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.
Source: LUBP In the last 15 years a variety of Islamist Jihadi movements have erupted across the world in response to inequities, e.g. those in Israel, Chechnya, Palestine, Kashmir and against local despots such as those in Libya, Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other places. There is the probability and […]
Source: ET However, it is not the job of the military to make these calculations. It is the job of the civilian leadership in a democracy to take ownership and frame a holistic policy within which the military plans and operates military strategy and tactics. Unfortunately for Pakistan, Prime Minister […]
The Daily Star Lebanon Since the full headlines usually added that, in stark contrast, Israel had accepted the Egypt-brokered initiative, why is Hamas seemingly acting stubborn in the face of overwhelmingly superior military firepower, and amid horrific destruction in terms of lives and livelihoods in the Gaza Strip? In effect, […]
Swiss Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga says Switzerland is ready to help Italy in coping with the influx of migrants to its shores. So far this year, more than 63,000 migrants […]
BAGHDAD: Iraqi politicians named a moderate Sunni Islamist as speaker of parliament on Tuesday, a long-delayed first step toward a power-sharing government urgently needed to save the state from disintegration in the face of a Sunni uprising. A Shiite leader suggested the naming of Salim Al-Jabouri as speaker was part […]
By Jo Fahy JUL 15, 2014 – 11:00 Children at a Zurich asylum centre don’t pack their rucksacks and head off to the local school each day like other kids […]
A new state-of-the-art navigation system is being introduced to help Indian pilgrims to find their way to their places of accommodation in Makkah during Haj, Indian Consul General B. S. […]
WASHINGTON — Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, told a Senate committee on Tuesday that the economy continues to grow slowly, that the Fed plans to continue to help, and that the basic situation is not likely to change anytime soon. “Too many Americans remain unemployed; inflation remains below […]
Source: NY Times: JERUSALEM — Hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip continued Tuesday, despite Israel’s initial embrace of an Egyptian cease-fire proposal, which the Islamist Hamas movement appeared to reject. Israel announced at 9 a.m. Tuesday that it had accepted the Egyptian initiative, but the unilateral […]
Source: Saad Kramat USA Yesterday on 14.07.2014, an Ahmadi from America spent 1 hour on a dinner table with President Obama. He spoke with the President about the jama’at, Hazoor, and our campaigns such as Muslims for Peace and Muslims for Life. More:
By Riaz Sohail BBC Urdu, Bannu Rasheed Rehman: The Taliban were good customers and didn’t haggle over prices An army offensive in Taliban-dominated tribal areas of Pakistan has caused large numbers of people to flee to safer regions. Among them is shopkeeper Rasheed Rehman, who until recently counted Taliban fighters […]
RIYADH: GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN Published — Saturday 12 July 2014 Millions of Muslims across the world, especially in Arab countries, swear by the miswak as the ideal tooth cleanser, with […]
Although it’s become more difficult for minors to buy alcoholic beverages in Switzerland, one in four underage clients still succeeds in buying wine, beer or hard alcohol, according to an official survey. Access to alcohol for minors appears to have become more difficult in Switzerland over the past decade (Keystone) […]
GAZA CITY: The death toll from Israel’s seven-day air campaign against Gaza militants rose to 177 on Monday, as a UN official said more than a quarter of those killed […]
DAVID KEYS ARCHAEOLOGY CORRESPONDENT Monday 14 July 2014 French scientists working in collaboration with the British Museum have been examining dozens of skeletons, a majority of whom appear to have been killed by archers using flint-tipped arrows. The bones – from Jebel Sahaba on the east bank of the Nile […]
GAZA CITY: As the Palestinian carnage enters a fifth day, there has been no concrete action from any country or leader that could halt savage Israeli attacks against defenseless Gazans. […]
Epigraph: And remember the time when We assigned to Abraham the site of the House and said, ‘Associate not anything with Me, and keep My House clean for those who […]
BY MIRA BAR HILLEL THE INDEPENDENT What makes young people snatch a stranger their own age, beat him up, force petrol down his throat before setting him on fire? And what makes officers of the law hide their faces, snatch a slight 15-year-old and beat him senseless? And then the […]
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Once, we used to keep clippings, a wad of newspaper cuttings on whatever we were writing about: Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Gaza. Occasionally, we even read […]
176. To do the Jihad with the Holy Quran [25:53] So obey not the disbelievers and fight against them by means of it (the Qur’an) a great fight. [14:2] Alif Lam Ra. This is a Book which We have revealed to thee that thou mayest bring mankind out of every […]