Vladimir Putin is positioning himself as the main player in the Middle East
It would be Russia who does the rebuilding of Syria after the war and Saudi Arabia who paid for it. The two vast oil nations now seem to be set […]
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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.
Peace promoted in third Ahmadiyya Muslim peace conference
Nick Kituno journo_kituno Reporter – Wandsworth The third peace conference which aims to promote ‘loyalty, freedom, respect and equality’ was held by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Tooting last week. Shadow […]
Staying the Course in Afghanistan – How to Fight the Longest War
By Kosh Sadat and Stan McChrystal The cigarette glowed red as he took a drag, and the smoke rose rapidly as he exhaled. It had been a long afternoon. It had been a long war. It was February 2010, and after months establishing a relationship, Pakistan’s chief of army staff, […]
“Greater Israel”: The Zionist Plan for the Middle East
The Infamous “Oded Yinon Plan”. Introduction by Michel Chossudovsky By Israel Shahak Global Research, September 02, 2017 Association of Arab-American University Graduates, Inc. Global Research Editor’s Note The following document pertaining to the formation of “Greater Israel” constitutes the cornerstone of powerful Zionist factions within the current Netanyahu government, the Likud […]
Fewer migrants entitled to join family in Germany – study
Reuters International This content was published on October 19, 2017 1:25 PMOct 19, 2017 – 13:25 Leaders of the German Green Party Anton Hofreiter, Michael Kellner and Katrin Goering-Eckardt together with leaders of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) Christian Lindner and Wolfgang Kubicki are seen on the balcony of […]
Bulgaria deputy PM wants new laws to stifle radical Islam
Reuters International This content was published on October 19, 2017 SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria should tighten rules on foreign financing for religious communities and restrict visits by foreign clerics to help counter the potential spread of radical Islam, deputy prime minister Krasimir Karakachanov said on Thursday. Karakachanov is a co-leader […]
Lies! Swiss pressure on Koran distributing group grows
This content was published on October 19, 2017 3:14 PMOct 19, 2017 – 15:14 Apart from canton Bern, the group is also not welcome in Zurich and Basel City (Getty […]
Myanmar: Who are the Rohingya?
28 Sept 2017 THE ROHINGYA Who are they? Where are they from? How are they persecuted? How many have fled? What does Myanmar say? What does Bangladesh say? What does […]
Tama’s Tales Is Switzerland being ‘Muslimised’?
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43586936&locale=en Embed code This content was published on October 12, 2017 5:00 PMOct 12, 2017 – 17:00 Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. This week, […]
naturalisation row: Decision to deny citizenship to Turkish woman reversed (in Switzerland)
By swissinfo.ch and agencies October 18, 2017 9:08 PMOct 18, 2017 – 21:08 The woman was initially rejected due to her being insufficiently integrated.(Keystone) A local parliament in eastern […]
Daesh Syria stronghold Raqqa falls, but where are its fighters?
By AFP – Oct 18,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by US special forces, celebrate at the frontline in the Daesh group’s crumbling stronghold of Raqqa on Monday (AFP photo) BEIRUT — The Daesh terror group has lost its Syrian stronghold Raqqa, but the fate […]
An Israeli Politician on the future of Palestine and Jordan
Ted Belman, editor and publisher of Israpundit – Oct. 9, 2017 EDITOR’S NOTE: A MUST-SEE VIDEO speaking of concrete plans to push out all Palestinians from Palestine to Jordan. https://youtu.be/2_2jJpjU3zA Ted Belman, editor and publisher of Israpundit – Oct. 9, 2017 youtu.be Ted Belman, editor and publisher of Israpundit […]
Syrian town struggles to cope alone after key victory over Daesh
By Reuters – Oct 17,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A photo taken on Saturday in the Kurdish town of Kobani in northern Syria shows members of the Kurdish People’s Protection […]
ISLAMIC BANKING … some information …
Islamic Banking The Islamic Financial system What is Islamic Banking? Islamic Banking Principles Rule of Permissibility Prohibition of Interest Other Key Prohitbitions Islamic Economics Order Wealth and Islam Profit-Loss-Sharing and Financing Modes Pricing Transactions linked to Interest-rate Benchmark Islam’s Approach to Ethical Investment Shari’ah Authenticity Shari’ah Supervisory Board [Religious […]
Kazakhstan lifts visa requirements to boost tourism, investment
By AFP Published Tuesday, January 03, 2017 Kazakhstan said Tuesday it had lifted visa requirements for citizens of the European Union, OECD countries and a number of other states in […]
Self-inflicted wound – The US and UNESCO
Oct 17,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif It would be naïve to believe that the US decision to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation […]
Muslim World League chief, Singaporean president hold talks to promote tolerance, human coexistence
Mohammed Al-Sulami | Published — Wednesday 18 October 2017 JEDDAH: The president of the Republic of Singapore, Halimah Yacob, has received and welcomed the secretary-general of the Muslim World League […]
Israel carries out ‘large-scale’ raids on Palestinian media firms
AFP | Published — Wednesday 18 October 2017 HEBRON, Palestinian Territories: Israeli forces raided Palestinian media offices across the occupied West Bank overnight in what a military spokeswoman on Wednesday called a “large-scale operation” against incitement. The raids on eight companies came hours after the Israeli government declared that […]
View from Turkey: Time for cautious optimism on Iraq
İLNUR ÇEVIK @ilnurcevik Information from Irbil shows that there is a growing pessimism and an atmosphere of dejection especially among the Barzani administration people. This is only normal because they embarked on a mission impossible by insisting on holding a referendum for independence which was not only illegal but […]
Kurdish forces withdraw to June 2014 lines – Iraqi Army Commander
Reuters International This content was published on October 18, 2017 BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Kurdish Peshmerga forces have retreated to positions they held in northern Iraq in June 2014 in response to an Iraqi army advance into the region after a Kurdish independence referendum rejected by Baghdad, a senior Iraqi commander […]