Norway proposes bill to ban full-face veils in education
Source: Swiss Info By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) – The Norwegian government proposed on Friday a nationwide ban on the wearing of full-face veils, such as the burqa and the […]
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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.
Amnesty denounces Western arms sales to Saudi Arabia and allies in Yemen war
Reuters International This content was published on March 23, 2018 DUBAI (Reuters) – Amnesty International on Friday denounced Western arms sales to Saudi Arabia and its allies in a […]
Merkel ally defiant in row over Islam’s place in Germany
Reuters International This content was published on March 23, 2018 German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to Interior Minister Horst Seehofer during a session of the lower house of parliament […]
Messages of support keep flooding in for this mosque after it was vandalised
by Mimi Launder in offbeat Two women were arrested after horrifying videos showed them breaking into and vandalising a mosque in Arizona with three children in tow. Ahmad Al-Koum, the […]
Prince Alwaleed Reveals Secret Deal Struck to Exit Ritz After 83 Days
One of the world’s richest men opens up about his confinement by the Saudi government. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal in his penthouse office suite in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photographer: Guy […]
Nigeria: Ahmadiyya set to preach Islam on social media
On March 23, 2018 Over eight hundred Muslims have benefited from a special training organised by Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria (AMJN) to horn their skills in the propagation of Islam. […]
Yes, John Bolton Really Is That Dangerous
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD MARCH 23, 2018 Credit Eric Hanson The good thing about John Bolton, President Trump’s new national security adviser, is that he says what he thinks. The bad […]
World wary as Trump turns to hardliners Bolton and Pompeo
By Nicole Gaouette and Richard Roth, CNN Sat March 24, 2018 Washington and New York (CNN)President Donald Trump’s decision to bring on John Bolton as national security adviser jolted the […]
The $3,850 per second war and its victims: Bernd Debusmann
Editor’s Note. This article is from 2007. In ‘commemoration’ of the 15 years anniversary of the Iraq war – and in view of renewed warmongering – I thought I should bring you this article. The International Organization for Migration, Iraq, is mentioned in the article. I was its Chief of […]
Lessons from the Iraq War After 15 Years
Mar 22, 2018 Javier Solana In the 15 years since former US President George Bush launched the Iraq War, the Middle East has been wracked by turmoil, and America’s standing as the post-Cold War era’s benevolent hegemon has been irreversibly eroded. Are US policymakers about to repeat this tragedy of […]
One Morning in Baghdad
Fifteen years after the U.S. invasion, there’s no satisfying answer to the question: What were we doing in Iraq anyway? Maya Alleruzzo / AP / Katie Martin / The Atlantic […]
As we look back on the horror of Iraq 15 years later, I wonder – would this have happened if Trump was president?
Those crossed swords in Baghdad, the rockets swooping heavenwards in the giant wall painting in his palace conference room, the military parades – they would surely have tickled the interest of […]
Polluted oceans – Swiss research ship sails on seas of plastic
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43983430&locale=en Embed code This content was published on March 23, 2018 In 2015, a sailing boat flying the Swiss flag set out on a four-year voyage around the […]
Turkey condemns ‘unacceptable’ EU statement on Greece, Cyprus
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA Photo Related Articles Energy Turkey determined to protect own, Turkish Cypriot rights in East Med, President Erdoğan says Turkey cannot accept the final statement […]
Turkey lifts ban on flights to KRG, resumes flights to Irbil
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL Prime Minister Yıldırım confirmed on Friday the resumption of international flights to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Friday and the lifting of the […]
Masih Maud Day – The Advent of the Messiah – 23rd March, 1889
some past functions on this day: March 28, 2017 | Masih Maud Day Videos: Masih Maud Day – The Advent of the Messiah 23rd March 1889 – The Promised Messiah – Ahmadiyya Muslim Community 23rd March 2013 – Masih e Maud Day – Short Insight SOURCE: https://www.baituzzafar.com/single-post/2017/03/27/Masih-Maud-Day—The-Advent-of-the-Messiah—23rd-March-1889
23rd March – The Promised Messiah Day (Masih Al-Maud Day)
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Promoted post: Use and Misuse of Surah Nur by the Muslims, Before and After Nida Ul […]
The relationship between money, oil and weapons
Relations between states are based on interests; this sentence is frequently repeated and remains valid in understanding politics. Saudi Arabia’s relationship with the United States, the region’s most established and longest lasting relationship with Washington, is no exception. The Americans discovered oil in Saudi Arabia about 80 years ago, […]
Prisoners of the American Dream
Mar 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Stefanie Stantcheva To many observers, US Republicans’ recent passage of a sweeping tax bill was out of step with the country’s needs. With inequality worsening, would not most Americans want to close the income gap by instituting a more progressive tax system? Surprisingly, the […]
Austin bomber: ‘Challenged young man’ or ‘terrorist’?
Source: Washington Post By Samantha Schmidt For weeks, the 23-year-old suspected bomber terrorized the city of Austin with a string of explosions that killed two and injured several others. But […]