Muslim World League: Saudi funder announces plans to reform Geneva mosque
This content was published on November 17, 2017 10:15 AMNov 17, 2017 – 10:15 The homes of two employees of the Geneva mosque were raided by French authorities in […]
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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.
Saudi Arabia and Iran are jostling for control over the Middle East – and it could turn into all-out war
The only way we can prevent global consequences from a regional conflict between Riyadh and Tehran is if we begin treating their countries the same Paddy Ashdown There used to saying in the Middle East: “If a dog barks in the Middle East, British intelligence is behind it.” Replace the word […]
Lebanon’s Hariri to arrive in France on Saturday to meet Macron, Elysee confirms
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, left, welcomes Christian leader Michel Aoun, right, after he announced his support for Aoun to be the Lebanese […]
US has done enough harm, time to go it alone
THE EDITORIAL BOARD ISTANBUL Any doubt that the U.S.’s anti-Daesh strategy was nothing but empty promises based on a mistaken prognosis of the problem evaporated overnight earlier this week when BBC News, in a very important reporting achievement, showed how U.S. forces in Syria not only allowed but also […]
View from Turkey: Saudi Arabia plays with fire by counting on US
HILAL KAPLAN @hilal_kaplan Saudi Arabia’s King Salman (C, in brown and white) welcomes President Trump with a military honor cordon after they arrived the King Khalid International Airport in […]
A New Bill Passed by Pakistan National Assembly: Finality of Prophethood restored to its original form
Source: Pakistan Today Finality of Prophethood restored to its original form Law minister says amended bill will make clauses relating to Khatm-e-Nabuwwat more effective ‘Separate voters’ list will be created […]
PAKISTAN: Original Khatam-e-Nabuwwat declaration restored as Elections (Amendment) Bill 2017 passed in NA
Last Updated On 17 November,2017 The amended bill was presented by Law Minister Zahid Hamid. ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The National Assembly on Thursday unanimously approved revival of the […]
NIGERIA: Ahmadiyya Engineers, Architects provide water, light to 25 villages
On November 17, 2017 The International Association of Ahmadi Architects and Engineers (IAAAE) have started the installation of solar power devices to illuminating villages or rural communities that never had electricity. The solar panel projects are being installed in twenty five (25) villages in the Southwest states of , […]
US denial of involvement in YPG-Daesh Raqqa deal contradicts field realities, Erdoğan says
SERDAR KARAGÖZ @serdarkaragoz DOHA President Erdoğan (L) said U.S. forces have been involved in the fight against Daesh on the ground alongside YPG forces in Raqqa. The U.S. denying […]
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri accepts exile in France as Saudi Arabia no longer feels like a home away from home
It’s worth remembering how much Saad Hariri liked – and quite probably still does like – Saudi Arabia Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices Thursday 16 November 2017 Hariri has […]
Secret convoy let hundreds of IS fighters escape
13 November 2017 The BBC has uncovered details of a deal that let hundreds of IS fighters – including foreign militants – and their families escape from Raqqa in Syria, […]
No end in sight for Saudi-Iran proxy war
Mohamad Bazzi For The Straits Times Published The Middle East suddenly hurtled towards a regional conflict over the past week, after Saudi Arabia charged that a missile fired at its capital from Yemen was provided to rebels by Iran and constituted “an act of war”. “Iran cannot lob missiles at […]
A Saudi prince is shaking up the Middle East — and may be pushing it toward war
Recent moves by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, have exploited and exacerbated the Middle East’s deep sectarian divides. Laura King and Nabih BulosContact Reporter From the rocky Mediterranean coast […]
Divided Srebrenica awaits Mladic verdict 22 years after massacre
Reuters International This content was published on November 15, 2017 FILE PHOTO: Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic appears in court at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former […]
With just one mosque, Belgrade’s Muslims are forced to improvise
Reuters International This content was published on November 15, 2017 Muslims attend evening prayer at the Bajrakli mosque in the district of Dorcol in Belgrade, Serbia July 9, 2013. REUTERS/Marko […]
Pakistan’s long-persecuted Ahmadi minority fear becoming election scapegoat
Source: Swiss Info By Saad Sayeed RABWAH, Pakistan (Reuters) – Crammed into buses and mini-vans, more than 10,000 Pakistanis travelled to a mosque on the outskirts of the small Punjabi […]
Khawaja Muhammad Asif : India-Pakistan conflict taints Swiss honorary doctorate ceremony
This content was published on November 15, 2017 5:08 PMNov 15, 2017 – 17:08 Pakistan’s foreign minister was not diplomatic about India in his acceptance speech (Geneva School of Diplomacy) While accepting an honorary doctorate from the Geneva School of Diplomacy, Pakistan’s foreign minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif called India […]
Welcome to the new Zimbabwe!
Ben De Pear 15 Nov 2017 Welcome to the new Zimbabwe! It’s a lot like the old one from before – so said a friend in Harare as news spread that what is called a “bloodless correction” has restored Zimbabwe’s Chimurenga – struggle or war vet generation to supremacy. The […]
A moral obligation
Nov 15,2017 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Even though the plight of the Palestinian refugees gets at times forgotten amidst the growing refugee crisis worldwide, they cannot forget their predicament, and neither should the international community whose complicity or inaction gave rise to their dispossession. It is the West that robbed […]
Alliances, interests and fate of some countries
Nov 15,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to Tehran was a show of solidarity with Iran at a time the country is facing […]