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.
A.B.* has severed ties with Scientology, recently leaving after many years. The former member, who knows the organisation inside out, now wants to help keep people from joining the “totalitarian sect”. “It’s ingenious how Scientology manipulates people. Even though many of them know something isn’t right, they can’t escape even […]
A Palestinian woman pauses amid destroyed buildings in the northern district of Beit Hanun in the Gaza Strip, in this July 26, 2014 file photo. (AFP) Agence France Presse ARABNEWS.COM Published — Monday 5 January 2015 JERUSALEM: Israel will not permit its soldiers to be hauled in front of […]
Throw an old dog a bone and sure enough, he’ll go chasing after it. So it is with “Palestine’s” request to join the International Criminal Court. An obvious attempt by Mahmoud Abbas to try Israel for war crimes in Gaza this year, we are told. Or maybe a “two-edged sword” […]
More and more Israelis ‘renouncing’ their citizenship Israel approved 635 such applications, the report said. (Shutterstock) By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News Sunday, 4 January 2015 Increasing numbers of Israelis living in the United States and Europe are renouncing their citizenship, according to a reportby the Israeli Ynetnews published […]
Teacher Teresa Price gives instructions as students take notes in English as a second language class at the Alta Vista Learning Center. (Photo courtesy: Associated Press) Associated Press, Texas Sunday, 4 January 2015 A new Thai and sushi restaurant sits on a busy corner, not far from the vast prairie […]
President John Mahama 01 January 2015 | Written by Abdul Aziz | 3 0 1 Google +0 President John Dramani Mahama has commended the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission of Ghana for the great role it is playing in ensuring peace and tranquility in Ghana and the world at large. President Mahama made […]
Reuters / New York Post The Cologne cathedral in Germany.Photo: Getty Images One of Germany’s most famous landmarks, Cologne Cathedral, will be plunged into darkness on Monday evening to protest a march by a growing grassroots anti-Muslim movement through the western German city, cathedral authorities said. The rise of the […]
Commandment – Earn by trade with mutual consent [4:30] O ye who believe! devour not your property among yourselves by unlawful means, except that you earn by trade with mutual consent. And kill not yourselves. Surely, Allah is Merciful to you.
Commandment – Spiritual trade [61:11] O ye who believe! shall I point out to you a bargain that will save you from a painful punishment? [61:12] That you believe in Allah and His Messenger, and strive in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your persons. That is better for […]
Israel withholds funds, weighs lawsuits against Palestinians JAN 3, 2015 – 21:15 By Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will withhold critical tax revenue and seek ways to bring war crimes prosecutions against Palestinian leaders in retaliation for Palestinian moves to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), Israeli officials […]
Indonesian pilgrims leave Friday prayers at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, in this Oct. 11, 2013 file photo. (AP) JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 4 January 2015 A total of 1.1 million Umrah visas have been issued until Friday, said a top […]
by Saeb Rawashdeh | Jan 03, 2015 | 22:12 Palestinian scouts play music during a ceremony commemorating the birth of Prophet Mohammad outside the Dome of the Rock at Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on Saturday. Analysts said Jordan’s defence of the holy city ended in a landmark diplomatic […]
Source: Huffington Post Now this story will blow your mind. According to research almost every man alive can trace his origin to one man who lived over 135,000 years ago. It is […]
Sameer Al-Hajjawi Friday, 02 January 2015 15:45 The US-Arab alliance is one of the strangest and most interesting in the world, perhaps even in history. It is certainly the most one-sided, whereby America takes everything from its Arab allies and gives them nothing in return. The US attitude is disrespectful, […]
Fiji is the happiest country in the world, according to a survey of 64,000 people across 65 countries. The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey showed that less-developed nations are much happier than developed ones. In the UK just 49 per cent of people are happy. The top five countries are: Fiji – […]
Summary The move by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to join the International Criminal Court and give it jurisdiction to investigate allegations of Israeli and other war crimes in Palestine should be seen as a positive development that brings international law to play in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The failure at […]
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 3 January 2015 Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has warned against celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (peace be upon him), saying that it is a superstitious practice that was illegally added to the religion. “It is a bida (a sinful […]
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed on to 20 international agreements on Wednesday, including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a day after a bid for independence by 2017 failed at the United Nations Security Council. The move which angered Israel and seemed likely […]
Plans to delay the release of a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee investigation into Operation Protective Edge until after the election is inherently undemocratic. The public deserves to know the findings before they vote. Haaretz Editorial | Jan. 2, 2015 | 5:30 AM IDF soldiers mourn at funeral of comrade […]
Published time: January 02, 2015 19:13 Get short URL Screenshot from Ruptly video Thousands of people have rallied across Sweden expressing solidarity and support for Muslims after three attacks on mosques in just one week, which left five people injured. The participants had the slogan “Do not touch my mosque.” […]