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.
End of Time Prophecies, Apocalypse & Eschatology Editor’s Note: This is from the website ‘Discovering Islam’ http://www.discoveringislam.org/end_of_time.htm Editor’s Note: As the author’s of this website expect Imam Mahdi to appear by the latest in 2016, can we tell them that if they are right, we will follow […]
US & CANADA Surveilling UK Muslims ‘cradle to grave’ New report details ‘McCarthy-like’ police surveillance and discrimination against the Muslim community. Simon Hooper | 26 Feb 2014 Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg was arrested on terrorism-related offenses on Tuesday [Reuters] London, United Kingdom – Muhammad still does not know […]
HUMAN RIGHTS UK parties target ‘extremism’ as election approaches Critics say the UK’s home secretary is using Muslims as a ‘political punchbag’ in a bid to shore up right-wing support. Simon Hooper | 28 Mar 2015 London, United Kingdom – The British government has been accused of declaring “political […]
Today, the word ‘Jihad’ has become a popular justification for horrible deeds such as suicide bombing, beheading and killing in general among some so called Muslims. But what is Jihad? I will get back to that later but it ISN’T the common definition: ‘Holy war’ . Islam never support killing […]
423. Commandment – Punishment for adulteress and the adulterer [24:3] The adulteress and the adulterer (or the fornicatress and the fornicator) — flog each one of them with a hundred stripes. And let not pity for the twain take hold of you in executing the judgment of Allah, if you believe in […]
424. Commandment – Those of your women who are guilty of lewdness — call to witness four of you against them; and if they bear witness, then confine them to the houses until death overtake them or Allah open for them a way [4:16] And those of your women who are […]
Tue Mar 31, 2015 6:29PM Hamid Baeidinejad (L), an Iranian nuclear negotiator, speaks with press about negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program outside the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 31, 2015. © AFP A senior member of Iran’s nuclear negotiating team says Tehran and the P5+1 group […]
Lihi Ben ShitritMahmoud Jaraba| The Daily Star A close look at the results of this Israeli parliamentary election in comparison to the 2013 election reveals no significant movement on the balance of power between the left and right blocs in the country. But the decision to raise the minimum share […]
421. Commandment – O Joseph, turn away from this [12:30] ‘O Joseph, turn away from this and thou, O woman, ask forgiveness for thy sin. Certainly, thou art of the guilty.’
422. Commandment – O woman, ask forgiveness for thy sin [12:30] ‘O Joseph, turn away from this and thou, O woman, ask forgiveness for thy sin. Certainly, thou art of the guilty.’
By Duc-Quang Nguyen and Anand Chandrasekhar MAR 23, 2015 – 10:59 The courtship scenes in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) put Switzerland firmly on the tourist map for many Indians (Keystone) To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Indian film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, that was extensively filmed in Switzerland, swissinfo.ch […]
by Mohammad Ghazal | Mar 28, 2015 | SHARM EL SHEIKH — The Saudi Arabia-led operation against the Houthi rebels in Yemen is crucial to protect the region’s stability, Arab unity and the Arab identity of Yemen, Arab leaders agreed Saturday. At the 26th Arab League Summit in Sharm El […]
Following is the official translation of His Majesty King Abdullah’s address delivered by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour at the 26th Arab Summit at Sharm El Sheikh on Saturday: In the […]
Rami G. Khouri| The Daily Star The latest war in the Middle East, the Saudi Arabian-led assault onYemen to prevent the Houthi movement from taking full control of the country, has triggered a fascinating legal and ideological debate about the legitimacy and efficacy of the venture. The significance of this […]
HAMZA HENDAWI AND AHMED AL-HAJ | AP Published — Saturday 28 March 2015 SHARM EL-SHEIKH: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said negotiations are the only way to prevent a […]
MAR 28, 2015 – 14:10 Iraqi security forces prepare to confront Islamic State in Tikrit (Keystone) Switzerland has appealed to the UN Security Council on Friday to prosecute war crimes in Iraq under the International Criminal Court (ICC). It also reiterated its support for a similar ICC intervention in Syria. […]
AFP | Mar 26, 2015 | 22:43 A member of the Moroccan special forces guard stands outside of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) building on Monday during a press conference by the governor of the BCIJ in Rabat (AFP photo) RABAT — Morocco, on guard against attacks like […]
AP | Jordan Times – Mar 26, 2015 | 22:33 UNITED NATIONS — The UN’s top Mideast envoy challenged the Security Council on Thursday to step up and lead the […]
As a Saudi-led coalition wades into the fight for Yemen – currently under siege from Houthi rebels who are backed by Iran – Robert Fisk examines the much wider-reaching repercussions of this escalating conflict ROBERT FISK Friday 27 March 2015 Saudi Arabia has jumped into the abyss. Its air attacks […]
Commandment – If a son is not believer then he is not part of the family [11:42] And he said, ‘Embark therein. In the name of Allah be its course and its mooring. My Lord is assuredly Most Forgiving, Merciful.’ [11:43] And it moved along with them on waves like mountains. […]