Islam in Switzerland: Three-quarters of Swiss back a burka ban
Source: Swiss Info A nationwide ban on face-coverings – a de facto burka ban – would currently get the thumbs-up from 76% of Swiss voters, according to a poll […]
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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.
flown home: Switzerland sent back 287 foreigners on special flights in 2017
By swissinfo.ch and agencies This content was published on January 7, 2018 The total cost of chartering the flights came to almost CHF4 million.In 2017, the Swiss state carried out […]
The American Void: Time for Germany to Learn to Lead
Washington’s move to abandon its global leadership role marks the end of Germany’s foreign policy innocence. Berlin will soon be faced with difficult choices that could dent its moral standing. By Christiane Hoffmann DPA U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel January 05, 2018 10:11 AM It […]
Sovereignty belongs to God — II
Op-Ed Sovereignty belongs to God — II “There is no division of opinion about the Prophet, Abu Bakr and Omar. They had the riches of the world at their feet. […]
A dossier of the persecution of minorities in Pakistan
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Jan 5, 2018 Highlights The US State Department on Thursday put Pakistan on a special watch list for “severe violations” of religious freedom. Over the years, there have been several attacks on religious minorities such as Ahmadis, Hindus, Sufis and Christians. The country’s draconian Blasphemy law punishes […]
EXCLUSIVE: Senior Saudi royal on hunger strike over purge
Father of Alwaleed bin Talal has been on hunger strike since 10 November to protest Mohammed bin Salman’s arrest campaign David Hearst Monday 1 January 2018 09:31 UTC Prince Talal […]
One of the wealthiest men on Earth is being detained, and no one is talking about it
PRI’s The World January 05, 2018 · By Stephen Snyder RTX2OO00.jpg Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal arrives at the Elysee palace in Paris, France, Sept. 8, 2016. Credit: Philippe […]
Jordan: King urges further pan-Arab action to defend Jerusalem
His Majesty meets taskforce handling consequences of US Jerusalem move By JT – Jan 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with a pan-Arab ministerial team on Jerusalem […]
UN human rights chief calls it quits
Jan 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi The declared intention of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights HH Prince Zeid not to seek another term at […]
Trump on Saudi Leadership Shake-up: “We’ve Put Our Man on Top!”
Maryam Sale January 4 2018, When Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad bin Salman effectively launched a coup and unseated his political rival in June, President Donald Trump took private credit. “We’ve put […]
Fire and Fury summary: All the most explosive moments in new book from inside Trump’s White House
Live BlogRd all the highlights here http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/fire-and-fury-live-reading-donald-trump-white-house-claims-steve-bannon-michael-wolff-ivanka-jared-a8143136.html Andrew Griffin @_andrew_griffina Michael Wolff’s explosive book from inside the workings of the Trump White House has finally become public, sending shockwaves around […]
‘Fire and Fury’: Trump book sold out on first day following legal threats
Bookstores in major US cities report selling out of the initial order of a book about the Trump White House on the first day. January 5, 2018 President Donald Trump’s […]
Trump Has Created Dangers We Haven’t Even Imagined Yet
By Jonathan Chait@jonathanchait Trump. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images When the president tweeted out a boast claiming credit for the lack of commercial airplane fatalities in 2017, it seemed like a […]
Tapes Reveal Egyptian Leaders’ Tacit Acceptance of Jerusalem Move
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK JAN. 6, 2018 Photo Arab governments publicly condemned President Trump’s statement on Jerusalem but criticism in state-owned and pro-government media across the Arab world was muted. […]
Israel grants bail to Palestinian woman in ‘slap video’ case
AFP | Published — Friday 5 January 2018 RAMALLAH: Israel on Friday released a Palestinian woman on bail after she was charged with assaulting an Israeli soldier in the […]
Special treatment for pilgrims to Islam’s holiest city
Saudi Arabia TARIQ AL-THAQAFI | Published — Friday 5 January 2018 MAKKAH: More than 100 Muslim men and women pilgrims and visitors from Germany, Turkey and Europe yesterday […]
US blackmail continued
Jan 03,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab The problem with the current resident of the White House is that he seems to have forgotten the very ideas that he has espoused in his book “The Art of the Deal”. Even though politics is the art of the possible and politics […]
The historical enigma of Arab-American relations
Jan 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Marwan M. Obeidat Up to 1699, the year that witnessed the culmination of the centuries-long Ottoman threat to Europe, when the Treaty of Karlowitz between the Ottoman Empire and Austria, Poland and Venice was signed, it was through hostility and suspicion the […]
The Trump-Netanyahu nexus is bad news
Jan 03,2018 – Jordan Times – Michael Jansen The Trump-Netanyahu nexus is, on the basic level, bad news for Palestine, Israel, the US, the region and the international community. Trump’s latest outrage is his threat to cut financial aid to the Palestinian Authority and to UNRWA unless Ramallah returns to […]
20 couples wed at Ahmadiyya convention January 5, 2018
January 5, 2018 Islamic News NO fewer than 20 couples were joined in marriage at the 65th annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria, held in Ilaro, Ogun State. […]