Swiss leader's commute turns Twitter sensation
A photo showing Swiss President Didier Burkhalter waiting for a train at Neuchâtel station, alone and without bodyguards, made waves on Twitter on Thursday, receiving 800 retweets around the world. […]
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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.
Why aren’t Arab states more like individuals?
by Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star, Lebanon SUMMARY Sunnis and Shiites, Christians and Muslims, Kurds, Amazigh and Arabs, or any other combination of citizens of different identities have cooperated, inter-married, shared businesses and coexisted respectfully for centuries at the community level all around the region, and this is still […]
9/11: A Conspiracy
Everything you ever wanted to know about the 9/11 conspiracy theory in under 5 minutes. (Watch French, German, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew or Portuguese translations of this video.) TRANSCRIPT: On the […]
লন্ডনের হ্যাম্পশায়ারে আন্তর্জাতিক জলসা সালানা অনুষ্ঠিত
Source: nybangla.org পত্রিকা খুললেই দেখা যায়, মধ্যপ্রাচ্যের বিরামহীন সংঘাত আর এদিকে, সাম্প্রতিক সাংবাদিক জেম্স্ ফলীর হত্যাকান্ডসহ আইএসআইএস-এর অবর্ণনীয় নিষ্ঠুর হত্যাযজ্ঞ। এসবের মাঝেই একটা স্বস্তির সংবাদ হচ্ছে লন্ডনের হ্যাম্পশায়ারে গত ২৯-৩১ শে আগস্ট ৯৭ টি দেশ থেকে ৩৩,০০০ এরও অধিক মুসলমানের জমায়ত হয় শান্তির জন্য দোয়া প্রার্থনা করতে এবং সকল প্রকারের […]
Qur'an lesson for the day: 232. And know that Allah knows what is in your minds; so beware of it.
232. And know that Allah knows what is in your minds; so beware of it. [2:236] And there shall be no blame on you in throwing out a hint regarding a proposal of marriage to these women or in keeping the desire hidden in your minds. Allah knows that you […]
Being a good Muslim
by ABDULATEEF AL-MULHIM ARABNEWS.COM Beyond any shadow of doubt, people judge others by their behavior not by their faith. So, who is a Muslim? A Muslim is any individual who proclaims Shahadah. He testifies that there is no God but Allah and Muhammad (peace be upon him) is His messenger. […]
Allow the Middle East to govern itself
SUMMARY BY Jeffrey D. Sachs| The Daily Star It is time for the United States and other powers to let the Middle East govern itself in line with national sovereignty and the United Nations Charter. As the U.S. contemplates yet another round of military action in Iraq and intervention in […]
Israel illegally coerces Africa migrants to leave — HRW
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel has illegally coerced almost 7,000 African migrants into returning to their home countries, where some face persecution, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. “Israel’s convoluted legal rules thwart Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers’ attempts to secure protection under Israeli and international law,” New York-based HRW said in […]
French Muslims support Mideast Christians against Islamic State
PARIS — The Muslim Council in France, home to Europe’s largest Islamic minority, denounced the persecution of Middle East Christians on Tuesday and said mosques across the country would pray […]
In pictures: Gaza's students graduate amidst destruction
Tens of student and staff members from the college were killed during the 51-day Israeli war over the Gaza Strip Dozens of students at the Gaza College for Applied Sciences […]
Isis intent on 'house of blood': UN rights chief
Published: 08 Sep 2014 THELOCAL.CH The jihadist militants who have seized large swaths of Iraq and Syria are intent upon creating “a house of blood”, the UN’s new human rights […]
Corps commanders meeting in the GHQ in Rawalpindi decided against a military takeover in Pakistan
Source: Indian Punchline The signs are that Sharif’s opponent Imran Khan got the message that no one wants an ‘Arab Spring’ in Pakistan and, furthermore, that a few thousand people in a country with a population of 180 million people cannot stage a color revolution without the sponsorship of a […]
His next target is none other than Russian President Vladimir Putin
Source: Asia Times And then, out of the blue, The Caliph doubled down, proclaiming to the whole world his next target is none other than Russian President Vladimir Putin. Was he channelling the recently ostracized Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, aka Bandar Bush? In thesis, everything would be settled. The […]
He claimed the mantle of a successor to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as ISIS leader
Source: Asia Times Millions of words have been written about the rise, conquests, and savagery of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria, and Boko Haram in Nigeria. Both have declared an “Islamic State” in their areas although Boko Haram has not claimed the mantle of a successor to […]
Qur'an lesson for today: 231. And beware of an affliction which will not smite exclusively those among you who have done wrong
231. And beware of an affliction which will not smite exclusively those among you who have done wrong [8:26] And beware of an affliction which will not smite exclusively those among you who have done wrong. And know that Allah is severe in requiting. Note: It is not enough to […]
US banks suddenly close dozens of accounts, Muslim group suspects racial profiling
Dozens in the US have received notices that their bank accounts have been closed, without explanation. Some say the banks are trying to eliminate risk, but a Muslim civil rights group suspects racist policies and has complained to the Justice Department. The letters have been sent to business owners, nonprofits, […]
Christian Dem, Finns Party MPs propose "Christians-only" quota refugee policy
Finland should primarily accept quota refugees who are Christians, according to two parliamentarians from the Finns and Christian Democratic parties. Finns Party MP Ari Jalonen and Christian Democrat MP Sauli […]
Mothers of the Believers: The Prophet's Wife From the Jews – An Empowered Women for All Times
By Majeeda Khan Tuesday, 09 September 2014 As an individual, Lady Safiyah represents the qualities which in today’s times, could easily be defined as a fine example for women’s empowerment. Today when we think of empowered women, what’s the image we have in our minds: power suits, breaking the glass ceiling, […]
Back to abnormal
The Daily Star by David Ignatius Palestinian politicians have been busy of late, putting together one of their most determined, powerful performances in recent memory – to wreck any gains that might have been made during this summer’s military conflict with Israel. The sniping between officials from Fatah and Hamas […]