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 […]
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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.
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 […]
Lessons from Versailles for today’s imploding Middle East
Summar As the Middle East and North Africa implode, perhaps focus should be directed on the end of World War I – and specifically the settlement fashioned by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, British Prime Minister David Lloyd George and French Prime Minister George Clemenceau at Versailles in 1919 . The […]
Egypt follows U.S. and Israeli strategies
Rami G. Khouri| The Daily Star One of the most troubling aspects of the phenomenon of militant Salafist-takfiri groups like ISIS is the appearance of smaller groups across the Arab world that share ISIS’ ideology and methods, and in several cases have sworn allegiance to it. This is no surprise. […]
Sir Sultan Mohammed Shah Aga Khan III and Pakistan
APROPOS the news item ‘Role of various leaders in Pakistan Movement highlighted’ (Oct 17), I would like to point out the efforts of Sir Aga Khan III for the creation […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 280. Commandment to not call one another by nicknames
280. Commandment to not call one another by nicknames [49:12] O ye who believe! let not one people deride another people, who may be better than they, nor let women deride other women, who may be better than they. And defame not your own people, nor call one another by […]
Rise of America’s Secret Military
The U.S. military is fighting more wars on covert battlefields and with armies shrouded in mystery. This board examines the Special Operation Forces, which are deployed on every continent to fight terrorism and intervene in civil wars. Curated By Jacob Wheeler READ MORE HERE: http://learni.st/boards/68500/learnings/604766-special-operations-forces-worldwide Special Operations Forces Worldwide They’re […]