Skull find breaks new ground in evolution study
John Noble Wilford,NYT News Service | Jan 30, 2015 Anthropologists exploring a cave in Israel have uncovered a rare 55,000-year-old skull fossil that they say has a %story to tell […]
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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.
USA: The political divide on views toward Muslims and Islam
BY MICHAEL LIPKALEAVE A COMMENT republicans democrats feelings towards muslims How much does politics factor into Americans’ perceptions of Muslims and Islam? A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2014 shows that people who identify as Republicans or say they lean toward the Republican Party have more negative […]
Thankfulness realization and signs of Allah’s grace
SHEIKH BIN BAAZ ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 30 January 2015 Indeed, Allah alone is worthy of worship and supplication. He alone should be invoked in times of hope and fear. Offering salah (prayer), vows, sacrifices and all other forms of Ibadah must solely be devoted to Allah alone. Thus, it […]
Mother’s milk has miraculous benefits
BY HARUN YAHYA, ARABNEWS.COM MOTHER’s milk is a matchless compound created by Allah to meet all the baby’s nutritional requirements and protect it against potential infections. The way that the nutritional values in mother’s milk are in just the right proportions for the baby’s needs means that it could well […]
Vatican delegation tours Kingdom’s Christian holy sites
AMMAN — A Vatican delegation is currently on a four-day visit to Jordan to become acquainted with the Kingdom’s tourist and historical sites. The delegation —hosted by Royal Jordanian (RJ), […]
Saudi Arabia: Massive Cabinet shake-up
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman announced a massive Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, appointing Azzam Al-Dakhil, new education minister, Ahmed bin Aqeel Al-Khateeb new health minister, Adel Al-Toraifi, minister of culture and information and Abdul Lateef bin Abdul Malik Al-Asheikh new minister of municipal and rural affairs. King […]
Saudi Arabia: 65 husbands jailed for contempt of court
RIYADH: DINA FOUAD Published — Friday 30 January 2015 Courts in Riyadh have sentenced more than 65 men to prison terms ranging from 2 days to three months for their refusal to implement court rulings in favor of their former wives, the Ministry of Justice announced. The rulings made recently […]
Robert Fisk: Isis hostage crisis: The prisoner swap has only one purpose for the militants – recognition its Islamic State exists and that foreign nations acknowledge its power
The Jordanian pilot, the failed Iraqi suicide bomber and the Japanese journalist are all part of Isis’s frontier re-drawing in the Middle East – whether they realise it or not […]
POLICYWATCH: A War Like No Other: Israel vs. Hezbollah in 2015
Jeffrey White January 29, 2015 Current expectations that the two sides can manage escalation may not hold true, and a new war would be more intense and destructive than in 2006. On January 27, Hezbollah killed two Israeli soldiers in retaliation for the January 18 airstrike against its operatives in […]
363. Commandment – And give not to the foolish your property which Allah has made for you a means of support; but feed them therewith and clothe them and speak to them words of kind advice.
363. Commandment – And give not to the foolish your property which Allah has made for you a means of support; but feed them therewith and clothe them and speak to them words of kind advice [4:6] And give not to the foolish your property which Allah has made for […]
Kobani in ruins after Kurds drive out IS
AFP | Jan 28, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES KOBANI, Syria — Pulverised buildings, heavily armed fighters roaming otherwise deserted rubble-strewn streets: the ferocious battle for Kobani has left the Syrian […]
Switzerland: Religious Divide: Initiative launched against Fribourg Islamic Centre
The Fribourg branch of the conservative right Swiss People’s Party launched an initiative on Wednesday to close down the Centre for Islam and Society, which it suspects will become a […]
Robert Fisk: An old hand is at work in Yemen
Yemen is not Syria. But America’s skewed comprehension of the Middle East has now produced a remarkably similar scenario It’s all about the Saudis. No matter how complex the new Yemeni civil war may appear – nor how powerful the Houthi rebels have become in the capital of Sanaa – […]
Saudi’s quiet palace coup
By: David Hearst Source: The World Post King Abdullah’s writ lasted all of 12 hours. Within that period the Sudairis, a rich and politically powerful clan within the House of Saud, which had been weakened by the late king, burst back into prominence. They produced a palace coup in all […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 362. Commandment – Looking after the property of the orphans and the rules for their property usage
362. Commandment – Looking after the property of the orphans and the rules for their property usage [4:3] And give to the orphans their property and exchange not the bad for the good, and devour not their property with your own. Surely, it is a great sin. [4:7] And prove […]
Regional dynamics will challenge Saudi Arabia
Summary by Rami G. Khouri Perhaps the most dramatic aspect of the succession in Saudi Arabia last week was how undramatic it was. The third major dimension of Saudi society and state – regional policy – is the most dynamic and intriguing, because it responds heavily to the actions of […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 360. Commandment – He enjoins you to observe equity towards the orphans
360. Commandment – He enjoins you to observe equity towards the orphans [4:128] And they seek of thee the decision of the Law with regard to women. Say, Allah gives you His decision regarding them. And so does that which is recited to you in the Book concerning the orphan […]
Andre Carson, 1st Muslim on House Intelligence panel: ‘I love keeping people safe’
By Cheryl K. Chumley – The Washington Times – Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Rep. Andre Carson, the first self-declared Muslim to be appointed to the House Intelligence Committee, said he’s […]
The New Drivers of Europe’s Geopolitics – Geopolitical Weekly
By George Friedman For the past two weeks, I have focused on the growing fragmentation of Europe. Two weeks ago, the murders in Paris prompted me to write about the fault line between Europe and the Islamic world. Last week, I wrote about the nationalism that is rising in individual […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 361. Commandment – if you fear you will not deal justly, then marry only
361. Commandment – if you fear you will not deal justly, then marry only one [4:4] And if you fear that you will not be fair in dealing with the orphans, then marry of women as may be agreeable to you, two, or three, or four; and if you fear […]