After shipwreck, refugee finds despair in Europe
Summary After shipwreck, refugee finds despair in Europe It has been a year since the ship went down, and still the memories torment the Syrian refugee:The father flailing in choppy […]
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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.
Calais migrant crisis: UK police ‘should help’
British police should be sent to Calais to help solve the port’s “tremendous problem” with illegal immigration, the French interior minister has said. Bernard Cazeneuve told the BBC officers might […]
Gambia’s State House Mosque Imam Fired
(JollofNews) – A senior Gambian Muslim cleric who recently called for the expulsion of Ahmadis and a complete ban on its teaching in the country has been relieved from his […]
Christian couple burnt alive in Kasur, Pakistan
Nov 04, 2014 PAKISTAN Samaa TV Samaa UrduSamaa FM Samaa TV live KASUR: An enraged mob beat a Christian couple to death in Pakistan and burnt their bodies in the […]
ASYLUM DECISION: Strasbourg blocks Afghan family expulsion to Italy
Switzerland must not send a family of Afghan asylum seekers, including six children, back to Italy without individual guarantees over their care, the European Court of Human Rights has declared. According to Tuesday’s court ruling, Switzerland would violate Article 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights if it were […]
Saudi Arabia: Al-Aboud: I can’t believe my ears
JEDDAH: SIRAJ WAHAB ARABNEWS Published — Tuesday 4 November 2014 Last update 4 November 2014 12:09 am “Is that true? I can’t believe my ears.” That is how Aboud Al-Aboud […]
Syrian Hajis eye Kingdom asylum
Haj pilgrims from Syria have refused to return home after completing the pilgrimage citing the ongoing political unrest and have appealed for asylum in the Kingdom. With the deadline for […]
US supreme court divided on Jerusalem passport case
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court appeared closely divided on Monday as it considered whether Congress overstepped its authority in passing a law designed to allow American citizens born in Jerusalem to have Israel listed as their birthplace on passports. Congress passed the law in 2002 but the government has […]
In Assad’s Syria, death notices litter the walls – and life goes on Driving along roads that cost many lives to capture, Robert Fisk sees hasty monuments to dead soldiers of a state that was once a pariah
Abdul Qadir al-Djezairi’s palace is on the right, noble in spirit as well as architecture. He is the one who brought the Christians and Jews of Damascus to his home […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 283. Commandment to comply not with the wishes of those who reject the truth
283. Commandment to comply not with the wishes of those who reject the truth [68:9] So comply not with the wishes of those who reject the truth. [68:10] They wish that thou shouldst be pliant so that they may also be pliant. [68:11] And yield not to any mean swearer, […]
Getting away with murder: When Israel killed American sailors with impunity
Al Jazeera Airing Documentary on USS Liberty What we have been told is an excellent documentary on Israel’s 1967 attack on the USS Liberty is airing Friday and Saturday on Al Jazeera America (check your local cable channel listings or visit http://america.aljazeera.com). Called “The Day Israel Attacked America,” it was […]
United Biscuits sold to Turkey’s Yildiz for £2bn
The UK company behind the McVitie’s, Jaffa Cakes and Penguin brands has been bought by Turkish food group Yildiz Holdings for a reported £2bn. United Biscuits (UB) was put up […]
Commandments of the day: 281. Commandment to exceed not the bounds. Surely, Allah loves not those who exceed the bounds.
281. Commandment to exceed not the bounds. Surely, Allah loves not those who exceed the bounds [6:142] And He it is Who brings into being gardens, trellised and untrellised, and the date-palm and cornfields whose fruits are of diverse kinds, and the olive and the pomegranate, alike and unlike. Eat […]
Commandment of today: 282. Commandment to obey not the bidding of those who exceed the bounds
282. Commandment to obey not the bidding of those who exceed the bounds [26:152] ‘And obey not the bidding of those who exceed the bounds, [26:153] ‘Who create disorder in the earth, and reform it not.’
Lords of Poverty
The Development Set Excuse me, friends, I must catch my jet- I’m off to join the Development Set; My bags are packed, and I’ve had all my shots, I have travelers’ checks, and pi;;s for the trots The Development Set is bright and noble, Our thoughts are deep and our […]
Hamas unhappy with UN Gaza reconstruction plan
GAZA CITY: The Hamas militant group says it opposes a UN reconstruction plan for the Gaza Strip following a 50-day war against Israel this summer. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri on Sunday called the UN mechanism “unacceptable, inefficient.” The UN announced the plan in September, creating a system to bring […]
Nazi looted art? Jewish leader warns Bern museum over Gurlitt art works
The head of the World Jewish Congress has warned Bern’s Kunstmuseum that it risks an “avalanche” of lawsuits if it accepts German collector Cornelius Gurlitt’s controversial art collection, some of […]
Bloodbath shocks Lahore
LAHORE: A suicide bomber killed at least 55 people Sunday at the main Pakistan-India border crossing, the blast tearing through crowds of spectators leaving after the colorful daily ceremony to […]
How did Islamists receive American weapons? See the evidence from guided missile that exploded near Syrian front line
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Syria’s special forces troops are strung out across a pinnacle of hills here just north east of Lattakia on one of the country’s most dangerous […]
ARAB SPRING : ‘Remarkable progress’ made returning stolen assets – By Simon Bradley
Handing back stolen state assets is complex and time-consuming but remarkable progress has been made, declared Swiss President Didier Burkhalter at the opening of the third Arab Forum on Asset Recovery (AFAR III) on Saturday. The Swiss government’s political will to hand back illicit funds is ‘unwavering’, said Burkhalter: “Whether […]