Makkah-Madinah train to be shipped by year-end
Makkah-Madinah train to be shipped by year-end JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 31 October 2014 The first Spanish-made train for the multibillion-riyal Haramain railway project would arrive in […]
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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.
French right-winger converts to Islam.
Local councillor Maxence Buttey, 22, has been suspended from a regional Front National committee after he went public with his decision and sent out a ‘proselytising video’ to party members. […]
Canadian actor punched in face after ‘Islamophobia’ experiment goes wrong in wake of Ottawa shooting
A social experiment that ended with an actor posing as an Islamophobe getting punched in the face has shown that Canadians are prepared to defend Muslims in the face of overt racist abuse in the wake of a recent terror attack. In an attempt to test whether Canadians feel safe […]
Israel Reopens Contested Holy Site in Jerusalem
Source: NY Times: JERUSALEM — Under heavy pressure and the threat of new Israeli-Palestinian strife, Israel announced on Thursday that it would reopen a contested holy site in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday morning, a day after closing it for the first time in years. The site, which […]
Isis in Syria: General reveals the lack of communication with the US – and his country’s awkward relationship with their allies-by-default
A senior officer of Bashar al-Assad’s regime talks to Robert Fisk about his army’s brutal struggle with Isis, in a dirty war whose challenges include widespread atrocities ROBERT FISK DAMASCUS Wednesday 29 October 2014 Phones were ringing through the army headquarters in central Damascus and a veteran of Syria’s 1982 […]
Why She Removed the Veil
Source: The daily Beast. No piece of cloth throughout history has sparked more controversy as the veil. Many Muslim women are forced to wear it daily. The hijab has a spectrum, of course, from its most radical embodiments, the niqab, which covers the entire face, to loose fitting headscarves. Saudi […]
Nurse Breaks Quarantine With Bike Ride
Source: The daily Beast. bostonglobe.com Kaci Hickox is a woman of her word. After vowing to defy Maine’s voluntary quarantine for health workers who treated Ebola patients by Thursday, she and her boyfriend left their home to go for a bicycle ride. The two were followed by state police; however […]
Burkina Faso Parliament Set on Fire
Source. The daily Beast. Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty On Thursday, protesters in Burkina Faso set fire to the nation’s parliament building, the city hall of the capital Ouagadougou, and the ruling party’s headquarters. Protesters are angry over plans to extend term limits so that the current president, Blaise Compaore, can extend his […]
Rediscover ‘Islamic principles’ to overcome economic challenges [Khaleej Times, Dubai, United Arab Emirates :: ]
Dubai: Muslim countries need to concentrate on efforts to rediscover Islamic principles and promote regional cooperation in order to successfully overcome economic challenges. This was stated by Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed during a panel discussion at the 10th World Islamic Economic Forum in Dubai. Calling […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 276. Commandment to make over the trusts to those entitled to them
276. Commandment to make over the trusts to those entitled to them [4:59] Verily, Allah commands you to make over the trusts to those entitled to them, and that, when you judge between men, you judge with justice. And surely excellent is that with which Allah admonishes you! Allah is […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 277. Commandment – if thou fearest treachery from a people, throw back to them their covenant with equity
277. Commandment – if thou fearest treachery from a people, throw back to them their covenant with equity [8:59] And if thou fearest treachery from a people, throw back to them their covenant with equity. Surely, Allah loves not the treacherous.
Qur’an lesson for today: – 278. Commandment to be not thou a disputer for the faithless
Courtesy Amjad Tariq Sydney 278. Commandment to be not thou a disputer for the faithless [4:106] We have surely sent down to thee the Book comprising the truth, that thou mayest judge between men by that which Allah has taught thee. And be not thou a disputer for the faithless; […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 275. Commandment to not prove false to your trusts
275. Commandment to not prove false to your trusts [8:28] O ye who believe! prove not false to Allah and the Messenger, nor prove false to your trusts knowingly. [70:33] And those who are watchful of their trusts and their covenants, [12:53] Joseph said, ‘I asked for that enquiry to […]
Honour to an Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth
Source: Neue Presse According to very famous and well circulated newspaper of Frankfurt Germany, Mr Zafarullah Khan has been honoured to be included in the Executive Council of SPD (Social Democrats currently sharing government with CDU) of his area in Frankfurt. He has already been elected as head of […]
Humanitarian crisis: Swiss pledge more funds for refugee crises and Ebola
The government has pledged an additional CHF40 million ($42.2 million) for the victims of the conflicts in Syria and Iraq as well as for efforts to contain the spread of […]
Isis attack on Idlib: Assad’s army leaders ‘slaughtered’ as jihadists nearly take Syrian provincial capital
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Syria almost lost its second city to the jihadists of Isis and Jabhat al-Nusra last night when hundreds of fighters stormed into the provincial capital, Idlib, captured the newly installed governor’s office and began beheading Syrian army officers. By the time government troops recaptured the […]
German Kurds Join Fight against Islamic State
Source: Spiegel DPA Kurds in Düsseldorf, Germany, demonstrate against Islamic State and show their support for besieged Kobani. Young Kurds from Germany are joining PKK’s fight against Islamic State in Syria. Security officials are concerned that tensions between Salafists and Kurds in Germany could rise once they return home. More:
Fed set to end one crisis chapter even as global risks rise
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday is expected to shutter its bond-buying program, closing one controversial chapter in its crisis response even as it struggles to manage a full return to normal monetary policy. The Fed is likely to announce at the end of a two-day meeting that […]
International development secretary Justine Greening to speak at Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s National Peace Symposium
Source: The Guardian The largest mosque in Western Europe will host politics, faith and civic leaders at a peace symposium next month. More than 800 guests are expected to descend on Morden’s Baitul Futuh Mosque for the National Peace Symposium, which aims to promote a deeper understanding of Islam. More:
I WALKED OUT IN SHAME…!
Source: Pakistan Observer. It wasn’t one of those pleasant visits as I went to the 9/11 memorial and museum in New York Last week: At the place where the Twin Towers stood, there were now two water fountains and as I heard the sound of water flowing it reminded me […]