6,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean in two days
Epigraph: And whoso saves a life, it shall be as if he or she had given life to all mankind. (Al Quran 5:32/33) By AFP – May 07,2017 – JORDAN […]
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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.
Unprecedented cyber attacks wreak global havoc
By AFP – May 13,2017 – JORDAN TIMES In this posed photo, a woman points to the website of the NHS: East and North Hertfordshire notifying users of a […]
US closes in on $100bn deal to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia
Agreement believed to be close ahead of the US President’s visit to the country next week Steve Holland Washington The United States is close to completing a series of arms […]
DRUGS IN WAR: WHAT IS CAPTAGON, THE ‘JIHAD PILL’ USED BY ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS?
BY MIRREN GIDDA ON 5/12/17 Italian Police Seize $81 Million Libya Drug Shipment http://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.168.0_en.html#goog_1472310927 In the past three months investigators across Europe have intercepted thousands of pills of the Islamic […]
Gambian Authorities Urged To Safeguard Religious Freedoms
WRITTEN BY JOLLOF MEDIA NETWORK May 11, 2017 Members of the Gambia’s Ahmaddiya Muslim Jama’at (JollofNews) – Gambia’s Ahmaddiya Muslim Jama’at have called on the regime of President Adama Barrow to monitor and avert Muslim extremism for the peace, security and stability of the Gambia. Alhaji Ebrahima Mbowe, deputy Amir […]
So what if I wear a headscarf?
TAMA’S TALES: So what if I wear a headscarf? http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43171318&locale=en EMBED CODE MAY 11, 2017 – Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Some of her friends are Muslim and wear head scarves. Tama finds out how this has affected their lives. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch) http://www.swissinfo.ch
Indonesia: EDITORIAL: The test of our democracy
EDITORIAL: The test of our democracy EDITORIALThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Fri, May 12, 2017 | Inactive Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama attends the final hearing of his blasphemy trial at the North Jakarta District Court on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. The panel of judges declare him guilty for […]
‘Do not claim monopoly on religious truth’
Margareth S. AritonangThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Sat, May 13, 2017 | Against blasphemy: Hundreds of members of Islamic organizations stage a rally during Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama’s final hearing held at the Agriculture Ministry office on Jl. RM Harsono, Ragunan, South Jakarta, on Tuesday. (JP/Michael Hillary Hegarty) […]
Can Syria ever be repaired when its long civil war finally comes to an end?
Syria’s conflict will end with many more casualties and many more missing than the Lebanese civil war. Vast areas of towns and cities are razed to the ground Robert Fisk Beirut @indyvoices 2 days ago After its titanic civil war, can Syria remain a united state? And if it does […]
Trump and Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman are the most dangerous men in the world – and they’re meeting next week
Trump has already ordered greater US support for the Saudi war effort in Yemen, but the deputy crown prince will be primarily bidding for US backing for his confrontation with Iran Patrick Cockburn @indyworld 29 comments US President Donald Trump and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will meet […]
This is what the Quran actually says about blasphemy
Source: Independent By Qasim Rashid, who is an attorney and graduate of the Richmond School of Law Blasphemy laws began in Christian countries, and started appearing in Muslim majority countries after […]
Three Presiding Judges in Ahok Blasphemy Trial Receive Promotions
Three Presiding Judges in Ahok Blasphemy Trial Receive Promotions Jakarta. Three of the panel of five judges who presided in Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama’s blasphemy trial in the North Jakarta District Court, have been promoted. Dwiarso Budi Santiarto, who headed the panel, was appointed as a judge in the Denpasar High Court in […]
Grief, Courage as Thousands Light Candles for ‘Martyr of Democracy’
Jakarta. Tears streamed down the face of Nana Riwayatie as she spoke about the fate of her adoptive brother, Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, in front of a crowd of his supporters on Wednesday (10/05). Just a day earlier, the court sentenced the embattled Jakarta governor to two years in prison […]
Case filed over Mymensingh Ahmadiyya imam attack
Mymensingh Correspondent, bdnews24.com Published: 2017-05-10 One of the Imam’s attackers, identified as Abdul Ahad Mohammad Ullah, is in a hospital after being nabbed and beaten by locals The Ahmadiyya community in Mymensingh has started a police case over the attack on the imam of one of its mosques Late […]
Terrorism Studies: Certificate/Advanced Certificate/Individual Modules
World-leading online Terrorism Studies course Starts: June, October, February Online Learning Home Course Content Meet the Experts Fees & Admissions Online Learning In-Company Training LMS Login APPLY Study the characteristics […]
We planned to kill him three weeks back, says Ahmadiyya imam attacker
Published May 09, 2017 Ahad said he decided to kill the imam three weeks ago after learning how the latter had been leading the Muslims astray and converting them […]
Second-citizenship business booms amid global strife
BEN FLANAGAN | Published — Thursday 11 May 2017 Armand Arton. (Photo: Jonathan Glynn-Smith JEDDAH: Business might be booming for Armand Arton, but that does not necessarily mean the world […]
Muslims abroad must respect law on veils, MWL chief reiterates
ARAB NEWS | Published — Thursday 11 May 2017 Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa RIYADH: A Muslim World League (MWL) official has reiterated the position of its Secretary-General Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa that Muslims abroad must respect the laws of the land they live in. The official […]
Blasphemy verdict sinks Jakarta governor, elevates Islamic hardliner
Reuters International MAY 9, 2017 – Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama is seen inside a court during his trial for blasphemy in Jakarta, Indonesia May 9, 2017 in this […]
Jailing of Jakarta’s Christian governor reverberates across Indonesia
Reuters International MAY 10, 2017 – Supporters of former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, gather at city hall a day after after a court sentenced him […]