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.
A British man, who recently traveled to Germany, got the shock of his life when he looked at a clock and was confronted with the word: DIE. In fact he got such a shock that he needed medical treatment. When questioned in detail what happened he could be put ‘at […]
In one small town it so happened that a Mosque was constructed just near a church (No, the story is NOT from Zurich, where the first mosque in Switzerland is just opposite a church!) and consequently a Imam became a neighbor of a priest. The relationship did not develop exactly […]
(Reuters) – U.S. producer prices fell for a third straight month in November, pointing to a lack of inflation pressure that could give the Federal Reserve pause as it weighs the future of its monthly bond purchases. The Labor Department said on Friday its seasonally adjusted producer price index slipped […]
Source: NY Times: Overall view of the Veteran’s Ceremony at the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial. — Charlie Neuman SAN DIEGO — A San Diego federal judge made a reluctant ruling Thursday that the cross atop Mount Soledad is unconstitutional, although the chances of the La Jolla monument coming down anytime soon […]
Source: The NY Times: SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s highest court on Thursday struck down a landmark law that had begun allowing the country’s firstsame-sex marriages. More:
Source: The Daily Beast. But Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi said the US move went against the spirit of the deal struck in Geneva under which the powers undertook to impose no further sanctions for six months and Tehran was weighing the “appropriate response”. “America’s move is against the […]
Source: TOI “We are shocked and appalled at the manner in which she has been humiliated by the US authorities. We have taken it up forcefully with the US government through our embassy in Washington. We are also reiterating, in no uncertain terms, to US embassy here that this kind of […]
Source: CNN The Islamic Front was created last month by seven groups with the aim of toppling the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and creating an Islamic state in Syria “where the sovereignty of God almighty alone will be our reference and ruler.” Two weeks later the Front abandoned […]
Source: CNN (CNN) — An uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been executed for trying to overthrow the government, the Korean Central News Agency reported early Friday. “Traitor Jang Song Thaek Executed” blared the headline posted by the state-run news agency about the man who, until recently, had […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 13 December 2013 Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh has condemned suicide bombings as grave crimes, reiterating his stance in strong language. “Killing oneself is […]
STORY SUMMARY By Serene Assir Daily Star Syria’s Western-backed rebels were in disarray Thursday after Washington and London suspended non-lethal aid following the loss of a key border crossing and arms depots to a powerful Islamist alliance. Last week it withdrew from the FSA’s Supreme Military Council headed by General […]
STORY SUMMARY The sectarian bloodbath in Syria is such a threat to regional security that a victory for Bashar al-Assad’s regime could the best outcome to hope for, a former CIA chief said Thursday. Michael Hayden, the retired US Air Force general who until 2009 was head of the Central […]
MAN WITHOUT A CORE: Najib betrays his own Moderates Movement with Sunni Islam call Written by Zairil Khir Johari Amongst the more ridiculous propositions to emerge from the recently concluded Umno General Assembly was the suggestion that Article 3 of the Federal Constitution should be amended to stipulate that Islam […]
BEIRUT — A bruising winter storm brought severe weather to the Middle East Thursday, forcing the closure of roads and schools and blanketing already miserable Syrian refugee camps with snow. […]
Source: Asia Times: There has been a Jewish presence in Arab-Muslim countries since well before Islam was introduced and it dates back to before the 6th century before the current era. These communities have disappeared or are in the process of disappearing in the majority of Arab-Muslim countries. In fact, 865,000 Jews […]
By : Zubair Khan The question mentioned in the title of the news as well few other interesting questions were aired after Mr Luqman Majoka, who studied Oriental and Islamic studies, belonging to Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Germany, delivered his speech in Bashier Mosque Bensheim. On the eve of inter-religious dialogue series organised by AMJ Germany he was speaking to very lively German […]
by Abdelhafidh Abdeleli, swissinfo.ch December 11, 2013 – 17:00 Three years after the launch of of the government’s Migrant Friendly Hospitals project, questions have been raised about how health institutions […]
December 11, 2013 12:25 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY When the National Council of the American Studies Association last week passed a motion recommending to its members to endorse and honor the Palestinian drive to boycott Israeli academic institutions, the expected furor broke out. The […]
STORY SUMMARY Less than an hour later, the gray skies delivered the first snowfall of the winter, which pelted the plastic sheeting covering the Bazazi family tent, as Sleiman played […]
ALJAZEERA Facing religious discrimination in the Hindu-dominated job market, many are forced to assume fake identities. After taking off her silver armband embossed with the word “Allah” in Arabic, Ayesha […]