Abu Bakr — the protector of slaves, his companions
Abu Bakr was a man of shrewd judgment. He was able to discern the truth. Thus, he found it very easy to see the truth in Islam but realized that […]
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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.
‘Ice is breaking’ in Syria talks: UN mediator
GENEVA: The ice is slowly breaking in peace talks between Syria’s warring sides, UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said Wednesday, warning though that no substantive results were expected during this round. […]
Scarlett Johansson Quits Oxfam to Endorse Israeli Company Operating from Illegal Settlement
PNN Scarlett Johansson has stopped working with humanitarian organization Oxfam, due to her new endorsement deal with Israeli company Sodastream. Actress Johansson has spend eight years being an ambassador for […]
Morocco benefits from being stable in a combustible region
January 30, 2014 12:22 AM By Assia Bensalah Alaoui The Daily Star Story Summary Morocco is an ideal setting for regional diplomacy. Its strategy of gradual reform, economic modernization, and social development has made the country an oasis of stability in a region rife with violence and strategic rivalries – […]
Female millionaire found working as street cleaner for the sanitation department
By: John Roberts (Scroll down for video) Many people were surprised to learn that the woman, who is cleaning their street, is a millionaire. Yu Youzhen, 54, is worth 10 million yuan ($1.6 million). However, she lives a simple lifestyle and she works hard. Yu works for the sanitation department […]
Hagel hints at U.S. impatience with Karzai
WARSAW: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is hinting at growing U.S. impatience with Afghan President Hamid Karzai for not signing an accord permitting American troops to remain in his country after the U.S. combat mission ends in December. Hagel told reporters flying with him to Poland Thursday that at some point […]
Syria foes say Geneva talks ‘positive’
GENEVA: Syria’s opposition said peace talks with President Bashar Assad’s regime in Geneva took a step forward on Wednesday with discussions on a transitional government after four days of deadlock. […]
Islamic relief organization distributes winter aid in Najran
The International Islamic Relief Organization (IIROSA) distributed winter aid through its relief campaign to the less fortunate in Al-Kharkhir in Najran. IIROSA volunteers distributed food baskets containing rice, sugar, oil, milk, tea and many other products worth over SR200,000 to hundreds of families in Al-Kharkhir. The organization facilitated distribution and […]
Explosive issue: Islamic varsity urged to train clerics on modern lines
ISLAMABAD: Senators on Tuesday urged International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) to come up with a systematic programme to train clerics and other people related to madrassah administration on modern lines […]
A mandate for Sisi
Story Summary Now that freshly titled Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah Sisi has been given the military’s support to stand in the presidential election, it can only be expected that he will shortly announce his candidacy. Despite widespread support, Sisi has a long road ahead if he is to win the election […]
Abbas gives ‘reasonable’ 3-year plan for Israeli withdrawal
TEL AVIV: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said an Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian territory should take place within a three-year period under any final Middle East peace deal. “Those who are proposing 10 to 15 years (before a withdrawal) do not want to withdraw at all,” Abbas said in an […]
Karzai suspects US behind Afghan bombings
Afghan President Hamid Karzai suspects the United States may have backed insurgent-style attacks to undermine his government but has no evidence to support his theory, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. Karzai, whose relations with Washington have steadily deteriorated over the years, has compiled a list of dozens of attacks that […]
Churches at the service of all Egyptians
From medical care to music lessons, orphanages to elderly care, churches in Egypt serve society at large – both Christian and Muslim Dina Ezzat, Tuesday 7 Jan 2014 Outside Mar Girgis Church in Heliopolis, Nadia and her son Ahmed are exchanging Coptic Christmas greetings with the gatekeeper. Nadia has just […]
Butchers of Bosnia come face-to-face in The Hague
World Bulletin / News Desk Ratko Mladic, a former Bosnian Serb military chief of what was once the state of Yugoslavia, has refused to testify as a defense witness at […]
Netanyahu settlement stand draws fire from all
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Economic Forum make it clear he is against the establishment of a Palestinian state, chief Palestinian negotiator […]
Wary of high divorce rates, Saudi girls wed education!
The Kingdom’s soaring divorce rates have forced young Saudi girls to opt for pursuing higher education rather than getting married at an early age. Divorce cases increased to more than […]
Confessions beaten out of ‘suspects’, executions by the hundreds… How different is justice in today’s Iraq from the era of Saddam? The presumption of guilt is just one of Saddam’s creation that has outlived the dictator
by Robert Fisk, THE INDEPENDENT Saddam is Dead! Long live Saddam! And glancing through the grisly list of executions which the new, free, democratic, American-constructed Iraq has carried out – […]
President Yudhoyono does not bring bad luck, says Indonesian official
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Indonesia’s State Palace said that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was not to blame for natural disasters as suggested by some psychics. Cabinet Secretary […]
Infidelity in France: ‘One in two Frenchmen cheat’
While many in France will lambast François Hollande for how he has run the country, most it seems are not in a position to criticize him over his private life with a new survey published on Tuesday showing that one in two Frenchmen cheat and infidelity among both sexes is […]
Israeli official: Palestine should allow settlers
STORY SUMMARY AP An official in the Israeli prime minister’s office says Benjamin Netanyahu believes Jewish settlers should have the option of staying in a future Palestinian state. Over 500,000 settlers live in areas the Palestinians hope will be part of their state. Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Jan-27/245377-israeli-official-palestine-should-allow-settlers.ashx#ixzz2ra9rjhEV (The Daily Star :: […]