Bilal ibn Rabah: The symbol of human equality
The epitaph inscribed on the tomb of Bilal Ibn Rabah, Damascus, Syria. ABU TARIQ HIJAZI Published — Friday 16 January 2015 Last update 15 January 2015 9:14 pm | | […]
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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.
Allah Almighty’s infinite power and greatness
HARUN YAHYA Published — Friday 16 January 2015 Allah created the order of the universe in superb detail to allow man to grasp His greatness. A verse referring to this order reads,”…so that you might know that Allah has power over all things and that Allah encompasses all things […]
Paris attacks: No, Mr Murdoch. I am not responsible Christians were not expected to say sorry for the Oklahoma City bombing, yet Muslims are being asked to apologise
This week, I’m told I haven’t apologised enough. Not nearly enough – being a British Muslim, and confining my expressions of disbelief, alarm and anger, to only my circle of friends, colleagues and family – when in Paris, 17 are dead, Europe is in mourning, and the freedoms enshrined in […]
The Iranian debt: How Netanyahu is losing Israel’s real battle with the Islamic Republic
With billions of dollars hanging in the balance, Israel and Iran have been waging legal war in Swiss courtrooms since 1981 – while conducting behind-the-scenes contacts over an ever-growing debt to the National Iranian Oil Company. By Aluf Benn | Jan. 17, 2015 | 8:14 AM Thursday, January 23, 2014, […]
Muslim is stabbed to death while shopping in Dresden, where thousands have gathered for right wing rallies
An Eritrean Muslim man, 20, was stabbed to death in Dresden on Tuesday Movement is called Patriotic Europeans against Islamisation of the West PEGIDA has spread to Hanover, Leipzig, Dusseldorf, Berlin and Norway By SARA MALM FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 14:15 GMT, 14 January 2015 | UPDATED: 17:00 GMT, 15 January […]
Prying into Pegida: Where Did Germany’s Islamophobes Come From?
By Maximilian Popp and Andreas Wassermann Tens of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of Dresden on Monday evening for the latest march of Pegida, a […]
One-a-Day Commandment of the Holy Quran – 354. Commandment – To spend your money on the kindred and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and those who ask for charity, and for ransoming the captives
354. Commandment – To spend your money on the kindred and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and those who ask for charity, and for ransoming the captives [2:178] It is not righteousness that you turn your faces to the East or the West, but truly righteous is […]
French Director Finds Islam After Charlie Attacks
OnIslam Staff CAIRO – French director Isabelle Matic has announced her decision to revert to Islam on her FaceBook account, making the unexpected announcement only a few days after Charlie […]
Muslims in the news only when they’re behind the gun The story of the police officer killed in the Charlie Hebdo attack is no longer in the headlines – why?
by Khaled A Beydoun Khaled A Beydoun is an Assistant Professor of Law at the Barry University Dwayne O Andreas School of Law. He is a native of Detroit. French Islamophobia stands to become far more severe and strident, writes Beydoun [Reuters] Ahmed Merabat was the first of the 12 […]
Muslim-owned shops attacked with ‘guns and hammers’ in Birmingham
Eight Muslim-owned businesses were attacked in two separate incidents in Birmingham on Saturday night and Monday night. Witnesses claim groups of men shot at and used hammers to attack the shops, restaurants and boutiques in the Small Heath and Sparkbrook areas of the city. There were no reported injuries. On […]
9/11 FILM REACHES BEYOND THE CHOIR: 50 QUESTIONS THAT BLOW ‘DEBUNKERS’ AWAY
By Craig McKee The questions have been debated since the very beginnings of the 9/11 Truth movement. How do we get people who believe the official story of 9/11 to consider the possibility that what they’ve been told is false? How do we go beyond preaching to the choir? […]
Grammar school jihadist claims Turkish police fed him Domino’s pizza in jail before handing him over to ISIS in prisoner exchange which has caused diplomatic storm
Shabazz Suleman studied at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe 19-year-old thought to have tried to cross into Syria while on holiday in Turkey He had a place at university, but was radicalised through jihadis on Twitter Teen was captured at Syrian border and held by Turkish police He was […]
Duke University Chapel makes decision to broadcase Muslim call to prayer from its bell tower every Friday
By OLIVER O’CONNELL FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 15 January 2015 The Muslim call to prayer will soon be heard every week across the campus of Duke University in North Carolina. The […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 353. Commandment – show kindness to kindred, and orphans, and the needy, and to the neighbour that is a kinsman and the neighbour that is a stranger, and the companion by your side, and the wayfarer
353. Commandment – show kindness to kindred, and orphans, and the needy, and to the neighbour that is a kinsman and the neighbour that is a stranger, and the companion by your side, and the wayfarer [4:37] And worship Allah and associate naught with Him, and show kindness to parents, and to kindred, and orphans, and […]
REFUGEE CRISIS : Swiss aim to expand support for Syrians
The Swiss government has tasked foreign ministry and justice ministry with working out proposals on how best to reinforce Swiss support for victims of the Syrian conflict on a long […]
Post-Paris Attacks: Integration ‘not an antidote’ to Islamic extremism
By Daniele Mariani swissinfo.ch JAN 13, 2015 – 16:50 Around 80% of all Muslims in Switzerland are from the Balkans region or Turkey where Islam is moderate and rarely politicised, […]
Israel’s shameless hijacking of French Jews
Summary The corpses were still warm last week when the Israeli prime minister alighted in Paris to tell French Jews that their real home was Israel. Netanyahu seemed unconcerned by the interests of the people most affected by his statements, namely France’s Jews. Here they were, looking for reassurances as […]
Shifting priorities
The Daily Star, Lebanon Meeting ahead of the resumption of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and U.S. Secretary of State John […]
Muslim world questions logic behind Charlie antics
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Iyad bin Amin Madani speaks at a news conference in Najaf, south of Baghdad, on Wednesday. (Reuters) AGENCIES Published — Thursday 15 January 2015 RIYADH/CAIRO: Iyad Madani, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, has denounced the publication of sacrilegious cartoons […]
Saudi Arabia’s history of hypocrisy we choose to ignore
On Thursday, a Saudi blogger will receive his second flogging for ‘insulting Islam’. Robert Fisk looks at a barbaric regime with a brutal record ROBERT FISK Wednesday 14 January 2015 […]