Malala calls on Muslims to respect Islam’s true message
Source: Arab News SHARJAH: Pakistan’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, giving a speech Wednesday in the UAE, urged Muslims to respect the “true message of Islam” and unite against […]
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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.
‘Ashura – History and Popular Legend
First Sermon: ‘Ashura – History and Popular Legend From a Shia’a point of view: Source: https://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/vol13-no3/ashura-misrepresentations-distortions-part-1-mutahhari/first-sermon-ashura (al-islam.org is a Shia’a website). (See this website to inform yourself about Shia’a’s points of view) In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord […]
Saudi Arabia draws record $67bn demand for first international bond
REUTERS | Published — Wednesday 19 October 2016 Saudi Arabia has reassured investors that it could stabilize state finances and reduce its dependence on oil. DUBAI/LONDON: Saudi Arabia attracted massive investor demand of about $67 billion on Wednesday for its first international bond offer, as the Kingdom allayed concern […]
Most US Syrians Arrivals Are Kids, Now Enrolling in School
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO, ASSOCIATED PRESS EL CAJON, Calif. — Oct 20, 2016 Seated at his desk at a suburban San Diego middle school, 12-year-old Abdulhamid Ashehneh tries not to let his mind wander to the painful memories of his life in civil war-torn Syria. His father disappeared suddenly four years […]
Camerawoman who kicked migrants takes film award
AGENCIES | Published — Thursday 20 October 2016 Petra Laszlo MADRID: Hungarian media said Wednesday that the camerawoman who was filmed last year kicking and trying to trip migrants near Hungary’s border with Serbia has accepted an award for a documentary. According to Hungarian media, Petra Laszlo, credited as the […]
Victims of Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla fear legal case will be dropped over new political deal
There is concern from plaintiffs that ‘politics is trampling on justice’ following an agreement to restore diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey, writes Robert Fisk Robert Fisk @indyvoices Tuesday 18 October 2016 66 comments Turkish cruise ship Mavi Marmara, carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid to Gaza, leaves from Sarayburnu port in […]
The liberal arts as antidote to political extremism in Mideast
Oct 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Ted Purinton and Allison Hodgkins With Daesh-inspired terror attacks becoming an almost routine occurrence, there is renewed attention on developing strategies for countering violent extremism across the globe. As we speak, studies are being commissioned, hearings held and conferences planned to develop and promote programmes […]
Evoking Ottoman past, Erdogan vows to tackle Turkey’s enemies abroad
‘From now on we will not wait for problems to come knocking on our door’ By Reuters – Oct 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during his meeting with mukhtars at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday (Reuters photo) ANKARA/ISTANBUL […]
UNESCO vote is about Israeli occupation, not Jewish history
Oct 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab The recent resolution that was approved by the world’s cultural body about the old city of Jerusalem, Al Haram Al Sharif and the Ibrahimi Mosque had nothing to do with Jews or Jewish history. A close reading of the resolutions passed by UNESCO […]
‘Jordan could ensure safety of Mosul citizens’
Oct 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Guardian cartoonist Martin Rowson got the war in Aleppo and Mosul right: he depicted two black-clad grim reapers, operating in shifts, covering the cityscapes with blood. This war is finally to be fought with exactly the same ferocity on two fronts, with the […]
UN aid agencies brace for possible displacement ‘catastrophe’ caused by military offensive in Mosul
UN Wednesday 19th October, 2016 18 October 2016 — United Nations humanitarian agencies operating in Iraq are bracing for what could be a displacement catastrophe requiring the largest and most complex global response in 2016, in the wake of the military offensive under way to oust terrorists from Mosul, the […]
In Mosul, the battle for hearts and minds may be won on Facebook
By David Patrikarakos Wed October 19, 2016 Mosul timeline: When can it be recaptured from ISIS? 03:05 Story highlights David Patrikarakos: Defeating ISIS means, above all, winning the narrative war The ability to stream events in real time on platforms such as Facebook is vital, he says David Patrikarakos is […]
Policeman dies after shooting by far-right gunman
Source: The Local Published: 19 Oct 2016 UPDATE: One of the police officers shot by a self-declared “Reichsbürger” extremist on Wednesday has since died due to his injuries, Bavarian officials […]
Huge increase in Britons seeking citizenship in EU states as Brexit looms
Across 18 countries, at least 2,800 Britons applied for citizenship in first eight months of 2016, with Denmark seeing biggest rise British expats in Berlin hold up signs calling for the UK to remain in the EU after the Brexit vote. Photograph: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images Sophia Schirmer Wednesday 19 October […]
How rivalry destroyed a country
Oct 18,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud “The United States has the power to decree the death of nations,” wrote Stephen Kinzer in the Boston Globe. Kinzer’s article was titled “The media are misleading the public on Syria”. In his piece, the scholar at a Brown University Institute contested that […]
Asylum requests in Switzerland tumble
OCT 18, 2016 – Asylum seekers play cards in a chalet near Villars-sur-Ollon in the Vaud Alps (Keystone) Requests for asylum in Switzerland were down by almost half in the third quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2015, the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) reported […]
Boy asks mother for two lunches to ensure his classmate does not go hungry
Josette Duran spoke about her pride in her son on Facebook Andrew Buncombe New York @AndrewBuncombe 0:07 / 0:38 Not one sandwich, but two. And to go with them, two packets of chips and two cartons of yoghurt. For several months, Josette Duran packed her son two lunches to take […]
Saudi Arabia cannot go on throwing every decent man who speaks out on human rights into jail
If the King really wants his country to be a ‘pioneering global model of excellence on all fronts’ then what is he doing shutting Saudis who want basic freedoms and rights in the clink? Robert Fisk @indyvoices Activists who have spoken out about human rights abuses have been given lengthy prison sentences and travel […]
THE DALAI LAMA IN SWITZERLAND
Pilgrimage from China to Oerlikon By Thomas Kern, Luigi Jorio POLITICS Religion Several thousand people gathered in Zurich on October 14 to see the Dalai Lama, the highest authority in […]
THE CONCEPT OF JUSTICE IN ISLAM
By Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan Judge of the International Court of Justice Published by: Bait-ul-Zafar 86-71 Palo Alto Street Hollis, NY 11423 Phone: (718) 479-3345 Phone/Fax: (718) 479-3346 The Concept of Justice in Islam A broad definition of justice, of course, is to render to everyone his due. Islam, however, […]