Slandering Richard Falk exposes the tarnished UN
BY : Ramona Wadi Thursday, 27 March 2014 16:43 According to the US, the United Nations’ reputation has been “tarnished” by Richard Falk’s constant denunciations regarding Israel’s record of […]
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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.
Angelina Jolie puts spotlight on Syrian refugees as U.N. Refugees chief warns Lebanon could collapse under burden
March 27, 2014 By Mick Krever, CNN Lebanon could collapse under the weight of the massive influx of Syrian refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres warned in an interview […]
Saudi Prince Muqrin named second-in-line to succeed king
Saudi’s intelligence chief Prince Muqrin bin Abdul-Aziz, brother of Saudi’s King Abdullah, gestures during a news conference in Riyadh(reuters tickers) March 27, 2014 – 19:41 By Angus McDowall RIYADH (Reuters) […]
Qur’an lesson for today: Fear the day when the father will not be of any avail to his son, nor will the son at all be of any avail to his father
78. Fear the day when the father will not be of any avail to his son, nor will the son at all be of any avail to his father [31:34] O men, seek protection with your Lord and fear the day when the father will not be of any avail […]
US to send more planes, special forces to hunt down warlord Kony
Washington confirmed on Monday that it’s deploying four tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft and 150 Air Force special forces personnel to Uganda, in order to help the African Union hunt down Lord’s […]
HRCP chairperson slams Geo TV program ‘Aalim Online’
KARACHI: Chairperson Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Zohra Yousuf has said the Geo Tv program ‘Aalim Online’, hosted by Amir Liaqat Hussain, was spreading religious disharmony in the country, ARY News reported Tuesday. Addressing a symposium at a local hotel in Karachi, Ms Yousuf said minorities were demeaned and murdered […]
Internship has co-ed eying a career helping people in need
Provided Student Needa Malik makes friends with Blue III, the Butler University Bulldog mascot. 6 hours ago • Kimberly Cheek-Stanley Times Correspondent Needa Malik, 22, is halfway through an internship at the U.S. headquarters of Islamic Relief near Washington, D.C. The Butler University international studies major […]
Today’s Qur’an lesson: Remember your return will be to thy Lord
77. Remember return to thy Lord [10:24] But when He has delivered them, lo! they begin to commit excesses in the earth wrongfully. O ye men, your excesses are only against your own selves. Have the enjoyment of the present life. Then to Us shall be your return; and We will inform […]
Qatar pays Syrian rebels £40m ransom to free nuns – or did it? It depends what rumours you believe
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Oh, to be a Syrian conspiracy theorist in these days of civil war Robert Fisk Damascus Tuesday 18 March 2014 They must be the most expensive nuns in the world – if, that is, a poisonous press and the ferocious […]
Let us count the ways Arabs are dying
STORY SUMMARY by Rami G. Khouri How many ways are there to die in the Arab world today, other than through an act of nature or a natural death? In just two days this week, the Italian Navy rescued 2,400 Arabs trying to reach its shores. Hundreds, maybe thousands, of […]
King Abdullah smart city to offer pilgrims best services
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS The new full-fledged pilgrim city to be established along the Jeddah-Makkah Expressway will be named after Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, said Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar. “It will be a smart city equipped with the most advanced facilities and systems,” he told Makkah […]
King of Jordan urges Arabs to embrace moderation as terrorism takes firmer foothold in region
by Mohammad Ghazal | Mar 25, 2014 | Jordan Times 5 inShare His Majesty King Abdullah holds talks with the emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, in Kuwait on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 25th Arab Summit (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) KUWAIT — His Majesty King […]
Once a day Quranic lesson: Believe in the revealed Books
74. Believe in the revealed Books [2:178] It is not righteousness that you turn your faces to the East or the West, but truly righteous is he who believes in Allah and the Last Day and the angels and the Book and the Prophets, and spends his money for love of […]
Millennials in Adulthood – less attached to organized politics and religion
Millennials in Adulthood Detached from Institutions, Networked with Friends Overview The Millennial generation is forging a distinctive path into adulthood. Now ranging in age from 18 to 331, they are relatively unattached to organized politics and religion, linked by social media, burdened by debt, distrustful of people, in no rush to […]
From Estonia to Azerbaijan: American Strategy After Ukraine
Geopolitical Weekly Tuesday, March 25, 2014 – 03:08 Print Text Size Stratfor By George Friedman As I discussed last week, the fundamental problem that Ukraine poses for Russia, beyond a long-term geographical threat, is a crisis in internal legitimacy. Russian President Vladimir Putin has spent his time in power […]
‘There is no sectarianism in the army’: Syria’s war – the general’s view
Robert Fisk joins General Yussef Swaidan on the streets of Daraya as the officer tells a crowd there is no army brutality – while his soldiers hand out Syrian flags to children The three-star general’s sunglasses reflected the midday heat, the crowd appropriately – or obediently […]
Assad is already counting on soldiers still at school to fill the gaps left by 30,000 casualties There are intriguing hints that the conflict is changing. There are mini-ceasefires now
by Robert Fisk, The Independent We were driving down the main road from Homs – fast, of course, as the Syrian war now requires – when, just outside the Damascus suburb of Harasta, a government soldier asked for a ride into town. I have always stopped for hitch-hiking soldiers, especially […]
Brahimi: New Geneva talks unlikely for now
Brahimi: New Geneva talks unlikely for now United Nations Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi talks to the media after briefing a Security Council meeting on Syria, in this March 13, 2014 photo, at UN headquarters in New York. (AFP) Reuters Published — Tuesday 25 March 2014 Last […]
Saudi Arabia: Over 1.5 m single women, and counting …
Over 1.5m single women, and counting JEDDAH: Afshan Aziz Published — Tuesday 25 March 2014 Last update 25 March 2014 1:36 am | | A A LATEST STORIES IN FEATURED Crown Prince says world betrayed Syrian opposition Jakarta seeks clemency for maid on death row KSA women seek parity […]
Pakistan PM approves new counter-terrorism measures
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif approved the formation of a rapid response force and a national intelligence directorate Tuesday to boost efforts against a decade-long Islamist insurgency, his office said. Sharif confirmed the measures during a meeting with Pakistan’s top civil and military officials, and said the establishment of […]