Swiss prisoners want to become Muslims
Muslims get veal instead of pork in the Swiss Cantonal Prison Frauenfeld. This fact brings again Christian prisoners to want to convert to Islam. Jü . The menu […]
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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.
Spain and Portugal embrace Jews, but not Arabs
By Micah D. Halpern The Daily Star, Lebanon Spain and Portugal are now offering citizenship to the descendants of families expelled from their countries in 1492 and 1493 . The […]
Kidnapped nuns’ harrowing ordeal endS
By Hussein Dakroub The Daily Star Story Summary Thirteen nuns were freed late Sunday by Syrian rebels in exchange for the release by Damascus of more than 150 Syrian women […]
No English, Gambia decides
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan (front R) welcomes Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh upon arrival at the Abuja International Conference Center, venue of Nigeria’s centenary celebration, on February 27, 2014. (Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published — Monday 10 March 2014 Last update 10 March 2014 5:01 am […]
Joint Arab push to crush terror urged
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal attends the opening of an Arab foreign ministers emergency meeting to discuss the Syrian crisis and President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Sunday. (Reuters) CAIRO: ARAB NEWS Published — Monday 10 March 2014 […]
Baqaa (Palestinian refugee) camp leaders reject creating ‘substitute homeland’ in Jordan
Petra | Mar 09, 2014 | 23:23 inShar AMMAN — Baqaa Refugee Camp leaders on Sunday expressed their rejection of establishing a substitute homeland for Palestinian refugees in Jordan, stressing that refugees’ right to return to Palestine is irrevocable. During a meeting with Senate President Abdur-Ra’uf S. Rawabdeh, leaders of […]
Young Arabs trained on how best to deliver message of understanding
Trainees from several Arab countries attend a course in Amman held under the theme ‘Arts for Change’ (Photo by Rula Samain) AMMAN — To counter the message of hate some forces are trying to promote in the region, an NGO with a global reach and local partners is training young […]
Western leaders cannot face a ‘looming’ war. So I guess they’ll patch something up – and let Russia gobble part of Ukraine – The Russkies are not going to be shaking in their boots at sanctions
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT Share 182 85 4 For some reason, our last century’s two world wars started rather far from home. I bet that most people in January 1914 couldn’t find Sarajevo on a map. But then again, how many of us – really, I […]
Today’s Qur’an lesson: Call upon your Lord in humility and in secret
62. Call upon your Lord in humility and in secret [7:56] Call upon your Lord in humility and in secret. Surely, He does not love the transgressors. [7:57] And create not disorder in the earth after it has been set in order, and call upon Him in fear and hope. Surely, the […]
Pope John Paul II’s Canonization: The Making of a Miracle
Pope John Paul II’s Canonization: The Making of a Miracle By Alexander Smoltczyk SPIEGEL.DE Meridith Kohut / DER SPIEGEL Pope John Paul II will be canonized in April. […]
Practical tips for parenting children
Practical tips for parenting children Dr. Aisha Hamdan Published — Friday 7 March 2014 Last update 7 March 2014 3:54 am | | A A LATEST STORIES IN ISLAM IN PERSPECTIVE Why not give faith a chance? I always felt for a higher truth Muslims must live by Qur’an […]
Why not give faith a chance?
Why not give faith a chance? Raya Shokatfard arabnews.com Published — Friday 7 March 2014 Last update 7 March 2014 3:54 am After searching nearly all religions of the world, Islam appeared to be the only pure and pristine religion that pointed humans directly to […]
King of Jordan meets Kerry on Mideast peace
King meets Kerry on Mideast peace Jordan Times | Mar 08, 2014 | 23:18 AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Friday reiterated Jordan’s higher interests, especially those pertaining to final-status issues of the Middle East peace process, according to a Royal court statement. The King made the statement […]
Libya threatens to bomb North Korean tanker if it ships oil from rebel port
Reuters | Mar 08, 2014 | 23:03 5 inShare The entrance to Zueitina oil terminal is seen in Zueitina, about 120km west of Benghazi July 18, 2013 (Reuters photo) TRIPOLI — Libya threatened on Saturday to bomb a North Korean-flagged tanker if it tried to ship oil from a rebel-controlled […]
Ukraine signs $10 billion shale gas deal with Chevron
By Pavel Polityuk and Richard Balmforth KIEV Tue Nov 5, 2013 9:11am EST Editor’s comments: This News is from November 2013. I just thought to bring it up so that the readers can see ‘what all the fuss is about’ … (L-R, front) Chevron Exploration and Production Europe Derek […]
China’s female imams carrying on ancient Islamic tradition
By China correspondent Huey Fern Tay Updated Thu 6 Mar 2014, 1:52pm AEDT Video: China’s female Imams (Newsline) Photo: Ge Caixia leads a group of women in China’s Henan province (ABC) Map: China China isn’t the heartland of Islam, but it is the only country in the world to have […]
Has Blackwater been deployed to Ukraine? Notorious U.S. mercenaries ‘seen on the streets of flashpoint city’ as Russia claims 300 hired guns have arrived in country
Unidentified armed men seen on the streets of Donetsk in east Ukraine Russian diplomat claims 300 mercenaries had arrived in Kiev this week Mercenaries in the region could give Putin […]
Tatarstan’s President Signs Cooperation Agreement With Crimea
Tatarstan’s President Rustam Minnikhanov (right) in Simferopol on March 5. March 05, 2014 The president of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, and the pro-Russian prime minister of Ukraine’s Crimea, Serhiy Aksyonov, have signed an agreement on cooperation. Minnikhanov told journalists after the signing ceremony […]
Crimea Muslims Fear Separation, Exile
OnIslam & News Agencies Tuesday, 04 March 2014 16:39 A suggested separation vote on March 30 was deemed a bad idea for many Muslim Tatars, rejecting the idea of separation. SIMFEROPOL – As war drumbeats increase in Ukraine, Muslim Tatars in the autonomous Republic of Crimea are […]
Contemporary, modern and Muslim: Hijab House at Fashfest
March 7, 2014 Megan Doherty City reporter for The Canberra Times A Canberra girl raised a Catholic is the head designer of an Australian fashion house specialising in […]