Millions of Middle East children out of school, UN warn
Agence France Presse BEIRUT: More than 12 million children in the Middle East are not being educated despite advances in efforts to expand schooling, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said […]
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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.
'I am an immigrant' posters aim to celebrate, not demonise immigration
Posted by Matthew Champion in news Posters celebrating immigrants’ contribution to life in the UK are being put up across the country after a successful crowd-funding appeal. The “I am an immigrant” campaign was launched by Movement Against Xenophobia, part of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, and features 15 […]
436. Commandment – As to elderly women, who have no desire for marriage — there is no blame on them if they lay aside their outer clothing without displaying their beauty
436. Commandment – As to elderly women, who have no desire for marriage — there is no blame on them if they lay aside their outer clothing without displaying their beauty [24:61] As to elderly women, who have no desire for marriage — there is no blame on them if […]
437. Commandment – Lawful women for a Prophet (O Prophet, We have made lawful to thee)
437. Commandment – Lawful women for a Prophet (O Prophet, We have made lawful to thee) [33:51] O Prophet, We have made lawful to thee thy wives whom thou hast paid their dowries, and those whom thy right hand possesses from among those whom Allah has given thee as gains […]
Anti-Semitism in Germany: 'I Don't See Any Reason for Jews Here To Emigrate' (and: does Islam belong to Germany?)
Gregor Zielke In an interview, the heads of Germany’s Protestant and Jewish communities discuss Martin Luther’s anti-Semitism, growing fears after the Paris attacks and whether Islam truly belongs to the country. SPIEGEL: Mr. Bedford-Strohm, Mr. Schuster, when you took over your posts at the end of last year, Europe was […]
No Zamzam water without passport
AUTHENTIC: The official Zamzam water booth at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport.( AN photo by Fouzia Khan) JEDDAH: FOUZIA KHAN Published — Sunday 12 April 2015 Zamzam water has a special place in the hearts of Muslims as something revered and unique. Every year millions of pilgrims travel to […]
Thunder glorifies His praise
By Harun Yahya, Arabnews.com HARUN YAHYA Published — Friday 10 April 2015 Last update 9 April 2015 10:04 pm Three billion thunders a year… a source of energy that moves at a speed of 96,000 km per hour and releases 30,000 degrees of heat. Have you ever thought how thunder, […]
German Asylum: Attacks on Refugee Hostels a Growing Problem
DPA The recent arson attack against a refugee hostel in Tröglitz has made headlines around the world. But it is far from the exception in Germany. Even as most asylum-seekers in the country are left in peace, there has been a disturbing rise in anti-refugee violence. By SPIEGEL Staff Four […]
The Volokh Conspiracy : Adherents of Islam, second largest religion in the world, are a “powerless, disenfranchised minority”?
By Eugene Volokh April 11 Washington Post A sign among flowers near a cultural center where a person was shot and killed in an attack in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Feb. 17. A 22-year-old Danish gunman opened fire at a cultural center and a synagogue — targets that resembled […]
Press Review: Hillary Clinton: a vulnerable favourite
PRESS REVIEW Hillary Clinton: a vulnerable favourite By Thomas Stephens APR 13, 2015 – 08:58 Hillary Clinton ended speculation by announcing her candidature for US President on Sunday (Keystone) Swiss newspapers are not surprised by Hillary Clinton’s announcement on Sunday that she is running for US president, all agreeing that […]
Ten years later, and we still don’t know who assassinated Lebanon's leader – So why is the court tasked with the inquiry going after a journalist?
by Robert Fisk, The Independent International courts have a rather dodgy reputation. They are vast, they gobble up lots of money, they accuse all kinds of people of war crimes – usually people the US would like the courts to prosecute – and they also bumble around and have a […]
Christians mark ‘Holy Fire’ rite in Jerusalem
Source: Yahoo News Jerusalem (AFP) — Thousands of Christian pilgrims filled Jerusalem’s ancient Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Saturday for the “Holy Fire” ceremony on the eve of Orthodox […]
Extremist mentality: Debunking the ideological flaws
ARABNEWS.COM Terrorist groups who flagrantly use religion as a cloak to cover up for their dastardly acts of extremism fall into some serious ideological flaws which reveal their warped logic and ill-informed and unauthentic sources which they turn to in order to derive their legal justification for their insatiable desire […]
Jordanians take to Twitter to support Prince Ali’s FIFA bid
AMMAN — With the approach of the May 29 FIFA presidential elections, Jordanians have taken to social media to support HRH Prince Ali’s bid. Prince Ali, FIFA vice president for […]
432. Commandment – Women should not disclose their natural and artificial beauty except that which is apparent thereof
432. Commandment – Women should not disclose their natural and artificial beauty except that which is apparent thereof [24:32] And say to the believing women that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts, and that they disclose not their natural and artificial beauty except that which is apparent thereof, and that they draw […]
431. Commandment – Regarding Pardah / Covering
431. Commandment – Regarding Pardah / Covering [33:60] O Prophet! tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers that they should draw close to them portions of their loose outer coverings. That is nearer that they may thus be distinguished and not molested. And Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful. [24:32] And say […]
434. Commandment – O ye who believe! let those whom your right hands possess, and those of you who have not attained to puberty, ask leave of you at three times
434. Commandment – O ye who believe! let those whom your right hands possess, and those of you who have not attained to puberty, ask leave of you at three times before coming into your presence: before the morning Prayer, and when you take off your clothes at noon in summer, […]
433. Commandment – Say, ‘Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has produced for His servants
433. Commandment – Say, ‘Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has produced for His servants [7:33] Say, ‘Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has produced for His servants, and the good things of His providing?’ Say, ‘They are for the believers in the present life and exclusively for them on the […]
435. Commandment – And when the children among you attain to puberty, they too should ask permission, even as those mentioned before them asked permission. Thus does Allah make plain to you His commandments
435. Commandment – And when the children among you attain to puberty, they too should ask permission, even as those mentioned before them asked permission. Thus does Allah make plain to you His commandments [24:60] And when the children among you attain to puberty, they too should ask permission, even as those mentioned before them asked permission. Thus does […]
Jerusalem Muslim Tourists: Increase In Visitors From Indonesia, Turkey Amid Israel Tourism Downturn
By Lora Moftah @LoraMoftah l.moftah@ibtimes.com on April 07 2015 3:57 PM EDT Muslim tourism to Jerusalem is increasing despite longstanding opposition by religious leaders in the Muslim world to visiting Israel. A Muslim is pictured here praying at the compound housing the Al Aqsa mosque, the third holiest site in […]