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.
There was a time when our politicians and media had one principal fear when covering Middle East wars: that no one should ever call them anti-Semitic. So corrosive, so vicious […]
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Let them die now. Let the memorials gather grass and the commemorations be over. I wish all those dead men could lose their eternal youth […]
After all the warnings and all the clichés about a war that would “spill” over Syria’s border, the savage fighters of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s Sunni Muslim “caliphate” have at last […]
Patrick Wintour, political editor The Guardian, Tuesday 5 August 2014 10.04 BST Lady Warsi, the senior Foreign Office minister, has resigned from the government in protest at its policy on Gaza, describing it as “morally indefensible”.. Warsi announced her departure on Twitter on Tuesday, saying: “With deep regret I have […]
194. O men, a similitude is set forth, so listen to it. Surely, those on whom you call instead of Allah cannot create even a fly [22:74] O men, a similitude is set forth, so listen to it. Surely, those on whom you call instead of Allah cannot create even […]
193. So coin not similitudes for Allah. Surely, Allah knows and you know not. [16:75] So coin not similitudes for Allah. Surely, Allah knows and you know not. Note: It is highly presumptuous on the part of man to devise a law regarding God while he is quite ignorant of […]
195. The case of those who take helpers beside Allah is like unto the case of the spider [29:42] The case of those who take helpers beside Allah is like unto the case of the spider, who makes for herself a house; and surely the frailest of all houses is […]
How completely can people with a migrant background integrate into German society? A recent case shows that not every door is open – even to someone who is embracing local customs. Mithat Gedik (pictured) is facing pressure to give up his title Normally, when someone succeeds in shooting down the […]
August 3, 2014 Outbreak Update The World Health Organization, in partnership with the Ministries of Health in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria announced a cumulative total of 1440 suspect and confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) and 826 deaths, as of July 30, 2014. Of the 1440 clinical […]
Source: Asia Times: By Francesco Sisci BEIJING – The shooting down of Malaysian airline flight MH17 and the loss of all 298 people on board have cast a dark shadow on the Ukraine conflict raging for months between pro-Russian and pro-Western forces. The tragedy has made the international position of […]
Source: Japan Times: The recent election was a wake-up call; Europe’s leaders need to open their eyes. More:
Source: The Daily Best Is this just saber rattling? It’s possible. Russia has been poised to invade Ukraine on multiple occasions and it has not happened yet. But in the weeks before and after the downing of MH17, thousands of “tourists” driving tanks and armored vehicles that appear to be […]
Source: NY Times: As in most countries, surrogacy is illegal in China. But a combination of rising infertility, a recent relaxation of the one-child-per-family policy and a cultural imperative to have children has given rise to a booming black market in surrogacy that experts say produces well over 10,000 births […]
Source: Wasim Sroya Note by Editor: A must read as very bravely and openly separation of state and religion along with Ahmadiyya matter has been highlighted in most circulated Urdu news paper. LINK
Le sadr Ansarullah, Amine Jowahir donnant des directives pour que la marche de la Municipalité de Quatre Bornes jusqu’à celle de Rose-Hill soit faite dans la discipline. Présents sur la photo, Mubarak Kaudeer, Nasseem Taujoo Sadr Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya, Ameer Saheb, Mr D.Bemadoo maire de Quatre Bornes, Fouad Lallbeeharry sadr de […]
La Mairie de Q. Bornes avait sollicité la participation de la djamaa’te musulmane Ahmadiyya à une conférence publique ayant comme thème : « La violence domestique. » Il échût à M. Mobarak Boodhun de presenter le point de vue de l’Islam à propos de ce sujet qui fait, ces derniers […]
Summary The Palestinian tunnels show a determination to fight Israeli rule In turn, I am stunned that the Israelis were stunned, because they seem unable to grasp the nature of the conflict they are engaged in against all Palestinians. Anyone who uses traditional political, diplomatic or military criteria to analyze […]
Summary Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated Thursday that he would not pull troops out of Gaza until Hamas’ tunnel network was completely destroyed, despite growing international calls for a cease-fire, and announced the call-up of 16,000 more army reservists. On a day when 16 Palestinians were killed in a […]
Abu Jamal ARABNEWS.COM When the blessed month of Ramadan ends we leave behind the month emphasizing mercy, forgiveness, and freedom from the hellfire. But what do we take with us? We challenged our nafs (desires) and made progress. Now is the time to continue that progress, not fall back. How […]
by Robert Fisk, The Independent There was a time when our politicians and media had one principal fear when covering Middle East wars: that no one should ever call them […]