Iran and Saudi Arabia Exchange Heated Words After Execution of Shiite Cleric
By BEN HUBBARD and THOMAS ERDBRINKJAN. 3, 2016 BAGHDAD — A war of words between Middle East rivals escalated on Sunday, with the supreme leader of Iran warning that […]
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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.
Do immigrants have to integrate to be happy in Switzerland?
By Jeannie Wurz http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/swi/inline?urn=urn:swi:audio:41845760 SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES DOWNLOAD MP3 FILE JAN 3, 2016 – 11:00 Living in a foreign country can be challenging, no matter how old you are. How well you adapt depends on the support available from family, friends, and the community. SWISSINFO.CH
Hundreds attend funeral of 17 Palestinians from Hebron
Hundreds attend funeral of 17 Palestinians from Hebron National News Related Articles IOF break into Bethlehem, violent clashes break out PNN/Hebron This Saturday afternoon hundreds of people are gathering together in Hebron for the funeral of 17 Palestinians whose bodies were returned to their families yesterday by the Israeli occupation forces. […]
Historic Vatican accord with Palestine takes effect
Source: AFP and Yahoo News January 2, 2016 The Vatican signed the accord in June, just over two years after the Roman Catholic Church recognised the Palestinian territories as a sovereign state […]
Syrian army launches assault against rebels near border with Israel
By Reuters – Dec 31,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A man carries an injured child amidst rubble near a burning vehicle in a site damaged from what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Assad in the town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria on Wednesday […]
Saudi Arabia’s executions were worthy of Isis – so will David Cameron and the West now stop their grovelling to its oil-rich monarchs?
The executions were certainly an unprecedented Saudi way of welcoming in the New Year – if not quite as publicly spectacular as the firework display in Dubai which went ahead alongside the burning of one of the emirate’s finest hotels Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices 233 comments Saudi Defence […]
Young Montrealers collect food to send larger message
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association are delivering goods they’ve collecting during a food drive. Published Thursday, December 31, 2015 6:40PM EST A group of young Montrealers is delivering the goods they’ve collected during a holiday food drive, as they do every year. But this year, the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Asia Bibi, under sentence of death for blasphemy in Pakistan, forgives her persecutors
Ruth Gledhill CHRISTIAN TODAY CONTRIBUTING EDITOR 30 December 2015 Asia Bibi is in prison in Multan in Punjab, awaiting the result of her appeal against her conviction for blasphemy. Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who has spent her seventh Christmas behind bars under death sentence in Pakistan for blasphemy, has […]
UK Soldiers May Face Iraq War Crime Charges
An inquiry into allegations of murder, abuse and torture by British forces between 2003 and 2009 could result in prosecutions. 05:02, UK,Saturday 02 January 2016 skynews.com British soldiers may face prosecution for war crimes, an inquiry head says Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share by […]
As New Year dawns, refugee, migrant flows look set to continue
FOR A BETTER FUTURE: Migrants gather in Victoria Square, where migrants and refugees found temporary refuge, in central Athens on Friday. (AFP) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published — Saturday 2 January 2016 ATHENS: Bitter cold, biting winds and rough winter seas have done little to stem the seemingly endless flow of […]
Tawheed: The essence of Islam
ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 1 January 2016 Tawheed (Islamic monotheism) is the greatest foundation of Islamic belief. In fact, a person is considered as Muslim if he/she accepts that […]
Dealing with Boko Haram
By AMINO ABUBAKAR & ADEROGBA OBISESAN Published — Saturday 2 January 2016 Source: Arab News As Nigeria rings in 2016, the ever-present threat of violence by Boko Haram hangs heavy […]
Saudi Arabia Executes 47, Including Shiite Cleric
By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI, ASSOCIATED PRESS RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Jan 2, 2016 The Associated Press FILE – In this Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, a Saudi anti-government protester carries a poster with the image of jailed Shiite cleric Sheik Nimr al-Nimr during the funeral of three Shiite Muslims allegedly […]
Before Mosul, Iraqi army may face fight at the gates of Baghdad
By Reuters – Dec 31,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A member of Iraq’s elite counterterrorism service flashes the ‘V’ for victory sign on Wednesday in the city of Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province, about 110 kilometres west of Baghdad (AFP photo) BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces may face a big […]
Parrikar to hold high-level meeting with security officials following Pathankot…
Hindustan Times © Provided by Hindustan Times Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will hold a high level meeting with security officials on Saturday evening following a terror attack on the Indian Air Force base in Indian Air Force (IAF) base in Pathankot district of Punjab early Saturday. The security counter-operation that […]
Khadijah – The Prophet’s beloved, the Princess of Quraysh
By Irfan Ullah Khan “She believed in me when the whole world refuted me and she attested to my trueness when the whole world accused me of falsehood. She offered me compassion and loyalty with her wealth when everyone else had forsaken me.” [Prophet Muhammad (saws): Narrated by Masnad Ahmad] […]
Coons: US must pay for fight against Islamic State
By CHRIS COONSTHE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER – updated Thursday, December 31, 2015 America is at war with the Islamic State, but we are failing to confront the cost of this war. Deployments of American special operations forces to Syria and Iraq in recent months have rightly revived calls for Congress […]
New Zealand: New Year’s Day clean up planned by Muslim youth
Bashir Khan December 31, 2015, 11:59 am The Youth Association of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community NZ, will gather its members from across Auckland, and continue its annual tradition of the New Year’s Day clean up. The location chosen for this year’s event, in liaison with City Parks Services, is the […]
‘Indian Muslims not attracted to Islamic State, Al-Qaeda’
By IANS | 1 Jan, 2016, NEW DELHI: Indian Muslims have little fascination for Islamic radical groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda, say scholars and Muslim leaders agreeing with Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s assertion that Indian Muslims were not attracted to their ideologies. The minister, while speaking at a conference at […]
‘Britons fighting Islamic State in Syria are the greatest heroes’
Harry, who gave up job in the City to join Kurdish forces, says fears of prosecution won’t keep him off the frontline Harry, who uses the pseudonym Macer Gifford, returned to Syria in early December to fight against Isis. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian Ben Quinn Friday 1 January […]