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.
Associated Press By KEN DILANIAN, ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUE WASHINGTON (AP) — After billions of dollars spent and more than 10,000 extremist fighters killed, the Islamic State group is […]
PROFESSOR JOHN SALT , KASHMIRA GANDER Friday 31 July 2015 The migrant crisis gripping Calais shows no sign of abating, with 3,500 people attempting to illegally travel to the UK via the Channel Tunnel in just two days. As people attempt to flee bloody conflicts, oppressive regimes and poverty by […]
By Paul Iddon – Jul 31, 2015 When Iraq’s most pre-eminent Shia cleric comments on political affairs it’s worth your while to listen. But don’t expect some rabble-rousing sectarian demagoguery […]
We can’t stop the flow of migrants to Europe. Rehousing them is our only option Patrick Kingsley Europe’s population stands at 740 million, so housing an additional 1 million refugees is possible without major social impact – and it’s been done before Migrants in Calais on their way to the […]
Worry barometer War is greatest worry for the Swiss By swissinfo.ch and agencies Jul 31, 2015 – 09:58 War is the greatest worry for people in neutral Switzerland (Keystone) Almost half (43%) of Swiss are worried about war, according to a nationwide representative survey. Perhaps surprisingly, immigration was ranked only […]
When Staffan de Mistura became UN special envoy, his past successes brought hope for peace. A year later, with no solution in sight, he faces heavy criticism. Has his innovative diplomacy failed or is it simply mission impossible? A Syrian rebel in Aleppo, in 2013. The war shows little sign […]
Pilgrims prefer sheep to other animals for Haj sacrifice. ABDULHADI HABTOR Published — Friday 31 July 2015 JEDDAH: Saudi importers of cattle said the Haj season this year will not see an increase in the price of livestock due to the stability of the local market and the available […]
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Jul 29,2015 – BY MICHAEL JANSEN JORDAN TIMES Twenty-five years ago Iraq invaded Kuwait following a dispute over Kuwait’s refusal to curb oil exports to raise the price to $20 a barrel and allegations that the emirate was slant drilling into Iraq’s Rumaila oil field. Kuwait also demanded repayment of […]
542. Commandment – O ye who believe! take not My enemy and your enemy for friends, offering them love, while they disbelieve in the truth which has come to you [60:2] O ye who believe! take not My enemy and your enemy for friends, offering them love, while they disbelieve in […]
Analysis STRATFOR.COM JULY 29, 2015 | 09:15 GMT An explosion rocks the Syrian city of Kobani during a reported suicide car bomb attack by Islamic State militants on a People’s Protection Unit (YPG) position, as seen from the outskirts of Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, October 2014. (GOKHAN SAHIN/Getty […]
via THE FLORIDA BOOKSHELF (NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF FLORIDA) on JUNE 30, 2015: “Captivating, provocative, and groundbreaking. Taking up the mandate that women’s realities matter, Majeed writes with depth and analytical rigor about a topic we have scarcely begun to understand.”—Amina Wadud, author of […]
by FRANK JACOBS Maps have many fathers. One of them is the genie of omission. So beware of the map that is too straightforward and simple. It may very well be obscuring something. For also in cartography, this general rule applies: If it looks too good to be true, it […]
541. Commandment – Go forth, light and heavy, and strive with your property and your persons in the cause of Allah [9:41] Go forth, light and heavy, and strive with your property and your persons in the cause of Allah. That is better for you, if only you knew. [2:219] Those who […]
540. Commandment – And strive in the cause of Allah as it behoves you to strive for it [22:79] And strive in the cause of Allah as it behoves you to strive for it. He has chosen you, and has laid no hardship upon you in religion; so follow the faith of your […]
JUL 26, 2015 – SWISSINFO.CH By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday he wanted to use a four-day trade mission to southeast Asia to spur lucrative business deals and to forge new political alliances to counter Islamist extremism. The trip, which begins in earnest […]
JUL 26, 2015 – 13:05 VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for the release of an Italian Jesuit priest and two Orthodox bishops kidnapped in Syria two years ago, asking leaders to work for the freedom of all those abducted there. Father Paolo Dall’Oglio, a Jesuit […]
By Muhammad Fathi Source: OnIslam.net Monday, 27 July 2015 Corruption is one of the worst predicaments that haunt many countries around the world. The abuse of power, authority and resources by governments and public servants hinders the progress of nations, alienates ordinary citizens and blocks them from […]
ATROCITY: Israeli security forces arrest a Palestinian woman during clashes at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in old city of Jerusalem. (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABNEWS.COM Published — Tuesday 28 July 2015 CAIRO: Arab League foreign ministers will meet in Cairo early next month to discuss clashes involving […]
By BRIAN BENNETT A secret U.S. intelligence assessment predicts that Iran’s government will pump most of an expected $100-billion windfall from the lifting of international sanctions into the country’s flagging economy and won’t significantly boost funding for militant groups it supports in the Middle East. Intelligence analysts concluded that even […]