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.
FAST-TRACK PROCESS Zurich set to host new federal asylum centre MAY 26, 2015 – 11:50 The Duttweiler Areal, as seen in 2013, site of the proposed new fast-track centre (Keystone) Zurich and the federal migration authorities have announced that the city is to host a new federal asylum centre, following […]
RSS FOLLOW EMAIL PRINT SHARE Rami G. Khouri| The Daily Star If I were Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi, I’d be slightly worried that I received a telephone call from U.S. Vice President Joe Bidenon Monday assuring continued American military support and coordination to combat ISIS. Last week, ISIS made […]
Reuters | May 26, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES Afghan labourer Said Ahmad, 26, pulls a cart as he collects metals and plastics to sell in Kabul on Sunday (AFP photo) LONDON — The world’s rich donor nations must increase their overseas aid budgets and reverse the trend of declining funding […]
479. Commandment – Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation [16:126] Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and argue with them in a way that is best. Surely, thy Lord knows best who has strayed from His way; and He […]
VOICE America’s Virulent, Extremist Counterterrorism Ideology Forget the long war; we’re now in the thick of perpetual war. BY MICAH ZENKO MAY 21, 2015 Throughout the 13-plus years of the war on terrorism, one line of effort that everyone in Washington agrees on is the necessity to counter the ideology […]
By Eric Draitser Global Research, May 23, 2015 The Western media has been consumed in recent days with the news that Islamic State militants have captured the strategically critical city of Ramadi in Iraq. The narrative is one of incompetence on the part of Iraqi military forces who, the corporate media tells […]
478. Commandment – And relate to them the story of him to whom We gave Our Signs, but he stepped away from them; so Satan followed him up, and he became one of those who go astray [7:176] And relate to them the story of him to whom We gave Our Signs, but […]
SAFE HAVEN Switzerland good first refuge for asylum seekers MAY 17, 2015 – 12:24 The majority of asylum seekers allowed into Switzerland last year did not qualify for refugee status (Keystone) Proportionally Switzerland admits more asylum seekers into the country on a provisional basis than most other European nations. […]
Source: Arab News By HARUN YAHYA • Arrogant people are always “on tenterhooks” • Their behavior is never sincere and genuine. • They think they will never make a mistake. • They therefore live in a constant state of discomfort. — Arrogance leads people to sickness of mind and […]
ZERO TOLERANCE FOR TERROR: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chairs the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jeddah. (SPA) ARAB NEWS Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, denounced Friday’s terrorist attack on a Qatif mosque and said it was aimed at undermining the Kingdom’s security and stability. […]
Reuters | May 25, 2015 | 23:41 Updated: May 25, 2015 | 23:41 CAIRO — Hundreds of Libyan tribal leaders met in Cairo on Monday with Egyptian authorities hoping to enlist their help in preventing Islamist violence from spilling over their shared border. Islamist militants have thrived in the chaos […]
AP | May 25, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES A displaced Sunni man fleeing the violence in Ramadi carries a crying child on his shoulders, on the outskirts of Baghdad, on Sunday (Reuters photo) WASHINGTON — The Daesh group’s takeover of the Iraqi provincial capital Ramadi has prompted criticism from Defence […]
Source: The Independent By ROBERT FISK Sunday 24 May 2015 Suddenly it looks like we could have done with Osama bin Laden staying alive Who’s left if we want to negotiate […]
477. Commandment – And argue not with the People of the Book except with what is best; but argue not at all with such of them as are unjust [29:47] And argue not with the People of the Book except with what is best; but argue not at all with such of them as are […]
475. Commandment – Haply thou wilt grieve thyself to death because they believe not [26:4] Haply thou wilt grieve thyself to death because they believe not. [18:7] So haply thou wilt grieve thyself to death for sorrow after them if they believe not in this discourse. [40:39] And he who believed said: ‘O […]
| May 2015 The Review of Religions Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih II(ra) We begin a serialisation of an epic lecture delivered in Lahore by the Second worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. His renowned scholarly acumen, both secular and religious, was preserved in a […]
QASIM RASHID Richard Dawkins, Bill Maher (Credit: AP/Fiona Hanson/HBO/Janet Van Ham) As a practicing Muslim, I don’t believe Islam is above criticism. I do believe that Islam backs free speech. I also believe that Islam champions secular governance. But what’s significant about my beliefs is why I believe them — which is […]
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Nafeez Ahmed Friday 3 April 2015 12:30 BST Yemen is the latest casualty of a neoconservative strategy commissioned by the US Army to ‘capitalise on Sunni-Shia conflict’ in the Middle East – the goal is nothing short of ‘Western dominance’ Yemen is on the brink of “total collapse” according to […]
Greece’s long-term future in the eurozone still hangs in the balance Photo: AFP By Peter Spence, Economics Correspondent 24 May 2015 Greece will be unable to find the €1.6bn (£1.1bn) sum it is due to hand the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month, one of the country’s ministers has admitted. Nikos […]