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.
Source: Middle East Monitor The European Union has threatened to impose economic and diplomatic sanctions against Israel if it does not resume peace talks with the Palestinians. According to Yedioth […]
There was so much hope for her as a moral leader in Myanmar, but power (or politics) has changed her ZAFAR SOBHAN 03.23.15 TOMAS MUNITA/THE NEW YORK TIMES In the face of scathing criticism from international human rights groups, supporters of the sainted Aung San Suu Kyi are left with […]
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NADIA AL-FAWAZ Published — Wednesday 13 May 2015 Omaima Mahmoud Azouz is an abaya designer and plastic artist who likes to proceed forward with well-studied large steps in her career, whether in decoration or abaya design. She has promising future plans, which she began with the first abaya show that […]
AFP | May 17, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES Palestinian demonstrators hold up flags as they protest near Damascus Gate outside Jerusalem’s Old City, during a march marking Jerusalem Day, on Sunday. Israeli police on horseback confronted dozens of Palestinian protesters who threw stones at forces protecting thousands of flag-waving Jewish […]
I’ve never been keen on boycotts. The one against Italy for invading Abyssinia didn’t work. Nor did the arms blockade on Spain. I’m still not sure that boycotting South Africa really brought down apartheid. I rather suspect that the old racists simply realised they were hopelessly outnumbered by the blacks […]
BY CARLOTTA GALL, MAY 12, 2015 THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE Seymour Hersh in Leipzig, Germany. CreditPeter Endig/Associated Press From the moment it was announced to the public, the tale of how Osama bin Laden met his death in a Pakistani hill town in May 2011 has been […]
By Veronica DeVore swissinfo.ch Language learning in Switzerland is linked to wider political debates over immigration and education. An online poll shows strong support for giving priority to national languages in school and in the workplace. Recently, several cantons have been embroiled in disputes over whether to introduce the teaching […]
Those who are calling for a ‘Muslim Martin Luther’ should be careful what they wish for Sunday 17 May 2015 In recent months, cliched calls for reform of Islam, a 1,400-year-old faith, have intensified. “We need a Muslim reformation,” announced Newsweek. “Islam needs reformation from within,” said the Huffington Post. […]
Standardisation is critical to creating the transparency and clarity that would remove doubts from the minds of people PUBLISHED: 13:56 MAY 17, 2015 BY HUSSAIN AL QEMZI, SPECIAL TO GULF NEWS The word “innovation” is extremely malleable: it means different things to different people and within the banking fraternity […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 17 May 2015 Last update 17 May 2015 12:28 am The Islamic Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League has recommended the establishment of an international committee to coordinate with the authorities concerned in other countries to educate Muslims about myths and heresies. The […]
by Khetam Malkawi | May 16, 2015 | 23:53 AMMAN — The unemployment rate among Jordanians has increased from 14.5 per cent prior to the Syrian crisis in 2011 to 22.1 per cent at present, according to a recent report by international organisations. Conducted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) […]
Amid regional uncertainty Beirut has the chance to revive its steam-age role as a key transit hub ROBERT FISK Sunday 17 May 2015 Lebanon as a rail powerhouse for the rebuilding of post-war Syria, high-speed double-track trains running in tunnels through the Lebanese mountains above Beirut, sidings for the building-blocks […]
by Matt Knight and CNN WIRE, May 16, 2015 (CNN) — U.S. Special Operations forces killed a senior ISIS commander during a raid intended to capture him in eastern Syria overnight Friday to Saturday, sources familiar with what happened on the ground in Syria told CNN. The ISIS commander, Abu […]
It was when Isis issued a fatwa saying a wife should obey her husband in all matters, including becoming a suicide bomber, that Aysha, a 32-year-old mother of two children, decided to flee her home in Mosul. She recalls that her husband did not ask her directly to be a […]
HARUN YAHYA Published — Friday 15 May 2015 Last update 14 May 2015 9:57 pm • Why did Allah, the Omniscient, create satan, earthly desires and Hell? • How do satan, earthly desires and Hell bestow depth on a person? • What is the wisdom behind the creation of difficulties? […]
Interview Conducted By Bernhard Zand SPIEGEL.DE AFP In a SPIEGEL interview, Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud discusses Saudi Arabia’s push for modernity, its role in the Yemeni civil war, anti-Iranian sentiment and the human rights situation in the Gulf’s powerful but conservative monarchy. Prince Turki bin Faisal Al […]
ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 15 May 2015 Last update 14 May 2015 9:57 pm The Holy Qur’an say: “God does not forbid you from showing kindness and dealing justly […]
by Laila Azzeh | May 14, 2015 | 23:36 Palestinian refugees are seen moving their belongings in an unidentified Palestinian town during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war (Photo courtesy of UNRWA) AMMAN — Almost three generations have been living in “anguish” since the Nakbeh — the day when the lives of […]
Nasir Jamal. Dawn.com The number of asylum seekers Pakistan has been producing since 2010 has risen phenomenally.—AFP/File The number of asylum seekers Pakistan has been producing since 2010 has risen phenomenally. But the government seems least interested in arresting the trend and is, intentionally or unintentionally, trying to obscure the […]