Days of Terror: Iraqi Christians Live in Fear of ISIS
By Katrin Kuntz in Qaraqosh, Iraq It was the evening of Tuesday, June 10 when Salam Kihkhwa walked into a mobile phone shop in the Qaraqosh city center to purchase […]
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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.
Interview with Melinda Gates: 'Simple Things Can Have a Huge Effect'
Interview Conducted by Samiha Shafy and Mathieu von Rohr SPIEGEL: Mrs. Gates, how does it feel to be so rich that you can use your money to influence the lives […]
Israel tightens grip on East Jerusalem with $90m plan
AFP | Jun 29, 2014 | JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved a $90 million socio-economic development plan for occupied East Jerusalem which focuses on increased security presence in the area, the municipality said. “One of the main goals of the plan that was approved […]
Robert Fisk: How on earth can Israel tolerate this filth from B’nai Brith Canada?
Four million Canadians carrying the anti-Semitic ‘disease’? We’ve heard this kind of despicable propaganda before Not long ago, I was handed the most outrageous, vile, dishonest and slanderous calumny uttered against the people of Canada. It was contained in a full-page advertisement in the National Post (founder, Conrad Black), a […]
Syrian ‘moderates’ aren’t so moderate in Iraq
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT Well, God bless Barack Obama – he’s found some “moderate” rebels in Syria. Enough to supply them with weapons and training worth $500m. Congress wants to arm these brave freedom fighters, you see. And Obama, having sent his 300 elite Spartan lads to Iraq to […]
June 2014: Echoes of June 1914?
Source: CNN This week marks the centenary of the assassination in Sarajevo of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. This was a key trigger for the devastating First World War, setting off a chain reaction that saw key European powers, including Germany, Russia and Britain, entering conflict soon after. One hundred […]
Qur'an lesson for today: Recite the Qur'an at dawn
164. Recite the Qur’an at dawn [17:79] Observe Prayer at the declining and paling of the sun on to the darkness of the night, and the recitation of the Qur’an in Prayer at dawn. Verily, the recitation of the Qur’an at dawn is specially acceptable to God.
Ramadan spiritually energizes Muslims
JEDDAH: P. K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS STAFF The holy month of Ramadan comes to the Islamic world every year to remind the Muslim faithful on the need to […]
How to welcome the holy month of Ramadan
MUZAMMIL H. SIDDIQ ARABNEWS.COM God says in the Qur’an: “O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) […]
OPINION: Switzerland could improve its direct democracy
By Matthew Feldpausch Zipf SWISSINFO.CH JUN 27, 2014 Since the minaret ban in 2009, a consistent battle cry of red, white, and black has accompanied every major conservative initiative. The formula – outsiders, coated in black, imposing on Swiss prosperity – seems to work: conservative parties continue to dominate the […]
The Khalifa Of Islam Is The Cure For The ISIS Crisis
The Khalifa Of Islam Is The Cure For The ISIS Crisis We’ve all heard the old adage – those who don’t learn from the lessons of history are doomed to […]
The Khalifa Of Islam Is The Cure For The ISIS Crisis
Source: The Daily Caller By Qasim Rashid: Spokesperson, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA We’ve all heard the old adage – those who don’t learn from the lessons of history are doomed to repeat it. With the rise of ISIS, the world is at such a crossroads once again, except this time the […]
Thousands of Indian Muslims signing up for Iraq
NEW DELHI: Thousands of Muslims in India have signed up to defend Iraq’s shrines and, if need be, fight militants in the country where the civilian death toll from the Sunni insurgents’ advance is estimated at least 1,300. Denouncing the militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant […]
Expanded Grand Mosque ready for Ramadan
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED Published — Friday 27 June 2014 The second phase of the massive ongoing expansion project inside Makkah’s Grand Mosque is almost complete, with the first floor area […]
Caught between government and militants, Iraqis despair
GERMAWA CAMP, Iraq — Amsha’s family decided to leave the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar after shelling one night killed their neighbour as he used his outdoor toilet. The 24-year-old now lives in a tent with the other eight members of her family at the Germawa camp in the […]
Qur'an lesson for the day: When thou recitest the Qur’an, seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected
161. When thou recitest the Qur’an, seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected [16:99] And when thou recitest the Qur’an, seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected.
American History: The amazing arrogance of a slave owner and his former slave's response
To My Old Master In August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee, wrote to his former slave, Jourdon Anderson, and requested that he come back to work on his farm. Jourdon — who, since being emancipated, had moved to Ohio, found paid work, and was now […]
$2.5bn fund: IDB, Gates declare war on poverty
JEDDAH: KHALIL HANWARE Published — Thursday 26 June 2014 ARABNEWS.COM The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and billionaire entrepreneur Bill Gates plan to set up a $2.5 billion fund for the […]
Swiss show off skills (and roots) in Brazil
By Samuel Jaberg Switzerland is the most multicultural of all the 32 teams taking part in the 2014 football World Cup in Brazil. But are players like Shaquiri and Rodriguez a sign of Swiss integration or are immigrants just bigger football fans? The name Haris Seferovic is now firmly lodged […]
Ramadan, the World Cup and the Challenge for Fasting Athletes
By Dilshad Ali 0 Comments I’m no athlete, not by a long shot. But last summer I was in a semi-decent groove, doing some running at the gym on a regular basis, attending various classes and such. I knew, given how much I dislike exercise, that the onset of Ramadan […]