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.
664. Commandment – Division of inheritance after the payment of any bequests he may have bequeathed or of debt [4:12] Allah commands you concerning your children: a male shall have as much as the share of two females; but if there be females only, numbering more than two, then they shall have two-thirds of […]
666. Commandment – Whoso apprehends from a testator a partiality or a wrong, and makes peace between them (the parties affected), it shall be no sin for him [2:183] But whoso apprehends from a testator a partiality or a wrong, and makes peace between them (the parties affected), it shall be […]
By Nicolai Kwasniewski AFP/ AL-FURQAN MEDIA An Islamic State propaganda video Shows fighters marching at an undisclosed location. Islamic State is a master at using the Internet to spread propaganda. SPIEGEL ONLINE research indicates European companies may be providing the terrorist organization Internet access by satellite dish. No terror organization uses the […]
By AFP – Dec 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian protester holds a national flag during confrontations with Israeli forces along the border with Israel in the eastern suburbs of […]
Dec 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Although everybody approves of the necessity to have an efficient strategy to fight Daesh, the shape and objectives of this strategy are still profoundly paradoxical. Since the first day the international coalition launched the strikes against Daesh, a state of confusion emerged, […]
Dec 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Ian Buruma There are many roads to political disaster: greed, hubris, the charisma of the demagogue and, perhaps most dangerous of all, fear. When people panic, they can become hysterical, and hysteria often leads to mass violence. When politicians convince people that they are in […]
World Affairs: Features East-West Tensions Growing ‘Dangerous’ By: Credit Suisse Published: March 23, 2015 At Credit Suisse’s 18th Annual Asian Investment Conference, former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Dr. Bobo Lo, an independent Russian and Chinese foreign policy expert, discussed rising tensions in East-West relations. Economic sanctions, they […]
Voices Watching our Parliament’s grotesque debate on Syrian airstrikes last week (which had more to do with the destruction of Corbyn than the destruction of Isis), I do wonder what the future holds for Britain Robert Fisk @indyvoices Writer and researcher on radicalism and extremism, Montasser-al-De’emeh Getty Now that we’re all supposedly […]
BBC News © Getty Images Gaddafi When Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in 2011, there were scenes of jubilation in Libya. But Jake Wallis Simons didn’t have to go far in Ghana to find those who have fond memories of the executed Libyan leader, and are still mourning his loss. […]
Sunday 6 Dec 2015 File Photo: Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi June 10, 2014 (Photo: Reuters) Italy has no intention of joining a U.S.-led coalition that is attacking Islamic State targets in Syria, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Sunday, warning that the air campaign would only add to […]
Veteran politician blasts Western policy in the Middle East and warns air strikes risk worsening Syria crisis. Kate Mayberry | 04 Dec 2015 Source: Al Jazeera Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir […]
By AFP – Dec 02,2015 – JORDAN TIMES MOSCOW — Russia on Wednesday accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family of involvement in illegal oil trading with Daesh militants, ratcheting up the heat in a dispute over Ankara’s downing of one of Moscow’s warplanes. The Turkish leader […]
Dec 05,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI A United Syrian Republic, rather than a Syrian Arab Republic, will be the new name of post-war Syria. Ethnic lines are part of the new master plan being implemented by the 44 anti-Assad militias operating on the Syrian territory. The Kurds, 16 per cent […]
http://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/lokales/oppenheim/oppenheim/oppenheim-unbekannte-zerstoeren-baum-den-ein-islamischer-kulturverein-als-friedenssymbol-gepflanzt-hatte_16437855.htm The German Newspaper ‘Die Allgemeine Zeitung, a local paper from Oppenheim, reported that unknown persons destroyed a tree planted by members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Ansarullah Team.
Sixty-five opposition figures are supposed to achieve Arab unity in time for international talks Robert Fisk @indyvoices Saturday 5 December 2015 The city of Riyadh is set to host 65 “opposition figures” at a summit to discuss Arab unity later this month Getty Everyone opposing President Bashar al-Assad of […]
© Sputnik/ Pavel Lisitsy 17:22 05.12.2015Get short URL 27153031392 A gold-backed ruble and gold-backed yuan could start a ‘snowball exit’ from dollar F. William Engdahl notes, adding that it will diminish America’s ability to use the reserve dollar role to finance Washington’s perpetual overseas wars. © FLICKR/ BULLION VAULT Plunge […]
From: Batool Alsaeed, Mafraq, Jordan To: The Country Director, Humanity First, Jordan In the name of Allah My name is Batool Alsaeed and I am from Syria. I came with my family to Jordan because of the war. We are from Homs. […]
665. Commandment – He who alters it after he has heard it, the sin thereof shall surely lie on those who alter it [2:182] And he who alters it after he has heard it, the sin thereof shall surely lie on those who alter it. Surely, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
Source: The Independent ‘Grabbing and snatching it was a private, illegal act which is justified by no law,’ says lawyer Will Grice @WillGrice The Koh-i-Noor stone in the Queen Mother’s crown A petition demanding the return of the Koh-i-Noor diamond has been filed in a Pakistan court, reports say. The […]
Source: Jordan Times By Suzanna Goussous – Dec 02,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Abdelrahman Qasem speaks to activists and reporters in Amman on Wednesday (Photo by Suzanna Goussous) AMMAN — Farmer Abdelrahman Qasem has faced Israeli aggression on his land in Palestine for over 30 years, with settlers continually putting pressure […]