‘War on terror is our collective challenge’
By JT – Nov 19,2015 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The war on terror is a global war that “we should fight together as one”, according to His Majesty King […]
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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.
Religion should not be used to fight radicalism
Nov 18,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – DAOUD KUTTAB In fighting the scourge of radicalism and religious fundamentalism, one of the strategies is to use religion. Proponents of this approach vary from those who insist that Daesh and its ideology is simply built on a warped understanding of religion to those who […]
Rohingya and the Burmese generals
Nov 17,2015 – RAMZI BAROUD – JORDAN TIMES Writing in the New York Times in the article titled “Myanmar generals set the state for their own exit”, Thomas Fuller expressed his and the media’s failure to recognise the total fraud that is Burmese democracy. “The official results are still […]
France’s unresolved Algerian war sheds light on the Paris attack
Voices France’s unresolved Algerian war sheds light on the Paris attack The French-Algerian identity of one of the attackers demonstrates how France’s savage 1956-62 war in Algeria continues to infect today’s atrocities. Robert Fisk @indyvoices Monday 16 November 2015 60 comments 2K People weep as they gather to observe a […]
Francois Hollande’s ‘war’ with Isis won’t stand in the way of France’s arms deals with Saudi Arabia
Despite the President’s huffing and puffing about war the spiritual mentors of the militants will be left untouched Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices The country which lent its Sunni-Wahhabi […]
King calls for united, holistic action to counter terrorism
By Jordan Times – Nov 17,2015 – Last updated at Nov 17,2015 His Majesty King Abdullah meets with Kosovo’s President Atifete Jahjaga in Pristina on Tuesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday started a European working tour in Kosovo, where he met […]
Russia’s great power game
OPINION Russia’s great power game It may be a dream for Putin to join a concert of powers in stabilising the Middle East, but it’s a forgivable one. 17 Nov 2015 After the Napoleonic wars, the so-called Congress of Vienna in 1815 brought together allies and enemies to create a […]
Paris terror: ‘Mastermind’ of attacks turned his back on ‘fantastic’ life, says father
The Independent David Connett A detailed picture of some of the killers behind the attacks in Paris has begun to emerge with many previously known to have travelled to Syria to fight for Isis. French officials described Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, as the “mastermind” of the attacks. Said to be the […]
Europe anti-refugee rhetoric swells after Paris attacks
REFUGEES Europe anti-refugee rhetoric swells after Paris attacks Far-right politicians call for borders to be sealed in wake of Paris assaults amid growing fears for refugees’ plight. Anealla Safdar | 17 Nov 2015 In the days after a wave of deadly attacks killed at least 129 people in Paris, a number […]
648. Commandment – Say, ‘Swear not; what is required is actual obedience in what is right.’
648. Commandment – Say, ‘Swear not; what is required is actual obedience in what is right [24:54] And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths that, if thou command them, they will surely go forth. Say, ‘Swear not; what is required is actual obedience in what is right. Surely, Allah is well aware of […]
Commandment 646 – Say, ‘Bring forward your witnesses who testify that Allah has forbidden this.’ If they bear witness, bear thou not witness with them …
[6:151] Say, ‘Bring forward your witnesses who testify that Allah has forbidden this.’ If they bear witness, bear thou not witness with them, nor follow thou the evil inclinations of those who treat Our Signs as lies and those who believe not in the Hereafter and who set up equals to […]
Invisible victims
Nov 16,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Everyone made nice when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to Washington last week. It was make up time. The administration sought to demonstrate that despite what the president referred to as their “minor difference” over the Iran deal, there were no remaining hard feelings. Three quarters […]
‘UNRWA to continue serving Palestinian refugees despite regional turmoil’
By Laila Azzeh – Nov 16,2015 – Last updated at Nov 16,2015 JORDAN TIMES DEAD SEA — UNRWA continues to offer a safe haven for Palestinian refugees, despite operating at a time of regional turmoil that complicates its mission, the agency’s commissioner general, Pierre Krahenbuhl, said Monday. After surviving a […]
What I Discovered From Interviewing Imprisoned ISIS Fighters : They’re drawn to the movement for reasons that have little to do with belief in extremist Islam.
By Lydia Wilson OCTOBER 21, 2015 No sooner am I settled in an interviewing room in the police station of Kirkuk, Iraq, than the first prisoner I am there to […]
Putin Plan: The Russian President’s Strategy for Syria
By Matthias Schepp in Moscow DPA President Vladimir Putin has been oddly quiet about the recent crash of a Russian jet in Egypt. A secret strategy paper suggests the Kremlin wants to find a political solution with the West on the issue of Syria. Pressure is mounting on Vladimir Putin […]
Did Prophet Mohammad warn us of ISIS?
Did Prophet Muhammad Warn Us of ISIS? Posted: 07/01/2015 BY KASHIF CHAUDHRY In separate attacks last week, ISIS terrorists killed 39 tourists at a beach resort in Tunisia, and close to 30 worshipers at a Shia Mosque in Kuwait. The onslaught came shortly after the group called on its militant […]
Coutts study reveals million pound philanthropic donor boom
By Dylan Lobo 16 Nov, 2015 at 10:39 An annual report from Coutts shows the number of UK donors giving more than £1 million to philanthropic causes surged last year. The Coutts Million Pound Donor Report showed there were 298 donations above the £1 million mark in 2014, the highest record figure since the report […]
647. Commandment – Regarding writing a WILL as the death approaches
647. Commandment –Regarding writing a WILL as the death approach [5:107] O ye who believe! the right evidence among you, when death presents itself to one of you, at the time of making a bequest, is of two just men from among you; or of two others not from among you, if you […]
How Science Brought Me Closer to God
Source: Huffington Post BY Kashif N. Chaudhry, Physician, writer and human rights activist I was born in a Muslim household to parents who laid great emphasis on spirituality and science. […]
Former DIA Chief Michael Flynn Says Rise of Islamic State was “a willful decision” and Defends Accuracy of 2012 Memo
Former DIA Chief Michael Flynn Says Rise of Islamic State was “a willful decision” and Defends Accuracy of 2012 Memo August 6, 2015 by Brad Hoff 18 Comments Lengthy discussion of the DIA memo begins at the 8:50 mark. In Al Jazeera’s latest Head to Head episode, former director of the […]