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.
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP WELLINGTON New Zealand sits atop a previously unknown continent — mostly submerged beneath the South Pacific — that should be recognised with the name Zealandia, scientists said Friday. Researchers said Zealandia was a distinct geological entity and met all the criteria applied to Earth’s seven […]
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL File Photo As reconstruction work of the train line between Istanbul and Kapıkule customs gate on the border with Bulgaria has come to an end, train services between Turkey’s largest city and the Bulgarian capital Sofia are set to start as of Feb. 20. […]
Reuters International FEB 18, 2017 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers her speech during the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (reuters_tickers) MUNICH (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday said Europe’s ties with Russia remained challenging, but it was important to […]
The media circus that is the current administration will come to an end soon, and politics will go back to normal. But what will we do for entertainment? Robert Fisk @indyvoices Not long after the Lebanese civil war ended more than a quarter of a century ago, I found my […]
Our Source: Swiss Info Reporting by Shadia Nasralla and Andrea Shalal; Writing by Michelle Martin; Editing by Michael Nienaber MUNICH (Reuters) – German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen warned […]
The Local news@thelocal.ch 17 February 2017 Minors are among those applying for asylum. File photo: Federal Office for Migraiton A Swiss government pilot project expected to launch this year promises to improve care and accommodation for underage asylum seekers. In a written answer on Thursday to a parliamentary question the […]
SOURCE: ISMAILIMAIL POSTED ON FEBRUARY 17, 2017 MP Arif Virani, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, speaking on behalf of the governing party in support of Motion 103 that deals with Systemic Racism and Religious Discrimination. Mr. Arif Virani (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (Multiculturalism), Lib.): […]
AFP/Getty Images Broken Land Five years after the uprising that led to the downfall of Qaddafi, Libya is a failed state, torn apart by rival militias. ISIS is growing stronger by the day, and poorly armed makeshift militias are all that stand in its way. BuzzFeed News’ Borzou Daragahi reports […]
Source: Reuters International and Swiss Info By Luke Baker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As he stood on the podium next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump said […]
HELP FOR VICTIMS By Isobel Leybold-Johnson FEB 16, 2017 – 11:00 A widespread issue – Moroccan women look at photographs of under-age brides during an exhibition in Rabat (AFP) When Jasmin D, a young woman of Tamil origin faced a forced marriage, she found support from the Bern city authorities. […]
For reading the full book, please click here: https://www.alislam.org/library/books/IslamsResponseToContemporaryIssues.pdf by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV. Foreword to the Present Edition Hadrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad rh, the fourth successor […]
Source: Telegraph This is an old news from 2015 By Robert Tait, Jerusalem Head of Lehava, known for violent campaign against Jew-Arab assimilation, risks arrest with public defence of setting fire to Holy Land churches The leader of a far-Right Israeli group has risked arrest by apparently voicing support for […]
There was laughter. Not because this was an intended joke by Donald Trump, but because his words were so flippant, so careless, so ignorant, so utterly deplorable, that laughter was the only psychological human release available to sane men and women after such tragic frivolity Robert Fisk @indyvoices Donald Trump’s […]
Stewart Bell | February 16, 2017 | HandoutA mob attacked the minority Ahmadiyya community’s mosque in Dulmial village, Chakwal. TORONTO — Rashid Ahmed answered the phone at his suburban home in Mississauga this week, which would not be unusual except for the fact that he is being investigated by Pakistani […]
BY NIMIRA DEWJI POSTED ON FEBRUARY 15, 2017 Carpets were probably first made by nomadic peoples to cover the earthen floor in their tents and to keep them warm. By the fifth century BCE, carpet making was a highly artistic craft. The oldest surviving carpet is believed to be one […]
Source: LA Times After a tense campaign marred by religious protests and phone-tapping allegations made by a former president, Indonesia’s capital will have to wait two more months to learn who will run the city of 10 million people. Incumbent Gov. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as “Ahok,” will face a runoff […]
LOCAL NEWS VALENCIA WICKER PUBLISHED: 02/16/17 12:26 AM EST. Every Wednesday evening, the first floor lobby of the Rardin Family Practice Center is turned into a registration area for patients in need of free healthcare. “The motivation is to serve people from different cultural and religious backgrounds and from different […]
Press Release (english) 16 February, 2017 CIA espionage orders for the last French presidential election All major French political parties were targeted for infiltration by the CIA’s human (“HUMINT”) and electronic (“SIGINT”) spies in the seven months leading up to France’s 2012 presidential election. The revelations are contained within three […]
The University Consultant, Prof. Ayo Omotayo of the Lagos State University said that MIU will be one of the best Universities in a short time. Times of Ahmad | News Watch | UK Desk Source/Credit: Vanguard Nigeria By Haroon Balogun | February 10, 2017 The groundbreaking of Minaret International University, […]
A suicide attack in a popular shrine in southern Pakistan has killed at least 50 people, reports say. The bomber blew himself up among devotees in the shrine of Sufi […]