The Israeli citizens trying to win the Arab World’s answer to X Factor
When two young people returned home from a televised singing contest their passports were confiscated and they were at risk of up to four years in jail. Their apparent crime? […]
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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.
With the US led strikes on Isis intensifying, it is a good time to be a shareholder in the merchants of death. Last month American warships fired $65.8m worth of Tomahawk missiles within just 24 hours of each other
by Robert Fisk, The Independent So who is winning the war? Isis? Us? The Kurds (remember them?) The Syrians? The Iraqis? Do we even remember the war? Not at all. […]
Loan Sharks and Financial Terrorism: The Wonga Payday Lending Experiment
By Binoy Kampmark Global Research, October 19, 2014 This business has been too focused on growth and cared more about the loan outcome than the customer outcome. Andy Haste, Wonga Chairman, The Guardian, Oct 16, 2014. Keeping people poor in a world of seedy abandonment. Borrowing at phenomenal rates. Loan […]
Book review: The Politics of Empire. The US, Israel and the Middle East
By Dr. Ludwig Watzal Global Research, October 20, 2014 Review of James Petras’ Book published by Clarity Books The Israeli military went again on a rampage against the ghettoized people in the Gaza strip. The last time, they “visited” the walled-in strip at the turn of the year 2008/09, they […]
New hair-brained ideas in the Middle East
by Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star, Lebanon Summary Analysts in the United States this week are debating the precise meaning of the statements Wednesday by John Allen, the ex-Marine general who now coordinates the U.S.-led coalition’s response to ISIS. He said that the United States is not coordinating with […]
Black holes: A manifestation of Allah’s name of Al-Hafiz
Harun Yahya Published — Friday 17 October 2014 ARABNEWS SURAH At-Tariq refers to a ‘piercing star’: “(I swear) by Heaven and the Tariq! And what will convey to you what […]
The Prophet’s inexhaustible patience
Shahul Hameed Published — Friday 17 October 2014 One of the marvelous qualities of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was his infinite patience. God was with Muhammad (peace be upon him), as He is always with those who patiently persevere: “God is certainly with those who patiently […]
Children below 10 may face Haj ban
JEDDAH: SIRAJ WAHAB Published — Sunday 19 October 2014 Children below the age of 10 may be barred from performing Haj from next year. According to a report in a […]
An Israeli in Berlin: The Chocolate Pudding Exodus
By Raniah Salloum Spiegel.de Five days ago, a young Israeli posted a grocery shopping receipt on Facebook: It included everyday items like orange juice, eggs, bread, pasta and three cups […]
ISIS flags in Kashmir valley
Source:TOI SRINAGAR: Protesters on Friday displayed flag of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) during a rally in old city after Friday prayers, official sources said.They said some masked youth were seen carrying the flags of the international terror group during a protest after Friday prayers in Jamia Masjid […]
53% of women over 18 are in the singles column
Source: CNN (CNN) — Some revolutions happen in a single day; others over decades. The rise of the voluntarily single woman has been happening in Western societies slowly, over time, concomitant with well-paying jobs, legal protection from economic or physical abuse, reliable birth control and the possibility of fulfilling careers and […]
Obama’s credit card declined
Source: CNN (CNN) — Ever had your credit card turned down at a fancy restaurant? President Obama can commiserate. Speaking to workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington on Friday, he recalled a moment last month when, at the end of a dinner out in New York City, his […]
Uyghur photographer battles stereotypes with fascinating portraits
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Uyghur photographer wants to dispel stereotypes about Xinjiang. The Chinese province has become associated with Islamic terrorism. Kurbanjan Samat has taken more than 500 portraits. He hopes to […]
Analysis & Opinion | The Great Debate: Joining Islamic State is about ‘sex and aggression,’ not religion
By Arie W. Kruglanski October 16, 2014 REUTERS It is easy to look to religion for an explanation of why young men — and some women — become radicalized. But it is psychology, not theology, that offers the best tools for understanding radicalization — and how best to undo it. […]
Ebola outbreak: Guinean quarantined at Ahmadiyya Hospital in Swedru
Source:Source: Ghana/StarrFMonline.com A 45-year-old man from Guinea – one of the country’s worst-hit by the deadly Ebola virus – has been quarantined at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Hospital in Agona Swedru, Central region, to ensure he is cleared of the disease.Musah Donkor, acting administrator of the hospital told STARR NEWS Wednesday that Diallo […]
Hajj-2014 -Logistical Arrangements Analysis
By Zubair Khan (Croatia) The word Hajj means “to intend a journey” which connotes both the outward act of a journey and the inward act of intentions. The Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage […]
PLURAL MARRIAGE EQUALITY: Is Polygamy the Next Gay Marriage?
Should we really care if more than two consenting adults want to marry each other, or if polygamy advocates see the LGBT movement as an inspiration? A few years ago, […]
Indonesian officials ordered to pay for second wife
MATARAM, An Indonesian district has ordered male civil servants to pay Sh5000 ($80) to marry a second wife to crack down on polygamy, officials said Wednesday, but activists criticised it […]
10 injured as migrants storm Spanish border fence
MADRID: The Spanish government says five police officers and five migrants have been treated for minor injuries after some 300 African migrants scaled fences six-meters (20-feet) high to try to […]
What if IS didn’t exist?
It is not only Western agendas that benefit by groups like the Islamic State; Arab and regional agendas are equally served, writes Ramzy Baroud What if the so-called Islamic State (IS) didn’t exist? In order to answer this question, one has to liberate the argument from its geopolitical and ideological […]