Qur'an lesson for today: 183. To recognize the sign of Allah
183. To recognize the sign of Allah [27:94] And say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah; He will soon show you His Signs, and you will know them.’ And thy Lord is not unaware of what you do.
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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.
Can Putin survive?
STRATFOR Geopolitical Weekly MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 – By George Friedman There is a general view that Vladimir Putin governs the Russian Federation as a dictator, that he has defeated and intimidated his opponents and that he has marshaled a powerful threat to surrounding countries. This is a reasonable view, […]
Jordanian volunteer doctors denied entry to Gaza via Rafah
by Merza Noghai | Jul 21, 2014 | 23:35 AMMAN — Egyptian authorities have refused to allow a Jordanian medical delegation to enter the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing, Jordan Medical Association council member Bassem Kiswani said Monday. The five Jordanian doctors were part of a European delegation […]
‘Netanyahu does not want peace between Israel and Palestine’
There is not going to be peace as long as Benjamin Netanyahu is the Prime Minister of Israel; it was Netanyahu who broke off talks in April, Dr. Charles Cogan, former CIA officer, told RT. RT: Hamas says it has captured an Israeli soldier. The IDF has denied the claims, […]
Indonesia to declare winner of hotly contested presidential election
By Randy Fabi JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian election officials were expected on Tuesday to officially declare Jakarta Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo the winner of a hotly contested presidential election in […]
US Government agents 'directly involved' in most high-profile US terror plots
• Human Rights Watch documents ‘sting’ operations • Report raises questions about post-9/11 civil rights Nearly all of the highest-profile domestic terrorism plots in the United States since 9/11 featured […]
Time is running out for Iraq as nation spirals into chaos
By Erin Evers BAGHDAD, Iraq – Militiamen saunter unchallenged along Baghdad streets with rocket-propelled grenade launchers slung across their shoulders. Neighborhood after neighborhood is being ghettoized and sealed off by checkpoints manned by fighters in civilian clothes carrying machine guns. On Iraqiyya, the state TV channel, the war propaganda is […]
University Contract Details Hillary Clinton Speech Demands
On top of the $225,000 she is charging the UNLV Foundation to speak at an event in October, former first lady Hillary Clinton is requiring an additional $1,250 to pay […]
Why I Attended The White House Iftar
Muhammed Chaudhry National Spokesperson, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community This Ramadan I had the opportunity to attend the White House Iftar. And yes, it was an opportunity — one I embraced. Meanwhile, many Muslim leaders nationwide protested the Iftar, openly calling for a boycott. Some actively rejected Iftar invitations, citing the unjust […]
Saddam’s Former Deputy, the Red Skull of Baghdad, Still at Large in Iraq and Allied With ISIS
BAGHDAD — He’s like a ghost from the nightmare world of Saddam Hussein. Izzat Ibrahim al Douri was for decades one of the Iraqi tyrant’s blood-covered right-hand men and—this is what’s important now—Saddam’s liaison with radical jihadists the world over. If Saddam and Osama bin Laden never had a meeting […]
Gaza's crisis, Israeli ambition, and US decline
By Hillary Mann Leverett and Flynt Leverett. As Israel’s military kills and injures hundreds of civilians in Gaza – whose population Israel is legally obligated to protect as an occupying power – people around the world, including in the United States, wonder why official Washington appears so indifferent to even […]
Mahatma Gandhi on the Jews in Palestine (1938)
By Mahatma Gandhi (26-11-1938). PNN Several letters have been received by me, asking me to declare my views about the Arab-Jew question in Palestine and the persecution of the Jews […]
Qur'an lesson for today: 181. Safeguard the sign of Allah (she-camel) and do not harm her
181. Safeguard the sign of Allah (she-camel) and do not harm her [26:156] He said, ‘Here is a she-camel: she has her turn of drinking, and you have your turn of drinking on an appointed day. [26:157] ‘And touch her not with evil lest there overtake you the punishment of […]
Christian exodus from Mosul sparks outrage
Summary Political and religious leaders expressed outrage and demanded action Sunday after ISIS militants drove Mosul’s Christians from the northern Iraqi city, effectively ending a presence there dating back to Christianity’s earliest years. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki condemned the actions of ISIS and said it showed “the extreme criminality […]
Massacre fails to break Gaza
Summary Israeli warplanes and tanks Sunday battered a crowded neighborhood of Gaza City, killing at least 65 Palestinians in the deadliest single incident of an onslaught that has claimed well […]
Robert Fisk: Why do television producers think a grey blob over a dead person’s face shows respect?
Robert Fisk Sunday 20 July 2014 To die is one thing – to be turned into a blob quite another matter. The blob is the weird, mystical “cloud” which weak-kneed […]
Despite war, Israel must act with magnanimity
Israel must strive for a cease-fire that would allow Gazans to live honorably and prevent another violent round in the near future. Haaretz Editorial | Jul. 19, 2014 | By Zvi Bar’el | Jul. 19, 2014 | 11:25 PM Israel’s ground operation in the Gaza Strip, which is the second […]
Man’s dream of fourth wife spoiled by Pakistan army assaults – Pakistan’s ongoing military operations shatter the dream of father of 36 children
AFP Published: 16:18 July 17, 2014 Gulf News Bannu, Pakistan: Pakistan’s ongoing military operation may be making headway in clearing militant hideouts, but it has shattered the dream of one […]
With Jet Strike, War in Ukraine Is Felt Globally
Source: NY Times: Note by Editor: An extremely moving and emotional reporting. A must read. The scene was strangely empty. There was no yellow tape, no investigators poring over the giant metal carcass. Four local rebels wearing fatigues and carrying hunting rifles wandered through the ruins, poking around the debris […]
Croatia Exempts Church From Financial Checks
Source: Balkan Insight: Croatia’s government has given a green light to a new law on the financial reporting of non-profit organizations, which omits the country’s powerful Catholic Church from checks. The draft Law on Financial Transactions and Accountancy of Non-profit Organisations introduces stricter regulations and monitoring for the financial transactions […]