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.
Source: ET DUBAI: A Dubai court jailed a Pakistani for 15 years for smuggling heroin in bags containing copies of Holy Quran, prayer mats and other religious paraphernalia, a report said Wednesday. The 30-year-old man, identified only by his initials MT, was convicted of possessing 24 kilogrammes of heroin that was […]
Source: NY Times: One in eight gay men is H.I.V.-positive, and yet a majority of gay and bisexual men say they are “not concerned” about H.I.V., according to new research from the Kaiser Famil. More:
Source: Spiegel. The conditions laid out by the Islamist are strict: no photos and no audio recording. He also keeps his real name secret as well as his country of origin, and is only willing to disclose that he is Arab. His English is polished and he speaks with a […]
http://pshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js?sid=281&width=560&height=419&playList=518483034 Source: Huffington Post Twelve Nobel Peace Prize winners penned an open letter to President Barack Obama urging his administration to release a U.S. Senate report on the CIA’s use […]
Source: The daily Beast: On Saturday 15 September at around 09:15hrs, a man entered the Farnborough Hill bus depot in Orpington and drove off in a double-decker bus. The man then drove the bus through Farnborough Village, along Farnborough Common, and turned into Croydon Road. He continued into Glebe Way, […]
Source: The Daily Beast. The pontiff takes on the daunting task of reconciling science and religion, and hopes to help humanity in the process. On Monday, when Pope Francis addressed prelates and scientists attending a plenary session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, he yet again challenged all we’ve come […]
Source: The Daily Beast: Were Israeli soldiers so haunted by what they saw and did in the last Gaza war that they took their own lives? What role did their zealous commander play? HAIFA, Israel—More than two months after the end of Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza, Operation Protective Edge, […]
DAMASCUS, Syria — The middle-aged salesman sat glumly among an array of shorts, khaki leisure suits bedecked with gold belts and dresses with plunging necklines in the ancient Damascus bazaar […]
David Ignatius| The Daily Star Jalal al-Gaood, one of the tribal leaders the U.S. has been cultivating in hopes of rolling back extremists in Iraq, grimly describes how his hometown in Anbar province was forced to surrender this week to fighters from ISIS. The extremists were moving Wednesday toward Gaood’s […]
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said in updated figures on Monday the average daily cost of the fight against Islamic State (IS) militants has risen to $8.3 million, or a total of $580 million between Aug. 8 and Oct. 16. The new average reflects an increase in the intensity of US operations […]
RAMALLAH — An Israeli plan to build more than 1,000 new housing units for settlers in occupied East Jerusalem is likely to cause an “explosion” of violence, a senior Palestinian official warned Monday. “Such unilateral acts will lead to an explosion,” Jibril Rajoub told reporters at a news conference in […]
While the world obsesses over the atrocities committed by Isis, the plight of those forced to flee the country has been largely forgotten. Robert Fisk takes a heartbreaking tour of […]
Source: Pakistan Observer: M A Kaiserimam Monday, October 27, 2014 – London—Thousands of people supporting the Kashmir cause participated in the “Million March” here on Sunday to expressed solidarity with Kashmiri people for their decades-long struggle for the right of self-determination. The Million March started from London’s Trafalgar Square and […]
Ottawa, au Canada. Personne ne s’y attendait et pourtant, l’irréparable a été commis. Un jeune converti à ce que les médias appellent benoîtement l’islam, a commis un attentat contre une institution et un bâtiment officiel. Outre l’insulte que cet attentat a suscité au regard des différentes institutions publiques, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau […]
Source: Balkan Insight. The Mayor of Zagreb, Milan Bandić, who has run the Croatian capital for over 12 years and who over this period has handled some 20 billion euros of public money, will spend at least a month in investigative custody after his arrested last week. Bandić is the […]
Source : NY Times: One day in the fall of 1981, eight men in their 70s stepped out of a van in front of a converted monastery in New Hampshire. They shuffled forward, a few of them arthritically stooped, a couple with canes. Then they passed through the door and […]
Source: Dawn British forces on Sunday handed over formal control of their last base in Afghanistan to Afghan troops, ending combat operations in the country after 13 years which cost hundreds of lives. The Union Jack was lowered at Camp Bastion in the southern province of Helmand, while the Stars […]
Source: Dawn IN an opinion piece last year, Henry Kissinger observed that over the next couple of decades a nuclear war was likely to take place between India and Pakistan. The nuclear factor was in play in four major and one minor India-Pakistan crises: in 1987, 1990, 1998, 1999 and […]
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 […]
Source: Pakistan Observer. A petition had been filed in the Sindh High Court against Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) as the petitioner, Anjuman Islah-e Moashra Ameer Haji Gul Ahmed demanded the […]