A Country Implodes: ISIS Pushes Iraq to the Brink
Masoud Ali, a tall, friendly man with a beard and green eyes, was a taxi driver in Mosul until a few days ago. He likes the desert, and he loves […]
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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.
Gaza in Crisis: The Strong Female Voice of Hamas
Give me a minute, the delicate-looking woman behind the giant desk says. With her right hand, Isra al-Mudallal pulls a prayer rug out of her handbag, with her left, she […]
Ameer of Ghana, Dr. Abdul Wahab bin Adam has died
Source: From reliable sources, I have learned that Amir of Ghana, Dr. Wahab, Ameer of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Ghana for a long time, died a short while ago. “Surely, to […]
Pope lambasts mobsters, says mafiosi "are excommunicated"
Pope Francis yesterday issued the strongest attack on organised crime groups by a pontiff in two decades, accusing them of practising the “the adoration of evil” and saying mafiosi are excommunicated. It was the first time a pope had used the word excommunication – a total cutoff from the Church […]
GHANA: Ministers Chill in Brazil
SOME MINISTERS of State in President John Mahama’s administration are cooling off in Brazil as they watch the ongoing FIFA World Cup. Scores of ministers have virtually deserted their posts […]
Cartoon of the Day 'Switzerland at the Center of the World'
May 2012. Switzerland feels sheltered from the various crises affecting Europe. “Crisis”
Mideast church leaders urge immediate int’l support for Iraq
AMMAN — Presidents of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) have warned of the “deteriorating situation” in Iraq, calling for immediate international measures to support the Iraqi people. “The […]
A History of the First World War in 100 Moments: A conqueror shows his respect for the holy city
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT “Today, I entered Jerusalem, on foot…” Edmund Allenby wrote home to his wife Mabel on 11 December 1917. “We entered at the Jaffa Gate; and, […]
NATURALISATION DEBATE: Parliament passes new Swiss citizenship law
by Jo Fahy with input from Armando Mombelli, swissinfo.ch June 20, 2014 – 09:35 Under new naturalisation law rubber stamped by parliament on Friday, foreigners will have to wait ten […]
America does not learn
June 20, 2014 Opinion & Analysis Yuram Abdullah Weiler With militants controlling Mosul, Tikrit and Fallujah, and lobbing mortar rounds into Baghdad International Airport, the US is preparing its Baghdad embassy personnel for rapid evacuation in a manner reminiscent of the hasty departure from Saigon in 1975. Meanwhile, Iran has […]
Middle East bleeds from a million wounds
AIJAZ ZAKA SYED ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 20 June 2014 What is the world coming to? It is as if the red tide of blood has engulfed the whole world. It is killings, bloodshed and chaos everywhere. And Muslims appear to be in the thick of action with what passes […]
Century-old boundaries in the Mideast are dissolving
Source: CNN Century-old boundaries in the Mideast are dissolving, believes one expert who says the only comfort is that we’re “starting to run out of places the European imperialists screwed up. More:
Being Cahtolic Christian How I felt participating in Jalsa Salana Germany
By Staska Baric Impression of Ms. Staska Baric who participated in 39th annual gathering (Jalsa Salana) of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community held from 13-15 June 2014 in Karlsruhe Germany My name is Staška. I am Catholic and a practical believer. I received an exceptional and unique opportunity to attend the annual […]
Obama: U.S. Prepared to Take 'Targeted' Action in Iraq
President Barack Obama said Thursday that the United States is prepared to take “targeted and precise” military action against Islamist militants in Iraq, but he pledged that American forces “will not be returning to combat.” He said the United States is prepared to send as many as 300 American military […]
Noam Chomsky: The responsibility of privilege – The famed linguist and political activist says intellectuals have a moral duty to hold centres of power to account.
His popularity – or notoriety as some would say – endures because he is still criticising politicians, business leaders and other powerful figures for not acting in the public’s best interest. At the heart of Chomsky’s work is examining the ways elites use their power to control millions of people, […]
Switzerland: Migration Data: More foreigners move to Switzerland
swissinfo.ch June 18, 2014 – 12:46 The number of foreigners living in Switzerland has risen by 3.3% over the past year and about 24% of Switzerland’s eight million people do […]
World Muslim body vows to combat 'sectarian policies'
The Saudi-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, which represents more than 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide, affirmed Thursday a commitment to unity in combatting “sectarian” policies. OIC members will stand “united in combatting sectarian, confessional, and exclusion policies that have led to sedition in some countries and threatened their security and stability,” […]
Jordan Could Be the Next Target of ISIS!
Source: Stratfor: The June 15 edition of the Jordan Times reported that Amman had beefed up security along its border with Iraq amid fears that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant is inching toward the kingdom. Quoting unnamed Islamist sources, the report added that the jihadist group had […]
"All hell will break loose"
Now we will have the bizarre spectacle of the US joining Iran in strengthening the Al Maliki regime against the ISIS threat, while trying to bring down Iran’s Syrian ally, President Bashar Al Assad, a goal Washington shares with ISIS Razi Azmi June 19, 2014 The pharaoh is having the […]
Croatia’s Embattled Govt Woos Church Over Schools
Source: Balkan Insight Croatia’s centre-left government is striving to end quarrels with the powerful Catholic Church over education in what is seen as a move to boost its tumbling ratings. Vedran Molnar, the new Minister of Education, is to meet the Catholic primates of both Croatia and Bosnia – and […]