5.3m slated to perform Umrah before Ramadan
The number of Muslims performing the Umrah pilgrimage is expected to increase with the advent of Ramadan. The latest statistics reveal that around 5.3 million pilgrims have entered the Kingdom […]
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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.
Switzerland: Grad opportunities: Teachers enjoying high pay and low unemployment
swissinfo.ch and agencies June 23, 2014 – 17:43 Among Switzerland’s university graduates, it seems that new teachers have the easiest time finding good jobs. Also, those with teacher education degrees earn more than their peers – including those with degrees from technology and applied science universities. Hardly any new teachers […]
Robert Fisk on the jailing of Al-Jazeera journalists: A proxy in the war between Qatar and Saudi Arabia
Just as rape is a vile tool of war, so is the jailing of journalists As if the risk of being killed is not enough. Must journalists endure the threat of imprisonment as well as the threat of death or serious injury? It is not just the outrageous, unfair, trumped-up […]
We have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail.
Source: Stratfor U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point sought to raise the bar for military action. However, it was not clear in the speech what Obama meant in practical terms when he said: “Here’s my bottom line: America must always lead on the […]
Tony Blair should be sacked as Middle East envoy
Source: The Guardian A group of former British ambassadors have joined a campaign calling for Tony Blair to be removed from his role as Middle East envoy after his recent attempt to “absolve himself” of responsibility for the crisis in Iraq. The letter, organised by the makers of George Galloway’s […]
If history and petropolitics teach us anything, it's that the collapse of Iraq shouldn't come as surprise
If history and petropolitics teach us anything, it’s that the collapse of Iraq shouldn’t come as surprise You only need to go back ten years to see how this was a crisis waiting to happen BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT So while Obama’s Spartan 300 deploy to Iraq’s Thermopylae, it’s […]
Turmoil on Lahore Air Port. TQ refuses to come out of plane
Source: Geo News: Qadri’s plane has landed at Lahore airport. 40 people, including 30 policemen reportedly injured in clashes. More:
Dr. Abdul Wahab bin Adam, Ameer Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Ghana
Maulvi Abdul Wahab Bin Adam was born on Dec 8, 1938, at Brofeyedur – Adansi, Ashanti Region. After his secondary education at T.I. Ahmadiyya Secondary School (Kumasi), he proceeded to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Seminary and Ahmadiyya Theological University, Rabwah, Pakistan, where he received Diploma in Arabic and Honours Degree in […]
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 […]
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: