Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi set to open in 2017
Source: MSN By Neha Bhatia A Hindu temple currently under construction in Abu Dhabi will be completed in 2017, its development team has announced. B R Shetty, vice chairman and […]
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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.
The Corleones of Kabul : The U.S.–Afghan Divorce and the Karzai Family
By Jonah Blank In This Review A Kingdom of Their Own: The Family Karzai and the Afghan Disaster Joshua Partlow Foreign observers of Afghanistan tend to think of former President Hamid Karzai’s government as a clan of corrupt thugs, led by a feckless, petulant whiner. In this narrative, Karzai was […]
Counternarcotics, Terrorism & Intelligence Report: US Must Address Massive Revenue Streams Funding ISIS
By: Amanda Vicinanzo, Online Managing Editor 10/12/16 US efforts to curb the explosive growth of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will be futile if the nation fails to address the diverse revenue streams fueling the terrorist organization, according to a new report released by Homeland Security Chairman […]
PARALLELS BETWEEN ISLAMIC AND ETHICAL BANKING
Professor Rodney Wilson, Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham Islamic banks often describe themselves as being providers of ethical financial services, but they do not spell out explicitly what is meant by this or its significance. The word ethical is used as a label, and equated […]
Russian Government Officials Told To Immediately Bring Back Children Studying Abroad
by Tyler Durden Oct 12, 2016 In Europe, when it gets serious, you have to lie… at least if you are an unelected bureaucrat like Jean-Claude Juncker. In Russia, however, when it gets serious, attention immediately turns to the children. Which is why we read a report in Russian website […]
Joke of the day: Giving Sad News To A Troop and … an Eagle was sitting on a tree
The Captain called the Sergeant in. “Sarge, I just got a telegram that Private Jones’ mother died yesterday. Better go tell him and send him in to see me.” So the Sergeant calls for his morning formation and lines up all the troops. “Listen up, men,” says the Sergeant. “Johnson, […]
World faces cold-war-era threat levels, says former MI6 chief
Sir John Sawers says Moscow has shifted balance of power but criticises Boris Johnson’s call for demo outside embassy Sir John Sawers: ‘We are not treating Russia and China as major powers that can cause us a great deal of damage.’ Photograph: Elyse Marks/Edelman/PA Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Wednesday 12 […]
20-year-old Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces during clashes in Silwan
OCT. 12, 2016 20-year-old Ali Atef Shyoukhi (Photo: Wadi Hilweh Information Center) JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — A 20-year-old Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces Tuesday night during clashes that erupted in the town of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem just south of the Old City, amid ongoing violent police […]
Israelis perform religious rituals at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound ahead of Yom Kippur
OCT. 11, 2016 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Scores of Jewish Israelis entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Tuesday and performed religious rituals on the occasion of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.The Islamic Endowment (Waqf) in charge of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound reported that 156 Israelis escorted by Israeli police toured […]
WW3: Russian-Islamic Alliance described in Holy Quran?
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Promoted posts: A Gem, A Quranic Verse: Is the Ukrainian Blood Holier Than the Middle Eastern? and Is Russian Orthodox Church, Catholic Church, Hamas, Shiite Islam in Iran or Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Force for Good? Source: Russian Defense […]
Turkish army says Islamic State putting up ‘stiff resistance’ in Syria
Reuters International OCT 12, 2016 A Turkish Army military vehicle, with the Syrian town of Kobani in the background, patrols on the Turkish-Syrian border in Suruc in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, June 26, 2015. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (reuters_tickers) ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Islamic State militants in northern Syria are putting up “stiff […]
Don’t let the Tories tell you that making women show their passports while giving birth will save the NHS
You can’t have an isolationist policy on climate change, global terrorism, weapons deals, international cyber-crime, the Zika virus epidemic or the refugee crisis – and you can’t have an isolationist policy on birth Holly Baxter @h0llyb4xter 28 comments It is pointless for Theresa May’s Government to demand passports before giving […]
Putin ups the stakes in Syria
Oct 11,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Russia is playing a dangerous game in Syria and it is raising the stakes there so hastily that pundits are now talking about a sharp dip, and heightened tension, in US-Russian ties, the kind of which we have not seen since the […]
Was a women’s boat an existential threat?
Oct 11,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZI BAROUD The Israeli official narrative regarding its conflict with the Palestinians is deliberately confounding because a muddled up discourse is convenient. It allows the narrator to pick and choose half-truths at will in order to create a falsified version of reality. For instance, […]
The Sykes-Picot ‘curse’
Oct 11,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH Analysts often refer to the 100-year-old Sykes-Picot agreement as the underlying cause of the problems the Arab world has been facing for decades. While they condemn the agreement that divided the Arab world and imposed artificial lines between the states that […]
US election should be scrapped!
LINDA HEARD | Published — Tuesday 11 October 2016 Linda Heard The upcoming US presidential election needs a redo. Both candidates are generally disliked and both are embroiled in various kinds of scandals. Neither is of the caliber to lead America, never mind the so-called free world. In a perfect […]
The Iraqi Red Crescent Society in the Holy Karbala mobilizes its humanitarian and material efforts for the visit of the Tenth of Muharram
from Iraqi Red Crescent Society Published on 11 Oct 2016 —View Original The Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) / Karbala branch has mobilized all its humanitarian and material efforts for the visit of the Tenth of Muharram to provide the medical services and service to the visitors. Where the IRCS […]
“Color of Whisper” puts spotlight on Ashura
Culture October 9, 2016 TEHRAN – “Color of Whisper”, an exhibition of posters and typography inspired by Ziyarat Ashura, a salutatory prayer to Imam Hussein (AS) and other martyrs of the battle of Ashura, is underway at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran. The collection of fifteen huge posters created […]
Stirring more problems?
Oct 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL With Moscow deciding to increase its military involvement in Syria and establish a permanent military base in the country, tension between it and Washington can be expected to increase, hopefully not to crisis level. The world has plenty of those and could ill […]
Allies Saudi Arabia, Egypt in rare public spat over Syria
By AP – Oct 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES In this March 28, 2015 file photo provided by Egypt’s state news agency MENA, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi (right) talks with Saudi King Salman after the king arrived in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AP photo) CAIRO — Close allies […]