Learning from an American drawn to Indonesian Islam
Ixora Tri Devi – Evanston, Illinois / Tue, January 29, 2019 / 04:36 pm “Before I turned to Islam, I was living in a life of suicide.” This what my […]
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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.
Indonesia: That was awkward—at Jokowi event, senior cleric mistakenly prays for Prabowo
News Desk The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Sat, February 2, 2019 / A respected Muslim cleric is in the spotlight after a video of him mistakenly praying for Prabowo Subianto to become “a leader” during an event attended by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo went viral on the web. The incident […]
Asia Bibi’s whereabouts shrouded in secrecy over fears for her safety
By Hollie McKay | Fox News Asia Bibi, 54, is technically a “free woman” – having had her death sentence for blasphemy thrown out by the Pakistani court – […]
‘Why can’t we get this over?’: 9/11 hearings drag on at Guantánamo
A week at Camp Justice finds proceedings slowed by illness, disputes, and legacy of torture Julian Borger in Guantánamo Bay Sat 2 Feb 2019 A Pentagon-approved sketch showing Khalid […]
I crashed an airline industry dinner with 13 other anti-deportation activists – and this is why
While executives dined on luxury three-course meals at the Park Plaza Hotel in central London, thousands of migrants were – and still are – suffering Sam Björn The Independent Voices […]
Secret adult male and female sexual relationships with priests have left some with ‘horrendous’ consequences
Joanne McCarthy Editors Pick Women and men in secret sexual interactions with Catholic priests are being asked to say ‘Me, too’ A WOMAN groomed for sex by the head […]
Switzerland: “The targeted action in Winterthur is a good approach”
24.01.2019 With posters and an information event in Winterthur, a Muslim reform community wants to promote peaceful Islam. What the Winterthur politician, Blerim Bunjaku, who himself as a Muslim is […]
Time to end mandated celibacy for priests
Friday, January 25, 2019 As the Catholic Church continues to struggle with its child sex abuse problem, no one seems willing to consider or even mention one obvious answer: end […]
India: Demystified: What Is Citizenship Amendment Bill And Why Is It Causing Protests In The North-East?
By Himanshi Parihar – January 31, 2019 Demystifier: An ED Original where we take a complex topic but the content is written in such a way that it is knowledgeable […]
Minister praises the positive role of Ahmadiyyas
February 1, 2019 Venkat Raman Staff Reporter Auckland, February 1, 2019 Ethnic Communities Minister Jenny Salesa has praised the efforts of the Ahmadiyya community in New Zealand, stating that […]
Why I’m starting a global campaign to remove religion from politics
The world’s leading powers have made grave mistakes when dealing with ideological conflicts, playing into the hands of extremists. That’s why it’s time for an international treaty to ban the […]
As rival states jostle for power in Libya, the fate of one Gaddafi son hangs delicately in the balance
Hannibal Gaddafi has been held in Lebanon since 2015 in connection with the disappearance of three men in 1978 – when he was just two Kim Sengupta The Independent Voices […]
Church service stops after 96 days as asylum family pardoned
Netherlands grants amnesty for family relying on medieval law to shield them in Hague church Daniel Boffey in Brussels Thu 31 Jan 2019 10.32 GMT Pardoned family member Hayarpi Tamrazyan […]
How is the present cold in the US related to global warming?
Polar vortex: what is it and how is it linked to climate change? The polar vortex has broken into ‘two swirling blobs of cold air’, bringing the most frigid […]
Asia Bibi, Pakistani Christian Tried For Blasphemy, Headed To Canada: Family Friend
She spent years in solitary confinement. By Amardeep Bassey, HuffPost UK Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who spent eight years on death row in Pakistan for blasphemy, is expected to […]
Almost half a century after it began, here’s how America’s ‘war on drugs’ is still devastating Latin America
The drug trade has so effectively penetrated state institutions that even the top echelons of the police force and the military have been linked to cartels Maria Useche, Javier San […]
As the UN jabs nervously at the truth about Khashoggi, remember how often journalists’ deaths are brushed aside
Why is the fate of the Saudi reporter of infinitely more pressing importance than that of Yaser Murtaja, shot by the Israelis in Gaza? Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices […]
Asia Bibi ‘to join her daughters in Canada’ after cleared of blasphemy charges
The Christian woman spent nine years on a death row in a Pakistani prison for a crime she didn’t commit She can freely travel anywhere: Foreign Office by Dawood Rehman […]
Saudi prince’s anti-corruption sweep ends with $106B netted
By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRIAYA BATRAWY, Associated Press RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — Saudi Arabia’s unprecedented anti-corruption sweep that saw top princes, businessmen, military officers and officials detained at the Ritz-Carlton hotel has […]
Imran Khan building multi-million dollar Oxford-style Namal Knowledge City
MIANWALI: In pursuance of his dream of spreading education specially to the downtrodden segments of the society, Prime Minister Imran Khan is building multi-million dollar Oxford-style ‘Namal Knowledge City’ […]