali mother first to be sentenced under new law in Switzerland for genital mutilation of daughters
Alex Macbeth alex.macbeth@thelocal.com @alexmacbethtoc 16 July 2018 A court in Neuchâtel last week found a Somali mother guilty of submitting her two daughters to female genital mutilation in a landmark […]
Algeria deports nearly 400 migrants back to Niger
By Reuters – Jul 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants from Niger living near the marketplace in Boufarik, Algeria, cook food near their tents (AFP photo) NIAMEY — Algeria has deported […]
Video: Lessons from the Life of Prophet Yousuf – Avoiding the Lure of Lust
Video: Lessons from the Life of Prophet Yousuf – Avoiding the Lure of Lust by Mansoor Qureshi Suggested reading HPV virus ‘linked to a third of throat cancer cases’ Women and […]
After shuttering 700 churches, Rwanda proposes stricter clergy guidelines
Source: Religion News Service BY Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — After closing more than 700 churches and some mosques in March, Rwandan government officials have moved to institute guidelines for how faith groups […]
How the Ethiopia-Eritrea peace process could reunite one family
12 July 2018 Related Topics Ethiopia and Eritrea peace agreement Ethiopian journalist Addisalem Hadigu hopes to see his Eritrean wife and two daughters for the first time in 16 years. […]
Parents Told To Guard Children To Use Social Media Responsibly
GNA Muslim parents, especially mothers have been urged to encourage, guide and educate their children on how to use Information Communication Technology (ICT) responsibly in order to protect them from […]
Joel Osteen’s Video: Beating Bitterness
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times You can’t stop life from happening to you, but you can choose how you respond. […]
Two Minutes of Happiness A Failed Journey on the African Migrant Trail
Majid Diallo set off for Europe carrying the expectations of his friends, family and village. But he didn’t make it. His story is one of struggle, imprisonment, several brushes […]
Congo: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organizes 21st Annual Convention, Jalsa Salana
The annual conference for 2018 in Kinshasa was held on the theme “Character of the Prophet Muhammad” and aimed to bring the Ahmadis to please God, following the example of […]
Europe’s iron curtain: The refugee crisis is about to worsen
Jul 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud A recent European Council summit in Brussels was meant to articulate a united policy on the burgeoning refugee and migrant crisis. Instead, it served […]
Killings of Catholic priests in Africa raise fears that peacemakers are targets
Source: Religion News Service BY Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Following the recent killings of priests in the Central African Republic, Catholic officials worry that clergy are being targeted by […]
How soccer and religion fight it out for the hearts of Africans
Source: Quartz In this age of globalization few events draw more attention than sport as the World Cup in Russia illustrates with billions of people across the globe glued to their screens. […]
Al Qaeda-Backed Terrorist Group Has a New Target: Plastic Bags
Source: The New York Times By Rukmini Callimachi Over the years, the Shabab, a terrorist group in East Africa that has pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda, have banned music, cinemas, […]
Tunisia: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon in Tunis On Two-Day Official Visit
Tunis/Tunisia — UK Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the United Nations Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon expected Thursday in Tunis for a two-day official visit. During his visit, the […]
Education saved my life
Jul 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Mohamed Sidibay NEW YORK — My family was murdered before I could tie my shoes. As a young boy in Sierra Leone, years that […]
Meet the ‘first woman in history’ to be elected mayor of an Arab capital
by Narjas Zatat in new Picture: EPA The Tunisian people have elected the capital’s first female mayor. Souad Abderrahim was officially elected mayor of Tunis, winning 33.8 per cent […]