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.
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council (EC) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani deplored the spread of terrorism in the world, and called for practical measures by all Muslim countries to eradicate terrorist and extremist groups. “Terrorists must be prevented from establishing bases in Muslim countries,” Rafsanjani said in a meeting with […]
As well as Muslim women, Sikh men, who are also required to cover their hair, will also benefit from the new rule change. World Bulletin / News Desk Muslim women footballers will not be able to sport the headscarf during games, after FIFA decided to lift a ban on head […]
Sanjay Pandey, Lucknow, March 1, 2014, DHNS: At a time when communal harmony is hard to come by in a riot-hit Uttar Pradesh, a Muslim has donated his land to have a Hindu temple built on it. Haji Ikhlaq Ahmed, the donor, is a devout Muslim and a resident of […]
55. It is not for the Prophet and those who believe that they should ask of God forgiveness for the idolaters, even though they may be kinsmen [9:113] It is not for the Prophet and those who believe that they should ask of God forgiveness for the idolaters, even though they may be […]
swissinfo.ch and agencies March 1, 2014 – 17:12 Almost 60 parties and organisations, including the Greens, the Social Democrats, unions and foreigner associations, had called for people to attend. They warned that […]
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin won the green light from parliament Saturday to send troops into Ukraine after a bloody three-month uprising that swept new pro-EU leaders to power […]
RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 2 March 2014 Last update 2 March 2014 5:42 am Former imam of the Grand Mosque and imam of Al-Mahasini Mosque, north east of Riyadh, Sheikh Adel Al-Kalabani, criticized the current sermons in mosques, saying that the content has nothing to do with […]
RIYADH: GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN Published — Sunday 2 March 2014 Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, has pledged to build 10 world-class mosques in Maldives, an island […]
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 2 March 2014 Last update 2 March 2014 5:54 am Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib, an imam at Makkah’s Grand Mosque, said that Muslim solidarity […]
Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid emailed the statement to reporters on Saturday The Pakistani Taliban have announced a month-long ceasefire aimed at reviving stalled peace talks with government. Pakistan’s government welcomed the announcement as a “positive development”, and said it was prepared to resume talks. The talks broke down last month, […]
Source: BBC Russia’s upper house of parliament has approved President Putin’s request for Russian forces to be used in Ukraine. He had asked that Russian forces be used “until the […]
Venice looks set to welcome a new Museum of Islamic Art in the heart of the tourist getaway. By Lucia Guarano | Special to Al Arabiya News Venice looks […]
An Interview By Hasnain Kazim AP A Pakistani who works as an operative for the CIA spoke to SPIEGEL about his motives for helping the Americans, the civilian casualties of drone attacks and his fear of the Taliban. Intelligence operative Mohammed Hassan (*) cancelled prearranged meetings several times. He called […]
By Hubert Gude Fredrik Naumann/ Felix Features/ DER SPIEGEL For years, Michael von Dolsperg provided German intelligence with information from the neo-Nazi scene. But when the NSU terror trio came to light, his file was shredded. Why? Could details he provided have prevented the murder spree? The sprawling wooden house, surrounded by […]
Steve Connor Science Editor Thursday 27 February 2014 Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time and the indisputable warming of the world over the past century is largely the result of human activities, according to the two most august […]
ZINTAN, Libya — There was confusion Thursday over the trial of Seif Al Islam, son of slain Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi, after a scheduled hearing on charges of threatening national […]
72-year-old Pakistani leads 3,000-km family protest march THE LONG PROTEST: A group of Baluch family, led by septuagenarian Qadir, right, poses as they walk along the G. T. Road in Dina town, 100 km south of Islamabad. (AFP) AGENCIES Published — Saturday 1 March 2014 […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ announcement that “Omar”, one of this year’s candidates for best foreign language film, hailed from “Palestine” has raised eyebrows in these parts, […]
54. Ask forgiveness for thy frailties, and for believing men and believing women [47:20] Know, therefore, that there is no God other than Allah, and ask forgiveness for thy frailties, and for believing men and believing women. And Allah knows the place where you move about and the place where you […]
Anne Irfan The Electronic Intifada 24 February 2014 Humanitarian workers habitually find themselves unwelcome, detained or turned back at Israeli-controlled border crossings. (Joe Goldberg) The Israeli detention of and denial of entry to Western activists, academics and humanitarian workers sympathetic to Palestinians has received particular attention in […]