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.
MARCH 01, 2015 LAUREN FRAYER Muslim men attend Friday prayers at La Pau Islamic Center in Tarragona, a Mediterranean coastal town where Muslims comprise about 10 percent of the population. Lauren Frayer/NPR Spain’s Mediterranean coast is home to the country’s biggest Muslim community. And in one town there, local politicians […]
Reuters In this photo provided by the Turkish Prime Minister’s Press Office, Pro-Kurdish legislator Sirri Sureyya Onder, center right, Turkey’s deputy prime minister Yalcin Akdogan, center left, and other legislators and officials attend a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015. — AP ISTANBUL: Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah […]
Mr. Netanyahu, back off, don’t you mess with America! February 26, 2015 | Time to stop Netanyahu from lying to America, blocking his speech to the unofficial joint session of the US Congress By Mike Ghouse Lessons in Foreign policy: Mr. Netanyahu and his ilk can fool us in America once, […]
393. Commandment – There shall be no sin for you in anything you mutually agree upon, after the fixing of the dowry [4:25] And forbidden to you are married women, except such as your right hands possess. This has Allah enjoined on you. And allowed to you are those beyond that, that you seek […]
By Tom Bousfield and Catrin NyeBBC Asian Network 17 April 2013 From the sectionLondon The Bosnian Hardaga family helped shelter a family of Jews A new exhibition aims to celebrate the role Muslims played in saving Jewish lives during the Holocaust. The Righteous Muslim Exhibition is being launched at the […]
By Peter Maxwill in Berlin DPA Many Jews in Germany are nervous about wearing the kippah in public or showing any visible signs of their Jewishness. How anti-Semitic is Germany? […]
The Daily Star BEIRUT: Assyrian Christians fleeing ISIS are welcome to take refuge in Lebanon because their humanitarian case in exceptional, Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk said. Al-Mustaqbal reported Sunday that Machnouk, after discussing the matter with Prime Minister Tammam Salam and Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas, gave the order to […]
HARUN YAHYA Published — Saturday 28 February 2015 Last Sunday, the global media reported that Turkish tanks had rolled into Syria to carry out an operation to evacuate the tomb of Suleyman Shah from the only Turkish territory in the war-torn Syria. The region where the historical tomb was […]
The Daily Star An arson attack on a Christian seminary in Jerusalem Thursday, and a similar attack on a mosque the day before are hate crimes, committed by extremist individuals, and are representative of the systemic racism directed at Palestinians by the Israeli government and its policies. Because while the […]
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By Muntasir Zaman Among the various specialties of the Hanafī school of thought, one outstanding speciality is the rigorous manner in which it was developed. Imām Abū Hanīfah had a council of forty prominent scholars with whom he would consult prior to documenting a legal ruling. Often they images 1would […]
Judge rules trial at Liverpool Crown Court could not proceed after blunder Christians swear on the Bible in court, while Muslims swear on the Koran By DAILY MAIL REPORTER A […]
Published time: February 28, 2015 Fewer than 300 people turned up in Newcastle for the first-ever rally of anti-Islamist group Pegida in the UK, while at least 1,500 gathered to protest the demo, just hundreds of yards away. “We are here because nobody else who should be talking about the […]
GAZA CITY: With the war-battered Gaza Strip’s borders closed, thousands of people have been shut out of a Haj because they cannot leave the sealed territory. Some 7,500 Gazans have sought to travel to Saudi Arabia, for Umrah but have been turned away. Egypt restricts movement in and out of […]
Summary Libya’s internationally recognized Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani said his government would stop dealing with Turkey because it was sending weapons to a rival group in Tripoli so “the Libyan […]
Summary President Barack Obama should provide Egypt with economic, political and, yes, military support. If Obama has indeed decided that a strong Egypt is essential, he shouldn’t try to play both sides of the street. Criticism of human-rights abuses should continue, but Washington should make clear that they come from […]
HEATHER SAUL Friday 27 February 2015 A woman has given a powerful response to learning that she lives in the same neighbourhood as the man identified in reports as Jihadi John, insisting: “everyone lives in peace and love. The Christians live with the Muslims, the Muslims live with the Christians. […]
392. Commandment – And give the women their dowries willingly [4:5] And give the women their dowries willingly. But if they, of their own pleasure, remit to you a part thereof, then enjoy it as something pleasant and wholesome.
By Jo Fahy Whether it’s a turban or a headscarf, showing your religion in Switzerland can make others treat you extremely differently. From stares in the street to difficulty in […]
HARUN YAHYA ARABNEWS.COM One of the important characteristics of a Muslim is that he remains in a positive state of mind, whatever the circumstances. He tries for the best and […]