Iraq unrest shows ‘total failure’ of US invasion
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Published — Friday 13 June 2014 Last update 12 June 2014 11:53 pm MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that the spectacular seizure of Iraqi […]
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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.
Jihadist drive allows Iraq Kurds to take disputed areas
BAGHDAD — A major offensive by jihadists is allowing Iraqi Kurds to take control of disputed territory that Baghdad has long opposed them adding to their autonomous northern region. With […]
Iraqi attacks: Fear, sectarianism behind Iraq army collapse
‘We were fighting, but our leaders betrayed us,’ said Iraqi soldier who fled from Islamic Front fighters The Associated Press Posted: Jun 13, 2014 2:12 AM ET Last Updated: Jun […]
Official website of the World Cup: http://www.fifa.com/
FIFA CONGRESS 2014 Football as a catalyst for social change: no football without ethics and integrity Chaired by FIFA President Blatter, the 64th FIFA Congress convened in Sao Paulo on 10 and 11 June, on the eve of the Opening Match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. In his […]
A NUN wins singing competition?
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Can an Islamic caliphate survive in today's Mideast? As the Muslim militant group ISIS advances in Iraq and Syria
The Monitor’s View: Can an Islamic caliphate survive in today’s Mideast? As the Muslim militant group ISIS advances in Iraq and Syria, its chances of establishing a strict Islamic theocracy […]
Qur'an lesson for today: Kill not game while you are in a state of pilgrimage
145. Kill not game while you are in a state of pilgrimage [5:96] O ye who believe! kill not game while you are in a state of pilgrimage. And whoso amongst you kills it intentionally, its compensation is a quadruped like unto that which he has killed, as determined […]
World Cup 2022: The Dark Side of the Qatar Dream
By Christoph Scheuermann Gabriela Maj/ Agentur Focus/ DER SPIEGEL Qatar is spending billions to build hotels, subways, shopping centers and stadiums ahead of the World Cup in 2022. But those […]
MIDDLE EAST Sunni Fighters Gain as They Battle 2 Governments, and Other Rebels
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — The fighters with the Free Syrian Army were expecting an attack any day from the jihadists besieging the city of Minbej in war-torn Syria, fortifying their base, […]
ISIL abducts Turkish consul staff in Mosul Turkish government warns of retaliation if its citizens are harmed
Turkey has promised to retaliate if any of its citizens are harmed in Iraq, after 49 members of the Turkish consulate in Mosul were abducted by the Islamic State of […]
'We'll Get You': An Albanian Boy's Life Ruined by Blood Feuds
By Katrin Kuntz and Maria Feck (photos) in Shkoder, Albania Blood feuds still exist in Albania and those involved have to live a life in hiding. They include people like Leonard Qukaj, who has left his home only rarely in the last four years for fear of being murdered by […]
Qur'an lesson for today: And spend for the cause of Allah
146. And spend for the cause of Allah [2:196] And spend for the cause of Allah, and cast not yourselves into ruin with your own hands, and do good; surely, Allah loves those who do good. [2:4] Who believe in the unseen and observe Prayer, and spend out of what […]
Israel Minister Calls for One-State Solution on Jerusalem Day Calls for Jewish State Rule 'From Jordan to Sea'
An Israeli minister marked Jerusalem Day by calling for a one-state solution to the conflict with the Palestinians — as the Temple Mount was closed following clashes between Muslim worshippers […]
G4S "to end" Israel prison contracts as pressure mounts over torture complicity
Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Fri, 06/06/2014 – 11:22 British-Danish multinational security and prison profiteering firm G4S is to pull out of Israeli prisons completely, the Financial Times reports this […]
UAE | Visa EU visa waiver for Emiratis expected to be ratified soon
Source: The Gulfnews Abu Dhabi: The EU-UAE visa waiver agreement may be ratified by the end of this year or the beginning of next year, whereby Emiratis would no longer require a visa for short stays (up to 90 days) in the Schengen countries, whether for business, tourist or […]
Thanks God America is saved from terrorist attacks! (my headline): This map shows every school shooting since Sandy Hook
An as-yet unidentified school shooter attacked Reynolds High School in Portland, Oregon today, killing at least one student. It was the 74th school shooting since Adam Lanza’s infamous assault on […]
Hands off Islamic law
Source: Arabnew:Com Justice Minister Mohammed Al-Eissa has denounced international rights groups for attacking the Kingdom’s judiciary, saying laws in this country are based on divine precepts contained in the Holy Qur’an. “Any attack on the judiciary will be considered an attack on the Kingdom’s sovereignty,” he said recently. Speaking to […]
'Secret British wife' of late Saudi king wins legal battle for rights
Source: Mail online By AMANDA WILLIAMS Janan Harb says she was secretly married to the late King Fahd in 1968 She claims he’d promised to provide for her financially for […]
Systematic' torture of civilians
Source: CNN (CNN) — Myanmar security forces have been accused by a rights group of “systematically” torturing civilians from an ethnic minority in the conflict-stricken state of Kachin. Bangkok-based Fortify Rights released its report on the alleged torture of Kachin civilians on Monday, the third anniversary of the resumption of […]
How Israel and Mubarak stole billions of gas dollars from the Egyptian people
Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Mon, 06/09/2014 – 19:00 Egypt’s Lost Power When Israel invaded and bombed Gaza without mercy for three weeks in December 2008 and January 2009, the […]