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.
They’re heavily veiled, believe in polygamy and have to follow thousands of rules. Yet increasing numbers of young and educated British women are converting to Salafism. Academic researcherAnabel Inge managed to gain unprecedented access to them – though at first they mistook her for a spy Anabel Inge Salafism, often […]
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL Published November 22, 2016 Painter and decorative artist Tünzale Memmedzade wrote Quranic verses on silk. Nov. 2016. (AA Photo) Azerbaijani painter and decorative artist Tünzale Memmedzade has transcribed the Quran onto transparent silk pages. Memmedzade, a 33-year-old artist, used 50 meters of transparent black silk, […]
Nov 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL At a press conference held on the sidelines of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Peru last week, US President Barack Obama showed gloom and doom about the Syrian situation and gave the distinct impression that Washington was and is helpless about doing […]
Nov 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Mahmoud N. Zidan While driving the other Friday, I could not help but notice the hustle and bustle of olive pickers: the combined joy of their gathering together, eating out under an olive tree, chitchatting, joking and occasionally singing, all of which interspersed with shouts […]
What a beautiful night it was… What a nice dream… What wonderful hopes they were… The whole country was waiting for the decision from Brussels… That night on Oct. 5, 2005, then Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan, insisting on pursuing Turkey’s membership of the European Union, was enshrined in all of […]
Great Britain Scotland To go to the shop, dentist or pub, Foula’s residents have to travel across 20 miles of open ocean. Photographer Jeff J Mitchell visited the Shetland isle to see what it’s really like. By Amanda Ruggeri 22 November 2016 Severe but spectacular Closer to Norway than they […]
Saturday 26 November 2016 leader of Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro Alwaght- The legendary leader of Cuban revolution and former president of the country who was known for leading the anti-US movements in the South American countries, Fidel Castro died, state TV announced on Saturday. The late leader was 90 at the […]
By David Frey Special to The News-Post Nov 18, 2016 Courtesy photo From left, Shahina Bashir, Fauzia Rehan and Nabeela Malik volunteer at the soup kitchen in Frederick as part of their spiritual work. The women were more nervous than usual last Friday as they arrived to serve food at […]
By Arthur Brice, CNN November 26, 2016 Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies at 90 02:26 Story highlights Castro dominated the small island nation for decades One of the few people on the planet who could be identified by one name (CNN)Fidel Castro, the Cuban despot who famously proclaimed […]
HILAL KAPLAN@hilal_kaplan The European Parliament (EP) overwhelmingly decided to freeze negotiations on Turkey’s EU accession. Even though the decision is not “legally binding,” the current outcome is more than that. I disagree with EU Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik’s statement that the decision is “null and void.” On the contrary, this […]
Reuters International NOV 25, 2016 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a meeting at the lower house of parliament Bundestag on 2017 budget in Berlin, Germany, November 23, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (reuters_tickers) BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union and Turkey must honour their commitments to each other, German Chancellor Angela […]
UNACCOMPANIED MINORS By Stefania Summermatter NOV 25, 2016 – 11:00 An unaccompanied minor sits in a transit centre for asylum seekers in Davos (Keystone) The number of migrant children arriving in Switzerland unaccompanied by a parent has increased tenfold in the past decade, with more than 2,700 asking for asylum […]
by Mirza Tahir Ahmad … it is a guidance for the righteous, Who believe in the unseen…1 (click to enlarge) O BELIEVE IN THE ‘UNSEEN’ is a fundamental constituent of the Muslim faith as mentioned in the verse quoted above. But as has been well demonstrated in the previous […]
By Webmaster – November 26, 2016 TURKEY on Thursday dismissed a European Parliament vote backing a freeze in accession talks with Ankara as having ‘no significance’ and lacking vision. Reacting to adoption of a non-binding motion on the issue by the European Parliament, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said […]
IMAGES STAFF DESK REPORT This hilarious video features some pretty ugly questions One of the questions was: Do Muslims have sex in Ramadan… “What’s the weirdest thing you’ve been asked about being Muslim?” American Muslims answer this question with the most absurd things they’ve been asked, and the result? Hilarious […]
European countries and America have also joined the efforts to stop the flames Harry Cockburn SOURCE: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-fire-palestine-help-combat-wildfires-after-terrorism-claims-a7438501.html CLICK FOR VIDEO! blob:http%3A//www.independent.co.uk/ca3ccec1-7807-494d-9959-70f62b291b20
by Mirza Tahir Ahmad Divine Revelation and Rationality N another chapter we briefly covered the progress of Muslim thought and intellectual pursuits in many areas of human interest. During that period, although Muslim enquiry was predominantly influenced by Quranic teachings and the traditions of the Holy Prophetsa, it could not […]
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth Mirza Tahir Ahmad Part IV The Nature of Revelation HAT IS REVELATION? Is revelation merely a term used to describe the conscious or subconscious exploration of one’s inner world, or is its source an external being, whose knowledge transcends that of humans? Even people who […]
NOV 24, 2016 – 15:08 An extended mission in Kosovo, only smaller (Keystone) After more than a decade of helping to keep the peace in Kosovo, Switzerland plans to maintain its armed contingent in the western Balkans country but is reducing the size of the force. The Swiss cabinet on […]
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES CAIRO Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities Photo Egypt has unearthed a more than 7,000-year-old city and cemetery dating back to its First Dynasty in the southern province of Sohag, the Antiquities Ministry said on Wednesday. The city and cemetery – likely home to senior functionaries and grave […]