Sects divide ummah, says Haram imam
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 […]
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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.
Pakistan Taliban announce month truce
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, […]
Russian parliament approves troop deployment in Ukraine
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 Museum of Islamic Art
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 […]
Pakistani CIA Informant: ‘Drone Attacks Are the Right Thing to Do’
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 […]
Neo-Nazi Mole: Could the NSU Murders Have Been Prevented?
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 […]
Now the two most famous scientific institutions in Britain and the US agree: ‘Climate change is more certain than ever’
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 […]
Confusion in Libya after Qadhafi son trial hearing not held
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
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 […]
Palestinian film spotlights Arab Israeli identity
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
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 […]
Opinion/Editorial: Why does Israel feel threatened by humanitarian workers?
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 […]
Diaries: Live from Palestine A tragic life that mirrors Palestine’s history
Yousef M. Aljamal The Electronic Intifada 28 February 2014 Palestinian refugees in Syria in 1948. Many Palestinians have faced multiple displacements since their families’ first exile from their homeland. (UN Photo) Muhammad is a second generation Palestinian refugee with a very tragic story of displacement and alienation. He […]
Pakistan: Judicial review: ‘Christian divorce law is insulting to women’
By Our Correspondent Published: February 28, 2014 Share this article Print this page Email Judicial review: ‘Christian divorce law is insulting to women’ Seeks removal of a section under which women have to be accused of adultery.PHOTO:FILE LAHORE: A section of the Christian Divorce Act 1869 has been challenged before the […]
Public Divided Over Increased Deportations Of Unauthorized Immigrants
Public Divided Over Increased Deportation of Unauthorized Immigrants Immigration legislation is stalled in the House, but the public continues to broadly support a path to legalization for undocumented immigrants. At the same time, however, Americans are evenly divided over the growing number of undocumented immigrants who have been deported from […]
Pilgrims in awe of massive expansion work in Makkah
UNPRECEDENTED: Wherever you cast your eye, you can see hundreds of red- and yellow-colored cranes around the Grand Mosque in Makkah. (AN photo by Ahmad Hashad) MAKKAH: SIRAJ WAHAB Published — Friday 28 February 2014 Forty-five-year-old Syed Laeequddin Quadri, from Maharashtra, India, was standing in quiet […]
Islamic scholars draw out plan to combat polio
A young boy receives polio vaccine from government health workers in Najran on Thursday. (SPA) JEDDAH: HABIB SHAIKH & FOUZIA KHAN Leading Islamic scholars from all over the world led by the imam of the Grand Mosque on Thursday adopted a “Jeddah Declaration” and a focused six-month […]
Jihadists subjugate Christians in captured Syrian city
Christians are not allowed to make renovations to churches, display crosses outside churches, ring church bells or pray in public. By Haaretz | Feb. 27, 2014 | 9:29 PM […]
Aga Khan compares Sunni-Shia conflict to Ireland
Speaking to both houses of Canada’s parliament, the Aga Khan said tensions between the two denominations “have increased massively in scope and intensity recently and have been further exacerbated by external interventions.” “In Pakistan, Malaysia, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Bahrain, Yemen, Somalia and Afghanistan it is becoming a disaster,” he […]
Israeli troops ‘using excessive force’ in West Bank – Amnesty International
Israeli troops ‘using excessive force’ in West Bank Amnesty accuses the Israeli authorities of failing to publish the findings of investigations into killings Continue reading the main story Mid-East crisis Q&A: Israeli-Palestinian talks Little hope for talks Prisoner profiles Core issues Israeli forces are using excessive and […]