The spirit of Mandela in Palestine
May 03,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD I had mixed feelings when I learned that Palestine erected a statue of Nelson Mandela, the iconic South African anti-apartheid leader. On one hand, […]
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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.
Keeping Iraq from disintegrating
May 03,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Iraq’s political system is on the verge of collapse and the events of the past few days raised serious questions about the viability of the state amid the popular backlash that has crippled the government and divided lawmakers. Leading the rebellion […]
The Afghan war and the feeling of abandonment
The conflict with the Taliban looks unlikely to end any time soon. Afghans are losing hope their situation will improve. 03 May 2016 00:47 GMT The 2001 US invasion dramatically changed the way Afghans live in a way they could not have imagined [EPA] ABOUT THE AUTHOR Qais Azimy Qais Azimy […]
How to Build a Global Islamic Finance Centre
Ambrose 2nd May 2016 Current Islamic Finance Hubs Lack Clustering Critical Mass Article Overview [hide] 1 Current Islamic Finance Hubs Lack Clustering Critical Mass 1.1 What Islamic Finance Hubs can Learn from London’s Success and Tokyo’s Failure 1.2 Existing Islamic Finance Hubs 1.3 The Key Stages of Development 1.4 Development […]
The Sexual Misery of the Arab World
Lire en français (Read in French) | اقرأ المقال بالعربية (Read in Arabic) Contributing Op-Ed Writer By KAMEL DAOUD FEB. 12, 2016 Photo CreditEiko Ojala ORAN, Algeria — AFTER Tahrir came Cologne. After the square came sex. The Arab revolutions of 2011 aroused enthusiasm at first, but passions have since […]
Black in Algeria? Then You’d Better Be Muslim
By KAMEL DAOUD MAY 2, 2016 CreditSébastien Thibault ORAN, Algeria — For a few years now, families of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been gathering at major street crossings in the large cities of northern Algeria. They come to beg for alms, wearing grotesque outfits: oversize veils for the women, […]
Entries for Islamic Economy Award open
Submissions for the eight categories of the 2016 award close July 31, 2016 Published: 16:45 May 3, 2016 Staff Report Dubai: Submissions opened on Tuesday for the Islamic Economy Award that will be awarded at the Global Islamic Economy Summit in October, the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre said in […]
On his own …Mu
The King had allowed a pet elephant loose near Nasrudin’s village, and it was destroying crops. The people decided to go in a body to Tamerlane to protest. Nasrudin, because he had been known to amuse the King at times, was appointed leader of the delegation. So overawed were they […]
What’s That You’re Wearing? A Guide to Muslim Veils
WHAT IN THE WORLD What’s That You’re Wearing? A Guide to Muslim Veils What in the World By RUSSELL GOLDMAN MAY 3, 2016 Photo CreditIllustration by Antonio de Luca They are banned in France, mandated in Saudi Arabia and a fashion statement in Indonesia. Veils for Muslim women come in […]
UK government running ‘covert’ propaganda campaign to stop Muslims joining Isis
Unit uses local community groups to spread its anti-extremism message – without revealing its government links Caroline Mortimer @cjmortimer The Home Office has defended the existence of Ricu saying they are only to ‘stop people becoming suicide bombers’ Getty Images The UK government has launched a secret propaganda campaign […]
With five-year delay, CIA ‘live-tweets’ Bin Laden raid
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE | Published — Tuesday 3 May 2016 WASHINGTON: The CIA has marked the anniversary of the killing of Osama Bin Laden by live-tweeting — with a five-year delay — the raid by US special forces on the Al-Qaeda founder’s compound in Pakistan. Using the hashtag #UBLRaid, […]
Saudi Arabia: Binladin ‘lost billions’ since Makkah crane crash; 77,000 expats given final exit visas, say reports
Arab News | Published — Tuesday 3 May 2016 RIYADH: Saudi Binladin Group has lost billions since the government refused to grant it additional contracts after last year’s crane crash in Makkah that killed 107 people, for which the firm was found partially responsible, according to a local media report […]
‘From Cairo to Goldberg’
May 02,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby Earlier this month, “The Atlantic” magazine featured a cover story, “The Obama Doctrine”, written by Jeffery Goldberg. Based on the author’s many hours of interviews with President Barack Obama, the story represents an attempt to find a coherent framework with which […]
Plea for Syria
May 02,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Following his Friday briefing to the UN Security Council, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura called on the US and Russian leaders to help salvage the “barely alive” ceasefire in Syria “from a total collapse”. Since the cessation of hostilities is “hanging […]
Anger as Basel pool bans ‘maxi burqinis’
Australian model Mecca Laalaa in a tight-fitting Islamic swimsuit, or burqini. File photo: AFP Anger as Basel pool bans ‘maxi burqinis’ Published: 29 Apr 2016 12:23 GMT+02:00 Updated: 29 Apr 2016 14:00 GMT+02:00 A swimming pool in Basel which is popular with Muslims has banned certain types of burqinis as […]
Mr. Blair, please do not beat the drums of war
By Matin Moslem May 2, 2016 TEHRAN- In spite of being sinful, President Nixon was on the belief that “a good politician is the one who listen more than talk, do not take action hastily and learn lesson from the past!” However, the 37th U.S. president had not observed this […]
No place for racism in Islam
Deana Nassar | Published — Friday 1 April 2016 Islam with its universal concept of brotherhood rejects all artificial and man-made marks of distinction. When listening to the radio, reading newspapers, surfing the Net or watching television, we are confronted daily with the same sad news: Violence, crime, wars […]
Israeli Arabs more optimistic about two-state solution than Arabs living in the Palestinian territories
Fact Tank – Our Lives in Numbers April 27, 2016 By Angelina E. Theodorou and Jacob Poushter1 comment The idea that an independent Palestinian state can peacefully coexist with Israel has been the cornerstone of many Arab-Israeli peace initiatives in recent years. But while significant shares of Israeli Arabs and […]
Will Israel ever learn?
Apr 30,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI The Israeli government committed last week one more strategic mistake that will, in the long run, have a serious impact both on Israelis and on Palestinians. Nearly three decades ago, military occupation authorities in the West Bank and Gaza deported 415 Palestinian […]
Potential jihadis monitored as fewer leave Switzerland
Intelligence report May 2, 2016 – 16:02 Markus Seiler, head of the Federal Intelligence Service, presented his department’s latest report on Monday. (Keystone) In its latest report, the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) has said it is monitoring the social media activity of about 400 potential jihadis. However, no individuals have […]